Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-06-05
Concentrated wisdom and Greensaok.


ConceR rated wisdom and GreehSacka'
The Board Of Grant County Asses
sors, at .heir me eting last week for
agreeing upon 9 general uniform ba~
sig for rating personal property re
solved, a minority dissenting and
Majority agreeing, not to assess
,grecf backs-though the State laws
'thfs9tho Assessors printed blanks
specifY .oNoNEYs AND cRRDITs" IS
special articles for taxation.
4 member said latei.- in Congress
that no where but in some part Of
Michigan was the question ever rails
cd as to the legality Of taxing legal
tenders, greenbaclls, national money
" the preferred substitute for gold,
tor state and municipal purpose
the speaker saying that no law Of
C0ng} ass eIeMpts such from the bur
thol8 81 taxation, to Ill OF which
1here vas not n dissent in The Amor
ican House and Senate Of conccntra-
tea vision.
it may be noted however Chat in
one corner OF the state Of WISCONSIN
the question has not only been rails
ed but been disposed oi-the ASSES
sors cf Grant County agreeing that
greenpacks stand below all other
property in the scale OF value, and
hattie same are not money nor creHttS
nor even other ratra6ic propc,Y
But low is it with persons vino
report sworn lists Of property iii
EL tney swear to having returned
taeir money credits, &c? Werathcr
guess he Assessors would not care
10 commit sabornation OF perjury
u which crime their resolve would
rather appear to smell upon s1-acutc
sniH What right has any assessor
- say to the people, yonr green
backs are not money and need not
lie liated-pnrsuant TO a resolution
eta Grant County Congress Of As
SCISSORS, the discovery having bayle-
Gently been made by the wise nae.
rant that the National Congress
s@empts the same.
But has any man, having on band
grcenback money, the right to act
ndor advice of any Assessor, and
not report his money for taxation
signing his name and swearing to
having listed his money? Weanswer
most emphatically, no such right can
exist. Men are held more severely
oy their oath~ than by amy second
nand official advice. Norman has an,
right under oath 70 regard official
advice above tho plain word and
spirit of law.
The truth is, greenbacA7 and tba
tne rich few constitute some mems
Gods, and when wealth demands any
special favor such demand comes and
@oes with the noise and force Of
thunder and tightening. Capitol de
:nands this partial release from tax
alton and the ASSESSORS, under un-
ya-.lntable protest have fastened to
obey The masses Of poor are gn-
der8tcod to be careless and dull, and
anable to see that any release from
taxation OF 4 certain article iN the
hands ofrich men must adJ s0 much
II the taxation of VIE common pros
pctty held 81 the masses Land,
worth this dav but >5Go per acre
assessed at s. co IL S4.00 per acre.
bat land worth $50 o0 to $50 90 is
rated at $500 to 5000 This i
another way Of p@uds Ilf to wealth
ana laying the weights OF taxation
9fca the shoulders 81 the masses.
Cat as land assessments are not to
pc revised this year "e leave it for
.llure attention.
We protest against this tame Sub
aiasion Of the people to tho few
ucky ones who happen To own
1seenbacks and valuable lands t0r
-2h tame submissions they ought to
uiicr-'t!s very true, and we arc not
IRE but the yoke they patiently
ear is for their own good and for
10 ultimate damage Of the rich Bat
lis argues onr side chat It's best to
either require q yoke nor sutmjt to
cue.