Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-11-21

been presented by the Auditor ,f,he nnmbe, of MAJ,
sons paying taxes If any gentleman Will ,ake RE
fauo or White population above ana belou, tho
h"se- ne WIZ h'ia that it is nearly the same as
e Dasis OF the TAX payers abuve and below the Hia,c
FURTHER, the ratio of persons listed fr taxas W, -
the flue kidge, who oWn % acres each h,,,s 81
same proportion 10 the ratio below as tho yrono,,or
or S.e poPtellofi above IS 10 that of tie white ro
puia'i'h ueoW the Ridge. The number of persnrs
~ the whole state charged with land tax IS 2 40
q. ,hese there are West of the Blue Kidne 90 caO'
neamSt rom the ,osp grai number Of ptrsof,
on whom land tax is charyed in the West h,t 49,
l;Sc below he Blue Ridge and the nrooo,tie Vii
st"nh q 80 to 5e. The number Of parsons WesI vino
s $3.50 Saa'Sef, with taxes poveabe property are
~ o. oo ocauc, lhis number from the wele number
OF 9'.nCo, ard So GOO viii remain below tho nom.
TAN; rae number OF the white population West NJ
uie oue Hidse according to tho Census of I8s,o
was 2'oooo. FIVE take the census of lc2a, the
49, ~ "Hua DC much more unansweruhl9. The
henoeT 81 the white popUlU'iun West to the number
" WHom Fopulauon was IN 1890, in the ratio of az
20 S5 or take The ratio of taxation Ms he h,d ;,t
sneWh IL, aad the ratio would be as SO to 10 Cen
et"E! seemed 10 argue under Gclusioo whom tbau
the West. "t's Pop'Haiieh III
AS 10 me rnhnimiiy of the people bclow, aud the
th. h OF Persons; the number oi persons listed in
Tue uoos' Us chargeab!e with land tax is the measure
OF fatlo. Then add the votes below the nc,,n,a;
II Loudoun "'llch he represented there were bn, n
VINO voted against Convention out of 900 In Pairo
w f"' p ro'es ~ inYor OF Toe Convention to
:. III SHnce william they were 2 20 These
votes are 10 be added to the West. 9ilen tnke the
yes OF Aioemare, part of piiisylYania and Bed
ana you VIII lind large majority of TAX pnycrs
IN aVor OF the resolution. = Fo|
NT. SrASAFlD uiade an cDun;rv - TIM Cho;r 49,
tile regularity Of the debate 40 ~
ihG CHA!a said that the debate had certainly ey
ihpefceptlnly to him. beyond the bounds Which
strict observance of order would Justify
Mr. SrANARo said if it was regular on ono cid, 70
eter into eNrnneous topics, it would certainly be nut
Tregiar 10 confront them. The gentleman from
;sa nat ocen nnsustcired by bis coaduas pro
htc race &c WOULD examine whether the cnlcnla
eons Ehich lad been just submit ed to the committed
ana The deductions which we're made from then, vnrn
Go on H. re understood the gentleman from Lon
above the Blue Bid &c was not different from ,h
OF TAX payers below the Blue Ridge. He wound c,,n
'front.' THESE calculations by those of the rent,ennn
rom augusta lie bad occasion ON Saturday in re-
20 me fe}ative numbers Of ireeholders TO
sta.c tna te proportion Of taxes on the land books
as bet~cen The West and last side oithe puc Ride
was III Tie iato Of Sc to DC. (,:ntlntn., tlo,Th,
tnat property changed the re'iuns of tl,c nurlbers
anu 'naI the proportion was between 50 ami 10 nm
one SIDE, and % on the Other He comp,t,d that
among the names which are down in the land books of
tne es' there vas nj least lilo Who were non re-
uen'sItney were either residents in the East or
non fesineiits lie would allow by lnGigg that de-
uncton the ratio of p to 90 lie would not Id "a
me East The 1000 landhoiers whom he had sab
Quoted from tue v est, although he aoniectured that
even IN Richmond alone there was jttleIs ,b,, Ion
people who were land holders in the West Eoxy
.ar was go III other portions OF The Eastern conntrv
nc Vou'u not say. lie would however coniihe his
arguments TO the ratio ofd3 TO Sc. tie had made no
ejaculation OF his but so far as his cornnuntons
haVe went they were founded on those ,nade hv the
gentleman from Augusta, who was second TO no zen
tieman OF the committee in accuracy, amt he would
doun with them. -
NJ OopDR1DGG enquiscd whether tie present de-
bate was in order. ~
The CHAIR decided ttat TIE, member from Spott-
haH an 1pIo 10
tlcruan from Loudoun e.
ir. SrANARD SAID 1t was not his intention to no any
he was about tn offer, than to pre-
sent correction ofthc extravagant mistakes which the
gentleman from Loudoun had committed in the cal
cuiations he had submitted, aud III order to rive this
correction more force, lie confronted them With the
calculations Of the gentleman from Augusta who was
o. ifaSs IS accurate as the gentleman from Louloun.
he proposition OF the gentleman from Loudoun was
That the ratios OF icahoiders AMI los PAYERS did nor
exceed that OF the white population.
he mad tile tables of the gentleman from Aufs.sta
ven hpportioned the representation on the suppo.
slIoh OF having i2o members IN the House of Dele
gates. computing the ratio Of white population in
the two divisions he gives 56 delenates and fraction
to the West, and SO and fraction to the East
Computing on the land tax ratio, and making no al
ioWahce Tor persons who are non-residents of the
W est, he gave DC and fraction to the West and "a
and fraction to the East Computing from the pro-
pcrty books, and surprising all TIE taxes to be paid
he gives proportion between the est and the E,aet
rate, the gentleman from Augusta would correct him.
ret we are told here, without qualifications that al
terminate IN the same results
lie fe!t 1t due to himself 10 the country and to his
constituents, that these statements should not 90
ABROAD uncontrolled by those in which accuracy vas
more Consulted.
Mr.. MERcEn regretted that he Vas Obliged to tres
pass on the indulgence of the Committee aaa;u in
order to support the statements he had made, and
whose accuracy had been so much questioned. lie
protested against haying his remarks collated With
those Of any other gentleman. lie was responsible
Tor il,o own alone. and 70 the statements of the
gentleman from Augusta, he the last individual
III The Convention who would require the aid OF
ther to sustain them. Thlt gentleman has iufurmed
IN bin whisper, that his calculations. and the ratio
which was referred to, had been dedJced from the
| population of 1929. lie (Jr. M.) had rupudiated
that estimate, and denounced it Incorrect when
| ne was aninadverting the Auditors report -
lie then went into detail to shcw It's inaccuracy.
lie surely you'd not be bound to abide by the Audi
tors report, when he had s!own that his calculations
we're not entitled to the consideration oy uoi1I, W