Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-01-28


revise the tariff 81 tolls, imposed on the lanes
River trade, whose able report is among ycur docu-
l"'h'Sl nave proved mc"ursably, that tie attempt
- construct canul along James River originated
/ IN views "t state ACKNOWLEDGEMENT was instiratcd
by the wish to 'nopolizc the trade OF the western
S'2''' an" ~ no solitary Instance had Tor it's object
lot"e' i''Hn inc dcu,ally) the benefit oil the people
between the Blue Ridge and tide watpr. That M
benefit whntcvor from the work done has accrued 20
ia" c"np'''nan's' That heavy tax on their pro-.
Gnce on account OF this wnsk was maniltsly unjust,
aud gross vro alton Of public faith rinb,itcrrJ =,
the present ms onrc by the feet q II that The mo-
nrY "N"ricd RON them. actually for tho pu,pos,
~ providing The m"Ius for conp.,n,, In, B,r R,d.o
ca ala work IN which they have no more interest
than The tide wa or people have, and which ,bcv
never VIII NC uulr.s grcU: rry ,lntion of n.,rro
should transfer thr Atlantic ocean from it's prsscnt
bed I" western position, and spare them in the g..
tastrOphC.
"nireat you to read both of the documents ,,s,.
red TO from which you will receive ample inror,c M,
on IN OF The essential points relating To the so;.r,
at .suC.
The injustice If which we complain. was consum.
mated by The JOINT acton of the eastern and western
v"." The people of the west pressed th, srb;rct
"armiy, beng exceedingly ANXIOUS To prosrcui, n
scheme from which they expected benefit and toyn,Js
W"ch ,h'y contributed little. Those of the cast
c.n'' orin% deSironS OF arrcshg the future prose-
cn'ion Of the ork by creating discord umarg -,
I'l'n"S' some "l whom from h. tubacco rcS;,n
OF "h"''iing to contribute any thug towards II t6cm
S'''H' N"''d with them. At the succpci,ur session
me W''s' ern dl'G0'c. flushed with thp- rcrcn, CO.,
cess, III reduced another bill approor,o,n,, l., -,
in' IN" Improvement OF ia" waters ves, nf tb NJ
Il age AM p!edg'ng the James River tolls Sc fnr
IN ,charg" OF In" interest of ii. money In bn h.
r""'H Tor thH purpose; which had succ cded ,roniJ
"d3o'y nave led ~ their scrInus incr.ose NJ,
"a, '"S occasion the resistance of the James Rvnr
re't| "'o "as more successful than il had prcvlouslv
neen and aided by ihc eastern vote n rnrosnrc ,I;i
threatened So much mischief t. their constituent.
was u''eaied. entirely acqu; our western brc,hror
:" ""'nE influenced by any special malice towards ,s
i" '"''F conduct, but believe they woud n. r.,l;i,
nave appropriated the money of any n,hor NY
"'rn IA Tue world. To their own us, If rLny bI
S'sS,3 tn' poN to do 50 Expcrcncc, howc,.cr
. - I I Tp'" Us " W. were not sufficiently adj
""Ils'eH oy '"es' events, to contnc our views hero
"'erto orr own affairs, and leave the west r. -
care of itself "'S' 20 'dKc
But the Board o. Publ, Works rc,,rt.l =, c..
O. d" increased io! on tobacco, aud on this nnch
aics" has been placed Let a. examine some IS ,t
.u'o'S '',y use IN support Oft, as set forth in
t"cir report O! February OH, 1925 ''' 80
Alter rejecting 4 ruo Of tolls founded - -,
oecaus" iIgh goods would not br submitted IN - ~
,S,rI "cCAuSr hea|y goods could not bear il On
ouN Tor similar reason, they say they have ..actod
= i'f az b'&c'!c2tc, en- rule compounded on ,bcsc
nC'hs but az value, weight and bulk are pronCr.
"c' Iariously combined IA different commodi,,a :,
aS oo,ous!y necessary to accommodate our rule to
s'r' Various combinations With this rule in view
we have madr flour, and the present ra, vs. .w
upon H. the standard. In this we follow ,Lo
! ef1mP'e u political economists. who hive b,Lor,
c9ncGrred IN assuming bread stuff as the srandotG
, ! was Il little puzzled to think boy. ,bo,.
. FORM Iuc' combined weight: bulk. and all
applicable u al coUmndulrs Bu, wbon =; J"
',, ',.ty say ,Hey '4ow the example Of political
'e""2m'Ss I" ttsr act Of assuming br-ad-s,utT &c 49,
standard O! value, must confess Ibov r - % ''ic
my comprehension Ncr Is tn, ny,terv I,,o,, ILa go
80 oy pursuing the Report, tor the first practcai
P'Ca'oh OF Their doc rinc, the prnrrl, cf IL
alone 1t Is apparent, (ihey saw ,Inon ,r VI nH!uo
Fe'" principles perhaps hey meant pr,ncnlr ti,
ne No EsHea" OF tobacco, containing Gfin 49,,
TN" value 81 a barrel of flour ouolT a." r c ines
e m
ms f''d = % on to acco, ~ he srh,dulr ronnr,sJ
H. ''"E INN ewes as FOL NJ: And If the i,o te
-" ',''s''''t"' win reference TO the weluht ot ITO
i''tSt's respectively, The argume. * ,rrro,I' .,
end 90 favor ota far her increase of i,II' VI
60. ''T IL IS aenonsirGbiy jyst that # The , b ~
r -, - as ''e 'd'le. 50 ought i, iuvcrscIv n
me weight. But here an accommo,Io,ior 80 10y as
, us u'u 'OU WI OF tobacco, containing an ocraJ
V"nr III about nal! the weight of n1ur pn,,s i.u'
,H'. "hat they mean By an accommodo,inn ~
n rue oGing' supposed that, fer cstirnaring ~,
, Oacco' ~ relation to weight. not bv tho hIS w.
4 but by The 100 weight, tLey refrain fro st o1U
cir "sao"stra5Iy Just rule ''inyerscly as tho p;
10 me 100 weigh for the present and winch n,%,
y,,Lc,i,' ~ ~ P,"huS o, ounces, beng expressed
"''"o"I limitation, and dJecicd by the ,voTb,L =
sp"''in% The hogsirad into fractions Tho Po VI
10y a. '"c "sIgni' applied 10 the hsrshcod no ~,
-ul,. ""u'd add bnt tribe to the toll which :;
Is 40 great boon 10 WITHHOLD but aDplinL -, ,I II
mons OF hoEsAcal would speedily j,yc ,i 'aio rue
e from the rryer "'"' VIC planters
~, could an' human being have imagined tina, aror
I because E,,h,
would not bear IT, that after b,y;nr Joi6un' GOODS
e;lnay 'nadmssb!c because heavy goods conIJ s"t
near II, Du'H also for The same reason, they wo'i
= P"p"Se me d"ctinr of putting on burir, 90 ,;,I
% as the value Inycrsc the weight ;wo trriy
one OF MmeH they had previously said could ms, 10
g sn@ Vet such is the fact if their angua%
% u" ans any 'Hing Let us see to what r,s,,I, ,Ls
Il So ntiITo",'"Dly just would lead us. VIVA, hue
" Ih r. ~ uc '1 on an ounce of tobacco found bv
rc ng G,. as inc weight compared with baJ.
, thousand one hundred aud t6rtysx times %c,
nrr, ,'n an ounce Of tobacco; increasing the toll N a
th .n a. ~ "e weight and assuming ten cents nc
. Wv W, ~ % iIour, The toll an ounce oC ,nLao.
mIu,I DC S2lo 60 The toll on an ounce of icwcIr'
s@ az Socoo on the combined principles, direeIy
s e yanr' nycrsrly as the weight would arn,,n, =,
so w. sum efficient TO pty the hire IS ''' |"
WI" noiseS TO Transport thr. c thousand NIL
mall avn unwilling to suspect them of the Ics, 80
conrcr,.,,, ~ ~ pay nearly tile whole cxnenso -
H., 49, 'nt Atlantic wit the western yya, u
,rc j, ,,,'Own6 ~ subsequent part of the rcno.,
must naI, "o.u,; Upon the rc,cnue thus rassiI
uturu,