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


pay upon TIE ground that he who owns INNS, roner
w derives the greatest teaeft from tin. oxis,nc ~
e"I government and OF The laws; and upcn he SAM
ptn a .he eastern people owning tarre tircs as
r.uel poPc'ty Us tho western people, aud conse-
Quentiy deriving three times as ,nuch ,encf, from
.1e government, ought TO pay three times "a much OF
.ac expenses. am also inclined to think that if
IS 'p'er tunes as much money paid into the
A'C.NS,rV ny thn Eastern people, is paid nv the
"cs' ferc Is still, greater proportion Of rho money
expended IN the cast. Nearly all the r.,onny which
s ever nee? expended IN the west has been eypond-
~. ~ - Improving inc hanawta river, and in making
uS hsnawba road; and for thar, the S.ar derives
toleraoc equivalent, in tho tolls collected Whist
huhdrcis OF thousands Of dollars have been ovnen,l
Ell IN ;'S:eFn YeS n, il, building anil inclosin- this
very tarito in erociior tho other M hi;,. b;,;;r
IN this City; in ma king the James River Canal a5I
IN establishing the University to SAL moi ipc of the
Immense expenditure of public money IN bu;ltr,r
. phs on re sea coast, which uoucY nj
though not drawn gut OF the State rransrr, : av
pended among he eastern peop!e for thor noculi,,
peneht and Is collected from the whole people of The
United States. ~ - N"F
The Wcz,tesn nlen ha7inr haca CHARGED vi h yo-
ing away the public ,nonev for JVesnrn n,-nnees
is proper for me to that in the course OF scvcrc
years tnrin3 which have been in the Inrist.,iiirr
nave always vo;e3 Yrry cAeYrtjliy for ali apo4opr;a
o,,s Ml'c. hbHr heeh asked e., for Improving the
W-laCepcF; ard 'tt have ai.rl,s voted is v.ij!.r
Ior ne e%!pn"i'nre o. ;hD public mercy in the
tTst, rs in the SVcet.
1900 W." o'' i'''t oitEalcc ~ mos. ~ t!lo r-,:,-
t>men who have atracutcd tie Opposite sid, Of this
qNcSh"l, W6'ch appeared 10 be very mach relic
uP" Us proving the propricig Of our rrantir- 10
tHe minority, the r:wer they ask Tor, a,ll which
5.oui,i nave no crd before If tho gentlemen f.o,n
Hfia%; Nj titzAugh,) lad not sufficiently rnfi,ted
4 uiEeatiy ial!ude to the expression So o.;,o ,,sal
A' li'Se who lay the taxes oaat 10 be r,s2onsl,l
10 ~ so WHO pay TIC t0EeS. VIII ba7ey rora,rl
tle ae0i4enAn from Accomack, WIN ad.aiiced this
iUe ia't Tint 1t is not the ease and never can
ne 'he case 10 Tue eHtcnt which he seems to cotnnd
or that those WHO lay tue taxes shaiI be resuonsihla
"a 'hoeH Whn pny them. For that whist his c,u,ty
ms more than Thousand voters IN IT, the sr;,;,,r
part NJ inc taxes arr lIad by ioit two hundred, aud
Jt- tue H!cTpAcrS ol the House Of DGlrrate viii al
Ways .ld themselves compelled 10 ulcV The wshe,
OF me eight hundred w!iD constitute Ire minority
auer 'han the minority who pay the greater nn Of
inc taxes AIii any member obe4inr the
Oh inc Ininorty, IL 0rp0stnD to those of the aao-
~ would Ice sure to !n-c s scat 1T the next election
nave only n c0nc'nsi7n 10 notice tire prcnosion
or c"nrToy'isc, F.ae by the venerable oept!er7an
rom t-ou","n er the purpose ~ rerllrkirr that
am opposed To fi Tor aar l. & prevails there viii
Nc constant JcaiousicS AM ssantid,s he,iyt tho two
ll'nseS and cannot willingly givr ,ay vote for a
PFoPnFifion snbTersiYe Of The great ;iirfr,nn1tni
prhfin'eS OF Republican, Government, VIZ: that tho
'halotfy Shall always 70; c-n.
The committee ti:ca - g ard I.o,lse = ,,,,-,ad
TIE CQNFi3N 7 tC4.-tya -,o..crtav, On mo-
tlnn OF 9Ir Leigh Of Chesterfield, tn, Convention
azga'n resolved Itself into Committee OF rhe Whole
MT, Powcli IN the Chair, whom ar. Ju,scl resumed
end c0nc!udad lis argument
1c was succeeded by Sir. S:aaart? who ccr;l1,ied
the floor until oclocl;, in speei. OF treat auiInn
tloa a. puTEseti.