Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-02-22
AbOLITION OF TAX mn
RAGE LICENsrS M.
Speeeh If !Ssna,or Lanea,,cr ,,,,,... !,
aneasure. "'

Measure. " "e
Tue oill 'or the abolition Of The to-
t"ge heshses winch was Introduced 4. ~
s''y pit " We present session Of liz &c
azure, mas hn'd pretty hard rond ~ ,..sls
ana wac tiFre defeated for want ~ !, ''-ssei.
uonal majority the being tie .y,,a +, W.
upon: fts friends, nothing dnun,eI ho,, sle'e'
eontrlved to bring il up again on Wadn"'ss'i
| the -5th.instant, upon which oceasio, 10y
through tie eloquent and efrnpst nj voss'.'
our Senator II was passed by the ~. "
myofy OF SIXTEEN to nine The srs...t We
pr. Lancaster upon this measure vi,;.s !, y
those who heard it, was uniyersallS ~
noubcea 10 he ne speech Of The. ,rssion -
l"' Ne"CHlu IKE yer" much to furnish o.
leIue,s eniHe, oue have been able 10 uroe,.,
only brief Boes thereof which mbst n. r.e0ale
acknowledges merits. IL was. a. ~, VI
can give H. ne follows: - W
A text very pertinent to the subject n,A.
consideration to-day eau be found 'ifi IN s'uel
nisapprehend the anthor, in Milton.
: "our maker bids increase. who bid; .h.,,
But our destroyer, foe to God and man .
Those who by legislation endeavor TO nl.,.
The least impairment in the way Of m,rr;ag.
may not IN appropriately be regarded AZ -,
20 oo'h 'iod'and man. Foes 10 God. Wbo \,
me essence aud personihrIiiDH Of purit, -
cause they are iegisiatiug agaiuss yirtne M
morality foes 70 man because ilsey are -.
lating against the legitimate ami honnrsIJ.
procreati0u of the human race. which -
even Il utilitariaI sens", is contrary ~ ~.
christian civilization Of our aceand maj
IN political economy; seeking To lax mi
alone Of all contracts, which 4 i6c M,
sacred possible 70 be made; a contract H.
purest snd mcst. enuobling;. a contract ,hs
sanctifcation OF which two thousand ,e,rs
ago was honored 10y the gard and primary
myracle, the change of water into vine.
which was so esteemed and venerated by tb.,
most perfect ofall jnrisprudrnes, The Roman
thst for three bundled years II was regarded
as indissoluhle, an evidence Of which i, III
fact that there 'rann5t' he found in the cl.,.;.
Latin language word to express TIE compar.
Atively modern term sirorce .oks
History, repeating itself, demonstrates tina,
the decadence OF nations is in proportion /,
the facility with which divorces are granted
There are men, wise IA their own concsit
prominent in our nation, who hold up their
hands in hotY horror At The idca Of Mos,non.
ism, yet ignore the criminal facility they give
| Tor violating this most important CONTRACT. -
The cJnSrien'es OF MornIOns are wtsnv is,t
when our sosons shut their eyes to tte enoini-
ty OF inviting disregard OF the marriage Il,
they ARE intiicting upon communities evils too
horrible TO be caluly calculated, D d the adj
versaries Of this bill will pause to give il that
serious thought' aud reflections winch it de-
serves, ny object in raising my voice in its
behalf will have teen accomplished You
know, MIR. President that with desula,ioR il
the world made desode, because no man
thinketh in his heart
But, it has been remarked, there are no be.
titons Tor this redayt ion OF the. marriage Ii.
censc; it was only Conceived of III the fertile
brain OF the Senator from Montgomery coun-
Ivy In thongh,less drrision it has been term
ed the Senator's hobby-jocoseiy designated
the Cheap matrimony bilIm There arc
some more jugs, Nc. President, tliat need no
petitions. Taeir usryssitx is so manifest. The
reasons for item 20. Rtain and SO obvious,
that an impoverished. public conscience pusl
needs approve them. IL is our Solemn duty
here, sir, IL the representatives OF MI in,elii-
gent and highmlAdcd' constituency = the good
people OF the State Of M0rytand--io eoncesc,
10 originate, 10 m.lintAin aud TO defend meas
uies conducive. to the great public good, TO
correct evils and TO eliminate ABUSES aud tea.
denotes injurious 10 the welfare Of society,
and the body polite, and in my humble julg-
ment, sir, the INTRODUCTION and gallant aJyv-
cacy OF this bill by the Senator from Mont
gomers county will be, aud 81 III he long IT,
4 memOered as, mOnument 20 the purify OF
his heart, mol less titan Tire deafness and Wis;
dom OF his intellect. - - '~.s-' A"''
Ten years ago / had an esteemed collragu,
in the other branch OF this assembly, whJin.
troduced and advoeateda Similar .ibiFl, 'wItn'
Al. 4. III
beeh my fortune TO listen 10 in either ehamies
and could |, Instead OF being the very pf6
spoken hr,n ihItl am, conid I sr1ifnrn / htn-
guage with those rich ii. urrs 10 r,,,stiT;t.
icnster around il those. bee, ef:fni 4 - ~ !,
poetry welding u logic se,tuEy, hin u. mn.
\ Mere sOitened even minds were cohyirr,,, ,
there could he no onjccIing voice here tO-dt
But Daniel Hawkins the genius Of Chans,
the pioneer in the crusade against an iniqu,
tous Law, sleeps in AN unOotrusive COUNT
graveyard, SIIh only spring yr4rts, reLum.
AS his isiiaIe ;ii''ies;s, t. mark has sr'v,.
aud his only lcqulelns are sung ol Ou. u ca
ing birds, which his Voice, ilule-iIkc 40 taclis
WAS most effective ia protecting lrem rrdrl
determination. y
Bat, ii has been further urged, that negrd9
pay no taxes, hence thej at least sno1d p:4-i'l
this-lhe poor man PATS no taxes; heic,' tli,s
direct tax Should be Imposed on Hun! Ia
empt then the rlcn from this tax aud Imposd'
IL upon tue poor 50 that they eau, cDnt,Iog4S,
TO the support of our State.
But away with this false theory Of political
economy The poor nsNn pass no taxes -
Indirectly he pays all our LAKES. Why, sir,
Fur many barren ages earth hid her, treas.
ureS deep,
And all ber giant forces we're buried in
sleep,
But iabor's anvil chorus burst OH the startled
And 10 the earth is raptRte laid, ALI her
treasures bare."
II one owned all the 6rlds AMI mines Of thu
world withOtt labor to develop. them, We
could not paJ oae cent 10 the support OF QUO
government.
Who ,c.eans our fields aad ploughs and
plants and Traps, who delves our mines
digs our canals, plans aud constructs our
railroads, telesraphs and public ediiires-
from the loitlcst monument 10 the finest
aeedle, from the boofsswe wear to the most
luxurious fabric With wh4ch k.d. fair adoru,
her blushiRs seh-all these and aught OF
beauty and VI elegance and worth arc 4AAde,
hsy the strong arm. AMI iron n-rye Ut tie
lsboring man, too Frequently moislcned BY
tie ScaldinG tears OF the wives and d,ugn-
tiers OF those who pay no taxes2
Surely, Mr. President, measure of this
kind appealing as it does, 10 tue best feelings
aud impulses of our nature Tor lis SUPPORT
founded as il is upon the strongest principles
Of virtue, morality and sound political ecouo-
my, aud so associated aud lhterwoven With
the Puri6eauen and streng tlleniug OF The sa-
cred and domestic ties Uf the iamlly-tnr
type and foundation Of all government, surely