Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1854-08-10


got in'e = ccnFuy~sy vi h tae II &c Prsss on
Ur nj Ct 81 our prstnt ruiuans state pOli-
ey Tdr SriieT in he Cen gani,a .'vhu~ sc
tax. say the editors If be .Stajs.maH md Dsm.
eo Ia be one=o,l.st then the lAle able
hsnHah 81 the Finsuee Cunmittre 10 the
Sensle." undertakes To account for the high
taxes under whieh ,be people Of tlhio are Al
this time. and havr been Tor the last lev years
lAborBg. The hvl dn that this endorsed
"Able chairman Of the Finspee Commluee"
mSkes toward snlying the question, is put
forth 10 the following "able" and correct state.
ment. The chairman aFrAigns bis antagonist.
and eateehis-s him thus:
T"Asycn have claimed. as whig, 10 be |
the uniform advocate Of internal improve
mtnI State economy and political honesty, per.
NIT me 70 inquire what party was il that entai. (,
led on the tsx.payers Of Ohio. an expense Dor.
deFing on hrss millioas Of doRars to rect a |
State house, whep The old one might hare sutf-
cred an economical and plain people for twenty
years to cone ?''-6a
The accutenes. of the fnancier, and the sourd-
ness Of the logician. are apparent in the above
statement Inthe first place. inasmuch as the
highest estimste for the completion Of The state
House heretofore has not gUne shove one mil
lion Of dollars, u u time Tor the tax payers TO
De looking about snd enquiring why Taxes
're so high" u already under the exclusive
L0cofoco managems ut Of the finances, he cost
Is 20 run mp y three millions Then shere is
oundnsss in the logic Of The chairman when be
,ssrrts that the old State House might have
'uficrd an economical people" for twenty
IN Mwh. q l.. n II. Il.
cOWdy hangers.On Of the General Assembly set
hre 10. aud burned down the old buIIdng early
n the winter Of 1859 A aplala people, might
i. have saved the old House, at least until the
new one ysa completed But the 6rst General
Assembly under the new constitution va, en-.
lTely toO Ornamental for that-the old building
Was burned down: and now tVo rsiitioRs are 70
De added to the cost Of the new one
l. We leave the '.able chairman" so fully en-.
!, iorsed By the Statesman and DemOcr0t, in the
l. hands OF the Free Eress editor. His catechism
NJ all pSrtskts Of the same 6shy ch ,rscter. = o
, S' Journal.
u We here take leave to inform our friends o.
q he Ohio stan Journal, that the readers Of the
!. "CarrOlltOn Companion" have long since been
., veil supplied with biz stories Of the same
!. 6shy character" by this sell same able chair
.. man OF the Finance Committee" and Others OF
NJ ,hs same kidney And we therefore .h,nk this
u shake ssoiy Vi nis, Is no. ANY likely u ell
IscL .hrIT nerves .hAn GUrnivI ones buL !. Is
= :, ~eil under ssoOa here Dy Nhiss FIeesolirrs snd
" HOAtst DeLnOcrats, that on Lo OCCASION ala y
Hhty PreseGIaISs or oenA,Or from this cOuh.
CT y ,VeI vo1e lvr an appropriation lor Tie nes
u o.aLu iiouse,
- And II Is iurther well under TODD, that the
Of triy yff@ appropriation Lhss wos made iUr Lhs
} new STATE tiouss, as by so called Democratic
Is Leglsl 'Iure. And this very lame attsmps on
= Ghc par. vi lhs " abe Z hartman" W ca.,chlse
- Us Ia such way as to eplvsvor TO leave the
y Impression, that the new Sale House has cOsl
about three millions Of dollars, and all dCne by
!. Wing appropria lun', is In perfect keeping
:. with his Jrmer conduct especially since he
,- turned The SOMERSET firm a 6eld Marshal in
u the Clay Wing procession OF 1914, in this
!. Llcofaco Chairman. To charge, directly. OF
: by innendO, that the Wings appropriated from
}. the State treasury. the peoples money to erect
y 'nd furnish tho State House. 6ly becomes one
! Of q parry In poWtr, by whom. or their meni-
:, aIs the old State House WAS set FIRE 10, and
4 burned down. II fl, becomes this " able
r. chalrmsp Of the Finance Committee" so "a
4 charge, waeG by bis Owq act. rs chairman oI
y tie Finance Committee. must have recommen.
!. ded the passage Of The law of last winter, by
il which the neat little sum OF ONE RuEERED AMI
s. SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS were sppro
- priated towards the completion oflhe new State
- lIpnsei
Is We we're at The time somewhat surprised "a
!, ,e see ii stated by the writer in the Companion,
Il that the new State House would cost nearly
III three millions Of dollars. "when the old one
e. might have suffced an economical and plain
" " peuple for twenty years 10 come" but ss, vi
!, havs before stated having for SO long time
90 been accustomed. to the osten sibie edito
ii retiring from hi. cOlgmns. (as in this nstanc'
Or when u rsa' shopper" Of . snake or 6sh sto
y y W was to b, told over q fictitious name. tina
ID We we're soon 10 proper mood to await th'
TO further dsvelOpement IRON The womb Of time
ny And nov We see from the foregoing extract
OF that the editors Of the Statesman aud Democrat
~ - are able to ckr,ssa the child by its strong re
in semblancs to the p0tsrHal parent.
p We would iurthsr say our friends Of the Jouna
the. would not take very great while for ths ab
C>alrmsnr TO increase he eQst Of the state hous
irim the former estimate Of ans million Of dollars,
"a that Of three Millions II h possible hr him 20 &
low up annually she appropriation Of One hundred 81