Excerpt from Supreme Court of the United States: G. Clarence Churchill and Others, Plaintiffs in Error, Vs. The City of Utica, Defendant in Error; Argument of Wm. M. Evarts Your Honors will thus see that all these considerations really do not touch the burdens of the citizens, but only the quest ion what, in the complex system of our government, which now is required, both In its general control and in its separate State jurisdiction, to demand taxes from the citizens, is the proper and beneficial adjustment for us, in our capacity of citizens of the State and citizens of the United States. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.