The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1867-12-20
County Roads.

To the Editor Of The AtDs and hteW0encer:
Mr. EDITOR :-artz, the wizard illusions suspends
in md-air human live head with all the faculties per-
feet, but without visible body support This feat
asonishes and mystes all behoders but this feat Of
Harz sinks into nothingness when brought in COMPARE
son with County Roads" of Hartford.
Now Sir, there are many wonderful and unexpected
things happening in "our day and l suppose sold
foges ought not wonder any thing and il they do
ought not to express their wonder but hope Mr. Ed
itor, you will not really consider me an antiduvian
when express ieeae surprise County Roads,
in this good old county of Harord becoming
dents to newspapers Esgp tells us of many strange
things his Fables birds talking with beasts and
cerS and from them, learn lessons of wisdom and
useuln.ss and why not from County Roads, which
arc clay, and what is man but ely?
County Roads tells us there Court House burn
ed and that the people wee taxed to build QUE be-
fore they consulted about being taxed for that pur
pose. Now, "COuny Roads" might tell us of the people
being taxed another OCCASION to clear the Representa-
tires of the People OF debt made by them he Com.
mssiopers) without authority, without law and without
consulting the peoples and which took out of the pock-
cts of the people, think about twenty thousand dollars
which amount il it had been ldciousy expended upon
the roads would have "hcped them some"
As think the farmer is already taxed pretty we'll
his land being taxed, and the improvements on it, and
the pillow with which he plows it, and the harrow with
which he harrows it, and the horse that dags hen and
his and hog AMI Sheep and every thing else he uses
has upon his arm and the mortgage he may give to
borrow money to improve 1t with, and the crops he
grows II over thousand dollars above expenses
what else has he that can be taxed WE'LL there his
wife and children these are his dearest treasures and Of
he would not object to pay five ten dollars head
for themi There is the air lie breathes and the water
lie drinks and both essential to life, of course,
good citizen. he would certainly be willing, to pay for
this life giving privilege
Now Il there still tax needed after this, where
Is the money from. for extra work, and extra
expenses and extra that County Roads talks about
As the agricultural and productive and mechanical in
tcres showed already pay road tax, school tax,
poor tax county tax and State tax, Internal nter
nall revenue TAX, and dd infRitun-where ask,
is this extra money to come from2 Fearing "County
Roads" might shirk the question: will answerom the
Bondholders, who receive more than lawful interest
and in q currency not paid to the farmer and mo-
chanic; from the Telegraph lines erected through our
County and State without our CONSENT upon and OBJ
structing highways destroying by cutting and trim
ming, only the fruit trees, but those beautiful shade
that throw their COOL welcome shade "County
Roads in sultry August days would suggest at least
five dollars mile OH each wire. Some of the lines are
monopoes of great wealth, paying enormous dividends
to stockholders, who do not live In "My Maryland"-
Now If County Roads will suggest this tax to Cen
eral Assembly, and insist on 1t enactng law and enforc
ing all telegraph lines throughout the State and
all bondholders who bought One-Thousand dollar
bond with four hundred dollars in god 40 in the
dollar when gold S25O and receives his interest in
gold the whole amount (Sll0O every six months
the rate of seven-thiriy, making some seventeen to
twenty per cent. on the Investment County Roads" will
do the oppressed tax paye' great kindness.
Remember, County Roads," farmers and mechanics,
these Bonds are not taxed shall DO taxed to pay
them2 OSE OF THE PEOPLE.
December Sth, 1867.
write letter of the above character the Holy Sab
bath day, but the Christan North" me an exam
pie by fighting great battles that day. enable slaves
and the children Of slaves rule the land of Washing
tom Marion, Jefferson and Jackson know you will for
give me, p.