M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-01-21

e rrable TO the State tint Ee have bee
abIJ ~ pass through thy tbi:d year
m expeusye and sangu'nary war, /
no lu,l per ormA0cl .; al yJIr IaiieI
20 be National GuYurnmtrt, witbUh
tn aiming, IN any mannyr, the pros
y perltY Of tue S,'te, or oJPccssing pu
d poop!o by GarIheuS1m! Or eXce4si Z
= taxation
"rhc financial condition oithgSAp
s highly satisfactory. Tue curr5ncl
IiSinN sDnh.. condition The agri
cu, mal, in3ustria! and commrrciA
nterests %! the Slat1 worJ never NOR,
B prosperous. The STAG ha, been lrb
t.cte1, with II single exception, iron
.Hya,iJu, and Ia. dIio'a ilL raw. ~,
U! %r havo nol spT AZ thoInseiVtt
wtlm pur lint5. at ILU same Diu.p
tnG Kr-a. ius ,IUtioas o, vJucatI 81
and uauuyOlrace, which con,tltUto 4
ml,yr al elem.nt Of our p1do u9i
suIgughI, huye not h9en cngyo C 81
upon " mp ,rei, Oar sGhooli and
colleges -o9r eemiuaries Of learning,
Uur ar's a d scUuCes, oar uu3,G inS'i
tutiUns fJr the rtlioi an! iusrnctifn
Vi tE. striGklH 9orri0n OF unr i,SrDlr,
iOu, pablo BJgks--hri thea. have hJcu
tJfstgrGd, encouraged and protected,
ae though war hal not existed in the
laui. Wutl1 We have H6nal,nt cauAa,
in Ibis, not alouu iur sell 2galulalio1
bat VI duvUut thauEiuiuass 10 that
! Divine Providence thIt rules IN the
affairs oi nati0uo IA OF individuals
W. uaY learn It il tie obligations Of
duty, that, hy ~sI admin S;rdtl"n, wa
5VcUre 10 the failure, ~ tar as bunln
viori can do 80, thl blessings W. hay-
enjoyed ID !De past"
We ave Jetn eaablad 10 get alon,.
wlthnnt depressing our peo 10 by rE.
clo5,v0 tAXAliO3, Gays tho Governor.
i Now, Ia l,a!h, ihe Federal taxes "
Onlu have O3an most uppr1st25 in
! C,,,'',h L,,na, Int,a, E,. E,L'.L
taul Stale purposes Wt have b5vD tax
ri in tho past yer AZ least twlnig-
five midi5ns oi-dolar+, which Is aIt
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M ore pant cdiar ooiy do ddS'rl
upon thta occI1lpn, t. add ~ ths re-
Communications oi my predecessor
ImNI that is in regard 10 tao act q
! March q, 1858 imposing tRX tor
,h1 aid u. the families o; soldiers 'nd
nnrinrs in ths service. have ears
.n,y watched tn" operations OF thIs
IIuw. Il is noi sufficient IJr l's par
linara utr tiA.IV RIUrVVG tue rgI
commentator oi G'v.Fnr IoI lor
lie jncratso o. tho tax; brt III my
iiui.m Mt that increase ShonId Dc even
greater ;han hu proposes, in order b
do iUsiica alike TO onr soldiers aud
onr peoplp. Tue advance il tho cost
oI living rn' reached the noceas"rie'
of lie Is heavily ~ tho loXurlcs. the
increase OF wages does not reach the
lll3or OF dependent WOMEN, with chill
Iren TO feed, cIotho "ni educate. The
naonnt saved from 'he'r 'c"nty pay
ana stnE nome Ny o"' s';''s''' '"'p- !
iaFS0 III tn' "Sh' - 49, - wi '''',' -
III It's u'S''''H''o' ii, "tn0s r,t V"Vs' ,' :"
wh"'h II - H'''a "1'. ',I' .I, w., w..
'v''nl1' "nn we i"''tV's ,I',o y ' a,;i, IT." .
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,J,;' 49, oj,sa nf n,n'l. and wari off nosi.
t,yo en- Er;nr h,y, no, been ab'u