Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-03-12


also rrsored 10 s5siem of din ect taxation TO pro-
vide itself with funds to meet the exigepcies OF
ne war-,nd among other things to repay these
loans 10 the state of Virsin, I'm other words
the legislature Of Virginia FIRST taxed the peop,e 10
r,ise money to lend ii 10 The United States and
Then The congress taxed the people, secnnd time to
i'tise money 10 repay thiS loan. And here il the
niater bld ended, il might have been we'll But
mere II did not end. For the legislature of yir-
g,nn, 'aS'esd of applying The Ioonics refunded bv
congress- 10 tie payment of the debts of the COM
non"eait,, and turning over the balance remaining
70 Tie general revenue after paying off temporary
loans and current expenses, turned over the balance
10 the amoun, al upwards Of one million of dollars to
,,e president aud directors of the literary fund paid
oil Tue debto = 100, 600 due TO the banks i'm this
Place, with an issue of Stock hearing an interest of
seven per cent pcrannum, and caused the president
an o'fsc,ers oi the literary fund purchase up this
STOCK. with the monies THUS turned over uto their
hands, which WAS just rs much the people's money
rs was the money lying in tile treasury And here
common sense, ana common prudence, would have
r'qu"eo mat 'his debt thus redeemed with the mo-
hey neonging to the people, should have been can
c.ued. Bh was this done (: No Sir Gar from il
For, on the contrary, the legislature then erayely
caied upon hr PEOPLE to pay additional taxes to the
amount o. IRON y 100000 10 z 10000 n wear for
the sinking fund, pay of and discharge this debt, as
tney were pleased to term il, 10 the literary fund In
'n's way u as that aiier having twice paid this debt
'Ieauy, once 10 ire State and then again the T.
h'teu Siaies, we are called upon tn nav il over
again lin third time ana have already been made
10 pay upon this debt OF 3 100 O0O) in principa and
interest towards IFS discharge, the third time nearly
or quite CSC, 600, aud have still left, 21lI ono ,,r
the principal TO pay. And what assurance can ,ve
nave That after we have paid il over the third time
ana 1t has iariy gotten INTO the hands of the comns.
sones oil the sin.iing fund, that il will NOT then he
'urnen over To the lund for internal Improvement
and after being again repaid that fund bc again
turned over TO the James river company thus pe,pe,u
ally ,eriving II against the people y:
L ne third and last part OF the enquiry I have IN
make Is, 20 whom does this literary fund belong, I
answer. 10 This commonwealth.
But what belongs TO this commonwealth belongs
20 .ne People composing the commonwealth There
'o'e "e literary iund belongs 10 the people of this
commonwealth Now, Sir if this position be true.
anu that IL IS so think no will DENY then
tohows that tins is debt dye from tho people of this
commonwealth to themselves
w may with propriey say TINT one man ;s or &c
not indebted TO another man But to say that n man
IS indebted TO himself, would, in nv ,onrebensnn
amount 10 an ahsuri'y. And equally absurd would
II I've to say that The people of this commonwealth
are indebted 10 themselves
Cponth's principle then contend that the monies
pe, mo The literary esld being much the property
"' Tue people oil Virginia the mories nut INTO The
treasury or into the hands of the commissioners Of
inc sinking find, the Icopie OF this commonwealth
;'h no more he indcined IN ihe literary fund than
Hey can oe indebted 10 the treasury or the sinking
l"n" ana ihatit would he just as fair IN a moral
point OF view, for the legislature 10 tax the pcnrlr
10 i'"he men, pay over again, the evidences Of the
punuc rebi already redeemed, with the peoples mo-
hey, ny tie commissioners of the sink pr in,J a. ,
wund I've for the legislature, 10 tax the nennl. ,
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naNt ,i'ehi pay over again the evidences OF the nah
Nv ~ 0'"r t''a'y redeemed, with their money! lr1
"s president and directors Of the Literary fund
Whatever might nave heen the motives of The FIR
mer cSsatnres III adopting this course n wo,id bs
Useless ior us now 10 enquire. IL it was folly nytben
10 aci mus, can we stand eNcnscd 10 our con.ciepce
an" our constituents bv Continuing TO act i'm Tho
n'anner! Trust NOT. Sr,-whatever may have been
eir mo!Ives, The policy evidently wrong and mani;
testify UNJUST AID therefore et i, he our c.,re ,o
we erre's oi oar predecessors, and prove by
al NsarrI -.
evil. rs''s' vi '"e
nave heard II coneHde'I, ont Of doors thai il was
larry inerie that the people were satisfied viii, !,
InasIncich rs they hal, as vet made uo ob;ec,;n,, 10
'he course pursued anu thai they world not have re-
n 80 i"ns silent under II, fit had not met their
,lpoo"on' IN answer 10 this, Sir, would saw tina,
the reoplo remained silent only hccsuse their renre
seh'a'Ves have kept them in ignorance of the fncs
connected with II That il is hardly 10 he snnuoseJ
,na' the people should complain OF evils before thew
knew That they existed ihatuof only was tho to-
State oil the facts unknown the people but there are
even strong grounds for believing that MANY even IF
i1'r representatives themselves linen who sanction.
"a re me,sn'e WIN HER votes) were ignorant of
- ~ gentlemen are really serious in thinking thai
ihc people understand ii and approve Of IT. Iy e,y.
'ope II IN The mystical obscury of poticaI :,rinuoe
menu why impose II upon item as a deb, IN h,
pa'" y! great addition 10 their annual taxes when
you know, IN TACT IT IS not debt but mere iIIgpIe Of
legislative leger,lemain 10 draw money from ,he;r
hands without their being alIc To perceive II WIN
o come out openly aud candidly and tell them, thai
you nave given 10 the literary fnnd all The revenne
derived IRON fines, furieitures cscl,eats &c mr.
wards OF a million of dollars received from the oeoa
l hote'"cn'; ana That You now propose 10 tax them
,ooy ana nave Geent taxing them directly g 100 600
q year 10 support this literary fund And tell ,ben,
loo MAI White You tax them and ma ke them nav ,,s
) iUOCOO year. that this fund onv gyes then; baeL
10 return abont 8 $4,000 year Tell them this and
.,'y WIZ, nave no doubt, as canddly inform you
nj The next election whether they approve The
course that has been pursued and whether thew are
wiling To continue il. agree that Ibis legislature
, mas not, yet, imposed upon them. agree that
shosc were the acs oi former legislatures, but now
ASK OF this house. ask il in behaf of the people
lnet hey wal NO longer suffer ibis state of things TO
me question being put, asrceaby 10 the rules Of
me mousse, on filling The blank first viii, the larges,
number MIR. Boiling or Buckingham. seven of the
noes. 80 % on"
AlEs.Messrs Banks (the srcsserS F,er,,, c.octo el
hlbemac. Cooke ofAmea Garland billiard. Patteson Of
Augusta, Wayt, Blnckiurr Riennis. Ilensisv Burwell
Hartford Brown Of Brooke Iones Of T,r,ns,yick m,or, 80
brunswick, EicCo uas, Rives Of Car,ne Hcrnd 49,;
ient Roane Of Charles City, Da, bor Ward OF cupauer
crump Of Cumberland Goodwin OF Dinwiddje Poss III
ton, Bseckerbronsh, Thompson Smith Of Fairf,x Fn,on
un'on Carey Sexton, Page, Morris of Gloucester Wa,
White Meredith, sorrs OF Hanover Neyjl sJiI~, Jos
son Of Harrison, oof Burton, Mayo OF enrico iIosman
Lowell tufiner Aylett Curre tiiIniour Mc1iian N"ii
Rust, Brlden, Maxwell Bozarfh. Watson Cspfri S,cer
bergen Rogers, lIeaiey, Cr,tcnden Iaymond MORGAN
VAS: Er'kine, Charlton, Gcodson Trpien Stephenson
christian, Lee, Srotton, Gasye, Belts Ward or Nottowav
Cobs, ShHnDon Mallory oforangc Morton Asbiy Hughes
l3nsS 81 pcndlcnn Archer, Watn, Of Powbaian Puppy
Clnrk OF Prince Edward Moseey oe If Prince William
CoIey lives Of Prince GEORGE Branl,ain Carter Bover
Alexander, Nsoit5, Fetehe Waron Of Shenandoah Bare
GTay, lowers Minor ToNlps Mason Waller OF st,1ord
velvn, elasmuit Mccoy Jrii llungerord Morris of w
Bnssy Montgomery, Griffin, Waller OF York. Loyal Spooner
NOES--Alcssrs prmmond, Ciaegc sniacr r,,;eso, NJ
Buehingham Boiling " Bucirgs Barrett, Dickinson Of
Caroline, johnson OF ChcserGeld cRae wilson Caller
tereon Galloway, Smith Of Giles. snidow Oelesbg Tjnir
stewart Dunn Allen Dyer, Kirby, Gregory, Slaughter tn,
shay. Daniel Smith Of Lunenbu.g Hudras, SHARK t;her
Taid OIerrais Cohoon Dun;on Harris Tatum Swanson
walton OF Pmsylyana, Ward Of Princess Anne Foster
Dooh' caldwell, Price Wood, Dickcnson of scott Fpns
iuson Dt%idson Curtis, Jones Of Warwick Bradley and
Browne u Wiamsburg--5i.
February 25.--The bill "to amend The ar, emf.
fled an nrf IT. 4 IL -, 80