Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1854-02-23
Columbus Correspondence.
COLUMBUS Feb. 9. 1854
MEssRs EDIroRs,


" The exciting question; in all circles here i
the decision Of the Supreme CcuIt, declarinf
the 10th section, of the tax law unconsttu
tlonal wag has anaized it in sentence
who says "that the lOcos said that the wbips
were not in favor of taxing Banks, as Other
people are taxed, and that the Supreme Court
has decided, that other people should be tax
ed as the Banks are" This is the whole sto>
ry. And that decision will add one hundred
millions to the tax duplicate. One hundred
millions of the debts of the people taxed !
Whoever heard of such basis for taxation
The Cincinnati Enquirer, Dayton Empire, and
other leading Democratic papers are furious
against the gx law, and the decision of the
Court. The Enquirer denounces the law, "as
the most inequitous law ever passed" and de-
mands an amendment TO the constituton..-I
L hat the tax law is an unfair law, no honest
man apprehend doubts, and a man but be-
trays his gullabi!ity. who processes to have ex-
pected any thing else. The truth 49, that the
boiling cauldron Of political corruption in Ohio,
for the last few years, has cooked up some
strange dishes. And thus at the commence.
men OF 1854 these political doctors, that prom !
lSed so much to the people, upon the adoption
oil the new constitution, and the keeping sit in il
the hands of its friends" haze about reached U
the point TO which the Indiana quack, has !
'rought his patient, who not understanding the T
Ilsease he threw him into fits becaue as he
alleged, he was the ID on fits. Well Wa B
re about that point, about ready TO tale fits d
the blunders and burthens imposed upon us y y
y these political quacks who neither under y,
tand our condition or our disease and SUP of
ose now viii begin, to treat us for fits 'it
And from the action of the present Legislature
'e shall have few spasms before any relief
i'll come; and if were permitted TO guess
should say that change of doctors is neces Of
Try. mi
The contest Of Perry countr E,oot;on ho]
now engaging the House of Representatives. 10,
is case Of monstrous fraud, but the House Two
Is spent alread more than two thousand dol. adj
re- about this m after of which no member, the
'oiesses to have doubt The wings take HGl y
part whatever in the fight All the parties cd
democrats and the wings decline any part ted
it, like the Irish boy, they have no right cry the
cause sit is not their funeral" AS
In the present evil condition of things. no sio'
asure of relief will be granted. Various com
positions of relief to the Treasury have M
N proposed and voted down. The most ola Cou
vote was on the Bill introduced by Eckley. goa M
give the control of the National Road to the W.
nsles, through which it passed. He show NJ
by figures that the State had paid within gres
years, one hundred and and sixty thousand IN y "a
ars, for said, Road over its entire receipts TT ri
inasmuch as the bridges were about Civ sever
way, it is desrableto get rid of the road arms
particularly SO from the fact that said road dam
' owed twenty four thousand dollars ~ sOu fal :
proposition however, was offensive to the fe,re,
ard of Public Works. who use the road for mia "
r partisan hacks; and it received its doom, fnal
ppose the people must continue to be tax rope,
to keep up this Road, for the benefit of r''ge
counties. = be du
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