Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-06-01


- =, arv;ce IN ia business most important TO II:
commerce. and, as consequence oi THESE anu o.''.
advantages the means OF enhancing the 'a'us VI "
soil and other property in an important oesiee' WI" n
another State may be situated as TO present lew
ties for such improvements So between dhefen
classes of citizens differently situated, IN the sans
State One class may he located with their properly
near the proposed improvements, and ano'her cidss
with an equal amount OF property, may De so 'eho'
or otherwise so situated that they will not only not re
ceve positive benefit but relative INJURY from the pro
,osed public work. Yet all are 10 be taxed, and IN I
leunl Dse equally taxed for the fund TO be distributed
He said in legal sense equally taxed BECAUSE al
though he did not propose, upon TINS OCCASION 70 e.
into disouisition upon that point, he thought u "o"u
be eosv 10 show that the mode Of taxation by duties up
on imports if carried to extreme aud LOT purposes
Of expenditure such this argument contempia'es MOI
only ,ight but must be most unequal, unjust, ana OPP
Fressye.
canals 10 he constructed: The holders of property, Of
lands of houses Of lots, and the trading and CONNER
cial men of the country directly Inc lanorng poor
man indirectly and unimpor,an,ly, II at all. Take
Ease tax is imposed upon tea, coffee ana sugar, Tor
- .o.e of raising a fund 10 construct improve
,oents of this character, what Ia the same ihins
in principle and effect TO make up 10 me treasury
The deficiency of the land revenue 'ahen rom oi
that purpose. A is man OF properly, oh e3en'
,;ve iandhoder a merchant, or trader, whose bust
nos, and nropery are he directly and materially DE-
ne6,,ed by the expenditure of the tax upon cahai
or railroad and he pays the tax cheeruy' ana ssehs
10 have il raised G is cartmnn, whose whole NJ,
worldly effects are his horse, cart and harness me
value Of them cannot be materially increased w eny
road or canal, while their utility to num- ana l's
business upon which he depends, may be aes'roye'
By either These two citizens have the same iailil
lies to support What will be their respective proper,
tons Of tax upon the articles named OF ea coe anu
sugar: He was aware that 1t had been, at FORMER
day and perhaps might be with some now, fasnonaole
10 call these articles uxuries, and therefore legitimate
objects of taxation, but IN his understanding They hao
become by the habits of people, as truly neccsss
r,es as any articles of Importation They were IN CON.
mon and constant BY all classes Of our citizens the
,ys.tbv upauestionaby making more Tree use otthem
,hsn The poor and dependent. STILL III the case he had
a,osed The amount of paid upon these articles
vond be nearly equal between the 'w" tamles while
.,srs .vould be no comparison between the amount of
Of each the amount of benefits each TO De de-
vad from the prosecution of system OF internal I'M
,,oyements by canals, railroads, and The iike o. re-
ween the taxes they would be compelled 10 pay LOT ,e
"n.rcon of such works. ifequally assessed upon pro
s,,y What mus. be the consequence oil the pioseGo
ION Of such policy through the taxing power O. ,"'s
government thus indirectly exercised oEaa IA 1s ~
the community into classes and oea,,.'ts
hon who was the ofproperty to oe oensa''ta
the e oroposed improvements to sse TO We