The Baltimore County union., 1866-09-08
WHOLE NO. IS.
Correspondence from the 7th Dist.
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Taxation is high ir eilies IN direct proportion
10 the vicious character VI the population. IL
intempeTance and idleness prevail person and
property cannot be safe and the seed Il thickiy
sown for then, robbery, murder and arson. AZ
these crimes increase, the greater becomes the
necessity for the establishment ofa vigilant po-
lice system aud the multiplication ofcity officials.
This increase OF the guardians Of person and
property requires augmented TAXATION, which
presses again with increased force upon thoss
least able TO bear IT, and give. new incentives to
the crimes which civil authority must suppress.
Thus. cities Gall into fatal circle, the law OF
which may be expressed in the simple statement
the more crime, the more taxalion-the greater
the taxation, the more the crime. Munieipal bo-
dies emerge from the fatal circle by decrszae Of
population, and decay Of their splendor.
Doubtless, Incidence and iniemperance are
sources Of crime, for which individual character
Is mainly responsible, in society at large but
in cities they are not the proxlmaie eanse. Ex-
trcmc poveFty-in one word. Waaf, is the chief
source Of crime and indolence improvidence,
intemperancc and prostitution Just asfruly spring
from destitution as that condition. arises from
those vices. This may be shown in few words
The means OF comfortable subsistence, In all
civilized societies, are always 10 be obtained By
the exercise Of some calling, some social func-
ton. The nett income from the exercise OF such
function will either exceed the means Of . com.
Portable subsistence or fall below them for, u
Just equal 10 that want, II can hardly be called
a net, income Now, five distribute social func-
tons, or industrial pursuits, on scale represent
ing the proporiionate gross amount OF nett IN
CONES falling to each, we shall find them 10 in-
crease upward in the following manner
ist-llireling Industry;
2d-Agricultural Industry;
Jd-Construetion Industry
4,h-Transit Industry
5,h-Manufaciuring Industry
Gfh-Mercanlile Industry
sth--Banking Industry
sih-LAndlord Industry.
Hircling industry, being unable 10 employ IT,
self. and subject 20 immense competition must
necessarily produce the lowest ofall nett incomes
agricultural industry, when resting on the pOs
session OF freehold being able 10 employ itself
and subject to less possible competition, than
hireling labor and, indeed, this Income will
generally more than exceed the necessary means
ofeomior'aele subsistence The capitalist again
who is builder, or the manager OF rail-
road. stage OF shipping interest, being sub
jec, 60 less competition than the independent
farmer even though hc employs more hireline
labor enjoys greater nett income than be.
And 50 ! may ascend in the scale ill come lo
iat class whose sole function Is " lease proper
1 iy aud collect rents, which may call, for con-
Veniencr, landlord industry. Here the nett in
come Is greater than all Others, 10 those who fol-
low this function Is n sole avocation. "A n
branch OF industry, IL is checked by less compe-
tition than any other il hires less laboE aud 10
subject 10 less current exp,nse. The only serious
limit 10 the nett income Of mis- business, Is the
destruction OF property hv accident and hard
usage and taxation.
These different branches Of industry may, II is
true, be all exercised by the same person al once.
hut as social functions they are fixed elements OF
society and nett incomes DO adinsi themselves
on q scale rs above.
Ia ali
AZ the mercy OF all the other branches for the
possession Of any nett income at all. Four-hhhs
OF the families Of the United States, whose heads
arc employ ecs, IL is probable, never more than
meet the current expenses Of food, clothing and
housing And large proportion Of that four
hiths get most miserable supply OF those eseen-
iials, both as regards quantity and quality.
10 ia the nature Of man, when compelled 10 la~
bor with no prospect before him better than
crusis Iags and freless hearihstone, 10 grow
Desperate 10 curse his destiny and society along
with H. and If not fortified by high moral in
s,incis 10 resort first 10 the petty crimes OF thef'
aud burglary, and then 10 arson and murder, 60
better bis condition That arrangement OF so
! ciety which puts adequate employment out OF
| his reach aud makes the procurement Of ordina-
| ~ comforts mere game Of chance, bedcvils and
! dcmonizcs him. Thus crime Is engendered 10
| tho whole hireling class. u does not always
| limit itself 10 strikes The next combination
1
individual crimeis not lerpeiraied, property Is
always rendered unsafe hy the possibility Of such
/ combinations.
! The comfort which Of all olhers The laboring
class alust needs, and the absence Of which must
/ conduce 10 dcspondency and desperation, and
thence 10 sullen indolence, then 10 iniemperance.
aud hnally 70 crime is the rosrssion Of decent
home
We have srcR that the nett profits Of the land
lord class put il in their power, more than that
Of any other, 10 supply this want. Aud OF ali
classes this should really hear the responsibility
OF nllevatng the condition Of the laboring class
TO- These two occupying the two extremes Of
the social scale. lhc greatest want should be re-
lievcd by the creates, abundance. But u land
lor,ls choose no, 10 investigate . remedy for the
| trOublCs Ol their poorer brcthcrn, let them not
c0pplain that taxes are high. Enforced poverty
causes crime and social disorder aud disorder
neccssiiaies vast police system, and great po-
lice requires great taxation. We have not ye,
arrived at that happy state OF things IN this
country, where one portion OF the poor can be
brought through their poverty 10 keep the rest in
order ~ the point Of the bayonet. Before things
cosse TO that pass, the pressure Of ren, will de-
populate eites.
but would Il no, be better TO diminish crime.
by dcvising some system by which the whole
hireling class can earn freeholds within cities
Owning propcriy, they would become interested
in the protection Of property. Safety 10 persons
would follow in proportion, and thus two grcai
sources Of crime aud consequent taxaaion, would
be- hicasufabiy extinguished.
The best way in my Judgment, 10 further The
laudabe object, would be 10 begin the erection
OF spacious aud comfortable dwellings TOT the
poor, to which ownership should be given ansr
a certain number Of Year, rent had been paid
The amount thus apparently given away, would
In short period be made up in dlminlshed taxa
ton. But Il win be long, suppose, before mu-
nicipsl bodies will lcayn bcnevolcnce 70 The Ia
boring i good economy. Aside nom this sub
, iecs. fwould say that the young people OF this
seriion assembled last week 10 The woods Of my
= nslghbor James c. Harris, Esqr and
ne. ulsasani time, nothing but good viii
had ve,, -.alled, whlrh must be aiiFihnied
and hIlari,y pr. 'as gnnsis@sn hss'ng ws.s ..s
in great measure 10 Ia. w. nn.sc.sI, s,n
affair In charge via Me-. 1sR Nv.ly N.s.s!
and Aqula McDenald these &C. ~
| do honor 10 any socieiy-all Fsturne1 -
homes delighted with The manner IN which "a.
day vas spent. must confess I approve very
much Of neighbou meeting together occasionally
u has tendency TO cement good feeling and
drive dull carr away. Yours, kc., J.H.
A PErnirnD SoLDInR.-Soms laborsrs exhum-
Ing bodies inferred IN the Poiisr's Field IN Mo-
bile. Ala, recently broke open . cola, In which
70 70 their asionishment, appeared The remaius of
Union soldier that had been completely turned