The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-04-01
Dir lpefklg CUNT
Thursday Morning Mach gg, 1885.

people at large flian the matter q
taxes. " All know well enotiah. That
this IL The prelude 10 every speech,
and coiues Tito HE prpfaee of every
hook The phrase II sieteoitptd4
there IL no subject mcfp interesting
than this. . May moi tile very satire
thing be said Of any aud every sub.
ipet from The consideration If liz
life and habits Of The smallest uuiH,ua
c,tt1 up to The npst gigantic Cp,net
that whissss through spaea. setting MI
lawa of gTatitaftn and attraction a.
defiance ! WHY is It 50. ifit be not
that The limited aid nn lnits,l. hang
together by aii intimate thread Of cir
cnlar form, within nhd without he
border Of Which. the Great Creator
Himself. is7 Therefore We start agaih.
from Tie original proposition There
IL no matter Ut inpt,i general interest !
tban The subject matter IN haid, this
morning, which Is 7'ares This is HE
ever living fesisifier Of society. HE
chief snt,fpe 1T national aud individual
prosperity Taxes afe drawn ftuin us
to unite lis lhn inutp perfectly together
In tile bonds Of civilized aid refined
foeiety and When We consider that
Tile arm of justice would hetuine l'a,.
plSaea but ftf The natter Ut Taxes =
ilat he Prophet wuill avsa lis 70.
catiot. aud The lawyer become his
own case - when wu consider The sub
iact thus. and zoe That siich nn ab-
strattiun ,,s tiffue itself. ttuld not or
ist without reward. Why The te,t bust
Interests If seeipty hire fund 10 hung
Upon Tie gfen,,--the al absorbing
matter of TAses. Monsy-wbith Il
the result ofeypry shape Ut taxation. IL
necessary 10 carry OIL war and to inake
peace. It is the oxygen gas Of patriot
ism itself, and there would not he ~
much wind l,st III expressing love for
tle dear people, If the State T,easurt
were IL collapsed cotdiIioa viii, 10
hope Of reeosefy. But thank leaten
FOR 1t, The Statutes 1T large. make pro
vision With the uuinnerdHbIa foresight,
for the Gusts that will ar,rue 10 keep
UP the dsafset interests VI society still
another SEASON.. and 81 IL IL. that Ma
tiobal State all Mu' ieilml inattets.
get alung 81 swiiamingly.
The 1reasntei's report lnr tile h.eal
year $ expenses IT this expanding city,
calls us cut his morning The Re
port inlorms ns tlat II viii take abnu
e24 600 10 ii9ttitlufe the debts IT the
past and pay the expenses Of HE cum.
ing season. This is very gonI "a
email debt Of a lew thousand hanging
over the future. will restrain tile com
ing-in board from doing what All
boards have a propensity TO do" On
travigant 'hng~ " We eaunot agree
with The Report, Where 1t says ihe'e
Is mo hope Of reducing tile debt, 4"
there II hope. The sum can be re.
duted either BY diti ion, satisfaction
or multiplication Multiply the taxes
and divide the qnoient aiming The cred
itors. and II there IL any thing left
why run that beautiful piece Of arch.
lecture ut The foot Of Florida street
further Into the river. to balance nc
counts. I
Gentlemen Of the new Board--(who !
ever you may by, which, Monday ,
next viii decide there II but one
thing we desire done after yon take I
he oath prescribed BY 'he Con~tita !
lion, "Build na market hon.e TIL
,omiug season--on liberal Christian !