The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-04-23

1858, served it upon Hon. ThOs. Ewing,
and forty others, to wit:
"0FTIcE OF COLLECTOR OF TRr. REv.l
Ia Collection Dis. State of Ohio,
April llth. 1868.
Mr.. Thomas Eviqg. Lancaster, D;
The annual tax assessed up 10 you,
according TO the list OF tho Assessor ct
this district, amounts to the sum of ten
dollars.
"The same not having bsrn paid with
10 Il o time required b, the Internal Rev
snus Law, and BY publication, you are
liable to pay ten per cenlum additional
upon the amount thereof. MS provided in
The 10Th Section Of said Aot, and demand
is hereby made upon you for said Tax.
with the additional ten per cent. If not
paid within tan days after this demand,
the law provides for the collection there.
oi by distrsint and sale.
" Payment NAV be made at my Office
in Lancaster, Ohio. Amount of Tax
$40 OO; psnally 10 par cont 81 90
Total, oil 90.
'R. NJ, CLARKE.
Dep. Collector 18th Dis"
This notice broug ght the following note
from the Hon. Thomas Ewing:
AYcAsTER, April II.
SIR: Enclosed 6n1 check for eleven
dollars tax aud penalty sorry to find
You lying in wait f,r the extra dollar.
T. EWING"
This note gave rise t. the whole trou.
bio. II was ssiz'd up,n ny those
who would make the law odiouS and
who would wrong ne? Persons adverse
TO The law de 'larod thu p'nqty illegal
refused t" pay il, ani quot d "Hnn. Thos
Ewing as authority. Mr.. Ewing has
not deigned to acknow edge tho wrong
done me. or c,rrect ,ha erroneous i'm.
preston drawn from his note by tho pub
lilo. This proves two things: That
greNt men are somNim s mistaken. and
that men high in POSITION can do wrongs
and inaici injuries without having the
maenauiDily tn repair them. lfMr. Ew.
ing expects me t. quietly pocket his in.
suit, ho has m slaken his man. If he
Axp'cted me To treat him differently from
other men in tho discharge Of my official
rust, he may now learn lis error. The
law TRAITS alils rich and poor, great and
small and | have al ptrd and shall fol.
low is most excellent precept. In sew.
ing notice upon Hon. Thomas Ewing,
and exacnng p'nalty. | was simply dis.
charging my sworn duty unler th4 law,
and acting in obedience to tho nstruc
tions of my supcrior5 Had l failed 10
demand pnsIty Of Mr.. Ewing. my con
science would lave smitien me down
when | came to demand II of John s.
Brooks.
l cannot believe iha, Mr.. Ewing wes
ignorant Of the law assessing the penalty
and making it my duty 10 collect it.
| cannot believe he was uhadvised Of tho
fact that the penalty went wholly to the
Go vernment and not to me. aud hence
1 believe his irsult TO me, 10 have been
unprl vvkej, deliberate and inteud:d.
| do not believe any gentleman who
has examined tho law. Jr who will take
the pains 10 read what have here pro
duced, can entertain q doubt as tJ my
duty. II is clear that the law assesses a
psnsly often per o'nlum upon all per
Sons who shall fail or neglect to pay
within Tie time speciGsd in the no i e
that il ia my duty I" D putty Collector
far ,hih district to demand and receive
tho same and that ths ps"Hy as we'll a.
the tax goos wholly 10 the Govern ment.
If thcro arc any such. invite their spa.
cial attention to tie following:
CuLLEoroR's OFFICE. fern DE. or o.
CIaoLEvILLE. April, 1858.
"SR: Pmiltiss incurred by noa.pay
ment of Taxes belong u Tie GOv'rnment.
and yoa hare no authority 10 remit Ms
same in any case.
Very respectfully,
NATHAN DENNY. Collector.
Il. NJ. CLAHkE. Esq, Lancaster, o."
regret ox'reRoly The necessity which
cOmpeIs any allusion to Mr.. Ewing or
his note 10 mo but tho bad use made oi
1.-THE inpntntionS cast upon me-th'
general b lief drawn from It lha, the pen
atty asseSS d was illegal. and sppropi
Aling il to my own use. is, think, my
sufficient apology.
X. N. CLARKE.
Deputy Collector,
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