M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-01-16

can be reasonably expected from its
enforcement. The collection Of this
tax ia limited to the Federal assessors
and collectors, which will subject tie
people to the annoyance Of uew and
strange class oftax gathcrors, which
it is desirable to avoid. lie recon.
mends that the G,heral Assembly y me-
morallze Cot er,ss to change the law,
by requiring Il certain amount of each
State as its quota tir tie income tax,
and permit the State to collect t, as is
dors with the direct Tax, The Gov.
ernor THINKS the people would far pre-
fer m il crease Of ths q rect tx to r1le
income tax. The ma n argument for
fixing tie quota Of tax required by the
Federal Government Of each State,
and permitting them to raise them
selves their respective amounts, is
that under State iaw the burden can
be made more justly and equally on
taxable property, can be collected
cheaper aud with less annoyance to
the people, and maintains State indie
pendente and authority.
The military condition ofthe State
occupies large share of tho message
The number Of volunteers mustered
into seevice Of the United States is
one hundred thousand two hundred
and twenty,iour. That does not in
clude the citizens of Ohio who have
gone into tho military organizations of
other States. That class is estmat.
eG at ten thousand. The arms and
accouterments issued to volunteers,
and other items ola like class, are ect
forth in detail. The difficulties at.
tending the organization OF Camp
Denni8on are referred to; al'o the
seasons why the State could not ad.
vance pay to the volunteers. or pub
lie arms, he says.
The amount refunded the State by
the Federal Government for advances
made by tits $1,O77,OO0. A mOdifi-
cation OF the n ilitary laws OF the State
is recommended.
The attention of the General AS.
semoiy is called to the defense OF our
lake shore, in pursuance OF the eircu.
lar Of Secretary Seward.
The negroes occupies pages Of the
message, and the views ofthe Cover
nor on the contraband, are Of the
most radical character. He is Tor
genesrl emancipation, and for the Uni.
ted States following the example oil
Great Britain toward the slaye OF San
Domingo. A more thoroughly Vdi.
cal Abolition document than tNNr.
zion of the message has u0 6y
been presented to the public He
says:
In less than year The conspirators
against the liberties OF our country
have organized army OF nearly half a
million of men, and have covered the
shores of the Cult, the banks Of the
Mississippi, and the Potomac with
battrsies and bulwarks-their guns all
turned against the loyal States. There
is po coBcealment of the scope OF this
y1eFwaAlike preparation. 1t is a war
for pastery Oh this Continent. and the
rebel States, in proclailning it for the
6pagation of Slavery, seek to make
the issue, that this must be altogether
a slave or free government. II they
triumph, slavery, under a military
government, is the consequence. The
success of the loyal States restores
peace with freedom, under the benign
influence ofrcpublican institutions,
. The Government q tue United
etateS ! oES to- 9lo resslApfthis strNg-
gle with the confdenca That belongs
to good cause. and would turn the
evil, that is inevitable to ultimate
good. The movement Of a nation to.
ward reform should be slow TO make
it sat9, hence the Presidents recon-
mendation Of colOnizing the\African
race, when some system Of gradual
emancipatinn is developedN IN He
events OF the war. ~
An act of immedistg$ $e9erl eman.
cipatioh, throwing f6fE mI IEcnS Ithe
caored caste loose on socAty, north
andSouth, would leave them more eu-
slayed than they are now. Without
the intelligence power and meaneoi
a master Of the suberfpr race, to sup.
port them 10 t& Competition with
that race in the business nj life, they
would perish. The NoNl rejecting
them, as it has doneJn msny OF tie
States, and might do in the fhthe,s, the
iour millions, let loose in TIL. South,
would encounter q war OF castcs-a
war of determination. '
Measures tending to a happier dps
tiny for slavery arg already broachcd
in CoDeees. 1t is proposed to take
the centrol OF the snlject out Of Tie
hands of the rebelA ssukipg to make
it the instrument - destroying tree
government: and 70 q ihis It is ncces
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