Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-02-02
Friday Morning, Feb. ?, 1872.


ed This is a question Of equal Importance
with any other measure claiming the atten-
ton Of the Legislature, and yet that body !
has not moved in the matter.
Lately a representation from the Banks
IN several portions of the State have been
in Richmond ESQ says an exchange) for the
purpose Of comforting with the Finance Com
mittees of the Legislature What the re-
suit of the conference, if any was had, is
not known yet, but the same paper states,
that proposition was made by Bank men
of Richmond to deposit with each one rep
resented, 100000 at 5 per cent, if they
would not urge the matter further before
the Legislature This proposition Was
promptly declined.
1t is not the 100000 left on deposit
with few Banks that the people want. It
is the deposit, for the greatest possible
length Of time, in their immediate localities,
of the hard earned money they pay in taxes
They expect to derive benefit from the use
Of this money in their midst. They see in
it the prevention, to a great extent, of the
sacrifice of their productions to pay their
taxes, and the saving of the per centage,
they are now compelled to pay, from inabil-
ity to meet the demands Of the collectors by
September 1st.
1t is not then the deposit of 500, 900 in
few localities that will suffice, but the de-
post in the Banks, National, Savings or
other Banks chartered by the State, of the
moneys collected, year by year, until they
are needed by the State Treasurer, and then
to be drawn by him as needed, and pro rata
from the deposit in such locality.
This will give from six to twelve months
use Of nearly all the collected taxes to each
community, and who can estimate the bene.
fits to follow therefrom to the people gener-
ally, or to the prosperity Of the whole State
If the local Banks are TO pay per cent
for the deposits let it be to the State, and to
that extent relieve the people, and not to
the Richmond Banks, or others.
The Treasurer must needs keep accounts
With the present repositories, and it will re-
quire but little additional clerical labor to
keep accounts with repositories in each To-
cality The small additional clerk hire will
hn hnf cSn RI fha Il y k,n
to- the people Of the use Of the money in
their midst.
Why then do the country members delay
in securing this just advantage to their con-
stituents? The people will demand an an
swcr. aQ
The Legislature has passed bill, provi-
ding for the re-assessments Of lands. =
1t provides that upon Il BE petition of
majority Of iand-holdeFs IN any GopntY OF.
Corporation, or the majority Of Supervisors
of any County, or Of the nd-holders in any
Township, the County Court, at the March
term shall appoint two free-holders Of such
County, TOWNSHIP o. Corporation to act with
sAe Assessor appointed under the Act of Nov
9th 1870, TO constitute Board Of Re-assess-
ment, to proceed to re-sssess the lands in
said County, Corporation Or Township, at
their cash value, which shall be fxed by
first ascertaining the value upon the usual
credit in the neighborhood, and rebating lie,
gal Interest when interest is not usually ALLOW
ed on such credits or deferred payments
Itprovides also for the correction of erro-
neous assessments of this Board by applica-
ton to the Court.
1t provides that the Board shall make out
two copies of their assessment, in the form
in which tho Land Book is now made out,
and fixes the salary Of each OF the Assessors
at s. for each day they shall necessarily be
employed, to be paid out Of the County,
Corporation Or Township leyies, as the case
may be.
The benefits of this Act are to apply to
the re-assessment of lands for 1872, in all
Counties, Corporations or TOWNSHIPS which
take advantage of it, and return Books of
re-assessment to the Auditor before June
LIST, 1872.
Gen. Ricard S. Eweli another of the
Heroes of the "Lost Cause has ''gone over
the River to rest, with many of his gallant
comrades, "under the shade of the trees"
lie departed this life, on Thursday, the 25th |
ult., at his home near Nashville, Tennessee,
after protracted Illness He was Viz.
ginian by birth, entered West Point in 1886,
10 the same class with Gen. Lee, from
which Institution be graduated with credit.
He was gallant officer in the Mexican
War, and was promoted for brilliant ser.
vices at Chapultapec. He continued in the
U. S. Army till the secession of Virginia,
when he resigned his position, to battle for
the cause Of his native land. How we'll he
acted bis part, those who followed his move.
ments as an assistant in the brilliant cam.
paigns OF 'Stonewall'' jackson, and other
celebrated campaig ns and battles of the war, is
we'll known Though having lost leg just be-
fore the route of the invincibe q Pope. as
soon as be was able thereafter, he resumed
his position and remained in service until
the fall of Richmond, when be was captured
and confined in Fort Warren for long time,
to return to his home mere shadow of his
former self. His demise will be lamented
bY those who were with him in tho hardsh;na