Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1855-03-08

~'o"hBt W0ShP Hom u lobIcE Ot tle
9tth plimo, written by Quivedo, corespon. !.
dent Of the Ohio State Journal In which we
md the very NUs Of the whole question of tax.
alton as cOntsnded for, BY the Republi can par.
y Otthis state. Let every man who gives the
question . passing thought read This extract,
and fhis judgment is not already warped by
his party prejudices, We venture the assei ton,
that upon the state Of facts. therein given, no
man can come TO conclusion different from
the Journals correspondent. Let US not be-
icid that the principle Of double taxation is in.
rorporated into the New Constitution Of Ohio,
and therefore, We are forever barred upon that
question and that it is to be forever the op.
pressivo fundamental law of the State. as con.
strued by the Supreme Court Of the state.-
We respond to such, CHANGE THE CoSsnrU.
TrOE, so as 10 eradicate, from its provisions, the
odiOus and intOerable doctrine Of double; tax.
alton, or in other words taxing both debts and
credits. without deduction Again, VIC say
change the Constitution, and We do not expect
TO be met with the. cry, ''Oh, you are now in
turn agitating, and wish to incur astill further
expense upon the taT payers" To such we
say. that this senatorial district was opposed to
It's adoption, by hundreds Of a majority and
sspOcially did "Li!tle CARROLL enter her pro.
test BY the then unprecedented majority Of 479
We have given this expression, in view of
the short period that will now elapse before
the assessors will again visit our abodes. to list
oil our effects, whether moneys, goods or
chattelS "withOut deduction" in accordance
Fith The decree Of Auditor Morgan. Can
shistng men Of whatever party they may
have heretofore belonged, come up to the polls
and support the hierarchy Of Auditor Morgan!
Will party prejudices still govern that large
class Of honest voters, who have for SO long
period clung To the party that styles itself
Democratic, whilst il practices the most bare
faced tyTannies Taxation without repre-
ssntatiOn" is garnered in every school boys
mind as being anti rspublicanyet these savans,
bOldit to be purely Democratic, to pay taxes
riIhou! having the property to represent those
taxes.
Such are Auditor MOrgan's notions Of De-
mOcraCy, and the party are expected to sing
amen 4! But look to the extract;
elf there is any reason why man should
be taxed on any more property than he is
worth, should like to have some one show II.
A. B. buys farm for $4,000, pays $4,000
and leaves balance Of Is, 900 debt. He pays
on the land. @. D. owes him $1,000. Nov,
Why shOuld not the $1,000 debt be set off
against the credt2 +. F.s merchant, pays
interest on bis goods, owes $1,000 and hss
credit to the amount Of 10000. He returns
The value Of "his personal property" haS on
deposit $4,000 to meet payment a part of
the $1,000; but be must pay on bis properly,
and on his money on deposits on his cred.
itS. IL this right! Il honest No 1t is
unjust, oppressive and such rule Of ipjus
tice needs correction.
A. 10 . banker. O. has $4,000 on de-.
pOsit With him. @. returns to the Assessor
ths $1,000. and A. Is required 70 return the
ssms 10000. although o. may check il out
the day ahsr 4 makes bis return.
There 10 20 clsss to whom our people are
more Indebted than 70 our merchants. They
take from the farmer bis products, and pay
him fOF The fruits Of bis labor. and II any loss
es come. ths merchant, in ninsty'nine cases
out Of every ksudrst, has to foot the bill
The producer is paid ss soon as his grain.
,elk. heef and cheese are delivered but the
Iucbsser sells on time, tskes paper, and II
s-ilgrss or Suspensions come, be is protested,
crApped. spd often ruined Any system Of
toxAliSn sli<h OFpresses the mSrs"sd|s COM
rnunity, and driEs from the State, energetic
and entsrpriSiDg business nsn,h blow aimed
a. the productive prosperity Ofohio."