...States. It is admitted that the power of taxing the people and their pioperiy is essential to me veiy existence of government, and may be legitimately exercised...which the government may choose to carry it. * * * The people of a state, themselves and their property, and as the exigencies of government cannot be limited,...

...essential to the very existence of government, and may be legitimately exercised on tbe objecte to wblcb it Is applicable to the utmost extent to which the government may to choose to carry It * * * It Is unfit for the judicial department to Inquire what degree of taxation...