The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-01-31
From hezeleseland Herald, Ivhig.l
a Leading Wing on the Faxes-De-
fsnding the Cause OF Auditor Morgan.

1AE5eRS. EDTTORS--Ine- articles IN
your paper on Thursday evening, over
the signature of So is not one that
il sntitisd TO any notice and were the !.
writer org concerned, expressive 81
lenee should muse his praise
what was che pupose ofthe meeting
at the Court House Was 1t for the
purpose Of getting a case in court, or of
ascertainine the Cause of u heavy
taxea2
Now. let me say to your ".n writer,
and to all concerned, that the "legnl
Question involved In the tax contro-
versy,n has been settled by the highest
judicial tribunal in our State; and al
though In the communication referred
to, I expressed no opinion as to the pro-
priety of the instructions of Auditor
Morgant to county Auditors, yet, having
since read the. decision of the Supreme
Court by Chief Justice BARLEY, in the
case Of The Exchange Bank of Co
lumbus, We. Oliver P. Hines, Treasur-
ers of franklin county 1 have no hesi-
tation IN saying, that after the decision
of the Supreme Court had been certified
70 AuditOr Morgan, declaring |" the 10th
see Of the Act of April 18th, 1852, I'M
-eenetitational and void" if be had re-
fused to give the instructions he issued
70 the several county Auditors, he would
have been recreant to his trust, false
in the discharge of his duty to the peo-
Ole of the State, and unworthy of the Of
Zee he holds. If a decision of the Su-
promo Court of Ohio upon a question,
of-Constitutional Law has any binding
effect upon the officers and people of the
State, then Auditor Morgan was right
in issuing his instructions, saying that
"credits must be- listed without de-
ducting debts"
It seems to me if the opinion of the
court had been generally published last
Jenuary, at the time the important de-
cision was made, so that the people
could have read it, that the whole cur
rent of public opinion on the matter CT
I" debts and I" credits" would have
been changed and the decision of the
Court before the Tribunal of the people
would have been declare ] in accordance
with the very letter and spirit of the
constitution, unless the word :" credits u
shall have an arbitrary Interpretation.
Legality of the mode by which " cred
its ~ have been assessed for taxation, hes
been settled; and there is not a lawyer
in this city, whose opinion would weigh
q feather in the case of " horse warran-
tyn before a Justice of the Peace who
viii decide after a careful reading of the
constitution, that adebts y can be de-
Quoted from Is credits - in listing for
taxation Hiram Griswold, Esq. who
spo1 = s ~ = III goa au e;.I h % aa5S ~
...e1s-I~srra- H. 80 a. 49,
an 1Ine !,
:" daLte !,
9a~a1 $50
can Ds ueuee
na suow
s-oeas.u ~.om = ma5am anS
da5nct Il. g dabt i fsan,
-; 9 ~ M
$3.50 e,o ooo
.-oa;ts mr. -
1sN@ e. 900 80 1870
- ~ go lie - - -
80 e. n and MonId he a1oo
&c DS borroTs $40 600. GOES East.
;n1ssfs- lsnm ana huvs on his cred
e Hls mn more in ooods and mercbsn.
49, stors n cIeEaiand and
b.s~ an bsn3s an ayer.r e Stool Of aI0
nm His fay is elSo hes;des n@sy;na
Interest On the $40 600 and on the SIS
oon fa- gooas Nov Nh
-
5..t IL -dab.s y 60 h;s .,orSonGI
$500 90 for q 70 daSnet L.
e sdsh,s ). frono b;s q nonegs snd oraa
"a. ?
nat emo-
- - - 60 ono -
- e. - ooa vi ahsnid ~ ~.
aus
IsnJ e ~ ;ls each %vaInaa = he suaved ~
d.J1ot the e. n he -owos nd On
~hicb he nays $50 . Hesr interest
f-om the s5 nm purchase monev for the
60 "a - 60 : 49, e n
1Rst =. Is most 1870 al, H.
.etsn.;on If ont f.x psrers !, III fnl.
ow;n~o~tr.c.s from g Nonor;o1 IS
1000 CO Esa 70 / Taa;siatrra
fsOIioss 49, Tannsra g sd raaS
- 49, Iennarr IN tsso
Yo,r 10 oa1;sed b1 counsel
thst The act of tba I.e9;slatnro 9asseJ On
!. iotb H. 81 A9rii Loot Nont;.lo5
On AFT for I osss.sment AID go
tioD Of ali nronertv n this state and
for Isyv;no faTes. thereon arcord;ne 70
it's value IN money! is unconstitutional.
al and yaid-beea1se tho said act is not
sucb an act az the Ieoislature is antbor.
led to pass by the Consultation. The
CONSTITUTIONS article IA section . nro-
yides that Law shall be passed tax
ing by a uniform rule. all moneys. cred.
its7 inyestment in bonds. stocks. Joint