Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-07-01

were ever before authorized by any Gen
eral Assembly, either in peace or in wal
r since the organization of our State Gov
: ernment. ,ra- -rHH -stt1Ei sI H.
, Sixty or seventy different acts were
. passed authorizing debts to be contract
ed amounting in the aggregate to more
+ than S25 ,0O0, 900. A large part of them
bear eight per cent, interest," and a very
! small part of them bear less than seven
and three-tenths per cent. interest. And
they passed seventy Or eighty acts by
) which additional taxes were authoriZed
/ to the amount Of over SIC, 900 600.
Now it is to be hoped, as to q consid-
cradle part Of the lecsl debts and local
taxes authorized by the late Democratic
Legislature, that the people will not be
burdened by them. 1t is to be hoped
that County Commissioners, City Coun-
ellis, and other local boards win show
create moderation and economy in the
exerci Sc of their dangerous and oppres-
sive powers under the laws than was
exhibited in their enactment. But in
any event, nothing is more certain than
that the people of Ohio have great reason
tof those laws viii be felt in their swollen
tax bills for many years.
l.. 1t Is Probable that many of these acts
to which i have referred, creating addi-
tional OFFICES, incnrring State liabilities
and AUTHORIZING local debts and taxes,
were required. by sound policy. But .
candid inyes sigation will show that the
larger part of these enormous burdens
of expenditure, debt and taxation could
and ought to have been avoided.
The last Legislature offered examples
o. manyiof the worst evils to which leg
iSlativa bodies are lisble-iong sessions,
fexeessive legislation, unnecessary ex-
penditures, and recklessness in author
izing local taxes. These evils have in
creased, are increasing. and ought to be
fdnninished,o Let them be reformed as
1bo all Of them, Especially let the
lent evils long legislative sessions-shall
tbeI reformed, altogether. Let the bad
precedent of long sessions, set by. the
last Legislature be condemned, and the
Practice of short sessions established.
with the average rate of taxation in the
cities and. large towns OF the State
! nearly three per cent.-legitimate BUSH
ness and industry can not continue to.
! thrive, if the rate of taxation continues
| to increase. With the rates of interest
| for public debts ranging from and
ithree-tenths per cent. to per cent, the,
reckless, Increase of such debts must
stop, or shey..will seriously affect the pros
| ity OF the State. 4 These are subjects
which deserve, and which, Trust, will
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Grant began his financial noliey by re,
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nausas au sou ~ III % d;raot;o ~ ou' anJ @ $500,
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1,,Srnhasa - ;ntarast, haa r;, horJs
fba mount IF two n,i,i;ons . woat anJ
ii his % f;rsi ouarfar rs rsdnced The nat; nat;onai %
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th uo. a;nn .,es oia;y,S a;nst vA E u ssssas
sne ~ - His go. q" s"nos .sru
on o. accnuat VI .ne Anoaula sou.lage ~ L
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Tsd Tnose Heo tha etsaS mI hnif 10 b ue cnossn ~
S.afss and a. in % case af 3isaarssment
=, anu & ~ ~ b pc ~ uisae Iot Thn,
l. 10 saW . oreat national cSnfroversv
invoiyines crave ouestions of interns.
tionaf law and claims ofundoubted va
iiditv ainounting to millions of dollars.
was 10 he decided by the toss of a con,
neri The administration of General
Erant crushed the diseraceful treaty.
and nrofesses TO deal with ENGLAND on
he nrincinles laid down in General
Grants inaupural.~ The United states
will treat ali other nations "as eouitable
aw rennires individuals 10 deal with
Zach othern - hut if s.others depart from
his rule in their dealings with us. !
we NAV he compelled to follow their
precedent 7t ~ "
On the or. AT question of reconstrue.
ion in What masterIvlvav. and with Z