Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-10-19

tan more .ayor skie prices upon general sysrae
ot their sales made la this way than any Other
ihs dealers n this city whose daily practice is .,
aiisno auction sales are very much opposed 10 III,
system Il heir general observsti@hs are, a. wia
+, can we do! Congress ,.ill pay attention 10 IN
petitions on The subject: must thee 90, e l.,
eontonted'o continue heveis Of ~ God and al g
eis ~ water Tor the atci0netrs. ard ray on,
part of The state tax uIon such sales ana yo,
ngiuians, are MT exempted from this. Yuu too
must pay your proportions FOR the support Of our
canals" This idea ne how such n
TAX could affect the interests of Virgina or On =
other state in the union that they .hould be trih,
tary 10 the state Of New York. o. any o her sta,
mat may assume the right 20 lev tax upon ihe
sales OF Foreign merchandise The suggestion
made Iorcible impression on 10y mind. imn g
uiateiy made he enquiry -" Do not IA. foreign
agents who sell their goods at auction pay the state
duty!" The reply Wa, that tbi ee quarters of the
goods sent To auction for sale were under limits :
OK course, they make all their calculations of the
expences attending such sales and include them ia
their limits.
Uron giving the subject a strict examination,
my mind was convinced that the purchasers OF
X DDS al auction In all the contributors
W TINS tax IN proportion TO the amount OF their
pu!cha-es. This being the case, Try rext enquiry
was, respecting the rosed am uat that the mef-
cha n's IN Virginia purchased yearly either directly
OF id'iec'iy, through he auctions in this ci,y-
, nae supposed So 5000, n0O -o,her- 50 500 600
am sasfedrin InJ own mind ,iiat the las, amount
stated falls short OF the actual pufcbase. The tax
charged by the STATE IF New York is one and ha if
per ceni. Her Reyean- this year from auction
saies viii exceed .;3U0 coo. which ls pledged Tor
the Interest on her oansl stock. Il follows of
cout'e, that he state OF Virginia through her ,er
chants are contributors 10 this immense Revenue
fully $S7 500 snnnsy, AMI The other southern AID
western states ia proportion ;her purchases are
all contributors 10 the stock Ought this
thing 10 be permitted longer. Does the-cons,i.u-
ton OF the United States auhorise privileges 10
che state that not sanctioned la others, or
does II countenance In the slightest degree the right
IN any one state "a grant prvies 10 a lew of her
ia7o!iie Citizens, which amounts 20 a Complete
monopoly in certain branches OF business and ope
rates upon the interests of other states ia the union
by making heru contribuiory? If go, there must
be defect In that instrument which does not Sc
cure equal rights each stale a. a separate mem
Der OF the General Government.
AN sat-fed that the present Constitution o the
United States, sanctions such privileges That
INSTRUMENT expressly states, that no individual ST.
rhail have he right TO levy Taxes apon Il reign
Merchandise. This RICH, alone is invested ia The
General Government for the benefit of all the
States. This being the case, why has not the
Congress OF the United States tax into their own
hands me regulation OF auction throughout the
Union, and put the Revenue derived theI eff ON
into the common Treasury OF the Country? IL
Certainly cannot be from fear of interfering with
State Rights. Il Is be feared that the true rea-
son why Cong ess has dispiaye ed much apathy in
taking hold o his subject, and examining into the
evils OF the System, aTe- either from tae nfluenc
OF interested men, or lis beng viewed a. poii,i-
cal measure. The hrst OF these reasons | would
not Tor one moment admit. The last ia the most
Likely; an why measure OF much in por.snce
TO States aud tndlu!dLGt citizens should be so
1. u me =.
every :i-inie e,ied mind who will take the troubi >
20 investigate The System IN all its deleIerious eff
iecis ON The Interest OF the country. The correc-
ton OF the evils has been loudly called for from
different sections of the United States Ii is a
measure entirely disconnected nom Politics ard
ought never 10 be regulated by that rule, but by
the general rule of eqiai rights The evils result.
lag from this System have never been understand
by our virginia foeTchsnt- Statesmen: oIber-
wise, they would have raised their voices long ere
this in favor OF IN Auction Sill 10 be regulated nv
Congress. Ii the Genersi Government doe, no,
stand in need OF Revenue from sales at auction
this is not TO p event Congress from taxing such
sales, and appropriate the Revenue derived from
II EN- 10 internal improvements In the several states
This would give each stale her proportion OF such
Keyende, and prevent any one SAFE from In King
the Others tributary TO her, as it is al pfesen,
through this System. IL would en- able the Virgin
ians to follow in part the example Of the 6, ate OF
New York IN making Canals The amount tbs,
the State of Virginia is paying TO the State oil
New York through Tie yearly purchases of our
Merchants is, as formerly mentioned, upwards oil
sS7 500 Dolls. Our proportion of such revenue
II collected by the General Government would be
equal 10 that amount ,f not more
do sincerely trust that this System will receive
The attention OF Congress during heir mex, SEES.
sion and that Bill will be passed 20 regulate the
Auction System OF the Corntry, so that its evils
m'y not operate on States and ind yidyals as il now
does.
Youi's Respectfully,
4 iNte'.d TO Equal r ghts.