Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1829-11-18

"N~'~o ''-~ F~"~A " taNaF,r
they iave possessed. Ia
They could cot abuse the NJ. So
cause, levy what tax the Legisl.,r. 81
It must have borne harder on ~. "a
tuents in the East than IN The r Sc
things, they could On the Ne, b
had Of US the bond and securitv
by the gentleman from Fauo1je, b
had a security IN our self ioye. 81
guarateee. No scheme Of poln,,,, b
my, but a security in the hear 81
When the love of our own iD,e.,
comes an active principle It iso 81
protection. Is
It accounts for another fact. n h
scheme ofInternal Improvement 5.
gigantic, magnificent, calculated b
the mind, and evento deprive resae e
faculty, was projected, Why the M s.
a portion Of The North voted one Ne, b
the East and the South pursed slVr 4
was called a niggardly course. n
and the North did not feel The be,s
taxes. They had taught thens =
think that Virginia was not tayei =
But We who had TO bear the blri,, y
deeply. Keeping in view thems,r,
people to pay, there IS not thfoaqt \
State aud Federal Governments, 7
tax paid than that which Is pa5
slave holder, not ln Virginia o
throughout the United States. Z
SAID Mr. Leigh, We who feel .hiss,
sing hard Oh Us, axe but little dis,,
generosity, while they who do no,
burden, manifest and practice s5
whenever money is reor,
Again. there is another direct i5
from what he had shewn. Ifthe
OF taxation Is SO unequal now, cons.
as the Legislature now is, is there
strong Of faith as TO believe that In
more equal by the adop.o,
bassis reported by the commute on h
gisllture-- so green, or so mellow
calcullte that things will be beler
transferringrhe power to the West
Think, said Mr.. Leigh, Of the dr
tents which haveovercome the peopf,s
Grafton for the constitution of Their
and made them forget the able eF-
Patrick Henry, OF George Mason sa.I
" ard Pendleton; and induced themnF
their reverence to the constituted au
ties. Think Of these dlscOntena.
motive for a change was his ANXIETY
Internal Improvements. This, Mr
SAID, had been avowed TO BIN oyerui
yer again, by a gentleman from tie WI
that such was that mans motive
could tell the gentleman from Alb,n
another reason. The doctrine Of 81
Rights, which Virginia had suppOrieiy
80 much zeal, against the encroachu
Of tho Federal Government, rested o.
shoulders, as the only pillar by wAa
GOULD be sustained. Que object is e'
crganize the Legislature, that, 10 re'su
to Internal Improvement, that Vrgu
stead Of being any longer d barrier
may be hitched to the car of the FL
Government, and dragged along va
like a slave.
Did any one doubt or deny these 4.
This sentiment had been avowed TO
over and over again, by geutlemea
whom be felt great respect, allhough
Their sentiments he could not concur. Wa
there is this zeal for State Rights 10 a
government, on tide water and in he d
ley. let but a canal or a road be points
the West, aud the effect is felt by he d
PIE. 1t Is precisely because the docfl
Of State Rights has prevented the Ges
Government from aiding Virginia 4
State Rights have become unpopular /
inference he drew is that if taxes aa
CURED for such objects, their ineq.
will never be considered, and that ID
will never be reduced by the transfer q.
power to the West.
lie viewed the various objects forga
money would be required --the civil b
the public defence-a general systea
educlhon-and this much desired ln1a
Improvement. Gentlemen will then z
justly and rightly claim the exercise o. z
power they will possess for the public :
eft, although they will take three doA
ont Of tho pockets of the East for g'
single dollar Of their own; and will az
pirate it according to their notions o. .
tee and policy. The question is shs
while Loudon pays 90 cents head,
people Of Frederick pay Sc; the Peo7A
Berkely q, and the people Of hea,,
81; they shall claim and have right
power 10 give and grant from FluyznA
cents; from Amherst l06 cents; Alben.
80 cents; Coochla1d 81 cents, WE
while Berkeley grants - cents an
rich citizens OF Shenandoah 81 cents
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