Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-01-28


revise the Tariff Of tolls, imposed on the J,mo
River trade, whose able report is amonn vcur dnc,
mchtsl have proved mcnntcstubly that the attcmn,
10 construct Il canal along James River orin;n,ted
III views of state ACKNOWLEDGEMENT was insIiya,J
Dy the wish to nopnlixe the trade of the wrs,ern
ota'eS and IN 10 solitary instance had for lis obioc
o,"eI lnaN incidentally the benefit of the people
oe'"eeb tue Blue Ridge and tide wafer. Thar M
ueneht whatever from the work done has accrued -
J l"a eo'npiainan's; That heavy tax on their pro
u"e OH account OF this work. wasenanf,sy ,,aus,
anu gross VOCATION of public faith-e,ohittorcJ j.;
VIC pteS''' ms ance, BY the hecto n that The mo
Icy eN'of'ed from them. was actually FIR tho nnrnn
me means tor completing the Blue Ride
tha,a "a WoIN III which they have no more interest,"
~ we uae wac people have, and which tbo,r
never VIII use unless Il great roy ,Iutio,, IS 80. ny
"uuu transfer the Atlantic ocean from its nrcsont
tastrophe. '''"' Ii tae ca
entreat you to read both of the d,cp,,n,s
reu TO- from wh'ch you Will receive ample nforma,o
on most OF the essential points rclpiipo T., tho snh;
at Issue. ~ inc subject
The Injustice Of which we co,n,l,;,
mated by the Joint acton of the easter, a,d Ystor
sue ne people OF the pressed th. srb;ot
mdhi.y, ooing exceedingly anxious to prosecute
i,o'h "hlch they expected benefit and tov,nr,1
Which they contributed little 'Phosc IS ~ Tvs
eIher beng desirous of arrestinr the future
G GHs.oh OF the work, by creating discard n,non,
or unwiIlin 70 o Wer' from the tobacco region.
l" nm 10 contribute any thing towards i IT,
seiVes' voted with them. At the succae;; II ''iem
s, ";s,eFi diega e. flushed with their recon- n
S,r h. ~ "'o'ner pill approprIanr laru. SIM,
,o' 10 Improvement of the waters woo, IS Gums
huge ana pledging the James River t,I,s S oiue
VI" t"dlSe OF In" interest of the nlonev I'm - '
ot Tue purpose; which. had it succeeded would
u'aT''uaoty nave led to their serious increase p
J IN inns occasion the resistance of the James p w.
eSa'toh was more successful than il had nrsriI
tb, an Sueu oy me eastern Vote, measure which
twa daE" SO huch mischief to their constituents
was defeated Ientrely acqu our western h,t'
OF Dolng influenced by any speciaI naI,o $50, Gil
a. '"e'f CONDUCT but believe they would ms reod;I
n've opPFopF'ated the money of any other class ~
men IN the world to their own use if tLa IL 80 Vi
sessGd the pose TO do so Eyneronca 'Iau poS-
would ne lost upon US if we were NOT snlican,I
mohished by these events to confne orr v;o,i uu
care of it>elf 'Hc west TO take
But the Board OF Public Works reoortod n c,..
gu t'-''Gdsea Toll on tobacco, and on this rnnc
nus oten placed Let us examine some of the
su'eutS 'hey use IN support OF IT. as set fortb ~
tHei[ report ot February 9th, 1925 0-t' Ia
A.Ier rejecting rule of tolls founded on vIo
ooc"use Ngh' goods would not be submitted IN II ~
wr@nt because heavy goods could not ho,. ~ oli
bulk tor similar reason. thew saw thar - IT. on
Us LII I" pracucable, on rule Compounded ON So
Dut as value, weight and bulk are nrono-
Thar,ousy combined IN different commoditles If
was OBVIOUSLY necessary to accommodate o, 80 ~
theii various combinations With this rnle IN 80 ~
we have made flour, and the present rat ~ view
upon ~ the standard. In this we follow the
e'""P'e q Pontcdt economists, who have b;,bar,o
concurred IN assuming bread stuff as tbe s,nS1
''of value" '' s'dhuard
l was little puzzled TO think how tbcv vyoro .
form rule, combined on weirh. bnll, "a 80 10
applicable to al! comm1diiias Rnt w. vaiue'
this liley say, they follow the examnle of ot;t:S
J IA utetT act OF assuming bread-stuff as the
oi value must confess they far surn.ss
M comprehension Ncr is the rnysery NAL
81 oy pursuing the Report. for the 6rst nronti
pi.caIoo OF their doctrine, is the principle If -
rone IL! IS apparent hey say,) upon the ad vaIo
rem PFihclpes tperhaps they meant princ,nIo IL
1.-The hogshead of tobacco contnin,n that
the value OF barrel of -four ouoht n n, f aiies
umes as much toll, or 81 So" and thew acc rj
~ oo on tohacco, in lie srheduls reported
Jus'Hymg themselves as follows: And if Tho 30 to
DC considered. with reference 10 tho u-;I q" a Ter
II"S respectively, the argument is rreatIT sf-en,h
W ." !aEoI OF farther increase Of tolls ON toban
CO. LOT II IS Genonstrd6iy Just, that If tho IN ~
crease directly the value so ourb, :, NC III
me weight But here Accommodation of oSg as
occurs ana loO W.T. Of tobacco, contanino an a.;
, 49, nan the weight of fonr, pays no more
.oh: w nat they mean by an accommoda,;o -
.heF rule being, supposed that after es,iD,i Vi
J J III Teieuoh to weight by tho boasbsaJ
thn ny me IOo weight they refrain from a6nIv,no,
I'ier denlonStra6tyJ uSt role nversey as The yt'
10 me 90 weight for the present and pyb,b
WEI, "PPy 10 pounds or ounces being oynsn" %
wcnouI limitation, and directed by the exaTnr'o 60
sPIittlng the hogShead into f;actons IT, Va
VerseIy as the weight applied In tho b1 IT.
aggregate would add but trae TO the foI % d
DO great boon to withhold but applied 10 tbe ~ -
from the river. 1'''o INC planters
But could any human being have ina o+oo. ,tr
wond 5, value h as rule Of tolls because light Goods
not pear IT that after having declared wsioh
equally InadmssibIe because heavy pooJa a, TIgsnt
TF he da ssG for the they would
as tne value, lnversey the weight two LnLy
b"Tne s WI T had previously said could not be
means any thing Let see to what result ,higs
S oT "eionsfaOiy just would lead u.s. what tbn
t'ouiu De the tol on an ounce OF tobacco found 80
rue 'nversely as the weight compared with bo
re- o' HouFF barrel of -four weighs 1876 Ibs ana :;
ree thousand one hundred and thirty. six tirne -
anan an ounce of tobaccoi increasing the toll n
NV .T r""0 10 the weight, and assuming ten cents &c
tue ,oi on Hour, the toll on an ouncs rs tL 80 do
WIuaa De $Si9 GO The toll on an ounce Of iewojrU
ss ,e az 9otoo on the combined principles, directy
a. me value nYersely the weight, would amnnnt -
Ta, o. sum efficient to pay the hire of car
am morISS 10 Transport it three thousand miles
- ~" unwilling TO suspect them of the des,"n -,
.ne Planters pay nearly the whole expense of
connecting the Atlantic witt the western poty,
but the following in subsequent part Of th ~e
ave- 49,. 1unons words: UPon the revenue thus rasaJ
IuuS. mainly depend the future prosecution If tbi
siYeIy embarked" VIZ "'"'e IS exclu-
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