The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1862-01-18

inx, srd pYcmosiss she Interests o. los
ssses. This do.s. as oil times responsso'e,
!. Il e,<sen, much more than erdiuastsy 80
&, ,ns rsason thai the yasioa OF shlca We
-. . ran. i epvsr.d in Girl! War, most
.snsonIy and sisksdiy thrust upon % ~
had ana dssssirg men. doubt nos ysn
iii address Yourselves 10 the discharge OF
this dusy calmly and earnestly, seeking WIS.
dom md strength from Him who u hing Of
KisgS and Lord d Lords.
Ths Consultation requires that J shai!
comnunicase to you the condifson OF sns
state. and recommend such matters a.
nav deem expedieus, and nsw preesso 20
the persosmsncs Of taat duty.
ass sasgssrs Asp sAxAIios.
Tia espend itsres Of the LASS two years
for I'll, State purposes have been loou.
$500, 600, for each year. lbs 'ne1uues
both ordinary snd extraordinary sspsnai-
tures-lhe amounts expended fer tho lnea0e
Asyius. the PsnisensiaEy, the bisna Asy,
isn as yinton, the printing Of the hssiseo
Statutes, and other extraordinary obJeess,
A we'll a. lbs amounts expended in Carrying
an ths e,iinAYy operations OF the stste
Goysrnment. Ths expenditure has not IN
s.y ease been permitted TO exceed INC sp-
prorriatiou, and is materially less, notn 10.
lie peoi.en,iary and lossne Assium, ana
hss. In oil sases that have come under my
ahssrya,isn. been carefully and economi-
eally made. 10 my Judgment, there - not
asothcr State in the Union 10 whion pro-
tsctisu Of Government is extended 90 %
large Q population, 80 widely soa9eIeo,
moro economically than our eva, bo'
yhiIe thi, is tue, il 10 equally true thai eur
fnauces are not in healthy condition.-
Ths Report Of the Auditor Of State discloses
the some vhas startling Tact that oil The State
TAI for. 1850 and preceding years, there
vns Il the data Of his Report 1.-THE 4th day
Of Nov, Is6l,) delinquent and unpaid, the
Is,ra s.,m Of about 500, 00O-a sum more
,han suik cieps 80 cover the entire expenses
Of our State Government for one year..
This large delinquency has occurred mainly
within the last four years, and tne same
Rspors shows that there we're o. the same
Assr. warrants drawn On the Treasury 10 the
amour. Of slp3 Gas, which were unpaid for
the want Of funds, most OF which were
drawing in.cres. 1t the rate Of eight Per
cen. per nnnum.
From those facts the following conclusions
ara Inevitable lss, That during the last
four years there has been levied a state tag
larger by about sso0, 600, than ,he oeaessi-
tIes q the State required. ID, That TINS
wss rendered necessary BY The fact that only
a portion Of sas people paid the tax due az inc
State. 81, That the State has peen co"
PEELED yearly TO pay larg. sums y Wy ..
interest on warrants, which nsea no. nass
bsen maid had the taxes been collected
and the Treasury kept supplied Win Ionas
10 ucos all demands upon II. an, lnas tue
State, being compelled TO purchase ne sup
p,ies with warrants, has had 10 pay n'gnsr
prices than il it had had the cnsn 20 pay
ssh, That the tax.paying port,on OF our
people havo thus been compelled 70 pay no'
only their proper share OF the pubic oor,
thens. bu. also the share OF those VINO dia
oct pay their taxes, increased o interest,"
and high prices.
These things should not be SO. They re-
fsc. dissrsdis not only on those OF our oi'i.
xens Who seek to avoid their just snare OF
those burdens which are imposed upon all,
for tbs benefit Of oil, but also upon the laws
which permit them to do 50 with imrunty.
1 therefore very earnestly recommend 20
YOUR attention o careful examination OF our
revenue laws for the purpose o. ascertain
ius il ,hsy can be made more etiectise IN en-
forcing tho prompt payment OF taxes.
The leading features in good revenue
law, in my Judgment are: Lat, Inc I'M
position Of such penalty for the non-pay-
mens Of taxes when duo as will make 1t un'
mistakably the interest Of every tax payer
10 pay promptly. Cd, The assurance to tue
purchaser Of property at tar sale Of avaiid
ti,le q. the aspiration Of . f1ed time
Taers ia in my opinion much misapprehen-
sion ia the minds Of many persons 90 this
subject. Some seem to think that they re-
csive no value for the money paid by them
as taxes, and that they afs, therefore, not
calpabls in avoiding payment II they can:
Others, whilst they admit there 10 some kind
Of doubtful obligation upon them to pay
their taxes, II convenient, yet insist that any
strinsenoy in tho laws, TO compel payment,
would be unjust and oppressive, and thar
no greater penalty should be imposed Tor
nan-paymens than the interest allowed By
law between citissus. These are radical
errors. Every citizen Is protected by the
State, 10 life, liberty, aud property-in all
he has, and all he may acquire, and in oil
bis honest efforts for further acquisition,
and 10 return, he is bound A. . good citizen
TO render obedience - tho laws, TO par
promptly his share Of the taxes necessary
fer the support Of government, and in time
OF war, il need be, to defend the govern
mens With bis life. II be fails TO perform
either Of these duties Of . good citizen, he
10 liable 10 punishment, and the amount
added 10 his taxes for failure OF payment
.; The time dxsd BY Law. 10 not the interest
doe uron debt, but enc or penalty for
she non-psrfosmancc Of . duty. Nor can
any one justly complain Of this. Why should
any one Of our people claim that be should
enjoy all the hsnefe Of civil government,
and Be exempt from its burthensi that he
saoald hare al these advantages q the ex-
penss Of bis neighhorse
Ii may be said that some are unable 10
pay their taxes. This, il seews % Ne, 10
sfroussus. The amount OF tax each one
has to pay 10 in proportion to the property
he has, The greater the tax the greater WIS
anoant Of property from which 70 raise
means Of payment. a. we'll eonsincsa
that taxes are paid most promptly By our
fArmsrs, and b. men Of comparatively small
ueans, and thai there are very fe1 Of %
Who do not spend yearly for sfsiclss Of iax-
nry which do net prcmcss either our heath,
cur prosperity, o. ssr happiness, more tean
he sun required Of ~ ~ tAxes Tor the snp- /,
pert Of the sovesnneas that protests u.s.
The subject Of revenue and saxasico -
sumss . sYsvsr int4sees nod inportanca st
his time, Ter The reason sAat cor State 10
Jailed upss, for the 6rss time siece its I'D.
missisn, 70 pay . direct tax for the support
u The General GsvsYnueaa. We may sx-
- % b called % % pay, dsrioG the pre-
~ pear, Rs1sFal sax II fson @t0o, 900 70
= 3s00,Qoo. Thia Il rendsrsd necessary By |
he hsavy sxp<nditasss incurred by the Gen. ,
Desi 6osssnnsat 10 psspayine 20 pet dswu
Il RaAnflfon IN ooeta0 Stnkee az eha Cuioa.