Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-03-01

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We pnblah below 4 communication received
yesterday, subjoining the remarks Of Mr.. o.
BORN, the Repsssentative tsom Lake, upon the
motion to reconsider the vote BY which Senate
Joint resolution was lndsRnitsly posiponedsa Az
thorIzlng the Attorney General to-dismisa the
bank taxation cases still pending 10 ihe United
States Court. The writer in the communica-
tIon Il correct In snpposing that wsdld ncsin-
tend 10 convey an erroneous impression as %
what be said; and, we think, nobody got a
wrong impression from what we said, for the
report Of Mr.. osBoRS's remarks as given be-
low, where II relates to the charge Of seces-
sionIsm, 10 substantially as we gave It in our
notice Of the discussion on Thursday morning.
We intend to do no man injustice, and are al
ways ready to correct an error when NE md
that one has been committed.
We do not agree with Mr.. OsBonH political
ly, but take great pleasure In bearing testimo-
ny to his efficiency, industry and usefulness, ss
a legislator. And we have heard him express
conservative views which every friend Of law
and order indorses notwithstanding he repre-
sents radical constituency: fsri9g
coLuHpus, Feb. 81, 1862
EpIroR STATESMAN: Your remarks last even
ing as to what was said by Mr.. Osborn Of Lake,
although not so intended, may have the effect,
without exclamation, of producing very eirone-
oue impression OF what he did say, All the
bank TAX cases have been disposed OF against
the State, except three nov pending IN the Su-
~. - I'll Ill Thn n nnrO-
prIaton Of Eve thousand dollars made to prose-
cute them, has been nearly expended, leaving
probably sufficient to pay the ,,remaiDDg costs
The banks have ell accepted the law OF 1861,
leaving therefore no question except the differ
ence between the taxes paid BY these three
banks under their charters, end that sought 10
be imposed upon them BY the laws complained
of. Under theee circumstances the Senate pass
ed The resolution In question Upon this ques-
zion Mr.. Osbcsa said substantially as follows:
"The question az 10 the character OF bank
charter was settled by the Supreme Court Of The
United States, when that C0urs was confessed
" one of the ableet and puresI Tribunals in this
or any other country.
pIn the cAsus carried up TO that Court grow
ipg out Of our tax law OF 1852, the Court again
affirmed the sane principle'it had formerly de-
cided. viz, that by the express provisions OF the
Constitution of the United States, q bank chart
ef is contract which the Legislature can not
change or alter, without the cOnsens of the
bank. That while great devotion was nov ex-
press ed for the Constitution OF the United States
/. was difficult 10 see wherein, In principle, the
late DemocrAicpar , If this State, who refused
TO be- bound By the decision OF the Federal
Coult; our own Supreme COURT, who resolved
not 20 obey iis mandate; the ultra Abolition
lists of Massachusetts who deny the obligation
OF both the Constitution and the Courf; and
the Secsssonists OF the South. materially diff
fered. 9sse ssso ~
.'In fact there is no difference between the
secessio lists ard our Count In principle, both
being based upon the supposed doctrine Of State
rlshts, Ia times when ;Arts zeal obliter4tes
and oyeirides everything else, opinions are of
sea held which IL carried out to their results,
would lead 90 the subverhion of ali government.
Tha', unfortunately, this State was The only one
among the free States, where the question OF
currency had beea carried Into party pSlitice,
and he had hoped that now, when party had
almost ceased to exist, and all could see more
clearly their obligations 10 tue gseRt charter Of
our liberties, there would be found no opposition
20 agreeing 70 a resolution calculated to save
useless cost 10 the State, and just and right 10
ITSELF q, tass8s az
-. uub tLO A1Wo tAtSN Whlbh NnOcO tuACo WCtO
assessed, passed as they were in times Of great
party zeal, aud under party drill, he thought all
could now see to be unjust, because they sought
to Impose upon the banks q rate of taxation
four-fold greater than that imposed upon indi-
viduals, and their passage could cnly be &C.
counted for, on the suPposition that they were
intended to tax the banks Of the State out of
existerce. aIts ysiav
oThat the banks neither had, ner claimed,
any special privilege TO Legislative favor. They
certainly had right to stand upon their char.
ter, aud to resist any such outrageous and un-
jnss taxation. That in fact the question was
not one between the bank and the State, but
between the holders Of some portion of their
stock in other States, and the State.
'fThat the unWise party attempt to tax the
banks to the death, had already cost the State
very large amount, and had been detrimental
TO the best interests of the people, and he
thought 1t both unjust to the banks, and not to
the interest Of the State, to incur any more
cosi il The prosecution OF these cases."
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