The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1854-02-15
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Tho Seatiaet is basey epdeayoring to deceive
The people, in regard to the question of taxation
and the late decision of The Supreme Court.
And for attempt to en'ighten the people as TO
the sad consequences likely to flow from unjust
legislation, and partisan, judicial decisions, we Of
course receive the customary amount of vulgar
personal slang from that paper.
The Sentinel is recreant to every principle of
fairness and justice. and to susserve party
end, is willing to see the peape deceived. defraud-
ed, wronged and robbed. We here deliberately
re- s I'm all positions in the article assailed by
the Sentinel, and for the particular edihcation of
that Hessian Sheet quote the following article
from the Cincinnati Enquirer, the leading and most
able administration paper in the State. 50
We introduce the article from the Enquirer
with the appropriate asd forcible remarks of the
Cleveland Herald, az follows:
The Tax Law--Eoco focOis over
reaching Itself.
The recent decision of one Court of least, ,sus-
tanning as it Goes the Constltutionality of the
Tax Law is very Important event in the histo-
ry Of the State.
As the question rsised in the cose jus; decid
ed was only as 10 The violation Of the Consiitu-
ton of the State, we suppose an end is made 10
the matter. Even were such case carried TO
the United States Couit, that tribunal would hes.
ilate to reverse decision of a State Court made
on question arising purely upon the Constiu-
ti,n OF that State. There is another question
growing out OF the taxing Of our Banks which is
properly raised in The United States Court. Ii
is. whether or not, The having taxing Banks in
Il different manner from that prescribed in their
Charters. i. in conflict with the Constitution OF
rhe Unied S ates That question is, now before
| the Court, and in due time will be decided
| This late decision is very much criticised in
legal circles, inasmuch as The Supreme Court
says tba, merely the 10Th seclion Of the law is
unconstitutional, although that section strikes
at, and overihrows the foundation principle up
on which the whole law is based. That fun
damental principle is laid down nthe I'd section
of The 18th article Of our new Consiuic n
which declares. in fact, that every specie, ol
property shall be taxed by Uniform rule
i Our Supreme Court knocks out the uuderpin-
ming. but bids The supers, ructure stand. The
grand principle-i g. uniform rule--is dir.
ectly violated, but the whole law i, not affected
thereby.
Judge Rnnney, unwilling to risk his reputa.
lion as lwyer on such decision, dissented from
The reasoning, preferting 10 hang upon the
other horn Of the dilemma, and boldly decdee
2 in effect, that one rule OF laxation might be
adopted for individuals and another for Banks.
The effect Of this decision is alrendy wonder
ful even among the faithful, and Locofocoisn
hns fairly overreached ITSELF The Cincinnati
Enquirer protests loudly against this injustice,
and says;
"ls it then, the spirit of the Constitution that
the people OF Ohio shall be taxed on oil they
oaen and also on all they Owei The Supreme
oouh seems TO have SO decided, and the officers
/. o. Inc law are already executing The ques