American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-07-29
One Of tAe CawaraiY Features Ofthe Sub


FAaFsdny Wornins. July 90. IssS
One Of the caWlrdiy Features ofthe Sub-
Treasury Law. -.
LEST week we made brief reference to
one of the follies Of the Ohio Sub Treas-
urv law: this week We propose to note one
ofthe cowardiy features Of that enactneht.
it viii ha found in the fourteenth section.
in "words and figures following; o wiz
"Sec. IL. On snd after the 4th dav of
July 1858. all payments out of every
county treasury OF Eve sollsrs and un Ter.
and after the fourth day ofJnly 1859. all
raym u,s Of ten dollars AMI under. and af-
tar the 4th dav Of Iuly 1850. all payments
of twenty 6ollrs and under: after the 4th
day of July. 1881. all payments Of thirty
dollars aud under; after tbe eth day OF Ju>
ly. 1859. ell payments OF fftv dollars and
under. alter the 4th d'y Of July 1868. all
- rays ents Of one hundred dollars and un.
der; alter the 4th day Of July. 1864, all
psymenis OF two hundred do'lars add IN.
der. and afisr the 4Eh daE Of Jnlv 1865. all
payments whatever. SHALL BE MADE
IN SPECIE ONLY" s-2
-. To insure that there shall be no dodg-
ing on Ihe part Of the county treasurer-
that he shall pay cuin even IL not desiIed
iayr by the holder Of the ordNr--it' is provided
baz IN tie 18th section that he shall be fined
rot iess than twenty nor more than Eve
4 hundr d dollars for eAoh oif4nse whirh he
NAV commit against the provisions Of the
fourteenth section ablvs qno'ei. This 4
s'r sessonahls severe penahy--one which nc
ss county treasurer will feel like incurring.-
But how is he 10 get tn, HARD NoEEY?-
The fifst idea which strikes the mind o
the man OF ordinary honesty and courag,
is. shat somewhere in the law which re-
ouiras coin to be made out provision i
e3 mase for the demand Of coin from thos'
who owe the trAasury---from the tax paye
N, snoh provision is found--the Locofoct
m4iori,y in the Legislature were too era
y ven to openly assume that position. TIE
! * PISS hw which compels the treasure
10 N ,ka such demand, and then. throug
= Hthair organs. call upon tha put lie 10 oh
8 y servo ''that the Sub Treasury law does no
eH (, require one dollar Of taxes to be paid i
>lvs speciel" A more towArdly dodge
~ more contempt le shik--a move unmsnl
A. trick was never attempted by legisla
tive body. II they had openly declared
what thsv have sneakingly attempted /
= pr1duc4 by indirectioh. that sll taxes shoul
be p'id in gold and silver. while opposing
the folly and questioning che wisdom {
sugh legislation we should have acknowl
edged that the individuals who thus tamp
cred with the inter SIS OF tho tax pave
were at least entitled 10 the credit OF bold
,s- ness. ,.sf.-gf lnf
In this county, a very large per cent. {
~. all the orders Of tie county funds are "a
sums under five dollars the limit hi
year for spArie. How is the treasurer
get the coin? There ara but two way,
he must either buy it out of bis ow
means. at n premium Of from a half TO or
per cent. or he must make the tax payel
pay IN coin II he does the l-ttsr III
sneaks who passed the law and tbeirfriend
il they have any, will msaply contend H.;
there ia no provision requiring such aetio
or il he pursues The former course, i
is unjustly compelled to pay his own MOI
ey for his coin. Aiming that treasu
81 might afford to do his for one year
how will it be as the amount Of specie il
creases. until il finally makes the tntal
mount paid out? Some rule will have
be established pow and under this locofo1
law: that rule must be. as Mr.. James Moo
tLe only lo,oloco in the Honse who vot,
against The bill. says, "cxtremely oppres
i've upon the Peope." Therei is no dod
irg this. It's r trap set by locofoco le
islators. and while il Iinchesihe fpgers
the tax payers. they must remem'er tn
there is hut one way Of getting lid Of IT,
(Xenia Torchlight. a.t