Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-03-23

"nieh nds SO lutte favor in the eyes Of the Senate
V'e democrats par etceileace aud 'the dear Lovers
u '''e people by pfolesslon) to protect our own
e"IHens tom the harsh exaetons of Northern har-
pies.
10 the Revenue bill, The Senate made two amend.
me"fS' Us they are calcd)-thc first, proposing 10
Increase merchants taxes one eighth of one ne,
cent ou all capital employed in trade, on a retail
mere liant, over $1,000, aud on wholesale merchants,
the same increase. where the capital exceeds 500.
ooo-the second requiring that no man shall obtain
ne" license unless he can prove that lie has paid
er the one the year before Both Of these
have bcen deeSireiy rejected by the House; since
Which time HE Senate have had ~ action upon
them The hrst Of these propositions was forced
upon the House of Delegates last yeai bv the Sen
ate; and It's practical operation has been found TO be
any thing tut beneficial, while its execution has not
only been different in different sections Of the Com.
monweall1, but is found to be almost wholly in
practicable: aud the second might be made an en-
eine OF despotsn aud oppression by eapfieions and
tyranneal commissioners of the revenue. lis re-
matkahle thai hewhole object of the majority orthe
Senate seems be TO arass and uerp,cx the neonIe
by multiplying useless restrictions upon their lree-
d"m-res'ne'ons which add nothing to tie gene
raj veal 10 compensate for tins individual yexaiion.
o e'ork Z. ".
p" hen the House met again at | O'clock Judge
May asked and obtained leave 10 Introduce a bill
substantially similar inns provisions to the section of
The Bank bill stricken OUT by the Senate, relative 10
individual debtors and which has led to such pro.
iraeted controversy between the two House. This
bill was assed At once through all lis stages, and
sent 10 the Senate, and have just heard that The Sc
RateFaS PasSedH dlSo - rhat the II use of Dele
gates has, for once, succeeded IN check-mating the
"eheok mating body" II that bill had not passed,
am ifetty sure thai L Ranh bill would have failed
a'so---n4ny members Of the House, Il believe ma
Jolty) having determined not 10 extend relief TO the
banks, without the same measure Of relief was ex.
tended 10 the People. Is it not strange that the
anu Bank aud Democratic party was IN favor of re-
htVng the b 'oks aud against relieving the people
whilst the Wings, who are stigmatized as Arsto-
ctats aud Btak men, were opposed to such parlill
legislation, IN favor of The Banks, and required, as
Il Condition OF Their feliet, that the people should
share III II !! Il IS one ofthe anomalies of the times
aud deserves 10 be noted as such. Tie House Of Del
egates, having nothing further before H. has adjourn
cd until O'clock, 10 await the action Of the Spuae
O'Clock Z. NJ.
The Bank bill is now a law aud STANCE 10 saw \
provision was inserted IN II, growing onl of tie ON
lfovefsy between the two Houses, OF scarcely less
importance 10 the Bank than any olhel-exemptnp
Them from the summary process, upon ten days'
notice. OF compulsory payment of specie for their
notes! Aud not less remarkable is il, that this pro-
VISION was pat Of long amendment, proposed by