Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-03-18

To he Editor of The Commercial:
Not feeling inclined to buy out and run a
Democratic paper on my own hook, and not be-
ing an anxious oilicc-bcggar, that il would make
II to my interest to buy out and run Democratic
paper to praise my good qualities, and deny my
bad ones, and having too proud and indepen-
dent spirit to trucke to those Democrats who
own and run Democratic papers to defend their
interests, right or wrong, send to you, Repub-
lican editor, n few lines for publication, hoping
you are not us the Journal appears to be, under
the influence of the Detdwdre Gazette and will
not refuse TO publish this. The tyranny of some of
these Delaware petty Democratic papers, is on u
par with some OF Louis Napoleon's organs il
| II is hoped, however, before this year is out, q
joint stock Democratic paper will be established
| IN THIS county, on an independent and true DEM
ocratc basis opposed to clique and cquesters.
| The subject now to which wish to call the at
tcnlion Of the public, Is Tax, Taxation, and the
| Legislature, Early in january our Legislature
convened on the 10th of March bill was report
cd taxing railroad and canal companies; on the
mex, day, the 18th inst. n bill was reported TO
provide revenue for the State, by direct tax and
should these bills pass we will be the heaviest
taxed people Of any State In the Union. Three
swarms of tax gathercrs to cat out our substance.
First county and state (the old taX); next, Uni
ted States tax lastly, a direct tax, with new
batch Of assessors and collectors By the time
nll these officers, and these three distinct taxes
are paid there will be little left and therefore IL
will be to The interest of the people to keep out Of
and leave us soon as they can.
Being personally acquainted with majority Of
the members of the Legislature, ard having O
high respect for a majority of them personally
put few plain que. tons to them: First, why
did you pass in either House, appropriation bill
or grant the issuing of bonds to any company
thereby increasing the Indebtedness OF the State
and then propose on the 10th and 18th of Marcel
tax measures to help pay the proposed gratuitou
issue of bonds. Second, why did you not Garlic
in the session. to the exclusion of nearly all othc
business, propose some measure or lax bill, ant
give the people time to consider II or do yol
, intend to force these proposed tax bills on tn
public, without giving time for public considcrn
ton. Third, was il not your duty to have tried b.
every honorable means to try to have our Stat
released by the General Government from pay
ing II 200, 900, or Whereabouts, the amount OF wa
+ debt incurred by Delaware solely for the gencru
c Government. Through the Quarrels of ohe
} States, our little State was dragged in, and 1t
hard she should have to pay it, MS 1t was prove
she furnished greater number OF soldiers in pre-
y portion to population than any other State an
i then in addition for her to be made to pay II
100000 that was solely incurred on general Coz
= ernment account or for the general Government
G / would suggest even now, after you have waste
!? two months, before you take any further aclio
tn on those tax bills that you pass joint rcsoil
!, ton setting forth clearly and honestly, how al
u for what purpose this debt of 1,20o0O0 was II
T. Cured by this State, and appoint one Dcmocra
r and one Republican from each of the three cou
y ties, making in all n committee OF six. These S
y, men should be our best, practical, commo
sense men, to 20 to Washington, and take 20
l. joint resolution and then ask both Houses of Co
:, grcss to appoint committee to meet Them Al
W Discus the propriety and honesty of the gencl
t. Government assuming and paying the debt
10 Cured for her. believe the Government won
n, do it, not we would be no worse off than we
va now.
This is not party measure, and should not be
I'll treated for it concerns Delaware Republicans Al
n, Delaware Democrats alike.
- SAMUEL TOWNSEND.
eS J,,,rnssud Marcb III 1860