Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-09-22
State Taxes--RepublIcan Re-
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A eOusspoudeDi Of the Tfia Tribune,
writing froln Columbus revives some i'm
porsanl slniamanisshOvine the compare.
tive taxs under Democratic and Rspubli.
can rule. As Il has been some time since
We took a lock Al the account, We quote
the figures, IN order to refresh the memo>
~ Of our readers On point that Is too apt
to Be overlooked. The writer says:
The Republican party were ushsred in
50 power, 10 The Executive aud Legislative
departments Of our State Government, the
fall Of '56. Fora succession ofterms, pri-
or 10 that time. the LOcofOco party, under
the lead Of hedill. Morgan, Treyiit. Bres>
i'm d Co., bel the rsios Of power in our
State. Did they discharge the trust gen.
erously conferred upon them BY the peo.
pie with 6delhyi Let US look at the facts.
We have before Us the financial record
OT official peportA Take for instance the
taxeA both State and County, subject
that interests nearly every one Of us-and
let US see bow they will compare. one year
under Democratic and one year under Re.
publican rule: In 1856 the taxes we're
levied by Democratic Legislature. In
1856 they were levied by a Republican
Legslature In the former year the total
taxes, general and local, we're SIS, 1854. .5II.
In the latter year they were S9,009,5l3,
OF 0e4,99s less under the first year Of Re
publican legislation than the last year Of
Democratic legislation. (For the facts,
see Governors Message, Ex. Documents,
part ], page 447.) Mark The difference
nine hundred and forty.four thousand,
nine hundred and ninety eight dollars
Now mark another fact In the year l8-
55, there were debts incurred, which were
paid in 1856, and included 10 the taxes
levied for the last mentioned year amoun-
ting to s5l7,372. (See Ex. Document
1856, page 445.j Now all this property
belongs to the expenses Of 1855, the last
year Of Democratic rule, and should be de-
Quoted from the expenses of 1856. The
first year Of Republican rule. Perform
this operation and we have
Tax Of 1885, ts,954,5ll
Debt added, 517,352
Total 1885
Tax Of 1856 Se,OO0,5lS
Debt deducted, 6l7,57f
Total, $7,49a,t4I
Deduct the latter aggregate from the
former and we have difference in favor
of Republican legislation Of the enormous
sum Of $l,970,722-one million nine
hundred and seVenty-nine thousand, seven
hundred and twenty two dollars. What
is said above relates to taxes aud includes
the county, as well as State taxes. Now
let us compare the State taxes for the same
years. By reference to page 446 Of the
documents cited, il will be seen that the
total
State tax for 1866 was $2,754, ,s07
For 1856, 2,626,l9s
Difference, Sl2s, ,67t
One hundred aud twehty-eight thousand
six hundred and seventy five dollarS Blu
to show the real amount of State taxes
which should have been levied in 1855, i
is necessary to add the debt incurred il
that year aud left unpaid, to wit $5l7,
972. This done gives this result:
Tax Of 1855, S5,f54,s0'
Debt, 545S7l
Total S2,10s, T6t
And TO show what amount Of State Ia,
is justly chargeable TO the year 1856, thi
debt should be deducted. This sgives thi
result:
Tax Of 1850, s2,626,lSG
Debt l7,s7.
Total $2lOo,70(
Or a difference 10 State tax properly
chargeable 10 the last year of Democrats
legislation, and the first year Of Republican
legislation, ofthe immense sum Of 81, l63
4l9--one million one hundred and sixtv
three thousand, four hundred and nineteen
dollars And yet in the lastyear Of Dem
ocratic rule, there was no expense incurred
by a session Of the Legislature, aud tht
first year Of the Republican, there was
sesSion.
Which party is the safest To hold thl
taxing powerG Let US Judge candidly al
men who pay taxes, no matter by wha
patty levied.
Attempted Suicide Singular Sur,
giOal Case
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John McGinnis, a State Prison convict
attempted TO commit suicide at Columbus
few days ago. He inflicted several deer
gashes in the left side Of bis neck with /
Knife, and afterwards dashed bis heaC
against the wall in order to produce I
conclusion Of the brain, He failed to Kill
l.ipselG and an examination by medica
men led to the discovery that one Of tht
Noundl opened an aperture TO the cavity
ofthe chest, though which 1t was probab,
10 the knife used Lad accidentally slipped