Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-03-16
RIcnmoND. THURSDAY, MARCH le.
'I'IiE TAX BII.I,.

The Bill nInposing TIRES far the support OF Gorcrn
,neut." passed the House o. Delegates, on Iuesaay'
hy triumphant majority OF y; OF the wings Young
for il. and of the Democrats against IT. The De-
Bate, winch took place upon line occasion; was of'
;,nt victory TO the Republican party. Edmunds OF
Halifax Randolph, Lcake c Albemarle and Anderson,
came ou, in nil their strength They showed, that II
vas necessary raise the taxes 10 support lhs ii OF
Vrpinia-that tdTdtioH or repndat'0h were the only
alternatives before her-and that such an issue, no
nsmocrat should hesitate They asked the members
nj the House. who had the State III debt for Inter-
,l improvements how they could hesitate in making
proyision for its interest and redemption! was II Tor
The Delegate from Richmond TO object when SO many
If The Internal of the State centred in
her bosom-w!,en the expenses OF the Government,
and esnecioy of the General Assembly, expend-
cd upnn her, Was it for him, or for any member TO
xov that he would not raise the taxes until The State
should receive her distrbulabe quota of $37,O00?-
wben every one saw, that such fund would not be
receiycd?-when it made an issue by the Wings
At The las, Spring Election, ''money or M money:
when the Democrats in their Addre Of 1912 took that
lssue-when they had accordingly come to the present
legislature upon that ground-when by receiving this
money, they would violate their Representative inte
erily-when they hid actually refused 10 receive It
and was it, therefore, proper for any wing 10 say,
Take this money will PROSTATE the faith oil the
State;" Was it, moreover right in the Delegate from
Richmond 10 object the small increase on the mer-
chants licenses refuse TO pay one halt per cent only
on tue sales of their goods and yet insist upon Con-
gress laying 20 per cent duty The importations, IN
order to place the very 81 900 dollars to the Federal
Treasury, which they wished TO force upon US They
admitted, that the present bill might be defective in a
few of ts detas--hu: thu, The Senate might amend
,hem-Why say, that was bes. to reject this bill and
in ~ hours time bring in new ONE? Lnsc tins hii
and how could another be substituted which might ga
,sly the Wings. Did they no; know, that the House
had already refused by large majnrles, 10 RAISE all the
necessary funds the old subjects OF ,axa!inn-to go
beyond Is cents On land-46 cents on slaves-l6
cents on horses-and that, unless they depended on
the new subjects of taxaton the public faith must be
dsg,aced by reputation:
The argument was overwhelming and the bill pass
ed by buoyant majority OF 29-and we consider the
credit OF the not only saved, but standing upon
as high ground that Of the proudest of her sisters
But the Richmond Wing attacks the b-and seeks TO
make capital out of lis party slang for its party pur
poses II cants rpudiatioa-"the withholding las
it says from capitalists who have advanced their mo-
ney in time of need, portion of their ntrest, in the
shape of tax when the Wing equally we'll knows,
that if you buy Of the State patent for many
of lis public and whether that land yield cent or not
il subsequently, lays tax of so many cents upon
the very land il has patented. The fact IS, that no.
thing bu. an effective revenue bill this honor
ed Commonwealth from the disgrace Of Reputation.