Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-11-14

uaI Ply tdSes 10 pfoportioo 10 his ability O.
pay. upon the ground that he who owns most PROPER
", derives the grsatcst bsrcfi, fir m Inc r;s,nc .,
the RIO, crpricnt nd of the lav.s; and MO-, ,h, s
principle, he eastern people. owning .c,. mos "a
quently deriving three times as mach bonef, r.
the government ought to pay three times as much 81
the expenses om also inclined TO thinl, thu, ;c
there Is three times as much money paid into tho
treasury oy tho Eastern people, rs is pc: by tho
west there Is still greater proportion OF the rnonov
expended IN the east. Nearly all the money v,bcb
has ever been expended in the west has been eyoond
ed IN improving the Knnawha river, and in MAKING
tue hanawha road and for thar, the State derives
toiernble equivalent, in the tolls collected yvbilet
hundreds OF thousands of dollars have been cxnen5
eel IN Eastern Virginia, in binding and nclosina this
very capitol IN erecting the other public buildin
IN .h,s City IN making the james River Canal; and
IN establishing the University, to say nothing of tho
immense expenditure Of pubic money in building
iorthca'ions on the sea coast, which money, al,
though not drawn out OF the State Treasury Ia ey.
Pcndeh among he eastern people for thci. peculiar
benefit and Is collected from the whole people OF the
United States. " ~
The Wcstcsn men haEing been CHARGED with TO-
ting away the public money, for Western PURPOSES i.
Is proper Tor me To- say that in the of sevcrcl
years during which have been IN the Ioris,atur,
nave lways voted very cheeriuy for all anproor;,
lions which have been asked for for mproyinn tho
country. uni:iucnced BY any local considerations
whatc'cr; ard that have always voted Us willing
y Tor the expenditure of the cubic morcy in :ho
East Us in the West.
There was On" idea advance by most or the zen.
''encn who have advocated the opposite side of this
qno"t"n, which appeared to be very much relics
upon as proving the propricty Of our granting TO
me minority, tho Power they ask for, and which
Shoud have noticed before, If the gentleman from,
taira' (Air. Fi;z.iugh had not sufficiently refuted
II already alutc to Lhc expression 81 often usnJ
that those who lay the ought 10 be resnonsibl,
20 Those who pay the taxes. will barely remind
TIE gentleman from Accoma *. who advanced mi.
iuea ias' ,nt II IS not DOW the case, and never can
DC The cas- 10 The extent which he seems 10 eontepH
i"r tnnt those VINO lay the taxes shall be
70 those who pay them. For that whilst his count y
has more ;an thousand voters in it, the prinaipal
part OF tn. taxes paid by about hundred: and
yet til" members Of the House Of Delccate will al
ways find themselves compelled 10 obey the wishes
Ioi sie eight hundred who constitute the majority
rather than the minority who pay he greater part of
me taxes And any member obcying the instructions
81 the minority IN opposition those of The maiori
~ would be- sure to 10 G his at the next election
fave only. IN conclusion, To notice the prcposion
Tor compromise, mad by the Venerable gentleman
from Londoun for the purpose OF reEIar ling that
an opposed &c !; for fear, il it preyns there will
D. constant jeaousies and dsscn:ions betwixt the
Il"uscs ana cannot Willingly give nv vote for a
proposition, subversye of the great Fundamental
principles of Republican Government, viz: that II.
majority shall always govern.
Inc committee then rose and the House adjourned.