The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-02-02
Republican Tactics.

natl Commercial, states that at the Caucus c
the Republican members Of the General AS
semby, held at the Senate Chamber on Frlda
evening last
at was resolved to recommend the Count
Treasurers to carry ont the strict letter Of tt
sub treasury law. II specie be required OF then
take nothing but specie. Also, that the Stat
Central Committee call State Convention O
the eighth ofJune next"
The recommendation to the County Treasur
ers by the Republican Caucus, as stated by tn
writer for the ConmHcial, is rather obscure
and will need some explanation. We suppose
the accommodation Oft the Caucus to be in fac
direction to the Republican County Treas
urers by the Republican members of the Ltgis
l,tme to hold that the Sub Treasury law re
qlrcs them to collect the public dues in specie
AMI therefore to require all taxes and other due
to be paid in coin. Such was the ground takcl
/ by all the Republican politicians in the Mus
kingum valley, in the last campaign. They
uniformly held that the Sub Treasury Law
required Il collection Of all the Taxes in spe
Gle. And in that locality bleeding Kansas,
tn, Slavery Issue, and the usual assaults upor
! the National Administration, were made tC
play but a subordinate part. 1t seems, howcv-
cr, that such was not the case in other portions
! Republican Caucus, in its programme, to pro
ducc uniformity, so that the Republicans may
sing the same song about the State Sub II cas-
ury Law in the next campaign, in every sector
fthc State.
We are curious to know how the Republican
Caucus recancilcd Gov ChaSe's views of the
Sub Treasury Law, with their cdict to the Re-
publican County Trcasurcrs-for we assume as
fact that the caucus held that the strict letter
of the Law requires the taxes to be paid by the
people in Coin. Gov. Chase, in his Message OF
ion. lie says:
"Thc other point Of difference between the
Federal and State systems which seems to me
most important is this: The Federal system
preScribeS the medium in wich payments may
be made into the Treasury 1t directs that all
such payments shall be made in gold or silver
or Treasury notes. corresponding provision
in State legislation would require such payment
in gold or silver, or the notes ofspccie paying
banks organized and regulated by State laws.
The act of last session makes no provision in
relation to this very important matter; and, by
the omission, seems virtually to require the re-
ceipt for taxes and other States dues, ofwhat-
ever may be current as money in the several
localities where payments are made. Such has,
| understand, been in fact the general if not
universal construction of the act by the County
Treasurers and other public officers"
1t will be seen that the Governor ho Ids that
the law does not even confine the payments in
to the Treasury to gold or silver or the notes
ofspecic paying banks organized and regulated
by State laws" but that it requires the Treas
urers to take for taxes and other State dues,
whatever may be current as money in the sew
eral localities where payment is made" and he
says that such has been the general if not uni
v2rSal construction of the act by the County
Trcasurcrs.
If the Governor be correct, then "the str ct
letter" Of the Sub Treasury law is not a re-
quircment to "take nothing but specie" for
taxes, as the Republican Caucus seems to hold
IS the law. Now it is important to know
whether the Governor has surrendered the
views expressed in his message and adopted
tho opinions Of the Republican caucus, and
whether he cOncurs in the extra official edict of
the Republican members OF the General Assem-
l,-p n,1 l., 41, 1,,It, l1,,1
or is in error, AMI that the Auditor, Comptrol-
Ter and Treasurer Of State, to WHOM, by the
Constitution and Laws, is confined the duty of
supervising the collection of taxes and other
public dues, are not equal to the great cmer-
gences of the coming campaign, and that there
fore, the Republican Caucus must usurp pre-
rogatve not given to its members by any law
full authority, and issue its edicts to the various
Republican County Treasurers, as to the man
ncr in which they shall discharge their sworn
official duties? 1t will be interesting to note
various Republican County Trcasurers, and
hereafter to chronicle the number, who by fol-
lowing the silly advice the Caucus, may have
sealed their own political fate among their local
constituents.
1t seems from the Comme,ciaFs Correspond
ent that the Republican State Convention will
assemble on the 8th ofJune next, and thereup-
on the campaign of 1853 will open, as the Dem
ocratic State Convention will have assembled
on the Goth Of May. The campaign will be
one in which we confidently anticipate and ex.
pect that all the vgor and energy of the United
Democracy of Ohio will be brought to bear
with a firmness and courage that will never fail,
and il so who can doubt it's complete triumph
and success on the Second Tuesday of October
next? Let our Democratic fellow citizens pre-
pare for the coming campaign by burying in
oblivion all past differences. Let Union and
Harmony prevail--and the watchword Of the
Party be the REDEMPTION OF ONO IN ALL THE
DEPARTMENTS or THE STATE GOVERNMENT,
and then indeed will this grand and sublime
achievement be accomplished! Statesman.