The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-05-19

Fer Cierk--DAvID T. BROWN. Fs,,-,s
For Probate JudgeA-JoHN DIXON.
For Prosecuting Attorney 4AzARfAu BUDD.
For County mmissioner--WlLLIAM KRAUss'
For corsner-JoHN PARRISH.
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rho supreme Court - the Auditor of
Statc-the Press-Public Debt, &c.
The Supreme Court very correctly
decided That no deductions pre permitted
By he Constitution, but the ffly dollar
exemption now allowed, which could
eonsiiiuiionally be extended TO 5000
,ha, the deductions permitted BY the 10Th
section Of tho Tax Law were unconsl'
,u,iocal aud void. The Auditor Of State
has ubc yed the decision Of The Supreme
Court as law, as i. unqueslionabIy is, and
is most gloriously abused forii,-chart ed
with usurpaiion and all manner oi Of
fence, because he did not violate his
official oath and duty, Cor the benefit Of
cer,ain money, credit and Specializing
II ~ ~
interests, 10 whom perjury is no stumbling
block, where money is TO be made by the
transaction. The Cincinnati Enquirer
which a, one limo was reliable Demo-
cratic organ, tho Dayton Empire, O
which the same could a, one lime have
been said, now 90 not hesitate 10 mis-
represcn, the principal financial oiiicel
Of the State for doing his duty, but they
decry, aud one at least knowing better
misrepresents the effect and 'forcc oil
existing law, and Observation-Disclosures,
and will ca Use ,be S:a,e 10 be doiraudee
thereby Of millions of the taxes legally
due. We can pity petty larceny scoun'
drels, for Ignorance or want may lncl't
them 10 crime, but what shall be said o
those educated men, who assuming The
place Of public instructors, forget thelI
duty and pundor TO public clamor, incited
thereto by brokers' money, or mer-
chants patronagei We lhink that in the
forum Of conscience they are the ene>
mics Of Stat, AMI I, say the least
are bad citizens, and miserable and blind
guides ofa TOO trusting and misled public
Some Democratic presses TOO, Cn this
state Of maintained panic aud pre-
pared confusion in the matter Of taxa,ion
where only honest men will pay tbei
tax, as il is honestly due,) are very muci
chagriaed that an addi.ionaf $500, ,00C
vus NOT levied 10 pay the State debt
though no. imperalively demuuded. I'VE
safe inclined tosthink that such are more
sa'nes; about a fayotiie dogma in politics
than thoughtful Of popularinlerests. Foi
our part we have confidence TO believe
that when the landed Interests fully lin,
dersiands the merits Of the present con.
troversy, thai they vii. compe! the Con.
stiiution 10 be respected, and will pul
down by the strong force. Of luw and po-
pular sanction the efforts TO give class
exemptions and favors 10 any. And when
this is done, and all contribute alike, il
will be time enough 10 pay debts faster
than the Constitution requires. A, pre-
sent 10 do so would have been gross
wrong, because il would have been pay
ing a premium on disturbance, fraud and
falsehooi. .sa.,Ia ~
We make the following extract from
the Auditors siaiemen, Of the law. i
10 pertinent, true, and as i should be;-7-
The tax laws passed previous to the adoP-
ton Of the new constitution allowed indlvl.
duals who ownedjmoney or credits to deduct
from the value thereof an amount equal TO
their Indebtedness, although no such deduc'
tion was allowed to persons whose entire
property consisted Of horses, cattle, lands oil
other property different from moneys and
credits. Throughoversightand want o.. con-
alteration, this unequal provision was copied
f-.-almost word for wordAffom tn q Kelley
law Of l846, into the. act Of April l3, 1859
Its inconsistency with the new constitution
being apparent, the subject was brought tc
the notice Of the Supreme Court Of Ohio, and
thattnbunal, at its January session, 1854, de.
eIared the provision 70 be unconsttuiiona
and void, The tenth section, therefore
which allowed the privilege of deductine
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