Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-10-28

fIon among the French Troops in Belgium.
To the Editor of tho London Morning Chronicle.
PANS, Aug. 81, 1881.
Sfr-The Minister of Finance has been speaking 10
the Chamber, and 10 France; and although arithmetic
may not be interesting to many of my English re aders
yet must not omit 10 perform duty, though il be
dull and laborious one! avow, however, mat am
great friend 10 economy, as we'll OF money as Of ime
and see no reason why the poor should pay taxes
than the rich, in proportion TO their means, nor why
the mass should abour and suffer Tor the purpose Of
couragng idleness, contributing pofliga,e expen-
diure and for induging those who ere in
OF snecures and pluraies. Wise, moderate, and just
taxes raised TO support the necessary expenses OF
wel-regsated public administration OF affairs, should
be paid not only with punctualiiy but with cheerful
and ga isfaction. wise and national Governme Ut
attentive to the wishes and wants of the ma lon careful
in Its expenditure, and honest i'm its interior exe.
rlo policy, should be embar assed for means aud
Indeed, never could be so. Governments necessa-
rpy less expensive, and it should be consider
ed as pleasure, a, we'll a duty, by every honest c
to contribute his fair and Just portion towards the
general charge. The benefits derived Individually az
we'll collectively, from the acts of such Government
IS that TO which have alluded, are infinitely greater
than can possibly be paid for by the contributions it
will demand from the people. am not, therefore,
mong those who attack all budgets because they bud
GETS and all taxes because they taxes and all Min
listers OF Finance because they Ministers of Finance;
since, ii were citizen of several cantons in Swzer-
land. or Of the United States Of America, should
feel 1t to be my duty TO support those wise, economi
cal and rational Governments and would reckon as one
Of the pleasures OF the year. that of paying my axes
and thus contributing to the strength and preservation
Of my liberties, rights, and happiness-and the IL.
berries, rights, and happiness OF all the community
esnntt ssy tb us niue Of any other Government ip
Europe or tbs world know o! n6ne except The Co
vsrpmen's Of some Onions land o. ally D SSi zsrond
and Of ths United aes Of ADefca where the keen.
dhursof lbs public MONEY rot condus.sd WI bout any
sort Of Re- fsfensc 20 'bo tUH r0g' oiis and OF
the poo; and know Of zone where those who are NO.
weakly, aud iofs' deserving, AID are leah in want
Of the put 10 trtu'ous do receive tho mosi apd
where thsy are not s,mperei and fsuen,d tie pro-
duets OF the sweo, niTey wsI and faJ log Of ID.
N ilion' know ,hrre mu'i DO grsda zoos IA 'oeiey.
Heaven lac ett-blh-d them, and reason ,ac clio rs
then. know VS. mrs ave rich as well as poor, aud
"ruIrTs" as wei as "govern'd" know that these
rsoks and grads on, In sosiey would dmiui,h on
the happin. OF any Glass provided @ v-tnmenis were
national aud j. am Gpporsd, ih,rt'ore, 10 ell the
msdese 'chefnes Of Ag ian law division OF properly
cad even TO the more oderste ,ystsm OF subj scien
adopted by the followers u 81. SmoEi sm opposed
10 al theories which are merely imaginary, and which
nrey cannot be r.dnssd 20 practice, oDiy tend dig.
tract and orDen Instead cf roasoiug and Tenderin
harry. But u 10 josi because oppo,ed TO this
and because would contribute with pleasure aud graft
tuds 10 all the jos, sSp-Dse, Of national Goyerpmen
that sfudg' he mand' whish made OF mo 10
supuorJ la more hsE Eastern sp,ebdour GoveYnmen
which addresses im,lt he Aris,ocracy, which leans
upon ior 'uPpor and s"s'aocs. and which nssl.e,
fhe Interests Ct he Millions and the wants and wihss
OF he usss.
With fbe'e feeling I have sxsniued the Budgets Of
1881 aud 1882, presented by The Minister Of finance
to the Chamber OF Deputies CO Friday last have Ie-
rused them With sie ton, and examine ed III, m wi
care, md am bound T. add, that am eaiIy dsap.
pointed en- csr'an 'bai ibis feeling 10 no, personal,
but nasis nal, and Ibat the tops will AK what have
We gained finally by the X 70 uon OF July, 1880,
Sinscures are s retsaed, pnraltiies st uph, lss
and rxOrtiisDt salaries III vindieated. The feus Of
1929 i.keo 90 the items OF Is32--he ssme sy.tem
Of places for and not Of spi able 10 places,
sbsen millions Of fsaofl 70 b, slowed TO our lew
Royalty mere than sufi ent TO supply The Civ
L's for isbieen Repaid can Govern meni. ormed on
ihe slne basis az bst NJ he United sie'. Tae same
sy'tm Of &C (. # ID VI iop," 'Chofs OF BIre aus -
Inspector &c erel," and for h msn who Teee We
cher 10000 10 coo, and ~ 600 rana, per aInun Tor
two or 'hee hours osupposed upson 10 The middle
OF the y There IL the ne sy.s Of supporting sod
dtfeuciug aud txsggraung ths value and importance
tf an IDst ito 100, or Of Ueau o. Division or elias
eHaTs, simply because hey have exisJ: and he ,ams
eIoruous aBd act Ubd vi Ion Of Isbo, an fba
no ore csstsicly esrns 1.-THE Of the ,slry conferred
bm. eSeep' he bstd-Workog tiuk,, rnb tbsi,
duty e weniy supsTOfs wi ibsif 10 0oO mi rs O0O
isDes csst. atD fpeakiog dSggs.si our NJ oi,.
e, ~ Fiuauce. B.saus' bc was IN fis, undsr Lpui.
xviii and because Q tbeD bought ths system gool
and surebs toao an iuaobs royalty, therefore he yiu
tsfestbe very same system Day and refuses MAKE
any ahtTahops. bayo read " r. port stey ma b,
ID BowftDg Is full o. interesting faets and fmroFisn
s)beiusions bot NUT sdd 10 posiseriptDu "a ION,
you viii, Ne fystem Il kef pinz n, public aeeoun
pursued by The Ffensb GsveTn but susrd
sgsos the enor@ Gus and wholly unneess,sry
that sysem epecofsges, or Tor which IL 1, of,red az an
apology"
The B6dgei Of 1891 10 rather su account o, s,r.o,.,
sbd receipts than Budget 10 eonsfqrsocs Of sIe r.
1890. and Only pfeient,d 10 February last, and ths
Minister Of Fnoses has now, fhefeIort, submitted m,
'sbems Ter s.trps assouDn Tbe Bulge. fcf 1871