The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1864-06-22
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Thus it will be seen that our State,
county and local taxation in Ohio this
year is NEARLY THIRTY MILLIONS
against taxation last year, as reported
by the Auditor OF State, of 81 ,S59, ,4T3, ,68.
. In addition to this militia commuta-
ton fee of FOUR DOLLARS is de-
nanded from able bodied mon, who did
not see the propriety OF joining the Ma
tional Guard, to be ordered out of the
State, at the whim or nod of the State
Executive.
TIhe taxes Of the people of Ohio---to
be paid in December-will be double
what they have ever been before, while
the grand duplicate will show less plop
erty upon which the tax is to be levied.
But these are taxing times. In addi
tion to the large sums extracted from the
people by paying the Draft Commuta-
ton, they are paying their National In
come and direct Taxes The Federal
Government expects Ohio to pay about
FIFTEEN MILLIONS. OF INTER
NAL REVENUE THIS YEAR! Now
add the fifteen millions to the thirty
millions of dollars, and we have the enor-
nous sum of FORT Y -FIV L MIL
LIONS AN amount of taxation that
will not be regarded as a great luxury
even by our Abolition friends And
whati is the prospect for its diminution?
None whatever but if Lincoln, Brough
Il Co. are continued in power, and they
are allowed full sway, they'll ruin eUery
taa- payer an the country
The National debt of the country is
estimated at three thousand millions of
dollars-probably more now, but Ohio's
share of all this is about one tenth. The
entire real and chattel property of Ohio
is estimated at nine hundred millions of
dollars. If the war should stop to-mor,
row, and the debt was to be paid, every
man in Ohio would be compelled to part
with oNE-THIRD OF HIS PROPERTY
Now comes another feature. The Shod-
dyites, Contractors, Navy Supplyers, Of
fee holders &c, &c by investing their
money in United States Bonds get rid of
paving taxesl About four millions of
personal property in Ohio is thus with
drawn from the duplicate, by Abolition
6nanciering, and the additional tax is ad-
ded upon the small property holder and
the owners. OF real eSIatc. HcSe UouuS
were bought at discSunt, yet the peo-
pie are taxed to pay their holders in gold,
and bound to pay the principal at par =
Is this rights this just Ye: We call
the attention of the people of Ohio to the
fact that when a Democratic member OF
the last Legislature introduced bill with
the view of taxing National Securities
the Abolition majority promptly voted il
down! By this act millions of dollars
which should be on our duplicate for tax
alton, which should bear alike with real
estate, the burden of government, goes
untaxed! Capitalists and Shoddyites
may think this just. honest, righteous
but we mistake the plain people if they
do not put the seal Of their condemnation
on such detestable fnanciering.
THE SUM TOTAL! How do yor
like it, people Of Ohio? How much O
this Immense sum has been frittered away
by the favorites Of the party in power?--
Well could the venerable Chairman Of the
Finance Committee of the Ohio House o
Representatives declaim against the t'sstur,
| of tor1fion' when the SUM TOTAL
stared him in the face! Well did he
conceive that an outraged and ever-taxeC
people woull rise up in judgment agains
their pitiless public servants! He more