Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-03-22


| TIE TAX BILL-The inquIluus features of
/ Ihis udi"us compound o rank Dsmngugsm oppres.
SON. inequality and INTEGRITY. engrsss The public
ni"d ~ very remarkable manner 10 The prcseHI
| exclusion Of almost every other object.
For ourselves we confess that never did expect
10 I've To see any American Legislature sancrrun.
lg such hlli-sO destructive Uf tqulIIty 80 uqui
siturial, 5" i'JIDI,Hs IN The dcmIg que design Of
making The towns beur The LurILeus Of inc country
because Thomas Jefferson Was once pleased once
say ID lie tech OF all history. that towns were
sores upon the body .oilIic.
Let us cr one instance - prove the enormous
Iniquty OF this Tax hull. Is chairman Mr. Rand ~ Oh
Owls i"e estate IA the Rediand- OF Aluema.le-
say Of 100 ncres-aud the tax on that by this bill
Is 10 ce"'s The hundred do'iars-whch, 1.-THE land
oe ASS ssed at $50 per acre, will be something like
/ $50 Tor The whole.
! To own such an estate implies wealth, and
comPuraveiy, IS things 60 IN thIs country Is wealth
is uthucnce-Is s4rsiy,racg, according Ia the
'Dein' crane uOuon Ui ArI-IOcrncy. Seven hundred
acres 81 The rich Redluuds Ui Alncmlhe, will sup.
port In every year, uud The worst year thai can
beidiI. The proprietor. his vile and children aud
slaves 10 plenty, and enable him to pay his taxes
has sa and iron bill, hs sugar aud coffee bill nud
as Dlac6snihs and taIlur's bill without the least
Inconvenience
To be The owner Of such an estate implies sub
slanil wealth, aud places The proprietor above fear
OF want. Even II a bad manager, he has the happy
&c fanny that his wife aud children cnEnot wan
Dread The sale OF a negro Or two once 10 wear
or I"o' viii square of al aueaBges, make I'm
even win the world and secure his family their
home and plenty
Now iosk "a The oIhcr side Of the picture. We
llhaiIs !, thc wrIrcr Of IhIs) am not one who has
hsen hon with @ SILVER spoon 20 my mouth. SILL
have children 90 feed. 10 clulhe aud 10 educate
J." enable M 'U De- So ] work mauiuily by day a
ny night. The Sabbath shines nn holiday Tor me-
me h'nd"ess Of commissioning trends. or my own
industry, pfocures lur me suIuy Of 81 900 per au-
npm-euuugh aud barely enough. TO enable me iu
H'e' aud 10 feed my children or. perChauCa 90 cH
icnd some casual aId 90 nu uged mother and 10 wId
owed aud lpIsss SISTERS.
Whal dOrs ihI- airuc,uus hll du1 u comes boz
says 90 me, RENDER $50 uf your poor pIuu3ce 90
support The government You are ioNu,ulu-
you ore therefore an orisrocrl aud We the Demo
rracy " 900 not only punish you ior tal su and pos.
si.ly Tor hoiug Wbg-but We will 60 home end
goi rouu.auiy iur Ihe act!
iNuo um dependent uu ibis salary Of one thousand
H'Iars-l who have uDfhing else who would uut
11ve accepted 90, save lbal { WIS ppnr and compel.
| Jed 90 daily ubpur iu5 daily nrcud-I um compelled
~ l1Is i1w, fD rey ur00 the hard CauIugs of mY
industry, within fraction o. much 1s Mr. Jefferson
randolph with uis hundreds Of palumyuai mar.
.faI acres
% rhis IS Democracy may God deliver ibe cauD.
y from 20 and Iis uppfessous. But % Is not Dem.
urucy. 10 Is the u1scsi Dpm1gogi-m combined
uIiu uiir gnJmuce of political economy
Do, can. the authors pi ruis law uuuk poorly
Ji Ibeir cDuuffymeu as To imagine % con be eHecu-
cd d. they fHiuk that any man with Re publican
rOd in Dos veins. and Repu0Hclu spIrt 900 hIs
1usDm, will submit Go slcb gross injustice and me-
Iu1iHy - ihui he will submit Co me degradation uI
.gnR selected us rbo as 10 beer me Jurheu OF hs
-0muuuy' NsYor-no, never Pass The To-" %