Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-10-31


wona Ce So strongly felt that RESISTANCE would be
uliue: Bu' the effect upon property is not directly
teFceiYeq' Ikls oppression works INDIRECTLY and
suits are ourdeiisone, tho.gh TIE sufferer is
oi'seio"s OF Tue source irom whence they sprinr.
'eiie'1en off reasons why we slorli no, apn,s,
"eha UNJUST taxation In The FIRST place they tell us
brs, Is no ''sEoani' In the West, Cypress thoir
nte!"rtil On this size OF the Mu,uitain lie WIS
''inSeIt certain Of t,at fact. lie had never sac,
any reason to Doubt nc ruth OF Inc tnc!ara,ion.-
re u1 no-conid no; suspecttho Western citizrns
u any aSiost'si II use noii;at power 20 tic i;,
Z! or "ppres'!o-, Of their teuoy ci,iz.,ns and If
ti'at ihe'ai and s0uod feeling could he eylnnlad
throughout future generations, be would usl. no b,,
I;r security H We can answer tor the !uture9-
~ IL. coeli ny thai those who are i!ow incaruJc Of
.st4"s tp'ncai power can transfer thai IL nr TO
theaf successor Ito tbelr osprlna? We are not
liz !" ny lhe tlqnslitn'i9a for hor nor 10 cs-
eaonsha tTovrnt}ellt to last Tor few years bn, 10
cN"iinue or future tr9n. itwouid be unviso no, "a
uN II Win view to distant arcs. Gentlemen must
! "A eohhient we havc no tiass Cor the present bp
mont. ''A"
.Anothsr reason suggested is, HAT the majority
~ ifc2ioinor; Is with the slaye-hothng ponuiatic
l. 50, it was wonderful to hun j, GENT enicn conlj
oe!ec' % the cgupoupd basis. EtaeT i'm We q Cons,it
ua4 majority they can,;ot ,.l DC satisfied But how
90 thcJ attain that maiprliy' BY taking the whole
pop1atoh OF oif:iis uiid makng III aggregate YOU
t1ke ~: Save fox; one district, ara add hern to
those vi another, wc!i IS almost as distant as auo
th>r is1lnsph>rr You take them from one comfy
Waere fRey ale not regarded Of any value and add
al interest. Was this correct system @. calcul
nom Where You pick up i;ee and there one or two
SLAVES wno are net taken INTO any estimate of value
ana cohs4cf them making patt OF th,. population
lot district who're ties constitute al lin! rtu,ert,,
We cannot found ming Oh such data as these
1he act = tha Tie predomnating Interest East of
tie b!ue Rldge IS connected with The slave. property
but t't on tie Western side hts connection with
Ihs klad of property enlc1nen say that the slave
population IS increasing IN the West Tie admitted
taat II MAS ucs easing, IN continually decreasing
fn =
t.iat from 1910 10 la2D 10 per cent: while hat
from lt2O ID 1922 is % per cent. WHY so. Mis-
results from causes which oT ages VIII not be reno
veg peg atSa thct l. rooted aItiiahy 10 that kind of
Population III the WeSt The habits iiIpnDtcd in
aud grow up With She population OF thar section ri
fhe State are personal industry, lI.i practice of
COncR.1s 10 others - 49,
Another reason hat this proprgty bus been
coi'sderrd us very ps"ca5ioua In Tie West on ac-
count OF ~ pruXiiuiy OF uo.-slaye-hodinr STATE
me infue'itN OF the example of Ohio wa, enough
me nora seLst OF tn. pen.e against this prouarty
u sufficient, 20 cork Tx growth of tIi pr g.rtv be-
Ing "n!y se!arat, =, from iheEn by marrow INIT
DuI LiCre is SUI more powaItu l c,usa oBerat;nu
20 keep Gown tts EHS aa;ion III the West II he
last "n :lavc had Il sl->e population icr arcs The
curse OF industry III the West does not require thus
property, and when IN the Nuley which is tic g,na
gram growing country, there shall be line OF roads
an" canals through which al It's produce win be
Drought TO the se;, the evils whci We sheyy viii be
realized aid the supporter the whole Community
will b. derived fioiIi the taxes or our slaves
! IL must be manifest, else he had laSouged in
80 na' ptope4t! has claim TO protection, and
tiat thtS peculiar property has pcculiar claim to
protection And what Of protection is il That
, gentlemen propose to give il? They are ready 20
give 1t every protection but polit;ca! power fhry
nave every dsPo@ ION to give justice, mt not 10 eiye
power lie Wop!i SHOW that they could rive il pro
lection ii no other iUrrI, and if he did show it, he
! hoped the arguments would induce scEnc +rfo are
now opposed 10 MIN to agree to the viaw which E
| supported Whst IL tuey Off .l,a people but
this: The gentlemen Will give Us their bond bro
rided we ic-vo il = them to say If they will nav il
or not, wbcn di'. Euu IN isc give paper sgtifan-
zee and reserve tnr right violate it IT any time
with HaPunty II sou do break il, to whom are YOU
rcsPona!ble-who can punish you' Il you uerce not
to be UNI ust N aXotion end do be unjust 10 whom
can we appci.: From Casar Cassur's self =
Never was u guIfaut,c WoSth rush. urle-sfa Iayra
majority we've Interested Ii preserving il. 9h;5 was
reply to some OF tie arguments from the gentleman
| from Norfolk. Ikut guarantee valueless winch
sbe distinct interests combined in majority would
alwuys cad i; 10 violate. What sccnritv Is a
parchne; guarantee, whcn they who give it have
right TO take it array
lie then reviewed the guarantee which had teen Of
ieFeo.--+i constitutional provision offered that
slaves SIS uld never bo taxed unless at eriven ratio
10 mon. Ihcfo = no good philosophy in that. There
can he 10 hSed ratio Of value between slavcs and
men unIeTs yoN eau coTidCr sitves as populntion
and wealth, and then there mirht be n fxe1 ,-,I;n
Bat they are al article property in market g. their
value instead OF dcrcndiag on the value of land hdre
Is Influenced by the state of III. fj,reiou ronrkot =
Ihcrc Is nothing iiorc tuctuang than slave properly
/ Yhe passage Of law in NeW Orleans, reduced the
value OF slaves 25 per cent in hours II il shouId
DC our lot to Poassss Texas slaves would be Teor
red there and their value would rise. Causee not
conacctcd With agricultural principles fleet this pro-
perry. he WISHED 10 know bow any specific mode
81 valGatUu should Or adopted. Some one course
NUT be determined on, and there is no measurc on
earth more unetitcd 70 commercial purposes Who
would submit u an in1uiSitf5p' WHO would al
low the assessor 10 rate his property 10 the utmost
tnrthing? 1t is not the interest Of the individuals that
property should be knownIIow thc!f find the bottom
OF pursc' Can you search it or draw it from him
/ ~ virtue OF an ontI> What would he the couge-
qucnce? Some hrn5ie farmer VINO owes no Gcbf
bot vino lays UP daily his little gains, will bayc d.
rect interest IN putting lis properly as low as pssg-
! bic On the other hand, the Merchant v,hr lives
by credit, aud mi whose responsibility others exist
has direct interest to make his property appear