Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-11-14

the taxa'ion short III proportion numbers stho'
u,,ted To higher number OF Represcn atves than
:. orfok, yet would be inferior to Norfolk on the
compound ratio. in the proportion of I To 9i.--i
He thought proper TO give these ,XQlapa tiOns.--
lie prayed the House to postpone TIA decision, in
c1nside ration OF himself aaj his constituents.
NR. MOORES SPEECH.
~" E?t1;.Hlrn-it was nv Intention unit, yey re-
ccrly, u. 10 have troubled The Committee with any
remnrks upun TIC PROPOSE ion now un,,r cousl,ie-a
ton Ind sup; osni, that long be o,e we assembled
IN tAS hAit the opinion OF every member ofths Con-
vanii'n vonid hnyn been u;lchangcabv fixed. upon
Ills lnrsi'Hn nj leas' ii upon utno md iat
ScqucfG y, crc'y 0r-nrc,!: winch might be adGuccd
OF either side, would bc entirely thyowI. awGr
.iii' however tron tie great zeal which has U~>H
mann c .eo by gentlemen VIII" have advocated hc op
p0-l'@ SIDE 81 The question ircnl that which intend
90 eSf'"2c, that ny do not altogether dcspu. of
mixing converls 20 their cause
Confident rs am, hat m asking that the rcpresca-
aton IN the House OF Delegates, shu be based Upon
Vhite population exclusively, ana asking nothing
n're than that which is right il tscf aud unwilling
il1t L should be supposed Tor moment that !, or
those Eh1in represent IN this Convention are de
mindnG any thing more than justice your hands, /
o-g leave now present 20 the Committee mr. views
nYon this highly important subject. claim, Sir for
nyseif; and Tor my constituents, II be actuatcd by
higher coAsil nations and more honorable motives
taa 'ios,' al mere sord.d interest, ia the
are pursuing III relation 10 this matter And call
! mon those gentlemen who pay so poor compliment
- Themselves and 10 their fellow man. = to assert
/
human 2con, TO turn their atcn; ion to the Scruta-
iIai district from which come and 20 Iuuire what
IS the relative proportion o. white aud black pppuIa-
ton ,ll0rg 30 what IS IL otiicr parts OF the State;
ind what has been The rcG I'VE .uCrcasC oi 10 whites
ana the blacks; 10 asccltaU what Is tie naurC o..
oar SOL aud products what i The extent of our pro-
perry, oi ~ description; and Il t,rY please, wat
taxes pay proportion to yt!rr urr:ioIs Of this
Conan awotijh; and the, 10 say, whether or not,
&c con reasonably EXPECT, tc Gin - permanent "a
vantage from inc adop'ioa OF the bass for which
c1nt nd, in preference 20 that whc1 thcT proposa-
IN" gentleman ir0n Accouacr It is true. has or,a-
Yorcl 10 ~yog. tla tic people Of the Valley have sc
! ~ little interrsl l. couA1u win the pcopic on this
side al "a due Ridge Of inountaisi and has made
Z calcuiat'n, D. T:cl he e1deavors - prove, that
the former VIII always dnd it To their interest 10 iu-
pose taxes upon ayes. IL preference 10 lands. fIc
assumes trlS IL all the counties in WHICH tie suvrs
d. not bear proportion of 80 per cent. to The whole
population, Tie people vii! find 1t 70 their interest to
throw as i!Cch a. possible OF the Ourtlgn of aY1tion
on that species property. PCrhaps il the rc1,ta.
man coQ have seFn, that the proportion of voters
II the Valley counties who ilUi slaves, TO those who
hold none, was less than SO per cent. there might have
1cen some force ia the argument which he adyanc-
Ell Bat the proportion oi persons IN those counties
entitled TO Nyt'', who hold slaves TO those who hold
none, being something like two to one It is aDDurcrt
from us own reasoning aid upon his principles,
tH1t thcy cahot be interested III taxing slaves in pre-
terence To other property And that majority of
those at least, who have the power in :heir hands
have common interest ~ the Eastern people in
!
II IS SAID Sir, that all comparisons ar, odous; and
confess, that none more so to me than those
when have be-T made in this COMMITTEE upon the
subject of tuX1toh Not because the result Of these
com arISOns NH be t1 the DISADVANTAGE OF my own
particular dist riot, FOR think can rnonstrot, r.
the satisfaction OF tie Committee that we pay full
proper ion of all the taxes paid in the Stated but he
cause they are csicplated 10 engender the most un
k!nd iecDgs between the good pi lie ofiEis Common
wealth. did not like the manner in which tho ra;,
uenGn from Accomack vas pleased! to divide tho
state, by the Dlue Ridge. and then endcavored IN
prove by shelving that we the ~ estcrn peoplel drew
more IA .ley OUT au paid Into the Treasury that
we were al set Of panpers drpeDdcf on the char
I ~ o! the East. do noi choose that We. WHO M
our full proportion Of the taS shall be chased Wit
'Aooe "i' pay less than their proportion, IN order to
make us a. ont pauper5 According to this mode Ct
proce ding, cdn prove his constituents tn he no.
thing but Sc. OF papers for if he will add his dis
tact, 10 the whole country ~ OF the Blue RIDGE
tie W ind that ali taken together, We do not nav ms
much into the Treasury as we draw out of it, And
alter all, there Is nothing very dscrcdable in n
county, or district of country paying less Inoney into
tue treasury than it draws OF ii; for if Won, d
vide me State INTO two parts, containing equal num-
ocrs OF property, by any line you please to run, IN
less they draw out OF the 1reusuy in exact prnnor
ton to what thcy pay into il, one division or the
other, Will draw out moro money than it puts into il:
and according 10 the gentienans node of roaeonip
all the people or that division must be considered az
dependent upon the charity of hose Of the other d
vision had always supposed that the peonle of eve
~ portion Of this Commonwealth, conT bued to The
support OF government both in personal services and
III money II proportion their ability 70
and that this was all that could reasonably be do
maRded OF them am not wiling TO give to those
who pay more money than We do, greater repregen-
allo'i Than we iiaye nor will ask Of those who paw
less 10 De satisfied With Il smaller one have ever
o9heyed, that when man, however Moor he NAV he
na5 Pa!a as much money into the Treasury as he i;
a3ie to pay that nothing can Ire required NJ he
nanes ana mat hls having done so, ought like the
Mite. pn'itIp IN - -
Those, who are enabled, out ofthe abundance Of
wealth, to pay much larger SUN. ''-'-
=, Permit sne now Sir, to call the attention re 40
S'iatgs once more to the declarations contained
Ia "uT IA OF lights, about winch there cDpnsrs -,
oe 20 great diversity Of opinions 1t net nv ~
t2nt on to follow those who have preceded me in the
u9bat' over all the ground which they have ores
eu N discussing The principles asserted by these do
nm mn rt,n-n -.1LL l.