Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-11-03

OF opinion,o DC applied 10 OBJECTS ON which der emit
opinions may well exist among honest and honorable
men Ii was not therefore, from an apprehension Of
wicked motives; but because taxes would be levied
on Ms by those who would represent us, and be
applied to purposes which should not approve,
that he felt himself called upon refuse that power
which would be given to the West by the basis of
numbers alone. t
If he was right in these views on the subject of
taxation, 1t would be admitted that the highest moral
virtue the most sublime morality, would be no guar
sntee against the kind of evil which he unprecedented.
Gentiemen could not differ among themselves on
this point, that great national objects call for
great national expenditures. After therefore the
proper time shall arrive, these taxes would be
laid. He did not apprehsnd that The gentlemen
intended to increase the taxes immediately The
probability is. that they would at first diminish
them, as the eypences of the government would be
less. But the result would be the same, and would
come in tho shape o.. dob, upon those wbo
not consulted OH tic subject CT, If consulted, were
voted down.
1t was said Tic other day, and said correctly in his
opinion, that the principle now involved the same
as that which brought about the revolution The
cases precisely per~Sl- bat they -est tho
same substantial principle that the money OF the citi
zen may be- taken from his pocket by power. What
was Che principle which caused the revolution, II
was that we were taxed without being represented.
The gentleman from Brooke MR. Dopparpos) had
said that was not and had our situation
with that OF Scotland aud ireland. He would not
have eluded the force of the analogy if his own view
had been correct. But did not s,aad i'm the stu
alton of those kingdoms. Our charter was GRANTED
by tho king of England to English subjects then re-
sident IN Lonon and who held the country and ruled
IL through their governors while they still resided
IN L3ndon We did not therefore stand so much i'm
the situation Of Ireland Scotland as il, the relation
IN which the Last India possessions stand To Eng
land. Our discomfort arose from the circumstances
that we we've not merely taxed without rcprescn-
taton; but because taking charter which conferred
upon us all the rights o. English subjects one of
which IS that they shall have voice IN Parliament
q -1.,,l.. 4
out being heard IL cnoug III for us that we stood
IN situation, when our lands being held in fee and
common sockages OF sOuIc one IN East Greenwich
we mad representative in the Bishop of the Diocese
III the House Of Lords. Our ancestors kuev, full
well that this was not in accordance with the genius
OF our republic. Had the COVE rnment even Given ne
representatives in the British Parliament w. ,n;,L
perhaps have had there the two Adams and Han
coGh OF Massachusetts, Pendielon, the Rulledpes
and others to the number of some Eve and twenty
nc tea aA being proposed, 10 be assumed that
they would have risen up against it, and have told
the mslorlty that the United States womb M,
pear such ap-impos, that they would rise up,
and resist ~ The answer of tho minority ,voui5
have BEEHIVE who the crty shall y:,c E2 the ,ar
you can vote against IT. We capable of id ,rs,
right than you are, and say the tax n;u S 10
These revolutionary men, having voted against the is-
eone hack to their Constituents, Nh ,i y,
suffer tins he imposed upon Us. yy ,d vo, - -,
DC placed m situation pay money when there s no
reasonable cause for n!-Woud they have r.nl,cdW ~, ~
cussed this question fu. araInen i'm, u &C. go US
nunoets lhe tax has been fairly isd and you have uoth
to do but to acquece. They told us hev Y,n,er ,h. 100
TO enable Frederick complete his cououe, of Sseso
pace sone ioTesn prince OIL her tIsne eual. the Ger
mans 10 cross the Rhe for other object in which vs
h Nv interest "o"a hey have said you pay tax
because you were Iepresen,e No thew Would S,v. 60
back, and said people what they did saw IN paas
You must resist you viii never that vigorous man
hood nation TO which you YOU nIu ST es or
you will be degraded burdcned and euslaved forever =
He believed that the gentlemen other side though,
iey were right as much he believed that he himself was
our ne could not imagine more ghtfu despotsm than that
when would array district Of the against the othcr
ana because maj counted one this take all dire
properly o. tne latter by means of the laying power in tho
ana the tax paying power IN the other We might be told
, ,a , was nov ntonded But we might he told same
uue despotn Desposm did not conss, the arbitrary
exercise OF power lie who has the power may have no Dis
justice and humanity But II is the existence of tie
power Itself which constitutes eslo;is IL is to he lared -
situation to be liable 10 be conuocd by the colo Of others
He could not consent receive construction ,a, numbe
constitute The only basis Of in the Constitutes
men He could now ask what has been the res, or stare
fittings in South Carolina, similar that which bss existed
ne presumed there was perfsct tranquility within her
borders In principle although amount ,e same ro,',s
has prevailed in Georgia, where there Is entire Ianon,v IL
be to throw the West at our lee as the effect d h
70 throw the feet Of the West if the exclusive Win,
power, We ourselves az the same limo ,he, 80
TAX our brethren Of the West unless we held the de,e.,s
west, while has one ~ the East, tho OK of shall ne
iaNe, and not the OK Of T. II is uol necessary 10 sag tia
when taxes are laid they shall be laid equally because
- the understood principle re could feel no apprehension
se was one species Of property only the State but the
PIoleiy winch would be taxed, Is held m the
we present Tor TAXATION sort of property which thew bav
nonea properly which easy taxed and tie mos
certain source from which money be raised When Won
tax me slave payment must be made II you tax the cattle Of
me West as was done during the late war where arc Won n,
Ind them! They literally cattle on a thousand hill
out frequently happens that the owner himself would be
perplexed 70 recognize mis- few miles on home Tbcv
are raised tor the distant markets On the other hand vc
who have scarcely cattle enough giye butter and min
should bc obliged pay the upon ours which would 10
easily found The numbers of the cattle in the esern ts
are not even Known 10 their unless you send AZ lire
proper season which is about October Collector Who 1os
10 assess the property will have bis labor vain Our aves
are always here and always within the reach of taxa;on
some persons seem To Think indeed that shall have 10 ss,
Iid OF Them and the should transferred e anne
hepded chat such would be tho lie did not fear ba a.
universal emancipation law would he enacted BIZ, II m. ,ay
imposed was sogeat that tho labor Of the slave could not av
~ oHe Oh two courses must ensue tho slave mus, leave H.
master or the master must leave the slave-tey could moi roc
together On some Of the barren ridges Of land IN this as,c,
tci niue more taxation, and the people WIN moi be aba
20 Iase Their families and TO clohe their slaves There nav
DC gentlemen VINO think an important step that we slJ hs
50 reduced But no wou saw when separation D
between INC mas and the slave not by the operation
raj causes bc by the agency Of the government hen ,v
WV be pnsheaihed which win not agau fluid scabbard, until
IT'S red with the best blond Of Virginia Tho saoe b,
cannot leave his 100000 slaves IN be Al the di,,i ~ @