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ClnslanAttIan., vs.. The TaI Law.

AvaIl aassublAge Oflhs most IN Auen.Ial cit.
Esns, Ofshs Western Queen vi,hou. dis,inc.
tiOa OfParty. held ussting on the 9Th Ins, C
hear report read from committee appointed
eJ them last sPhng. to take counsel, and de.
tefnine cIe course that should be pursued BY
them With reference to The tax Law, and Audi
Tor AOrEAn's amendment thereto, ia the shape
Of inStruetiOns.
The meeting vas addressed BY II stsnberry,
.Judes Walker. Chas. Anderson, and Mr.
r0rOesback. Nessrs. stAnbeuy and Groesbaek
we're msmbers Of the Convention, that framed
the Constitution. All Of the speakers denoun
ced thetsx As levied upon personal property a.
dnjust aAd Illegal. Mr.. Stanbsrry said in sub.
stance al he had voted against the adoption
OF theksN Constitution. both as q member of
Abe Convention, and as citizen at the polls
AAasaid that be kneW, tha. the clause in the
''cOnstitudOn wherein occurs the phrase with.
out dedpctiOn' was intended By. the trainers Of
that insh ument; 70 catch and crush the banks
nf Ohio, and was not intended to reach the pee.
PIE, but most unfortunately for the people, Au.
ditot Morgan, had Otherwise determined. The
banks bad been released. BY the highest judi.
slal tribunal Of the Union and il now behOoVed
the people to release themselves from lhe trap
that bad been set TO take the banks, and he
therefore advised the nonpaymeut Of the taxes.
Mt. GrOe'baek, advised the payment of the
taxes Under protest, ard recover them back in
an action &C., The other two speakers. con-
cured with Mr.. Staubery. The following
preamble and resolutions were unanimously
adopted BY the meeting: We think Auditor
Morgan; would feel quite as comfortable in 'old
cOlumbianS' about this time.
Whereas. The Auditor Of State clearly trans.
tEsnaetndtd The duties Of bis Office in instruetinp
cophty auditors 10 list credits loT taxation, With
C4Calouing the lawful sssets and deductions
thsrefOm, arrogating 70 himself extra Judicial
and dlegislativeprerogative in declaring certain
Psorisicns Of tAs Tax Law of 1850 null and
void. no longer aportiOn of the law" aud Gil
ing the void thas declared to exist Ia accordance
with bic personal views and private interpre.
tation. and mhereas, the Auditor Of Hamilton
county "a meek s9bmisiOn to these despotic
aud HAlaWfnl Instructions Of the State Auditor,
uniformly refused to receive schedules Of per-
sonh property. lated in strict conformity with
the statue law aud constitutional requirements,
even when an oath OF Affirmation was profered
by She same; and, whereas, as a consequence
of these high-handed measures Of mere minis
terial officers. great want of uniformity In the
method of listing property obtains rhroughou:
che State, amonnaing IN Hamilton county to
cfsos Of favoritism and injustice: and. whereas,
the fundamental law of the commonwealth de.
clares that mo power Of saspending laws shall
be exercised except by the general assembly"
iSec. 10, Art. ], of Con.) And again that,
no tax shall be levied except inapursuance of
iaw. and every law imposing a tax shall state
distinctly the object of the same, 10 which only
i shall be applied" (sec. 5, Art. IL, CONF
Therefore,
Resolved, That we will not pay taxes on
personal property assessed under the late in
StFuctions of The State auditor. unless the
same Instructions are affirmed and sustained by
the highest tribunals known to our laws. u
Resolved. Thatin no spirit of factiOus op,
position; butssla law loving and Law abiding cit.
tizens. for TIE peaceful testing of great funda.
mental principle. we again bind ourselvs to stand
6y eAch other on oil necessary occasions. and
in case Of destrsint by officers of the law, that
We will purchase ne property 80 destrsined
and offered for sale, ,repudiating all who, under
such circumstances, shall purchase, as thereaf-
ter unworthy our association and confidence;
AAd that with an abiding faith in Just and
trus issue. We hereby re-affirm in every Particu-
lsF our tar pledge. -#s ~ -