Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-07-22
One of tine COwardly Features of
The sub.TreaSury Laws.

Last week we. mace DrleI relereice u
one of the follies of the Sub-Treasury law !;
this week we propose to note one of the
cowardly features of that enactment. 1t
will be found in the fourteenth section, in
swords and figures following, to-wit:"
@Sec. IA. On and after the 4th day of
July 1858, all payments out of every coun-
ty treasury of five dollars and under, and
after the 4th day of July, 1859, all pay
ments of ten dollars and under, and after
the 4th day of July, 1860, ali payments
Of twenty dollars and under; after the 4th
day of July 1861, all payments of thirty
dollars and under; after the 4th day of Ju-
tly, 1862, all payments of fifty dollars and
under; after the 4th day of July, 1868, all
payments of one hundred dollars and un-
der; after the 4th day of July, 1864, all
payments of two hundred dollars and under,
and after the 4th of July, 1865, all pay
ments whatever, SHALL BE MADE In
SPECIE ONLY"
| Totinsure that there shall be no lodging
on the part of the county treasurer-that
he shall pay coin even if not desired by the
holder of the order-it is provided in the
10th section that he shall be fined not less
than twenty nor more than five hundred
dollars for each offence which he may com
nit against the provisions ofthe fourteenth
section above quoted. This is a reasona-
Bile severe penalty-one which no county
treasurer will feel like mourning. But how
| is be to get the HARD MONEY! The first
idea which strikes the mind of The man of
ordipary honesty and ndcourage is, that some
where in the law which requires coin to be
paid out, provision is made fol the demand
of coin from those who owe the treasury
from the tax payer. No such provision is
fonnd-the Loeoloco majority in the Leg
islature were too craven 10 openly assume
that position. They pass law which
compels the treasurer to make such demand
and then, through their organs. call upon
the public to observe ssthat the Sub-treasu
ry law does not require one dollar of taxes
to be paid in specie?' A more cowardly
dodge-a more contemplate shirk-a more
unmanly trick-was never attempted by a
Legislative body. If they had openly de-
clared; what they have, sneakinely attemp-
lted to produce by indirection, that all tax
es should be paid in gold and silver, while
opposing the folly and questioning the
wisdom of such legislation we should have
acknowledged the individuals who thus
tampered with the interests of the tax-pay-
er were at at least entitled to the credit of
boldness.
In this county, very large per cent. of
all the orders OH the county funds are for
sums snder five dollars-the limit this year
for specie. How is the treasurer to get
the coin? There are but two ways-he
mnst either buy it out of his own means,
at premium of from half to one per
cent, or he must make the taxpayers pay
in coin. If he does the latter, the sneaks
who passed the law and their friends, if
they have any, will meanly contend that
there is no provision requiring such action;
Or, if he pursues the former course, be
is unjustly compelled 10 pay bis own mon
ey for his coin. Admitting that a treas
urer might afford TO do this for one year
how will it be as the amount of specie in
creases, until it finally makes the total
amount paid out? Some rule will have to
be established now, and under tLis locofoco
law, that rule must be, as Mr.. James Moore
the only locofoco in the House who voted
against the bill, says, Extremely oppressive
upon the people," There is no dodging
this. 1t is trap set by Locofoco Legis-
lators. and while il pinches the fingers Of
the taxpayers, they must remember that
there is but one way of getting rid Of it.
-Xenia Torchkght.