Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1859-04-23
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IN their desperation, the Opposition organ and
Wing croakers, have been treasuring as sweet
morsel, Mr.. IsRELI connection wi the proposition
to take part of of Jefferson and attach the saeto
Clarke. 1t was a mere suggestion at best-was
never acted on by the Legislature, and neither now
any future time is the question likely to meet
with any favorable considerations. But An Old
Line WING, y through the last number of the Free
Press has so efectually spiked this Wing battery
that we subjoin without farther comment What
next2 Try, something more effectual as humbug
issue if you have no solid objections to Mr.. 1sBELI:
A CARD.
Ma. EDIToai-In the address of Mr. K. to the
hesattacked the Democratic nominee, Mir. IsbeiI
because of his participation in the petition 10 The
last Legislature 10 attach part of this couAty4to
Clarke. On that subiect Mi. k eensnred 1riendst
and foes, in such harsh terms as would have una
yoidably extorted reply had 1been present And
you, Mr.. Editor, were at one time equally harsh
We were charged with having based the petition
upon The ayowed ground of the exhoFbiiant coun-I
~ taxation. Now, Iasseft that we did novsueh,
thing. Tbatthe petition contained NOT one nwoFd
of complaint of or reference 10, the taxes. The
apPlica ton was upon totally different grounds.-
It's true, the member in charge of the, petition
was furnished with a statement, showing both The
various items OF county taxation. and the portion
OF each assessed upon that part of thecounty pro-
that the taxes within the said portion constituted
so small part of the whole, LESS than three per
cent ;-that if the application were granted the
increased taxation OF the county could be remedied
by a little economy. .st5 81 II a5t,.ss II
But, suppose we had complained OF The county;
taxes-does not every tax-pa yer dothe same With
ar. aggregate tax OF more than $4,000, and a
county tax, lpart thereof OF more than $23 600,
who does notknow that the people of Jefferson are
more heavily buTdened than any others outside
the corporate cities And why is it, that the poor.
midi NNNnNNc
was, in 1858, about $500; whilst in This compact
rich, prosperous, haggaYt county of Jefferson, the
levy was some $1,000 more2 Why is it. also, that
fully one fourth of the white male timetables are
delinquents; whilst in Clarke there are only some
twenty odd or thirty2 Do not these facts furnish
just ground of complaints We know that many
citizens were DESTROYS of enlarging the portion of
the county asked to be cut off, so as to include
them. And we verify believe, &c we had proposed
to add one third of the county to Clarke we could
have gotten the signature of every landowner
therein. We Prale about The extravagance of the
government in Washington; but one must not
dare 10 object to the mere onerous expenditnre of
our county officials. Truly, the times are evil,
when twelve or fourteen citizens cannot be even
suspected of making complaint against notorious
mismanagement, without being denounced and
DETAINED, 10 accomplish party p1rptse. a
lvoted for Me-. X. in the county convention.
supposed he was too high-minded gentleman to
attempt to make political capital of matter that
has no connection with present party issues. lam
as much opposed TO MIR. Isbeli, --poliiicaIly,- las
sorting to these Gd eaptandanl attacks,-lef him
succeed. 1t were far better 10 have democrat
represent us than the present state of county al
fairs continue. An OLD LINE WHIGSl d