Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1829-11-11


Iulation between the Eastern and Wester'
side of the Blue Ridge was near 100. 006
Iin favor of the Eastern side; now It is ONLY
$4,000. Thus, the Western counties have
experienced an increase In 8 years. ofmore
1 than $4,000 inhabitants: If such has been
1.-The ratio OF gain 10 these , years. it is not
.too much to believe that 10 10 years more
they will have a majority Of the whole
7 State.
The report Of the auditor makes the
population of the Valley 10000 more than
! supposed:-alIowiug for that difference
which Is, as hr as 1t goes. IN favor Of my
.argumenL) The population West of the
Allegheny Mountains has Increased IN the
same time 4S.OO0-or about at the rate of
36 per cent But what has been the rate
|oflucrease in the country East Of the Blue
[ Rhgel Il has increased but by a ratio oil
4 pr cent
/ The average amount Of a capitatOn tax
Too the region West of the Mountains, was
. D cents per head; In the Valley 49 cents;
putting these two divisions of the State to-
gether, the average will be- 32cents. Ano
what was 1t in a county East Of the Blue
/ 30 gel - cents per head.
Look now at the .aud tax IN these two
grand DIV s,ous of Firgln.a-,et slaves ON
one side. On the other side of the ridge
binds we're taxed one dollar, while on this
sr.e they we're taxed two aud a half:-mOre
7 than double.
From aggregate results 60 down to de-
/ tals-the same general result meets you
sul. During last war there was tax on
cattle in Fuguia, Zone Of the articles
winch The gentleman has alluded TO 90 ms
argument as more particularly pertaining
TO the Western inhabitants aud even on
cattle. more was paid this side ofthe noun
tain than on the other side. From all
/ these facts, ann led 10 conclude that the
|rUsuuR Inequality Is likely TO continue.
|lfnoL the amendment can do no harm
When there Us mo- equal taxation, It can do
/ 900 harm 90 say that representation shall, be
regulated by taxation and population; for
|then twill result 10 the very thing the gem
|teman wants; he will have representation
based upon white population exclusively:
Tor II @ shall happen that the people of the
. West pay more taxes, then the effect will
be 10 throw the weight OF Legislative pow
e- into that part Of The State which now
complains for the want Oft.
The gentleman asks Us. what mOtiUss
I the people of the West can have TO misuse
their powerl lwdl state one inducement.
| They have one great object Of desIrr,-&
/ the whole history Of our State Legislature,
I viii prove it, and that il Is the construc-
ton of Roads and Canals. The desire OF
Roads and Canals has of late years grown
Into AN enthusiastic passion among them.
The whole OF the country beyond the ridge
has passed thu-e improvements toy an
Unanimous vote, when they were proposed.
TbeuDru,ements uu James River their
extended form. were asseuted 60 solely tor
tHa benefit of the people of ihe Vest
much more limited work would have au-
swered alI the ends and wishes of peooie
mtae East oflhe ste A proposition was
once before our House of Delegates to Dor
row three millions and about seven huu-
dred thousand dollars for objects of lhl>
description. and every western man sup
ported and voted Tor the schenectady. u
was bat last wear that "a loan of million
was brought forward. and, l believe, eve
~ western vote was gwen in the adirns-
i've. Here then. IS an inducemeut and
here was actual effort, TO tax the lo~huds
nr the benefit of me Western interest
But &c has been said that property has
and always wlIl protect itself SIR, Iad
m.t chat when property is unequally held
by persons, all resldiug 90 one district TO
ge.her, and, therefore, having one com-
mon interest, there may be truth 10 the pos
uoa But where Il is dispersed IN differ
e0t and distant positions of the State, there
is mo- such motive to restrain the attempts
of those who have little common feeling
with its possess0rs.
10 has been further said, that the res
tnut Of conscience furnish an ample se-
cIrty believe an political institutions,
as well in thi, as 600 every other country,
go on the assumption that all men, when
acting. especially 90 large bodies, are gov
erned by feeling Of interest, and do with
little or no scrupIs, whatever they suppose
their interest 90 dictate / consider t as "a
sei.-eWdeut proposition.
On the subject of slaves, &c Is true that
oaepurpose oithe amendment, isto secure
them from undue taxation. The gentle
man tells us that those living on tins side
OF he mountain, have "a majority of the
slaves, and majority 90 the Legislature,
and viii continue to have both. But O
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