Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-21
HANS PATRICK LE COy,Cs;.
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Fran the 81. Loeisii.epu ohcaa-i
p.;,v an ,n,l.csat gor The benefits q NE
p,~t,r.t law decent respect toT Tie
-, ~ mankind. as well as a certain
,a,,.-,4 f,r the foeArgs Of my creditors, d.
.,,s,ds ,f,st should make known the eaus4s
49, I've jmpelled me to this COURSE.
re ctilare If George Augustus sala, ac-
cord,rp to London paper, was solely ov- t
inc 10 a want of the necessary means to |
meet his pecuniary Obligations. This Is
certainly an extraordinary circumstance, |
and the only one Of the kind. perhaps, On |
record. | am proud to be able TO state that
| failed for no such absurd reason. failed
by chance, in the regular way. failed,
not for the want Of Il, but for the possss-
sion Of too much ability 20 meet my bills.
could meet them everywhere, on
every street corner, in every public thor.
cusbfase, and in every private walk.
VAS no trouble for me to meet my bills
but couldn't pay them. Hence the dis.
covery on my part that. in The lexicon o.
youth. whether there BE- any such words 90
"fail,' or not. there 10. at leait, one 'ha'
sounds very much like il.
Knight have stood up under the ourueh
Of my Indebtedness, through the ordinary
means Of telling my creditors ! wouid see
them again, which, in all cases; tney k"e"
to be exactly true, but the bufoen q az
sco,, ~ Tho assessor rnned my fortune and
blasted INV prospects for all coming time.
discovered that the taxes on my property
.xcoeds it's value, and that will ruin tie
oldest nhabitan. know this IL the great
o.t country the sun ever shone upon, but
n ma il is a sort e riddle. can't IN
/, srs and IT, I he more a man owns the less
he ia worth the less he has, the mere he
owes. the more he owes, the richer he rs.
and all that sort of thing. Really, this mat
, ter tuzz cs me | suppose it Is all right,
bu, can't see il ] don't mind having TO
put two cent revenue stamp on an article
sell for one cent, because, in the course oi
time, by doing very large business, ! car
= make i, pay but 10 have to pay more take:
= on my property than my property 10 worth
y is Joke with such . multitude OF points
} that not one Is visible. | think IL is moi
according to the Constitution Of the State
q won't say United States, for am il
:. doubt about the existence of any such I
8 corporstinn) hardly think our forefath
y crs would have made asses Of Themselves
u although they did that thing for their pos
y terity, and am willing to abide by the viii
:, OF the sacred instrument which they manu-
featured / doubt very much il il coun
tsnances such proceedings rs the follow
e ing:
;. After paying for United States license
. granting me the privilege Of eating o
!" : times when felt . ''gnawing at my stom
ach, after payine taxes on all the United
States bonds held by my ncighbors Cthis
did DOT of charity, was served with
!, blank, which was requested to fill up ant
return to the Assessor, giving list Of my
taxable values for State, County, City ant
School Taxes for 1865" 40 Hans Patricl
:. LIE Conner, Ill and lib Chestnut street
- - ward, in new limits" "By virtue o
:. An act passed by" (as the idle wind. etc
:, Then follows long list Of various article
Of property, such as American citizens ar
liable to possess, and | am requested TO pu
!, opposite each how much own. mad
!, out my return, and for the satisfaction Z
= INV cred;ots ! append a copy.
y Gold aud silver ps,e-Absent.
:, Jewelry-One box p.pcr collars.
l. Shares Of stock III rpcfa,ious-licke
to the rink.
Money on hand OF deposited = Both.
Money loaned or on interest Likewise
!. Stock in steamboats, and other vessels :
!, Half interest in n soup bowl.
~ Printing presses, machinery and types
:, One ambrotvpc, considerably damaged al
. will have to be retaken.
Mills of all kinds-Ten fone cent?.
- Brcworics and dis;illeries, with all watts
+, barrels, hose, pipe. etc One era vat, on
IL gun-bsrrcl, one pair hali-hose and one bris
n. wood pipe.
81 Threshing, reapiuc and wing machine
a One pack playing cards.
~ Libraries medical almanacs.
IA Sewing machines One pocket book Cha
ceased sowing, and awaits repairs)
:. Horses, mares, CEILINGS, eolts-One Colt
~ revolver
i Cattle-On thousand hills.
- Clocks, watches and chains One Ion
chain Of opposing circumstances.
- The above comprises the entire list of m
IN taxable property Of personal nature.
is a matter of regret for mc, rs well as "a
my creditors, that the taxes on this props
ty exceeded its market value. was con
mt PEELED to dispose Of the entire heap to pa
be portion of the revenue, and borrowc
money p liquidate the remainder. hon
i, the public viii tins understand why hay
$. becn diig,u TO avail nytelf CT the Bani
in iHrt law.
II Firm in the belief That there is an a,
be preaching power which viii level taxatio
II and raise fallen race. and believing thor
f. Is destiny which shapes some people
re ends. have the honor to remain,
a Hans PATRICK LIE CoNNos.
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