Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-09-02

Z party gong out OF power how was II
y We found unpaid debts contracted 70
which we had to pay during the frs
!. year, of 55l7, 900, when they ought nc
I to have been a cent to pay. Beside
this was another debt of 100000, nc
paid by them. These items pad. nom
inally left a residue of 205 977. Blu
where was this? With Wash, C1nes &
) c.. Daniel Beckel. of Daytor, aul tht
, City Bank of Cincinnati; and deposited
with them without any security.
Ano her sum of S23,OoO was in Bres
Inns pocket, which he claimed for ex
change, besides other items, which, al
added together, made deficit of abou
one and quarter millions Of dollars tC
be provided FIR We had to provide fol
it. Gibson saw that the Government
must be sustained. and by shifts and con
trivances. already aliu1ed to, he conceal
ed the deficit as long as he could, usins
the evidences Of debt in his custody a.
the basis of his negotiations.
RATE OF TAxATIiN.
Now for the rate of taxation. During
the N dill Administration the rate @
taxation on the general Levy, was three
mills and two tenths. With all our bur
thens, tie rate in 1856 was no higher
County and municipal taxes under Me
dill; had also been high. In 1856, un
der cur administration, we collected
$4,000 less than under Medill, fcl
State purposes; S550,000 less for city
purposes, making total of over $780,
600 less than undsr Democratic govern
ment. The general levy This year i:
thu ee mills and one tenth, being reduc
ton. while county, township, and mu.
nicipal taxes are also reduced. But,
now tell you, however much the Treas
u-y has been robbed; however greviou:
the burthen we have to carry; however
much we NAV have been plundered by
Brcslin, every honest debt Of the State O.
Ohio has been paid.
STATE HOUSE ECONOMY.
Now 1 shall ell you about the State
House of which you have heard, as you
have of the Court House in Cincinnati
There has been a little feathering o.
nests in both places. The Medill ad-
miniStration estimated the cost of fence
around the ten acre Court House Square
at fraction less than $4,000. Mr.
Piatt. who | appointed Commissioner oI
the State House, says that the fence will
be finished for less than S35, ,000l Here
is-a reduction of enc item of SAL ,0OOi-
/ Tho cooaa ,I1,;n;.trot;or, aet;,, ,ta1 IL =
cost of grading that ten acre lot at S73,
500. Mr.. Plat says he Will have three
sides finished this year, and the eastern
side next year for less than $4,000
another s0vingof $50, 5OOl Laughter J
DEMOCRATIC SUB TREASURY.
The Democrats tell us that they want
q subueasury. If they mean by sub
treasury, taking The money from the
people and putting it into The pockets Of
their Cfiee-ho.derS, L can understand
them. For my part consider the pock-
cts of the people the best sub-treasury
and l think the principal of semi annual
collections of taxes their best security
from robbing.
l believe the best principle to be tc
collect money from the people as the ex
penses OF the government require it,
Those who have small sums 10 pay may
pay it all at once if they choose. Those
who wish the use of their money may
pay half in January and half in July.
1t is not necessary to assure you that my
principles are to administer The govern
ment upon the most economical plan
possible, and to require the most certain
security from all depositaries of the gov
ernment. You have evidence that we
have reduced expenses, and we have a
Treasurer upon whom you can rely.
THE NATIONAL QUESTION.
And now l wish to speak to you upon
The great question that constantly absorbs
our thoughts, and demands our continual
attention and enlists our feelings.
speak of the Slavery question, AMI while
you are thinking of State extravaganza
permit me TO go back moment and call
your attention 10 the City of Washington,
where they are building a dome for the
Capitol. which will cost more than our
State House. and two door,, which alone,
will cost $4,000. Think for a moment
over the fact that ont Of every ten dollars
expended by the federal government,
one dollar come; from the hard labor of
Ohio.
But the question of Slavery. l have
addressed you on this great subject for
many years. l have demonstrated to
you that the Fed sral Government is re-
duced to be the despo.ism of slave oil
igarchy. The slave power has controlled
II through political contrivances, until
the time has come when the people, who
have partially hoped that the evil would
work its own cure, have determined to
apply the remedy themselves, hopeless
of redress they had been encouraged to
expect. The passage of the Kansas Ne
braska Act and the Fugitive Slave Law
opened wide the eyes Of the people
Kansas vas surrendered to slavery by
the act of the Government under the
dictation of the slave power. The new
book upon Kansas by Governor Geary's
Secre'a ary which reflects G ary's opin-
ions, tells Us that there is ''a power be
hind the throne which is greater than
the throne ITSELF" He says that it is an
admitted fact that the people of Missouri
claim If as right guaranteed them by
the Northern Democracy that Kansas
should be slave State; that The North
ern Democracy is under solemn pledge
to them. Hence these innumerabe
forays, these confagrations which GRIM
soned Kansas skies by the flames of Kan
sas Free State settlers homes, and red
dened Kansas soil with the blood of her
people.
Gov. Chase then recited summary Of
the proceedings in Kansas under the en-
actments of the Bogus Legislature,
showing the wicked apportionment of the
territory for the benefit of slavery, and
exposing the miserable lodges TO which
Walker has resorted, during his admin