Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1854-06-02


Never has more oppressive system been
laid upon free people, than the present Loco
foco system oftaxation Under its heavy re.
stricipns. the capital that was invested. and
would have remained permanently in our
midst, is fas, being driven TO other States
Tha, which remains is iscrippIed and weakened,
and II Locofoeoism shall much longer hold The
law-making power the taxes will be double
what they are at present ~
But the people Of Ohio are not going to en-.
dure this oncrous burden any longer than till
another Legislature can be elected and con.
vened. Unless Gov Medill should call an ex
ira session for the purpose Of remodeling the
law, he WILL before a year, discover that he
has no party, and In the assembling Of the next
biennial session, not score Of the Locofoco
Jewelers. can be counted iu that body.
In the last number Of the Cincinnati Ga
zefie, there are some thousand names affixed
TO a resolution declaring, that they "will not
make such return Of personal property, be.
longing to their business. as is demanded by
the Auditor Of State, because the requirement
is in contradiction to the statute" Among
the names thus appended are the principal
business men Of he city, irrespective of party
They have all united heartily to put down the
oppression if possible. BY this means, the
matter will be speedily brought before the
proper tribunals, and the consitutonaty or
unconstiutionalty of the law determined
The Supreme Court Of the United States has
decided the Bank tax cases against the State
which is 10 all inten,s and purposes declaring
the Constitution Of Ohio Unconstitutional =
When the question of taxing personal prop.
erty shall come before them, we opine the
same decision will be rendered
The following is the language used by the
Gozotie,in regard to the resistance movement.
Although we cannot fully coincide with them,
still there are some points hard to be got over.
So long as the Law remains unrepealed we ad
wise adherence to the letter of it, We had
as our pockets only, are affected thereby
But the time is coming when these wrongs
will be rghted. The people have willed it
The Sandusky Register, calls upon the Gov
ernor to convene an extra session. To which
the Gazette, responds:
"The Governor is lied upon to assemble
the Legislature to adopt measures TO amend
the constitution. The call is like that of Glen
dover. ''rhe spirits from the vastly deep
may be called, but they won't come. and Gov.
Medill may be called to do what the Register
asks, but he will not respond. There are but
two ways about this matter; one is to calmly
acquescc in the unjust demands of the Au-
ditor. and be heeccd of your property rs
sheep are of their wool. The oti,er is to re-
sist the payment by every legal and peacea-
BILE means in your power. If there is gen
eral acquiescence in the present wrong there
will be no change of policy but in the end an
aggravation Of the wrong until capital and en-
terprise are driven across the Ohio and out
of the State. Ii we resist and contest the de.
mands of the Auditor, inch by inch, we shall
see the end COME out in the right place
With the people Of Cincinnati this tax ques-
ton is vital in its character. No merchant or
manufacturer can be taxed as demanded by
the Auditor and escape ruin. We regard the
course which they have adopted to pursue,
difficult however it may seem. one fraught
with the highest consequences to the welfare
of Ohio. II may be that they will be strck
en- down by the hand of power. though that
we Doubt If thew shall be stricken down