Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-07-15

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e Arch-EI5hoP Purcell and the Tax Law
We court TO controversy with Bishop Pur
!. cell, or with any other Church dignitary. bu
/ nasmGch a: the Head Of the Catholic Cburcl
{ in Ohio has seen fit, in the most public man
p ncr, to attack the Auditor Of stgte, and The
party which elected bin, and to issue his com
I mand to all the followers OF that Church ia
; use their influence, aud depcait tI.aif votes
against Us, and in favor Of tic s'ave-deinocra-
t cy It becomes our duty to st.t this Dr5tter IN
; its true light before the pasIic
f The new Constitution it is known was made
by a body Of men in fiieIi the Donfotfatic
party had a decided majority. To Use a hack
neyed. bat expressive tvYmj it mas put III the
hands Of its friends, and for four years after its
adoption in 1851, that purity had the control
of both branches Of the General Assembly
In 1882 a general law fer the assessment and
taxation Of all property in this State" was
passed. In see; 3, (page / 81, Of the laws of
Litlt NNS'i 'iiE tLlG iDlIOHtu5 EAtLieiiOllss
All publie sthool houses, aud houses used
exclusiveiy for public Worship The books and
furniture therein and the grounds attached to
such building, necessary for the proper ocUupan-
cy, use, and enjoyment of the SAME; and not
leased, or otherwise used with view to profit
All colleges, academies, all endoHnieHts made
for their support; al buildings connected with
the same, and all lands connected with iIistitti-
tions Of learning, not uscG with view to profit
&c, &.
I This clause eorers ell the property III contro-
ycrsy. At the second session OF the same leg
stature on Friday, Noyembef % 1852, Mr..
| Rauta. a Democratic member from DnrIke CO.
introduced a bill III. b. No; lT2) To amend
this third section. (See House Journal, D. 30.D
/ Febr AIRY g. 1853, Mr.: Patterson: from the
Finance Conimittee, reported back said bill
and 1t was soon after passed by both Houses.
/ 1t re-cnacted the third section, III the part
above quoted, trltam change, the only essen
tial modification ,eing reduction Of exemp-
tions from 600 to SO.
The law tbus amended has been retained on
the statute boyk and has regulated the subject
Of exemptions till the past winter, when the
entire subject Of taxation was considered with
q 'iSN W ttlt an oi It's prov III
one general law 1t is we'll known that the
democratic party had majority in the lcgis'a-
ture. Senators Phelps, and Hatch were the
fathers Of the bill, and the system as it now
exists, was passed on the 9th of Apiil, 1853. !
The third sectof page 1T, Of the laws of
1882 is more stringent than the law of 1853, +
bat is similar in its general features. The only |
changes i'll the act of - above quoted are in |
prefxing The word public,7 before the words
colleges and academies, and in striking 6dt the
term, all eCdowmert5 made for their support
With these exceptions the law Of lS52 was
substantially re-enactel last winter Such is i
now the language Of the law, and such have
been It's provisions since 1852. If il is wrong;
the democratic parry alone is responsible for !
its existence:
But it may be claimed that ! udit0i " Wight /
has given a new and different construction to
this law, and that this is the ground of tom
paint We desire TO state most etnpldticallY, .
that any and all such charges and nsinuations
are faiss. We dssert what the records Of the /
public offices abund;i1tiy confirm, that there I
has been no rev ruling on these subjects: The .
practice under the law Of 1882, ard its amend
mcnts; has been uniform and the property the
taxation of &hieh is how complained Of; WAS
taxed under the administration of Mr.. Morgan
precisely the SAME as it is now taxed jliidef +
that of Mr.. Wright We also assert that APP
plications were made to Mr.. Morgan to ex-
empt certain Catholic property from taxation. +
the properly now in dispute included and that
letters are on file giving his replies of the same
character as those of Mr Wright. Nlr Nor !
gan told these men thut the property belong
H. -
rl'e of taxation. 1t was not p,,blic institu-
ton. liz position t5as sniaF to that of prop
rty IeId u Nasors; Odd FelIot}s, &c, which
has u,iifjfiniy licen taxed Parsonages of all
denominations have been taxed. Such is Cur
syseIn. Sdcll it h;i$ beah Such it was made
~ the U,n,)cr;ice of the St;ite: and as The law
sarh has bcca its enforcement by Auditor
Morgan; the special pet aid Ghampion of the
friends of The new constitution. In view of
these fats which are # record how will sensj
be, honest men regard the issue that Bishop
Purcell proposes to make with Auditor Wright
and his political friends?
Another point may as well be known to The
public During the past winter, when the en-
tire revision Of tbc lax system was under con
sideratiob, by such leading democrats as Sena-
tors Phelps. Hatch, Nc, auditor Wrie, ,f
brought this subject specially To their r.otice
He told them tIiat for years Bishop Purcell
and his friends have been urging + &C Auditor to
Exempt their Church prope"'.y, such us the
Bishops Palace the hon,-s of the Sisters of
Mercy. &c. from taNa,1on. FIc insisted that
if it the elcS,,2r to release such property it
should be so pIainly set forth in the law as to
be clearly understood. Tho result pf all this
he Of 10
greater restrictions. Such was the Response of
the Democracy to this request,
We trust this plain statement of facts will
pat this question to rest, We leave Bishop
Purcell and his apoIogiste to reconcile as best
they can their atinck upon most worthy pub
lie officer for doing simply his duty under the
,aw. Let them explain how the Republican
party ;s 70 he he'd responsible for this Demo
cratic law, and how it happened that their pa
tr;otic wrath now so rampant slumbcred 50
soundly when it WIS for years enforced against
them by Auditor Morgan.-Stafe Journal
Extensive Eorgories - 1.7nd Warrants,
Th7 United States Coart sitting al OgClcn2-
burg, y. Y. have to try number of cases of
forgeli,s OF land warrants The Democrat of
that pace saws:
We are informed that the estimate Of land :
covered by the warrants issued on these fraud
aicnt claims amounts to many thousand acres s
that wasrants to over 10000 acres have b2on ,
vacated AT the General Land Office since Tie |
discovery Of these frauds, and the arrest Of the /
offenders While much larger number Of acres :
had been patented in the hands Of innocent ard ]
bona f3c holders, who had bought and located
the warrants issued We are informed that