Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-11-09

NS'Ne, lrom such materials, any equitable or stable
Proporun or balance of political power between tho
different sections ar interests IA they are called nj
tins commonwealth, indeed of any other with
winch we are acquainted | know ts operation in
oonth Carolina, said air. NJ. only, far, rs it's de-
tuis arc disclosed in he Constitution. Let us turn
10 IT, by thus, 1t is provided that 60 members of the
more numerous will call it popular, branch of
her legislature, shall be distributed amonr her pre-
N','s cl'cUon districts, III number IL, from refer
chcc 10 Their white inhabitants; and g. anong the
sumo districts from reference to sihe amount Of al
dres raised by The leg isiaiure tshsfaer direct or nd;
',f or OF uiGfeoer species paid i'm euch dcductiur
o,, al, axes PAID on account OF property, held
my "hcr district u adding thereto an IN yes clc
where PAID, ON account uf property hold -, p,,cl ,
u,'t 10 give effect 10 this principle of rrprcscn.
ta'l"H II Is farther provided that there shall bo nm
enumeration OF the people once in cvnrv ion vcpts
"nu mar IN every npportionmcnt OF representation
winch shall take place after tho first .ihc nm,nn, nj
t"Ncs Sh"h be estimated from the average of the ten
IeCcolng yeHrs; "and The first Oppor,onmcnt shall
pc founded on the tax of the preceding wear. cxclu
DING nom the amount thereof, the whole produc of
the tax on sales at pubtic auction"
He lad attended, Mr.. NJ. SAID the more closeIv If
these provisions IN order TO certain what nor,n Ia
iiousc ot ia members, would fail TO the share of
inc cry OF Charleston. This city had of the former
h"uS' OF Representatives. OF the state inclul,nr the
paris" OF 81. Philips and ST. Michuels fifteen mem
ocrS 'Vt az ia The auction duties of South Ca
roli"a there can he but little doubt, are psid chief,
II not solely IN Charleston They were not to lc
computed at all, in the frs, appointment of rcnrc
seniation, that OF 1870 but tho very cxcepliop no
we'll as the un;CcCdent language ofhcr CONSERVATION
shcVS that thcy were To be rcckoncd, in every sal
sequcnt appoTtonmcnt, founded on the taxes of the
preceding Ten years They must have been comp,l-
'ea thcre'ore IN 1890 The present representation
OF thIS city, Iu the House of Representatives of
Sou j Carolina, / have yet To learn but if anv mart
OF Is founded on thrSc auction duties sine, her ,x
ample Is ny okcd TO the aid ofhc amendment IN dis
cussion, ask II she IS entitled to il on any princplc
when oui not gave 90 the citizens OF Philadclohia
or New ORR, like claim 20 representation over
~ ABOVE 'h2ir tar proportion to members IN The cuis
latuTcS Ct their respective states, The extent of
duties annually collected in Charleston IL unknown
20 me- bot tn auction duties Of Plnladclphia bc
Love, "ons tutc third of the entire revenue Of Penn
syvanIa, whose state government is sustained with
out any other tax, whatever, except upon the dyi-
bends o her banks. and OH Observation-Disclosures de-
vlscs and hrqucsts These taxes, together with her
share OF the annual dividends accruar on her scve-
mi rosd, bridge, canal and bank stocks make up the
sum totn! 81 the public income applied 10 tho dsbursc-
ncnts OF n state government, where neither land
nor poll tax EXISTS. More than a moicty of It arr
IN Philadelphia
Similar views apply TO Now York. Tho auction
duties levied III her great emporium largely exceed
n moISty of our State revenue, and are established
and set apart for 4 special purpose, by an express
provision of her Constitution.
The only tax we have III Virginia analogous 10 this
is one ON merchants licenses, and both have cnse
affinity IN their principles and operation, to the upost
duties of the lted States. they are all levied nj
the marts of commerce, all charger DE upon the com
modItIcs which enter into that commerce. Theynre
consequently, ali paid neither b. the importer nor Tho
verder, neither by the auctunecr nor the merchant
who are but the collectors of the tax, and CHARGE n
proht OIL their abour. They all paid in fine by the
who for the opportunity OF paving thom
tins amendment would require of Inn 20 surrender not
only the price III money OF the articles which he pur
ohases, but most undue aud enormous advance of
political power, TO his superGrs, the ax-payino mer-
chant ana auctlonecr. Apply this amendment to the
condition of PeDns yvana and New York and their
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heads OF monicd arstocracy, the aUctionecrs, who
pay, by far, the largest share of the taxes to the
State, would, III the several State Governments far
dntrank the regular merchant, whose principal dues
pass through the Collectors of the Customs to- the
Treasury of the Federal Government md conse-
quently neither augment his political power nor
that OF his neighbours however large they NAV be-
and actually are
Tomato share OF the power which leves H. nv cons-
tucnis have fair claim 10 representation in tho L.
g'slatures of New York and Pennsylvania since they
pay no small share Of these auction duties.
Sir SAID MIR. NJ, the salt tax Of Now York a
State excise Is also set apart by her Constitution for
u special purpose. Being D. cents on the bushel
and the quantity made about 100000 bushels, it
does not fall short of 20 900 dollars pcr nnnurn and
being levied and collected on Luke Onondnga. nenr
The town OF Sann, 1t should cn;itle the inhabitants
of that vicinity to very large proportion of the DO
hlcal power of that great and Furnishing State
During the last war, cndeavoured to low
nawLa; bat with less success. Should the political
weight of orr several counties be hereafter dcpen-
dent on the amount Of taxes they may severelly pay
us the gentleman from Culpcpcr proposcs wholcvcr
the salt makers may think of the renewal ofhat tax
the politicians and the people of those counties rnrht
oNcT-rne these objections for the sake OF governing
the rest OF the Commonwealth by THE newly invent
cd political power
II must now he apparent, Mr. CuArnMAr, that
the district m which particular is collected may
not be inc district OF the people by whom It paid,
and consequently that nothing would be more alb
aurd than TO rest the apporionmen Of political pon.
CT on any such basis.
Indeed the tax which is paid on a particular sub.
Ject will have It's locality, it may BE- allowed the OK
precision, determined, altogether. by the mode. in
winch u - levied. The supreme court of the United
States hns defined tax upon carriages 10 be tax
on expenditure, and therefore an Indirect tax mud TO
be- the some ~ character, whether paid by the maker
or the of the carriage. Now the tnnl,or and
the may 1.-Two in tho Bnmc Commonwealth MANY
miles apart. IT, however. tho tax be paid by The
max kerr nc would have credit for it, If by the user
r.lI l. 1.