The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-07-21

money credits, etc, 10 be taxed and
Ii,ened e deductions can be made oEder
ons section, they csn nnaeF lie etIser.-
Bal tbs construction seems 10 mo inad~
tinissible. Fiis', becaoss do not think
! hat ihe deduction 10. .qges ssien. can Abss
made under section 9. Secondly, be-
cdueestbe wotdsinwi'houi deduction" az,
not synonymous with the words without
exceptions" aud thirdly because this con
sinciipn would permit the banks 10 de-
duct their circulation, which cannot be
Ilieva was-eVeT mtendedn Y - =
s.It'is .Orgued that these words'so ,hai
4 All property, employed in banking -ssnIl
always bear o burden Of isxaiioD equal
10 that imposed on the properly of indi-
giduals," are mele deducllon from i6e
/ premises in Tho same section; that the
constitution regards HE taxation OF banks
and bankers without permitting lhcmto
| tdeduci, al. preciseyiequalio the taxation
Of individuals not employed IN banking,
although tho latter may BE deducted. ~
| The mere statement Of this proposition
wauld seem to 'refuie il. II makes the
constitution tell plain falsehood on lis
face, i makes il say that i means equal
iiy when il means inequality. Ii cons
vet,s one Of its substantive provisions, in
harmony With the whole spirit Of the in
strumeni nln false deduction. 1t maker
The constitution not merely law, but o
commentary upon that Jaw. II supposes
\ il to give reasons for iis provisions, and
concedes that the reasous given are false.
\ j cannot so cohstrne II | canhOr'lurn
4 any par, Of II iuto n mere argument. Il
4 regard lis provisions as law, and no, de-
!, ductops irem law \ regard il as truth
ful and not deceptive. And when the
! language ofany Of its provisions is plain
aud unambiguous, wheu The natural i'm
4 port Of the words is in harmony with the
rest Of the insnnmen, and with lis whole
spirit, know Of no rule Of construction
4 that permits such natural import 10 he
d,sregaIded. - *" -
4 1t is said however, that in the debates
lof The Constitutional Convention, the
1 idea is nowhere found that deductions
from the moneys aud credits Of indiyid-
uals would Hoi be permitted. This may
he so. do NOT kuuw how the fact is
Bui suppose il 10 be 50, what weigh'
should il have ogaiHsl the plain. language
and manifest spiiii of the ipsirlmenl?--
None whaicvrr. Upon a doubtful guess
lion, some respect is undoubtedly due tc
lh,se debates. No moro important body
ever satin the Stn,e; perhaps nnns that
contained msre iearang and ability. Bn'
the debates Of body That form a consli-
tution, OF lsT, are proyefbially uns,fc
guides for lis Interpretation. Those who
speak are geaefalIy few, compared with
those who vote, nnd nmdae The debates
themselves, there is seldnm Secn.a uni
toImiiy Of construction. The ADVOCATES
Of provision are often sileui "a. 70 some
Of its ne cesSary results, in oder 10 avoid
opposition, and lis enemies sometimes
misconslrne its meaning, or exuggefsto
i's consequences, in urder 10 defeat a..
De bales are mol always listened to, AnG a
speaker is liable 10 be misunderstood oI
misrepottod, A brief speech on the 9ool
: sonetihvs acquires wonderful length
in print; and reasons ,Iia, tha-hody never
hoard, may first see lhe ligM lbrough lhs
agency Of The press. In The meantime
J Ithe law has been adopted, each member
voting upon il according 10 the light O
his own Judgment. 7-s s7f5ss
s'Fur these aud other ieasons thai
might be given, the debaies Of even 9
body that 6aalIy enecis law, can sell
dom be relied on for its true meaning =
They can never uveicome ils plain, iun:
ambiguous terms. But the conveation
was not such body. h,ordainA6 moth.
ing. II morely recommend I'd q ,consii,
ruton TO the people, and il is to the vot,
of the latter tia, tie instrument owes al
ils validity. The question, therefore, i
no, how old ..he7conyen.iop fbui how ,di,
y iiso people uudeislspA, il /, Lf.,order Il
nscer,ain ihis,whai guide have, we 81. 4saG,
/ 3. /. ~ l.. .
as the plain, natural import Of lis words
J For 0ne nun WHO reid the dcbatbs q
: the conventions, ,aliere were probably hn,
dreds who read slhe. cansli'uiioa bsfap
! voting upon lis adoption. Each one hs,
= a right 10 suppose that its language wa
& used in It's ordinary Specification. Fac
= One mad Alright 10 suppose that itspok,
aH
-mdlh uponeifs face !; al there wasnode
y ceptiun III il; thai %hef. il used the ,eFr
: sauali.y.ii mrant ;fqnaliiy, and that !,
y adopted, il would be 60, cons,tuod, A
y before remarked, Tho existing evil va
: inequality. 1t was to be remedied, hi
y by estabt sting a sd'fforcal kind Of inc
" quality, bal by ordainings uniforms equi
Z law. ,, ..,o- d .y-s,.;v {,s,, : ,.,a,, . i,
II "And why moi doao? Why make dis
y ordinations that have no foundation
Justice Or policy. Why say 10 ilic ma
y who owes for hrs farm, you shall no, de
+ ductyour debls.and et, The same time ga
s. 10 him who has ten times the value of III
y farm in the shape Of money, you inay de-
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