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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-06-06
From the Ohio Statesman.
Taxes-State. City, County and
TQWSh1n.

Col. MEDARY-Dear Sir: There is no
question connected with our government
that the people watch more CLOSELY than
taxation. And 50 far as my observation
goes, there has never been . tax law
passed by any legislature that met with
universal approval. nor do | expect there
ever will be. A tax law should be go
framed aud executed Is to bear as equally
and justly upon all classes as possible.
and. knowing the difficulty in SO framing
the law, do not propose in this briei com.
mdnication to undertake to make any
suggestions.
/. is admitted that the taxes in the ag.
gregate are high, and, to find cut how
they can bs reduced, we must FIRST know
in what particulars they can be dimin.
ished; and this can only be done by ma
king change in the mode Of fpaying them,
so that the people will know who 10 hold
responsible Tor extravagance, and who to
commend for economy.
My attention has been drawn to the sub
ject for some time, but as read the fol.
lowing from the proceedings Of our City
Council, at its last session, II occurred to
me that IL would do no harm to make a
simple suggestion. ! allude to the follow.
ing: ga
,.Mr. Donaldson, from the COMMITTEES
on the Fire Department. reported. asking
for an appropriation Of SO, 500; also ask
ing for an appropriation Of $4,000 for
wells and cisterns.
: Now here is s nc. 500, and no one knows
how much more, is to be added 10 the city
taxes for the present year. for steam fire
engine, cisterns, &c. For this it is not
our purpose to find fault with the City
Council; though i differ with them as to
the necessity and propriety of adding this
additional tax to an already complaining
people. They no doubt thought different
ly, and acted conscieptiously in the mat
ter Great minds will sometimes differ on
small as we'll as great questions.
My object now is, that the people should
know how these taxes accumulate, and for
what they are paid. 1t is acommon a thing,
almost universal, that all the blame for
heavy taxes il laid at the door OF tho par
ty or persons having the control OF the
State Government, while. in fact, City
Councils, County Commissioners and
Township Trustees, have the spending Of
this money, in the same manner that this
ten thousand Eve hundred dollars are
voted by our City Council. and the State
officers have to bear the odium OF their ex.
because the amounts are no,
separated when the people 60 TO the Treas
urer TO pay them. when wo-thirds Of the
whole amount are levied by the local au.
thorities. directly anenable to the people
who pay them. For instance. the total
amount of all taxes levied in 1854, is
30 .092, ,339 SO, OF which only $3.o77.60l.. ;.
Al was levied by the State Leaving the
enormous amount Of Sc, ,0l4,758 o9 levied
by local authorities. 2
These local taxes have been levied BY
locsl authorities for the following purpos.
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Total local texes,

iofal localt8xes, $6,O14,738 O9
Il will be seen by the above that one
third of each PERSONS taxes Is paid for the
State levy. over which people in specific
localities have no immediate control, and
that aftwo.thirdssis paid for the local purs1
poses. such as $4,000 for steam fire en- Z
eine. eisierns. &c., which is directly un.'
der thu control ofths people in tie inln,e.
dia,o vicinity where i.iis 10 be paid dsand.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-06-06

0T We are under obligations to Hon.
8. P. CHASE, for valuable public docu-
menls.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-06-06

Wto CAN BEAT lr7--Mr Absalom Mar.
lin. d vhis county, sheared from French
end Spanish buok. two years old the pres
ont season, iwenty-seven pounds of wool,
end from = French buck same age, three
quarter blood, nineteen pounds.
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wheeling Census.

The census Of the city of Wheeling
proper, under the returns OF the census
taken. lis summed up as follows:.s s
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-06-06
woodsfield, May n. 1855.

t0eHume0t mas Clauses from winch tHe executive
system OF taxation may be derived by hard argu-
mept and strained inference. The tr,ith is, the
Constitutional Convention unfortunate in its
composition. Il had great number of statesmen
who would have done honor TO any Legislative
Assembly in any ago in any nation But il also
had the usual propo, ton of noodles and cyphers
And worse than all, il had set Of Jacobins and
fre-esters. hard, as wild, as impracticsbIe. as
fanatical as Robespierre, or Couthon or st. Just,
or Lebon or Carrier. g eag
Hamilton county howls aud complains, threat
ems forcible resistance. and leagues against the
execution of the laws.
That county had one or two most respectable
statesmen in the Convention. but il also had its
full share of the aforementioned Jacobins. and
tho remainder of it's delegation followed the afore.
said Jacobins as blndly and as thoughtlessly as q
flock of sheep follow their bell l-wether into pit
These men Introduced into the Constitution.
those very clauses which have BETRAYED the ex.
ecutive government into blunders 60 fatal; and
they introduced them, in spite Of the determined,
The earnest. the longcontinued resistance Of
those moderate men, who, while they loved dem.
ocracy more than they loved any private or per-
sonal interest. got no aid, no countenance, no
assistance from the Cincinnati press. Let Gin.
cinnati howl. That great city will find. after a
while, that though Jacobins and fire. eaters may
be very pretty things in Legislative Assembly.
where they deal in generals. and only stir up
baleful passions between the rich and the poor
they are decidedly unsafe hands.to have the for.
nation Of q New Constitution.
A CITIZEN.
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Kansas Election.

Tuesday. the 92j ult.. was the day sf
the election in Kansas. to select members
of the Legislature in q ole preclncts whore
the certificates were refused by Coy. Reed.
er on the ground ofillegality.
Adispatch from St. Louis. dated the
Gath. states that in all districts in which
an election was held, pro. slavery men hsvs
been returned to the Legislature. This
may be true, but it needs confirmation.
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erA census Of Cincinnati, Just con-
pleted. show that city to ceDtain . total of
.25 668 white male inhabitants Of the ere
of e years and upwards.
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: Fer the Spirit Of Democracy.
Public Debt-Public W0rks-Taxes.

Mn. EDITOR IL clip the following from the
Wheeling Intellig gencsr OF the 25th instant:
sIt appears that tho original cost of construct.
ing the public works OF Pennsylvania was $82,
924 ,267. During the twenty-thres years that
they have been in operation theeyorking expend-
itures have smounted TO ,499 1857, and the in
terest on loans to $45, ,l56. .796, The revenue to
the same period was SOS. .342. .O2G. sho wing a
balance against ths improvements OF $62 .S04 ,155
So that the State has been pay ing or per cent.
per annum on its loans made to build the works,
while the works have yielded the State less than
per cent. The Legislature has passed a ball to
sell the main line of these works. fixing the min.
imum price thereof at 81 500 ,0Oo, and if pur-
chased by the Pennsylv ania Railroad Company,
at So. 800 900, and repeating the tonnage tax
What would be said of the sanity of an individ-
ual, who would make such an exhibit OF his af-
fairs as this ? The Pennsylvania system seems
to have been second only in folly aud proAigacy
to that SO happily and so completely annihiIated
by the New Constitution Of Ohio. as4-4 aa
Yet the people, maddened by enormous and
insupportable taxation, are incited by dema-
gogues to murmurng and discomfort against that
instrument. Our present system of taxation, M
thinking man will defend 1t is in truth indie.
fensible. II spares the rich, unindebted capital
ist and money. lender, and throws the principal
Cling, over tasked man of business. If two men
Smith aud Green. for instance, each have assets
to the amount OF twenty thousand dollars, but
Smith owes nothing, while Green owes ten thous.
and dollars, still this system taxes both alike, de-
mands much from Green as it does from Smith
who is in reality twice a. rich. Oh what wisdam !.
Oh what system! But It is system Is not in
accordance with the constitution or laws, but in
derogation OF BOTH" 1t is the mere hunder Of
the executive government If the Constitution
intended anything, IL intended to tax every man
according to his property, aud only according to
his property, that is according TO his actual abil-
ity to pay. How idle TO forbid poll.tax. and
then set up system which taxes men without the
slightest reference to their pecuniary ability; .
system which often must, and often does, compel
a much poorer man TO pay more than much
richer man, and which never can and ueyer does.
compel rich man to pay more than his proper.
tion, am wiling to stake the whole argument
on this ioea. II any lonely, foriorn friend OF the
EXECUTIVE E sYsrEM OF taxation, is hardy enough
to come forward in Its defence, and can or will
show me that the rich creditor, the fat capitalist,
can under that system be taxed more than his
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-06-22
TRF WILMINGTON JOURNAL,
= = ,,7NcToN. n. O., MONDAY, JUNE ls. 1858

WI como local exceptions, which will always
o",,r Tho nrospects for the food crop this year are
,,oo3--tbey promise more than an average yield per
acro from largely increased area the extremely
high price of breadstufs having caused much great
er extent of ground 10 be planted IN cereals this year
than formerly. This is among the most cheering In
dicatons of the " good time coming" It's value can
hardly be appreciated 1t will add hundreds of mil
lions to the substantial ease and prosperity of the
people of the United States, and it will be more es-
pecally beneficial to the people of this section OF
North Carolina. The pecuniary difference between
the comparative failure and consequent high price of
the last food crop, and the different state of things
which would have followed a different result
can hardly have been less than million of dollars
to the Cape Fear section. In times of scarcity OF
food, those articles of production which enter less
directly into the business of sustaining life are COM
paratively neglected, consumed in smaller quaint
ties and at reduced prices as witness dry goods OF
which the importation this year falls millions below
what it reached last year.
The various uses naval stores greatly curaled
in the present. and no speculative operations for the
future TO break the force of the immediate fall
This state Of things, mainly occasiOned by the lnor'
ulndte price OF llVlng is rendered Bull MUTE OPPAo0
sive from the fact that the rasers OF our staple eX-
ports are to greater less extent purchasers OF
food at rates which would render the high prices
obtained for produce in the beginning of last year
barely remunerative without any attempt at being
profitable.
/d When thus take into consideration the reduced
consumption and owpricc of products, occasloned
by the absorption of the peoples means to buy food
and also the increased demands for living made upon
our people, we can make some sort OF approxlma-
ton TO an estimate of loss by short food crop
and of the advantages which we may expect to real
ize from full one.
Adding together what have lost by the inability
of people trembling on the verge of famine to con
sumo our products, and the extra amount we have a
the same time been obliged to pay out to other sec
tons for the mere necessares of life, think it will
be apparent that estimate of a loss to this imme
date section, of one million of dollars, by the shor
crop of last year, rather under than over the mark
Nor can reasonably look for an improved state o
things until fuller supply of food shall have ease
the country, and enabled it TO pay for something be
sides eating, well put it in the power OF the gel
tiers out OF staples to feed themselves and the
hands, for something less than the whole markt
price of their crop.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-06-22
Marine Intelligence.
PORT OF WILMINGTON, NORTH-CAROLi
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED
June 14-Schr. J H. Chadbourn, Wainright from New
York, to ]. H. Chadboun d Co,
with mdze.
schr. vapor, Smith, from New York, to J. R. Blossom;
schr. Exchange Gray, from Baltimore, to Russell Bro
with mdze.
schr; A J. DeRosset Daniels from New York to DoI'
set g. Brown /; with mdze.
Steamer Fanny Lutterloh, Stedman from Fayetteville"
w. P. Elliott
l5-steamer Spray, Price, from smithville to A H Van
Bokkelen.
Steamer James R. Grist, Williams, from Fayetteville
Brig VIM. Crawford Perry, from Philadelphia, to
d. McRae Co.; with mdzo. to T. c. Worth
Schr Araminta, Marshall, from Charleston to Russell
June l5-Br. Sohr. Magnet, Maxwell from City Point
Va, to Murray. Peacock & Co.
June Io..B5g Stephen Young, Smith, from New IH
Sehr Kate, Way, frsm Richards, to Rankin & Marii
Schr Voant, Newcomb, from Jacksonville, to Ranks
Martin with naval stores.
schr Pearl, Dexter, from jacksonville to Rankin N"
tin with naval stores.
Schr Catharine Jane Taylor, from Jacksonville to JH
Flanner with naval stor
Steamer Sun, Rush. from Fayetteville, to ]. j. Lpptt
Steamer Magnolia, Barber from Fayetteville, to T.
Lutterloh.
June l5-Brig CosmopOlite, Humphrey, from Boston
lo---schr. J. S Wilson, Beardsey from New York, to.
R. Blossom with mdze.
I7-Steamer Gov; Graham, Evans, from Fayetteville
Steamer Southerner. Johnson, from Fayetteville to
II. McRary & Co.
l8---Steamer Spray, Price, from Smithye, to A. H. y"
Bokkelen.
CLEARED.
June l5-Steamer Fanny Lutterloh, Stedman, ioI J."
etteville, by w. p Elliott. D.,
Schr. VIM H. Howard, Brown, for Charleston, by M"
kin & Martin; with mdze. 81
June l6-Steamer Sun, Rush. for Fayetteville, by j"
Lppitt rrrc.
Steamer Magnolia Barber, for Fayetteville, by EJ'
| terloh.
Schr Kate, Way, for Richards, by Rankin Marin
Schr, Volant, Newcomb, for Jacksonville, by ham,
| Martin. N
Schr. Catharine Jane, Taylor, for Jacksonville py
| Flanner. 4
! Schr. H. P: Stoney, Erickson, for New York, H =
1 Flanner with naval stores, SC. Ing
Schr. Pearl, Dexter for Jacksonville. by Rankin 49,
| tin. 3E
June 16--Steamer Spray, Price, for SmithvIe' "
| VanBokkelen ,1t
Schr. Humming Bird, Morris, for New York, "
Blossom; with naval stores, &c. ,.,kl
Brig. Ellen F. Ryder, Smith, for Boston, by h'D,
Martin with naval stores, sc. s.
Schr. Thomas Denson, Story, for Norwich, Ctr "
| D. McRae u Co., with III 900 feet lumber
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-06-22

NEW YORK, June l5.-Cotton is dull sales of 1000
bales Flour is firm with an upward tendency sales S@
bbis good Ohio at 80 a So 81. Southern is unsettled
sales OF 600 bbs Wheat firm, sales of Michigan white
cents 81 OIL Pork is trfe gher sales sof 100 bs
old Mess at II 81 q $l7 49, at II SO a SIS Beef
with an upward tendency. Lard firm sales of 1900 bs
l04 l04 cents Whiskey-Saes of Ohio at 35 a 35B cents
Coffee firm, sales of 1000 bags Naval Stores unc6an
with moderate business. Rice is dull
CHARLESTON, June I5.-Cotton-The transactionst2
day were limited to TIC bales, at prices ranging from
IL cents, as extremes.
NEW ORLEANS, June l5.-Cotton has advanced Il
H. The sales to-day comprise $500 bales. Mddng que
ted at l302c. The sales duIng the week amounted to
GOO bales and the receipts during the period 1901
being the same amount received during the CORES
ponding week last year. The receipts this port are @
600 bales less than at the time last year The stock
hand amounts to 46, 900 bales
WASHINGTON, N. G., June Is Naval Stores-La
sales OF dip turpentne at 81 so; scrape 81 so ST.
mon rosln 81 70. Corn-Sales to retailers at 81 TO-
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-06-22

A Word TO BoYs-Who is respected? Iii the
BOY who conducts himself well, who is honest, dlT
gent and obedlent in all things. 1t is the boy who
is making an effort continually to respect his father
and TO obey him, whatever he may direct to be done
It. is the boy who leaves no effort untried to impys
himself in knowledge and wisdom every day, who's
busy and active in endeavorng to do good acts toward
others: Show me boy who obeys his parents, who
IS dlllIgent, who respests age, who always has
friendly disposition, and who applies himself dill.
gently TO get wisdom, and to do good towards Others
and IT ne is net respected and beloved by everybody
then there is no such thing as truth in this world
Remember this, boys, and you will be respected /,
Others and grow up and become useful men
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-06-22

o. he sense of the people on the proposed town
subscription to the road hence to Rutherford, was to
have been ascertained to-day, but il was discovered
on yesterday, that legal notice of the holding of the
polls had not been given and to do this the vote upon
the subject will have to be delayed little over a
month The Commissioners have designated the
18th of July next for the opening of the polls.
1t strikes us as little singular that the law had
not been more carefully studied in the first place by
the Commissioners.-R Wilmington Herald. 14th inst
We copy the above from the "Organ of the Town
Authorities" and must say that it also strikes US as
even more than little singular that attention
had not been paid to matter of so much importance
Without wishing to make any partizan alluson' we
may be permitted to say that such strange movements
as these look very like practical "know nothlnglsn
But perhaps ii is all right We, mele outsiders, have
no right to call in question such august proceedings
and would not have ventured upon SO bold step un
less we had found ourselves sustained and encouraged
by the example of the "Organ of the Town Author
ties" By the way, who pays for the fife and drum
etc. We have all heard the music, but who is te
face it when pay day comes? 1t cannot be that the
Town Authorities as SUCH have entered the canvass
with fife and drum.
But let all this pass. We only trust that the mis-
management of individuals may not prove disastrous
to the success of scheme which all have deeply
at heart, the town authorities included Perhaps
it may all work for the best Let US hope so at least
We might easily have been severe about some things
connected with this affair." but waive all that fo
the good of the cause.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-06-22

New HOTEL AT SMITHvILLE-We are pleased to
learn that Messrs. B. D. Morrel and others are
now engaged in putting up Hotel building in Smith
Ville Of the following dimensions Length 1875 feet,
depth As feet height four stories 1t will contain
two large dining rooms, two palors and ninety sleep
ing apartments, and is expected to be finished by the
2Oth of July 1t is situated in the most eligible por.
ton of the village, within fifty feet of the water.
This will be great addition TO Smthville, as well
as vast accommodation to visitors 1t has pros
pect of being able to do good business.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-06-22


At meeting of portion of the Citizens of Bruins
wick County, held at Paphlagonia Institute, near
Thos. Galloway's, on Gum Swamp, Wednesday
June 18TH 1855, for the purpose of making arrange
ments for the proper celebration of the coming 4th
of July, on motion of Thomas Galloway, Esqr,
Absalom Ward was called to the Chair, and J Tall
man requested to act Secretary.
R. w. Rutland, Esqr., being called upon, briefly
explained the object of the meeting.
On motion of George W; Swain, Esqr, a Commit
tee consisting of Thomas Galloway, r. w. Rutland,
Thoms G. Drew, David Gilbert and George w Swain,
was appointed by the Chairman to make all neces-
say arrangements for the proper celebration of the
coming anniversary of our independence
On motion of R w. Rutland, Esq, the Committee
was directed to invite Samuel Langdon, Esqr., of
Smithville, to deliver the Grafton, J. Tallman of
Gum Swamp, to read the National Declaration, and
Doct. W. G. Curtis, of Smhville, to read the Meek
enburg Declaration.
On motion OF I. Galloway Esqr., the Secretary
was directed to forward copy of the proceedings OF
this meeting to the Editors of the Herald and Jour
nal, requesting their publication.
There being no further business, the meeting ad
iourned. A. WARD, Chairman.
J. TALLMAN, Secretary.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-06-22

"MIRACULoUs EsCAPE."-Mr. Wedd, an English
man, who travelled in America, and of course wrote
book about his travels and troubles in these wds
when he came home safe, thus discourses of 4 mira
culous escape from being run over, which he expe-
rienced" in Ohio, when riding in light carriage
driven by boy:
& But when, on turning corner, we came sudden
ly in sight of board with the we'll known notice,
Look out for the locomotive aUben the bell rings
which was made more impressive by hearing the sig
nal, and seeing the line of steam announcing the
proximity of train, was somewhat anxious, as my
driver did not manifest the slightest disposition to
stop. AS usual the road and railway crossed of the
same level which did not lessen my anxiety. Hold
hard stop, stop cried; and as these words re-
ceved no attention. rose from my seat and grasped
the drivers arm, for the purpose of arresting our
progress, but in vain. Lashing the horse with re-
doubted energy he replied to my entreaties stop,
by thsassurance that he would 60 ahead OF the en-.
CINE; and to my horror, on we went, buggy and
train approximating rapidly at right angles the To-
comotlves bell meanwhile ringing furiously what
seemed to be my death-knel. Finding all my efforts
to avert anticipated collision futile resumed
my seat. and resigned myself to my fate. What |
did or said during the next few moments know not
but remember feeling of sickness came over me
as we dashed across the line, and behed the iron
horse rushing EDWARDS, and almost felt the hot blast
of its steamjets. There, | told you I'd clear the
darn'd thing said my driver, chuckling over the
achievement"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-06-22

been material reduction in the prices ~ b, has
tie per pound in our market Last week the e'e. cat
ranged as follows For extra 50 so; first prices
50; second quality So so third quality soqu ud'y
To-day the prices were Sc so; S. so; s. ~ MA a
50; being reduction of from to 81 co anu y
pound.-Albdnu atlas, June II UV''S Per
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-06-22

Captains Gray and Marshall charged with an af-
fray, in connection with the shooting case on the
wharf last week, have been bound over to next Coun-
ty Court in $500 bail each.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-06-22

ONE OF THEM.-The Caremont Ohio Sun. oivas
the following In relation to reverend author in the
service OF the great humbug K. N. party
Another OF these Hindoo reverends, the notable
author OF Danger in the Dark took away mans
WIFE, in Brown county, and travelled for pleasure with
ne 1l tne wronged husband overlook the loving pair
And this mans book is being peddled by his bro,her
throughout the land to correct the morals
the young people, and to excite old folks against Ca
tholicsm."