Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-07-02

FoE Tue IlItlHEEHtFTs
Thu Poor TaxAA Of Ohio County,

The Poor TaXes OF Ohio County,
This is a gave question a! ell times, but Is
douLly 80 al present with US. / am vsry conf.
dent tho will moi assert the fact 10 be 50, that
We are mole butdened with taxes than any olhet
county In lie Slate, and doubt whether Ihe PEG.
pie OF England, whom We ats accustomed 10 look
upon as lie must taxlldeR people in tue world,
pay as heavy taxes in proportion 10 PEOPsrtY as 20
Tie people Of Ohio County. lIis something IN
Ovt favor that with US the people who have no
property pay hui very small lax, yct the Ptopet'
" holdets, Of eyeu gtaie, and tie productive
classes afe aeyeiely effected by our present pub.
lilo bIundets 10 The shape Of taxes. Few Of us
haze money, except aswe earn il, and therefore
the payment is oppressive this Is not all, the
piesent siaie Of our taxation, deteTs many from
improving theft stoupds and houses, and SO lie
hbOting Interests ate seriously affected, and may
odd mauy Of them thereby doubly injuted
r.. Twill moi now STOP 10 enquire into The causes
ofthe tuInonS state VI this branch Of out public
otiits. Most persons, think, have seen that fOt
the last Two OF thtee yeatS, lhatlo little attention
has been given 10 Vie question OF taxation aud
Coanty buEens aud expenses. MypEeseat put.
pose therefore, is to turn The public mind 10 The
consideration Of these subiecHi and TO suggest
that nttttsiiy Is now laid upon US 10 be most
catef6l, and III no way, whatever, 10 create OF IN
cteSse County OF City expenses, which con be
possibly avoided.
At tothe Poet iAxtS..ot our burdens by reason
ofout poot--l would remark, thst this is proper
lime as totht question 10 divide OF sePants the
Cityand the County, Tie mass Of the poor Is in
The city--tnd City people know best how 10 take
charge Of 6nd conttOl their own poot--anl tile
zane Is tue Of The County, as 10 The poor ont Of
The CITY. Let each manass and each pay the eA.
ptnaes Of lis own poor, md doubt moi all will
find AdvAnttge from it-lnl The lnora especially II
new places 1T the poor ote to be provided.
ltRteiY eei,ain thOt farm IS useless Spptn.
ltSs inthe support Of Tho poor Of Tie city. City
ptuyHs etc ct lot any thing rather than The
operations Of fam, and | much doubt whether
any PRACTICAL farmer would say that man OF a
woman eithef who Is TOO feeble, TOO lane, OF too
titk 10 Eork, could tender any service on fatm.
Indoor work, OF work which can DO done In
houses OF shops Is much luote suitable 10 he sick,
The lame and the impoleDt, than The feli.wOik Of
farm. Our JUSTICES, 10 my mind, very wisely re-.
lgetsd OF postponed The proposal 10 buy a Large
fAtn, fot the purpose Of locating Poor House on
Il. We doubt The wisdom Of purchasing a farm
ofihe poor at any time, We are moi able 10 see
any sound reasons fotii, Its PtoPeb doubt
not, Ia such county AZ outs, 10 rtoyide a place
and house iot the PoOt ltpteyents mpOsets and
the trtenis Of paupets, and supposed r.upets from
Imposing on The county, and Ia many ways ella.
bIes lhs Overseas, II they ate careful Ia selecting
competent and faithful agents, 10 sare money and
defect and expose fraudulent poupe.sj aud there
10 no doubt that oflea persons put themselves un'
justly on the bounty Of The county.
Bpi The question Of providing Plsce and house
Nwhish 10 place the psuPsfs, Is a very diTeteni
question from that Of purchasing large and valua.
ble talms tot the pOot II may be better in some
counties 10 purchase ffly Of eighty acres Of land,
Than 10 leave tie care Of pauptn and the public
eSpsnse OF them 10 thsit own families aud trends,
otlo Inc private orders Of the different oveneetsi
Bal Whste house Is provided there is no general
necessity fpt any such thing. But The fact that,
compared each with tho Other, tho City is large and
the county Is snail, shows TO my mind thai The
PLACE and house fot the city poor oughtto he OF
.Neiy near lbut in, ihink,l The city.