Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-11-28

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thing oftax is imposed on him who pays It, lie is
merely the collector. y
Mr.. MERCER said he had known on the coinmlss'on g
crs books land charged three tunes over To different
persons aud ut last not charged TO tho real owner
He resisted The idea that the TAX on professions was
always paid BY the consumer
The question on the proposition ~ amend was then
taken and decided in tho nrgatvc--ayrs ~, noes
10, aud tho Char having voted m the negative,
king the vote, aycs -, noes ~,
Mr. SrNNssS moved t. amend the resolution hy
adding to the resolution, previous ~ the wotL "pro-
v'ded," IN the SD line, tie words;
"Cr who having rSitcltwo wears within tho cNnu.
y, city, town, election dl>r,ct, should have been
aSSNScj With, and paid a. the Commonwealth any /
par, N'the revenue NJ the esV>crs,es vcNt,"
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er the COra8Ttrs sa06 So rass- L.: .,.caE-lr 2
the Po yers 70 the Gen q Assel5 ~ l57qe Ar
such PriscP'e that contained IN the proposition II.
question. lie would feel safer III trUstIn the Dis
crct on of the General Assembly than 10 sanction
them IN an uncontrolled power by adopting this as o
fundamental !aw-!or a least, would on the ,
good sense and intelligence of the people He /
thought 1t safer, to give to the General Assembly a
carte blanche TO make them omnipoient "a the !
Parliament OF England, rather than tn adopt fun (.
dlmenal law which the Legislature cannot chan g,
CON ri or mod ~ but which all their proceedings
are IL Dc based. He said, and nc would rspest n
that II the lst resolution OF tine l. glsalivt, Com
mliicc adopted its present unmit gated naked
form. II would D. ! matter OF pert,c, indifference IN
ham. Whist occurred afterwards, and II was only BE-
Cause that reSOlu ION undecided and still IN ab,,y-
ance, that he disposed To make struggle on
thus proposition He SAID, If the freeholdcrs of this
State, mad. weak enough. to surrender tins
power, they will have efFaced from all rccord-f n
were not ia Holy Writ-the stupidity of Esau II
we the proPretors of the sol-the land owners
who can give them notice to quit-and compel them
to quit-f we give the people, who have been well |
termed by the gentleman from Frederick, (Mr. |
Cooke) drunken set Of vagabonds-a power to tax |
nnt propcrty-h we are so 'inefnb!y stupid" III !
thank the Jew tor teaching me that phrase"-we |
will have cffaeed the record, were it not written
by the pen of Inspiration, of the stupidity of Esau
! lie did not know whether he should rise or sit
when u division was called on any question nnless
| he compelled by the rules OF the Committee
lie would not have taken any part in this debate
did ne not perceive that an apathy prevailed amongst
those who thought with him but with one fatal ex
cePtion-an apathy that was to him most affecting
There was one class of non ffeeholders, one shss
alone, to whom his heart yearned, and TO whom
were he not from principle opposed to it, he would be
most willing to accord the right of suffrape-he
meant the OF freeholdcrs whose fathers ra M,
now able to afford them division of their prom
erty-to parcel off to them their modlcum. They
must wait--they are the bone the sneu tho ne |
IN partcur address himsef-"can you not trust vonr
fathers'-have little patience-ure you mot neces-
sarly TO succeed to their power? If you will get by
beques devise, or Inheritance, will you not get IL in
few years, by the honest exercise Of your own in
dustry VIII you enter into Joint stock company
will you form CO partnership with the rabbIe
the drunken vagabOnds, described by the pen,leman
from Frederick, Mr.. Cooked prof. gate homeless
gang, who as the gentleman from Spo,tsylyanm
MI Stanord,) had said hung loosely on society but
who arc sure To stick very closely her skirts-fe-
lows disposed to pick up all they ret, and earn
their vile, aud Infamous bread by any art rather
than labor? They surely would not unite with peo-
pie OF that descripIion-he would call upon the sons
of the frecholders, wait and not to make comn,on
|
permanent, nor even transient interest in the Com
monwealth. He hoped they would rally round their
fathevs lie was sure that Constitution with sucb
provisions as that proposed would mover be accen,a
oic TO the good common sense, of the people Of
I this Commonwealth
lie would ratber that the Committee would now
rlre, take of all restraints FROM and commit TO tho
General Assembly, ali powers. Legislative executive
and Judicial and trust to the good sense of the people
than inllct on ihcn, tho curse which the provision
IN this Constitution, would in1ict on them
MI SUMMERS said that the objection which the
gentleman from Charlotte had made 10 this PROPOSE
ton appeared TO him Ia have less weight than he wns
usually inclined TO accord to the Suggestions Of TINT
gentleman on ordinary occasions. We were anxious
10 'niuse into tho organic law, fixed principles but
we were GOT equally anxious, TO fix the appl,cation
OF those principles. 1t not his purpose at this
tune 70 60 into discussion the question of rights
Wb'en had already been sufficiently discussed lie
Thought the principle deserved considorntiof-,ba,
those TO whom The government look for aid hould be
consulted III ITS distribution. This he considered 10
be the criterion which might be- most safely adoprod
Mr.. OTANAHD said thai nh bou0L ho r,cs,,,,.J 81.