The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-09-24
PARAGRAPHS.
Local, Political and other
wise.
by A Contributor.

THE total taxes assessed and to
bo paid to tho Treasurer tho present
year, for all purposes, amounts to
something over 100000
Tho taxes assessed and collected
the present year, IN this county, by
U. S. Revenue collector, amounts to
$4,000.
The surplus wheat crop Of Nor
gan county, this year, at 81 30 per
bushol, tho present prico, and the
surplus wool crop of this year, ut 40
cents per pound, will not more thar
pay the assessed taxes of thus year,
for all purposes, State and Federal,
direct and Indirect.
With the present party, continued
in power, there IS no hope in tho
future for relief. This state Of af-
fairs must continue 10 increase year
after year, for no measures OF ro-
lief are by them proposed. The
leading products of tho farm, wheat
and wool, and that which commands
cash, after taking ont that which is
necessary for home consumption,
and now to DC disposed Of ut reduc-
cd prices, will not meet the de-
mands OF the tax collectors.
With these facts before them, and
brought 10 their knowledge every
day, the party in power take no
cognizancc thereof, and propose no
measures OF relief for this state Of
affairs. Instead of relief they pro.
pose to continue, ad HJitum, heavy
tax upon everything tho people con
sumo.
With seventy National Bank OH
GERS and twice that number Of Bond
holders holding soats IN Congress,
they have decreed that the Bonds
that were purchased with deprecia-
tod greenbacks, shalt be paid in
gold. To raise tho gold to pay in
terest 10 Bankers and Bond hold
ors, they assess and collect yearly
from tho people n tax of $3.50, ,000,-
900 on S400,000,000 worth Of for
cign goods imported INTO the coun,
try. On every pound of tea and
coffee and bushel of salt, and upon
all other articles imported into and
sold in the country, the consumer
pays his proportion Of the tax. II
the consumer uses u domestic artl-
clio instead of q foreign (for every
thing you cat, drink and wear, do
mesLic or foreign, is indirectly tax
ed tho amount oftax levied upoT
the foreign articles goes into The
pocket of the home manufactures
If, on the other hand, you buy anC
consume the foreign article, the Ia,
levied and collected goes into Jht
United States Treasury to pay, il
part, the expenses OF tho govern
mont Tho tax collected upon Tor
eign goods, sold and consumed il
this country, such as tea, coffee, H.
quors, cutlery, cotton, wooden goods
&C., &C., goes 20 pay gold interest Il
the Bond holder, whether the Bone
holder lives IN the United States o.
in foreign countries. The result is
that tho homo made article is en-
4 HANGED IN prIco to the amount 0
the tax levied upon the like foreigl
article, and the consumer pays tn
tax to tho home manufactures in
stead OF the government. Thus !
IS, that the party in power is en-
gagged IN partial legislation, pusslni
laws for the exclusive benefit O
hclaars Of dead capital and the ov
orgrown, domincoring, purso'prou
monopolist. Tho labor of the coun
try, no matter how employed, !
made by partial legislation, to sus
tain the interests OF the Bond hold
or and New England mOnopolists
and this state of affairs must an
will continue to curse tho country
so long rs tho wealth producing por
: ton Of our people coun.onance an
sustmin, by their suffrage and b.
other efforts, tho party IN power.
If any ono desires to sec an
know tho doplorable condition c
business in the leading city OF Ohio
lot them consult the Cincinnati Con
: morcial of September 9Th. 1t con
> tains q reviow of tho markets fo
? the week. What is here said is tn
condition Of trade and business !
> all the Commercial points IN tn
! great West and North West;
? "Trade dnll-nlmost stagnant.-
D Salcs of dry goods, of groceries,
> manufactures, almost nothing. Co
lections impossibIc-intcrest o
money from 8 to Is per cent, an
: in some cases 18 per cent. Whei
Y from 81 18 to 81 23, and very dnl
: Hay, corn, oats, ruling low, and 10
/ sales, except for local demand"
, Tho samopapcr exhibits long his
of failures and assignments OF bOnl
! ers, manufacturers, tradcsmen an
0 lumber merchants, and column q