Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-12-28

P'"P'''t -hhd ftiHltfu Inc fuHtkst pfife Oh t1ai
property beyond any reasonable relation TO is
. intrinsic value These causes, ~ Virginia. had
ererted their prinoi n .ofce IN the agricultural
country, Of the Valley, mud thu castern side
OF the Mountain, aud especially ~ The banking
towns, aud their immediate yieInes They
were Out nile iclt IN N trans Allegheny cniln
ny remote from the influences oI banks Te-
mote from market. AID from the scenes Of
speculation. Its lands were the less sought
eith.i by The emigran or the Spectator, be
cause OF he difficulty in their tiles The land
ia" OF l779, drawn, II Is aid by the same
George Mason. The author OF our Conshtu,ion--
m"" Al" 10, equally "ise for all thugs the
bud law OF l779 had opeia,ed ~ pfodste infinite
Confusion IN lie land TILES 81 TIE west and tins
cause, - we'll Nv retardng settlements ~ by
dis ohiagng purchasers, had depressed the
market value OF their lands. Thus, while OK.
iraneous causes OF oho kind attributed 10 en-.
nance the marker value oi lands eaN oithe Al
| ieshhny, extfnnoous causes another knd
consplfod o deprecinte the mMkot value OF the
| lands west OF thai mountain. | should 4.ve
inferred therefore, that tn ass' .ss,ppt If lsl7
""ch the law required 10 ba made according
! 10 The market va,us, woutd nave ayoiraisu
| me lands on the 1asitru waters, aud anderra
ted those ON the western. They al Knew thai
he lands on he eadcrn waters were assessed
To" high, ana AN adorned that thosr on the
W stem waters "afo "a ruth Ass, sse1 too low
Looking n, II settlement made from the asses,
OF tabf we I'm that Wb,e the average III
oi the lands % Tho western waters, VS. but ~
cents pen acre, thus OF The Valley were ssycu
dollars and thiity 1nee cents, tuose OF The MID.
| lhnd ai.uIct So 20 : aud tn se 81 the eastern
vs. d PER acre. These causes, added the
| grea .noeease OF population IN thH Wcster
district siace the assessment leave no rrnsout-
be 5ubt thu anew Assessment would reduce
III Nv rage all The lands of the three dis
itcis upon The caftern waters especially OF lhe
tide water district would ralse the average Of
tbo lands M the western district, and ould |
place the land tax of that dmIf,ti neu,ly upon |
ground oil equality wltn the land TAX OF the o |
Thea distTlcs of the State
l. does not follow, Nj. Chdlrmnn, from III e
nequai,iies 81 contribution IN thc d,nt,rn dis
tricts, that there IS any MUS Ice IN the measure
oi taxes imposed, or that those who pay least
can best bear me hurthon imposed ou ihcm. II |
taxes nlc imposed On the proper OF the GonO
ny IL the proportion oil the aDIlitJ OF lis owl
ors 10 puy, those who ave more property
aud therefore pay more taxes. nave usually no
cause 10 complain. With rqua prndeuec, -
economy, and good management, the 'Ieh wi bo
always able 10 pay their contributions TO the
government win more ease than the pour Iii
contribution OF tue rica man is paid rom MS
al a l. ihey cailau only MS Iazurles, while tle
poor NAH ",thdtaws MA modicum rom bare
coupe ency, leaving scare y enough h shlna !
10, the LeCessaries aud tho Ordinary conlor,-
oi life. II has beea th OpJfc' ol oui lawst q
d strbnte the taxes amDbg the people ~ pro.
portIan 10 the Yaiue OF iheu property, assuming
thai as tho best criterion OF iheir tGilty - n
aud adopting snch general rules 10 iieet ,hrb
objce, were iuuad by experience. 10 be mJsi
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thus object, ms doubt Ia some urgiee hey
have, tie failure has not been g,eate, lhdn ,,ds
h. a1ye been untelpa e. from ,he intrinsic |
difficulty II the SUBJECT II you viii maasnre |
tn AGILITY If thu several dlsu icts ny III IL. |
mount oi ihciT labor, and allow ,he ~ uuc autn.
be- of thei, lnhabtan's, r'specusolt, % he ~
far standard ot tnelT comparative labor, 10y ~ |
have test by which 10 ny iii, question. do
not vpuci Tor the accuracy o. tnus lusi thongh
a better one doe not now occur % e,--aud
II yon will apply II. by dlVldr.g lie muolr n
mount oil taxes Ia ecu d.s,fict. y thu wh.is
number OF ITS ,IhaOiaats, go, Will i'm the
average per eapttd 40 veri unequal n the srv
era districts east u lhe Ail.gna --tld uuc
DUAL IN The wesiein di,iaCl, - DOUBT, BECAUSE
of the Academia, as4lrtYt,at ot liz .ands - al
ready ehpla, ed. tn lax, of the seyeta
diSfic,s for tn ef+u le.@. alsufDpiad among |
at the mhabItau's OF acu. gives ~ average i
per capitn, neat'y - 4ilaVa. h the first DIS |
trIc fifteen feate, IA tie second, twenty nine
cent, ~ the thld, uInfy Ine Gems, and IN tn |
fourth, thIri y cents
have been ihHs particular IA esnmn ng he |
manner IN winch the taxes are distrlbdt Il "A |
mong the different di5tu1ts Of the Common
wealth. moi because II was ess nilhl TO IN |
merits OF The qnr .un now before tor Commit
toe, uu, bccauso | thought II would remove
from our minds the Alarming spectacle OF 30
Yerty making war upon wealth, and wouii |
satisfy impartial men that eacn dIstrlct pays,
as nearly as ibe opera ion OF laws always
imperfect, could bf expected - produce. a Ist
coniribu'iol TO The government. --that 40 DIS
irict is IN n state 81 pauperIsm--nonc IA
situation 10 be temp ed 10 seIze nniawiIIly on
its neighbours property anu that IN all ~ [
man probability, when hereafter "A western
man shall vote f ON the poke. u his tustern
brother, one dollar IN the form oil lnxes, he wall
vote from has own pocket, al the same lime.
nearl, AN equivalent sum. one AT least ~hicn
he eau as III spare, and viii be as liile able TO
pay. | regretted yeiy much 10 hear that part
Of the remarks OF fhe genil man from Accom-
&C, (Mr. Joynes) IN WHICH he endeaYoled to
show thai lie whole country west the Blue
Ridge did not sy into the treasury sun sufii
Ceni 10 deirhy the expenses OF ts deleg hli0n TO
the general assembly, and al the admin straton
OF DnstiGe WIihin rs own itmii s.-hemaI rs teud-
ing 10 Instituis odI0us comparisons, and TO OK
cite unpleasant sensations, coming from a gen
tleman vino has maui ested 50 III .ch lberaiuy
so much kind snd good feeling, are according,
ly 10 be ! gteitlug and ielt them the moe,
because they came from that part of the State
the extreme East, rom which ON former COCA.
sions, nave So often heard remafks leading TO
collision aud controversy, between the ex
treme West aud extreme East, which required
| the interposiiion OF moderate men to compose.
have not examined the gentemans cslcula.
tions TO ascertain whether his conclusion is
right or wrong. After having ascertained the
precise amount of taxes paid by each district
after ssceftainipg the ayera 80 amount per capita
paid on h,-what possible influence, ON
the question before us can il have,---to know
| vnei her the ia xss.in any ope,dstrict are ade |