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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-08-02
Office Treasury Department,
Washington, July s, 1870.

w hdSulllSbOll, Ouly o, loIU.
Sir il. Bastress, Cashier First National
Bank, of York, Pa, writes under date of the
seventh instant, to this Office, enquiring if the
clause "wthout defacation'' inserted in Il
promissory note, subjects such note to an addi-
tional stamp.
He has been referred to you, and you are
therefore advised that such notes should in ad-
diton to the stamp required upon them, ,GS such,
be stamped agreements, with respect to the
clause OR words quoted. Respectfully,
j. w. DOUGLASS,
Deputy Commissioner.
j. w. PATTON, Esq, Collector, Calisle, Pa.
We always supposed note acas an
agreement nitsIt-an agreement to pay a
certain amount at specified time.
That the words without defacation,
which have been printed as a matter #
form, into neallyal blank notes for years,
should change the character Of the agree
ment so as 20 require an additional stamp,
is an idea that could only originate ia the
mind Of Revenue official. Ordinary
minds fail to comprehend. the justice Of
such II decision.
Why not with the same propriety add
still another stamp if the note contains
the words, "with interest p as those
words, with more show Of reason do add
an agreement.
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The Odious Income Tax.

The last proposition in crongress
respecting the income tax is that of
Senator Sherman. He designs that
the tax shall be continued but reduced,
instead OF five per cent. as at present
his plan is to make it three per cent.
The people will object to this for
two reasons. In the first place, it is
a. violation of public faith. When
the income tax q originally levied
amid the EXTREMIST pressure OF the
war. Congress solemuly pledged the
faith of the Government that. it should
end in 1870. This As binding a promise
as that on the face of the Government
bonds. 1t is a contract with the peo-
pie, and cannot be repudiated with
out dishonor. Another vital objection
to this tax is that it is unconstitutional.
1t is a direct tax, and the Constitu-
ton provides that direct taxes shall
not be laid"unless in proportion to
to the census" We are aware that
the pretence is set up that it is an excise
law, like that on carriages, watches,
or billiard tables; but this pretence
will not bear examination. A tax on
income takes from the taxpayerdirect.
ly every year a certain proportion of
his property. This gives to the income
tax the character of a direct tax, such
as cannot rightfully be laid except in
proportion to the census, or. collected
except from the states. as was the tax
imposed by Congress in the first year
OF the rebellion. If the ruling party
in Congress are wise, they will let the
tax die out at the appointed
time. They will keep the promise
not to exact it after the year 1870.
They will not attempt to perpetuate
an unconstitutional imposition, the
most hateful to the people of all forms
of taxation hat We have ever had to
endure. ~. Y. SMn.
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from Wayne Co. Democrat. =:
Baltimore Pittsburgh and Chicago
Railroad.

Having a few days to larry in the
village of Jeromeville, I was much at
ken with the excitement they were
having about the prospect. af the Bal
timore, Pittsburgh and Chicago Rail-
road, passing through town. They
have n of the finest v~allies, for a
Railroad, from a small villagei called
Blachlysville. through J~eromeville, to
Ashland. that I have ever seen. I
am told they have subscribed over
two hundred shares to the stock, and
promise from twenty-five to forty
thousand dollars in that locality, and
all the right of way to Ashland. I
give below some of the names of the
persons who have taken, stock: O q,
Winbigler Vannimon, B. F. .Ridg-
ley, w. C~hesrown, Is, Martin, F. j.
Basford, q: l.. Hoffman, L. 7. Ridg-
ley, John Griner, D. B.. Goodman,
S. B.. Kennedy, Philip Ewing. VIM.
Noggle. James Scott, w. Stotar, A.
Scott, E. J, Heiser, Mrs. E. Kautf.
man, j. H. Boyd. E. H. Ingman, a.
L. ,Smalley, A. Nelson, j. N Webster
Joseph George, v: H.. Vannimop,
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a Humbug or a Trade.

Some one has sent US, all the way
from New York, n circular, setting
out the merits of a newly patented
canoeing stamp with amodest request
(demand, almost), to order n for
our own use. Appended to the Cir
cular is a note from Columbus Delano,
declaring hat a new method TOR can.
ceiling stamps must be adopted, and
that the new machine is just the thing
The circular omits to state the pre-
else interest thai Delano, Commission
err of Internal Revenue has in the o
traction. We do not want one. In a
few years the Democracy will take
control OF the affairs in this country,
when they will wipe out all necessity
for articles Of the kin !, and the swim
ding operations of Commissioners
of Revenue will be at an end
Fremont Messenger.
We received a similar document
frem the same source. FIVE are tojudge
from its tone. it Is intended to be
imperative. We believe we have
gotten along successfully, so far, with.
out paving tribute 10 Mr. Delano, OIL
any of his sharks, and hope 10 be able
to conduct our business Tor some time
to come, without being compelled to
do so. Atleast we will try to outride
the storm for. two years TO come, when
Il new man will be President.
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In PuIsnA1eeof an ep3er of.tES Ps1hfS
CoafsAef AsklEndE 6ufty, ORiS. 81 vi31oG
fer for sale, at public auction. ON he 2esH
day Of April A. D., 1879, al eiesaa oaoso1k
In the forenoon, pom the .premisekE M
following described Real Estate. T{eHs<k IN
the County of Ashland and State Of Ohio.
and in Miflin township. and bppnded,and.
described as follows: being d part ofStG2'
Northeast quarter of section number TWEEN
ty-fonr (24), township twenty@hree ga, IL
Range seventeen (17), beginning at the
Northwest corner of said squarferS thence
South on the West boundary Ohne eighty
two and eight tenths (s2 8-l0) rods; thence
North eighty-nine. and .one-half 689}e1de-
grees east ffty-four t54J rods, thence north
psallel with the west boundary Iii e,eightyC
two 1922 rods to the north boundary line
of said quarter; thence west ON the north
boundary line ffty-fourii l54), rods, to :ths
place Of beginning, containing FL acres,
more or less, free Of dover.
Appraised at - Terms Of Sale,
onefhfrd IN hand, one%third fn-6ne year.
and one third in two years from the day Of.
salo, with interest," Hayment 70 be secfred
by mortgage upon the premises sold. !. =
CHARLES H. CARROLL
Executor of Daniel CARROLL DEED.
McCombs & Curtis his Att'ys.
March 80, I~S70-4w38 aco-r >, q,
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OHIO LEGISLATURE.
COLUMBUS, o., April 16,1S7O
x AKIN T<JDS.

COLUMBUS, o., April 16,1S1O
STATES AND CAIoN:
On Monday, in the House, a joint
resolution was adapted asking Con
gress 10 take charge Of the Kayawha
and James River Canal.
House tiil to ratify existing laws
providing for locating, establishing
and constructing bitches, drains and
water courses, and repeating all other
acts on that subject, was passed.
n An invitation from the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad for the General
Assembly TO pass over its road 10
Washington and return, was accept
ed, and the day of Adjournment was
fixed upon as the time.
On Tuesday, in the House the fol-
bills were passed To au--
thorize administrators to sell property
at private sale; to authorize Count1
Commissioners to change the channel
of streams in certain cases; a bill to.
provide that roads used for twenty
years at a certain width shall not be
changed in width, was lost.
On Wednesday, a joint resolution
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the people, let them come home and
few days; they will go back with clear
ideas as to their duty in the matter if
they wish to truly represent the views
of the people who clothed them with
power.
AS for the House plan, our views
were promptly expressed when it was
first preached, and have undergone no
change. We can find no possible ex-
cuse tor putting upon the language of
the law the construction assumed in
the resolution, except that thszmoney
is wanted, and that excuse is neither
sufficient nor justified by the facts
Nothing could be clearer than the pro-
vision of the Income Tax law that
with the collection of the a on in
comes accrued in 1869 the term Of the
law expired. Such was the under
standing of every one at the time of
the passage of the law, and mp to the
time when an order from the Internal
Revenue Department instructed asses
sors TO the contrary and that order
WAS backed up by n dc~claratory reso-
luton in the House. Such TOO, We
believe, viii be the construction of the
courts when the matter is brought be-
fore them for adjudication as it proba-
by will be, should the collection of
the tax for 1910 be insisted on. In
struc;ions have becn Issued by some
large corporations TO their officers to
refuse payment of the tax if levied
on account Of the present year, and
in one form or another the matter is
very likely TO come into the courts
= Back of all lies the question wheth-
err tic tax is not Of itself, in any form,
unconstitutional, as being q direct tax,
expressly prohibited by the United
States Constitution. So far as the
people have eeen content to waive that
question and pay the tax as n war ne
cessity. That excuse no longer ex-
lists, and with the indication OF n pro-
longation of the impost to an indetin-
tie time, the question of its constitu-
tionality begins 10 be discussed
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The Mcfarland Trial,

The trial of Daniel Mcfarland, for
shooting A. D. Richardson, the Sedu.
Ger OF his wife, Hast fall in New York
is now going on in that city. 1t is
developing a strange system of morals
in the higher circles of that d~issolute
city. 1t would seem that the Tribune
office, is run by libertines and harlots!
A number of the employees of that of
fee are implicated as procurers for
bawdy-houses, and ma 10 mediums for
separating husbands and wives! The
whole concern seems to be 4 stipend
Gus ffce-love association, in which, all
the tics of virtue and decency are dis
carded aud cast aside as n beggar drops
his rags when they become covered
with ycrmin! Even Beecher, and 9TH
er noted divines (D-rather servants of
the devil, have shown a ready inclina-
ton to be made the easy tools and
apologists for libertinism! If this is
a fair dcveoplment OF the literary ten
denotes Of New York, it would be 4 fit
act, in the elegant and classic language
Of Gen. Comley. of the Ohio State
Journal, "Fo teke a puke," that Greeley.
and Beecher, and rockingham, aud
the other harlots OF the Tribune office
may be ".pewsd out"
How long will the American people
be influenced by that stencil upon pub
lie morals, and leader Of political rot
tenness, the New York Tribune +? The
moral lepers that tester and rot there
have become a public nuisance, and
should find a place among the Leraro-
NJ, where they belong. Let them rot.
They offend Heaven and Earth.
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was adopted to authorize the Cover
nor to receive proposals Tor donations
of land for q reform school for girls
was adopted. Senate bill to require
County Commissioners to makeAa full
and ccmplete annual report of receipts
expenditures and proceedings by
them to the Probate Judge and pro-
viding punishment for non-perform-
ance, was passed.. House bill to au-
thorize the court to fix compensation
of attorneys appointed tor1assistn- the
Prosecuting Attorney, passed. In the
Senate, House joint resolution for the
adjournment of the General Assem-
bly, on Monday April 18th to the first
Mouday in Janudpy next was adopts
ed. o - AAsAEE
Thursday, Senate bill for the pur-
chase of the Sullivant farm of 800
acres, about two miles west of Col
umbus, on the National road, for
500. 900, ano building the new Cen
trail Lunatic Asylum thereon, was, af-
ter a long discussion, passed, yeas,
26 nays7. House bill to amend the
County Commissioner act so as to re-
quirc them to submit, all questions OF
borrowing money or issuing bonds
over $4,000 to the people, was pass
ed. The appropriation for the Nor
gan raid claim was struck ont of the
appropriation bill, and it passed the
Senate. 4.
Friday, the Independent Militia bill
passed and is now a law. House
amendments 10 Senate bill authorizing
County Commissioners TO repair roads
and to construct lerees and embank-
ments in certain cases, were concur
led in.
We will adjourn on Monday, and
the majority of the members will take
a-trip over the Baltimore road to
Washington city. GRANITE.
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james Boyd, I. P. winkergh, w.
James Scott, ST., j. w. Snider,
Charles Cameron, Samuel Stetcher,
John Waterman. Jacob Garnes, r.
Bland, Rev b. Ninbigler, w. w.
Charlton, VIM. Rsyner, John Scott,
G.. w. Basford. Wallace Hetfelfnger,
John Wilson, Abe q householder, Ben.
Crone, g. q. Davis, j. p. NJ. Good
man, j. s. Weatherby, T.kJ. Rar-
grave.
The persons below have given the
right of way through their lands,
which closes the right of way from
Blachlysvile to Ashland, excepting
four in their township, who will I'M
doubtedly do the same, when they
find all their neighbors have done so:
Martin Lutz, Joseph Austin, WIN.
Remley G Eagle. A. Austin, DR..
j. Cowan, Thomas Davault, James
Scott. I am told Ashland has awak-
ened up on the Railroad question, and
are subscribing liberallv. They
promise n hundred and thirty-five
thousand dollars for Ashland county.
West of Ashland to Lafayette, a
small village, the citizens guarantee
the right of way through Butler town
tship, and promise twenty thousand
dollars of stock. plymouth, Huron
county guarantees the right of way
through two Townships and fifty
thousand dollars subscription, and to
be doubled if needed.
The town of Attica, west of Ply
mouth twelve miles, I understand
they nave guaranteed the right OF
way through their Township, and
promise a good subscription. That
! believe, is the contemplated termin.
us at present. All are anxiously
waiting to hear what Wooster and
Wayne county will do. They have
been promised that Wooster would
do her share. It is high time some.
thing were doing. I believe it is con
coded by all, that a Railroad Will be
built ON one Of the four projected
routes. why should it not be
through Wooster? It can be, il
Wooster will show by her acts and dc
in proportion as others are doing.
Is = -jTEsy7 .-d RAILROAD.
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of over eight millions Of dollars, have
against the passage of the Funding
Bill. After denounclng the eighth
section as making q forced loan, they
say it will place on the market such
a volume of bonds bearing a ahigher
rate of inter est as to defeat the fund
ing of those beeringa lower rate of
interest, a consideration deserving of
attention Inasmuch as .compulsron
is only imposed in the case. of the
banks. They add that, if compelled
10 accent the provisions Of the eighth
section, few of the New England and
country banks could continue their
business and pay reasonable diyi-
dends, and many. which have small
deposits would have to discontinue
banking altogether, which result
would damage business They say
they are not actuated by selfish mo-
tives but speak from. conviction, aud
go on to declare that business through
out the country is p%aralyzed, not for
want ofcapital, but because business
men see success OF ruin inseparably
connected with this Funding Bill!
Why is it, they inquire, that business
is at 4 stand still, new enterprises are
not undertaken, and that during he
last three months fifty millions Of cap
hal have been accumulated in the
New Rork Banks, lying idle there and
waiting employment? They estimate
the losses during the suspense over
this hill at a large amount, and ask
Congress to adopt for its policy, 'tLe,
well enough alone"
THE OHIO LEGISI AZURE.
The Ohio delegation in Congress:
have made arrangements TO receive
+ the Ohio Legislature On the occasion
of its. visit here this week. They
will be escorted through. the Capitol
presented to the President. and: other
wise entertained by the delegation and
the local Ohio association In the way
of & reception aud ball at MASONIC
Hail., Governor Hayes telegraphs
that he will not be able to come. on
Both political parties in the ohs
delegation will participate in it. e
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igh.tossd, patriotic, honorable fam;
Home.

= - 80 -
q The following from nm exchange,
will meet with a hearty response from
many hearts:
Bless the old people, we say!-
What would we do without them?-
Does not q man feel better and strong
er in the battle of life for having a
gray headed old father andEmether
under the shelter of some brown cav
ed farm house far away? Does the
millionaire's heart leap s. high at the
sight of the pines and oranges that
daily decorate his table, as he does
when the barrel Of red: streaked apples
comes from the country home-ap-
pies from the old hillside orchard,
carefully picked out by a specialized
mother, and directed in a shaking
hand by the kindly old man! Ali
those apples have a flavor of home
and childhood What an event it is
to the dwellers in brown stone nan
sions and marble-fronted palaces, to
have the old folks come up from the
country on a visit, with their old
fashioned ways, and antiquated snuff
colored garments, add horror to all
new inventions and dangerous novel
ties! We can but smile when, they
blow out the gas, and sit n tar as
possible from the furnace registers for
fear they shall burst, and start every
time the speaking tubes are used, and
regard the water pipes as fearful and
wonderful things. Such things, make
them feel that their day and genera
ton are over,-ever more than the
white headed littlegl and children, and
the silver threads in the locks of the
son or daughter who was their baby
once. Yet there is something beautf-
full in their. simplicity-their. utter
ignoranceof the marvels Of city life.
The dear old folks! As long as they
are alive there is always an untiring
ear for our tales of joy or trial. .
ready excuse for our foibles-there Is
always some one to whom " are still
"the children 1t is only whenat the
accustomed fireside, chair is empty,
and the %violets growing over the
the gentle eyes, that we feel the bit.
terest pang of heart sickness that
earth has to give. When the old
folks are alone, though thousand
friends sit around our hearthstones.
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The Income Tax.

When the Income tax was imposed
Upon the American people, it was done
under the plea that it was a c tar,
and a governmental necessity. It was
to expire, by Limitation, with the close
of the year1S69 buthaving been en-
dured BY the people, under the cir
cumstances, the present Congress in
fers that The original agreement can
be repudiated and the tax imposed
the people.for an indefinite term
of years. The Income tax is the
most odfous and unjust. tax ever I'M
posedupon.the American people. We
have said this, time and again. Sill,
the Republican party insists on voting
for tEeir oppressors! In looking over
the Cleveland Herald of the 18th of
April. We find one Republican journal
list, at least, who has5the courage and
honesty to object to. a farther exten-
sion of that unjust and oppressive
law.1l We ask our Republican friends
to read that article with care, and re-
fleet thoughtfully on its suggestions /:
"It. is reported from Washington
that 4 disagreement exists between the
House andihe Senate on the subject
of the extension of the Income Tax.
The matter is now before the House
Committee OIL Ways and Means, which
will report against the Senate propo-
sition TO extend the torn of the tax
by positive enactment, preferring the
House resolution explaining the in
tentiopo Of tue existing law to cover
The income arising during the present
ca. The Senate plan is TO continue
the tax at 4 reduced rate for an indefi-
nite term Of years. The House plan
is to get another years tax under the
present law; by placing on it a con-
struction no one eyer dreamed CT upon
its passage, and then let it expire by
limitation ~
The House will scarcely agree to
the Senate plan, for the expression of
the people against the continuance of
this unjust and inquisitorial tax is un-
mistaSable. The sentiment of the
press is-aIl but unanimous on the mat
ter. Pabiic meetings of men of all
parties have emphatically protested
against its continuance. Boards of
Trade everywhere demonstrate against
its re-enactment. Representatives In
Congress aredeluged with i~ettersfrom
their constituents. insisting on a relief
from this most odious of all forms of
taxation. ~sIffurther evidence is need
ed by the members ms the feeling of
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second Section. OF the tr3t Article, SaySs
that Representatives and direct taxes
shall be apPortioned among the sever
al States according to their respective
numbers" Now, is the income tax q
Edirect one? IL it il, the law is uncon-
stitutional, because il has not beenaP-
portioned among the States on the
basis of population. A poll tar or q
land tax would not be more SO. All
men are not voters, or do not own
land, and all men do not have incomes.
There is no difference in that respect.
They stand on the same footing. 1t
has been decided by the Supreme
Court that a poll tax and land tax
must be apportioned and laid accord
ing to the section above quoted-that
is, upon the basis of numbers. So an
honest Court wonh decide the income
tax, if the question is brought before
it. As there appears to be no other
way ofTbeing rid Of this odious tax,
some step ought to be taken to test
its constitutionality, and we believe
will be- We notice that an able writ
er in the New York Tribune suggests
this course, and at the close of his COM
munication says:
"By what right, it may be asked,
can Congress violate this fundamental
provisionHof our free Government d?
The answer is, by no right.
"The next question is, Has Con-
gress violated this right2 The answer
is, 1t has committed this violation.
In what manner? BY the present in
come tax. A'direct tax upon land
must be apportioned The tax upon
the income of the land is not appor-
toned. Practically, as to the expires.
sed intent. of the Constitution, is not
such and an nnapportioned tax 8
violation of it, for the obvious reason
that, while n pays this tax upon bis
land, another pays no such tax?
"If Congress can tax a part of the
income of land, why can it not tax the
whole of its income'And so taxed,
what would the'land be worth? And
if it exempts from taxation land of O
certain yielding value, does it moi
charge the residue of a larger yield
with that portion of the tax which the
lands of less yielding value would
have contributed? No tax OF duty
shall be laid on articles exported from
any State is a prohibition of the Con
stitution. Would not a discrimina'
ting tax on the profts of such exports
be practically a tax upon the exports:
and might it not be augmented to m
amount that would prohibit such ex'
ports? Is not a violation Of rights,
public or private, by ~indirection, the
most culpable, because the most in
sidious, and therefore dangerous, form
of tyranny::"-Enq- - I