Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-09-15
GALLON HIM!


Thursday, Friday and Saturday, of the
present week are the days set apart by Joe
Chapline, to refund to the people OF this
county,the tax unlawfully extorted from them,
under an erroneous assessment, in the year
1865. BY appointment from his majesty,
King Boreman, Chapline is invested with the
handling Of this fund, and for his services, is
to receive per cent commission. The
balance, the tax payer may receive if he looks
after it at the proper time. We say may
receive, for whilst the collection of taxes is
always certain, the refunding of taxes is a
doubtful matter, particularly. when the money
has to come through such channel In the
return of this fund, we have another very
striking example Of the beauties of radical
rule. Tho two counties of Berkeley and
Jefferson, are made to pay into tie treasury
Of the United States, the sum of S27.0S0.
After the money is paid in, it is discovered
that instead of these counties belonging to
Virginia upon whom the assessment is laid,
they are portion of that child of revolution,
West Virginia With certain show of lber-
ality, the Federal government pays back to
the new State the money taken from the
people, of two of her counties. As this money
belonged to the people, proposition is made
to pay it back to the people. Foreman, the
Governor, glad of the opportunity, to reward
faithful boot-lick, appoints Joe Chapline
commissioner to disburse the fund, and as
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charge commission of per cent. In this
little transaction, he commissioner nets the
snug little sum of $685. 60 which the peo-
pie pay as a bonus for being illegally assessed.
Then they are kept out Of their money for
three years. The interest on 81, 600 for
three years is S4.S60. Add this to Chapline's
commissions, and you have in round numbers
the sum of S6,755.G0, which the people of
Berkeley and Jefferson pay for radical govern
meut, and for which no earthly benefit. is
derived. Robbed in the first place of s27 GOO,
on which they lose the interest for three years.
they are forced to pay bonus of nearly tco
thousand dollars to get back that which was
unlawfully eXtorted from them. If ice Chap
line had a conscience, he would buy rope
with portion of his commissions, and hang
himself ON. the most convenient tree, but VIC
presume lie is not ambitious to anticipate the
executioner, who will in due time swing him
from platform. Call on him, on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, at Shepherdstown, and
get your money, less per cent.
p. S.-Just what we feared. Since the
above was put in type, we have received the
Shcpherdstown Register, which contains the
following suspicious paragraph:
The 1efunding of the direct taxes, paid
by the people Of Jefferson and Berkeley, us
advertised by j. y. Chaplne, Esq, has been
postponed at the request of many, until after
the meeting OF the next Legislature, in the
hopes that some provision may be made for
rebuilding also the interest that has accumu-
lated, amounting to $4,000.
Our people thought from the published no.
tice of the commissio ner, that there was a
chance Tor the refunding of the money above
referred to, but this paragraph will throw Q
damper over their expectations. Better Sc
cure the principal and let the interest slide
or, all may go together.
We learn that a petition, signed by many
Of those interested. has been sent to Bore-
man. praying that he interfere to prevent the
proposed pOstpOnement, but we have no idea
that he will give it any attention.