Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-10-04


the destruction OF property by the torch al Lou
%isville; and the late outroges upon the cleo
tive franchise in Kansss, insiigated by th,
notorious Atchison and Stringfellow, leading
members OF the oath. bound order; lie proceed
ed 10 the important question OF taxation.
This subject had engrossed umch Of his at
%lention, and in the first message Addressed b,
him 10 The Legislature of the Slate, he hat
shown by tabular statements from official re
cords, tie rise and progress of our BURDEN
from n comparatively small beginning 10 it
then, as now, enormous proportions, and urg
ed upon that body The duty of reducing then
10 The very lowest figure consistent with eff,
cheney of the public service, and the faithful
discharge CT tie obligations Of the State. He
showed by figures from the books Of the Audi,
iorof State, that while the taxes collected. from
the people OF The State last year, amounted &,
gregately to the large sum OF S9,0 92, $50, so,
no less than S6,0I4, 73S, 90 Of it had been lev
led by The local authorities for local purposes,
such as county, poor, buildings, roads, town.
ship, school house, other special purposes, and
cities and incorporated villages, and never
pretended 10 find its way into the Slate Urea.
'Sury; Sl,SS7, 0S3, SO were collected for school
purposes and re-diStributed 10 the several coun-
ties in proportion TO The number of children in
them; and $685. G2,47 applied TO The pay
ment Of The interest on Tie public debt; leav.
ing for the entire support OF the Stale govern.
paymen: OF its Legislature, It's Judi
clal and its executive departments with I'll their
and machinery, the support of its
three Lunatic AsylumS, lis Asylums for The
deaf, the dumb and the blind, lis penitentiary
and The appropriation Of $780, 900 for
the erection Of the new State house, ba rely
and simply, $G0G, $50, 95, amounting by com
pu"tation, 10 only about "a cents 10 each in.
of the State.
as to our oun County, he showed that Of
The SS3,275,44 paid by the people, SOB, 152, 90
including the school fund, We're expended in
he county, and sl2,4S9,8 SO applied 20 the pay.
nent OF interest on the public debt, leaving Of
he whole amount only $7,6S3, 80 for the sup.
'orl oil The State government. He took occa.
ion TO itemize the following disbursements of
he county authorities, 10 wit For county
$5,4SS,CS; poor s5,G2O,31 build
ngs S5,4SS, OS; Roads $500, l2; Township
"a ,O4l ,76; School houses ST. 1852, so; other
pecial purposes Sl2, 5S4. "a; incorporated vii
ages S3,633,46. While these sums must I've
on oil hands 10 be large, Gov. Medin
I'D not pretend 10 cast blame upon the local
authorities for collecting and discussing them.
s The people might think proper 10 sustain
hem in doing, but, he considered it ungene.
Gus and unfair that p%artizan attempts should
e made and perSevered in, 10 heap odium
pom The democratic administration of the
tate, or upon the democrats of Preble county,
n that with which they had little or nothing
do, and over which they could exercise M
Ontrol, The government Of the county being ,
The hands of their political opponents. =
Being no stenographer, we have not preten. ;
ed, in this meager sketch, to clothe q single j
Iea in the precise language OF Gov. MedilI, 4,
III merely from recollection, 10 place before :,
lr readers the substance, in our OWL, OF such :.
ortions as we can find room for that those J.,
no were not present 10 hear for themselves, .
ay be able 10 form some idea OF what the aid :
ar horse is driving al. :,
AT lie close of Gov. Medills remarks which =
ere received throughout with the most warm "
ID lively manifestations of approyal-Mr. "
was introduced. and delivered one =
the most sca.hing and argumcntative pbili. ="
cs we have ever had The pleasure of hearing, b
alnst fusionism generally, and dark Lantern. VI
n in particular. We would that every voter II
The county could have heard him, or that -
T columns were large enough 10 enable us
give even a synopsis Of what he said-but, ~
are too much crowded. We hone it NAV !"
I be his last appearance in Preble county. -
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