Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-04-25

Federal Government, Vrginas portion of the grea
national bribery fund, the deficiency would have 10 u
made Up By increased upon the people; ant
hle the fIeemen of Washington county would p'
required TO refund equal share, | appeal 10 you
good sense, aided by experience which speaks Tram
nat tor cued upon that subject, say, whether yoi
would he likely 10 share equally in the disbursement
and application Of The fund. Ii not, far better Tor TIT
ncope of Washington, matter of policy, 10 reJec
IT, nd thus avoid the necessity preext for new ane
oppressive bur,hens upon yourselves. Do not Inc
peope OF the u States support the Federni os wei
as The S,n,e Governments, And considering The
question of mere expedency, the first inquiry
ourht to he is tie Federal Government in condition
n distribute money among the States? Ii 1t is no!
then increased taxation The unavoidable result of the
measure MIR. Watson thought, two years ago, tina,
distribution should lie suspended until the public ceo
should paid aud he then solemnly asseversied he
would adhere 10 that opinion. On the iih CT NaTch,
,-ij the deb; Of the Federal Government, including
- 64.5I2 ~ Of outstanding Treasury notes amount
/ ed 10 - $50 92 c On the 18th day of February,
1913 according 10 an official statement OF The Reg
Ter nC the Treasury, it amounted 10 S27 ,3o922l 3D.
uyi,h this state of the liabilities OF that Govern
mcn, with expenditures which, during the last year,
amounted TO abon, S33 600 000 and with income of
less than Sl5,000,U00 and with knowledge of the
fact that the credit of that Government has been so
impaired not TO say ruined by Wing rule, that
/ whilst j, has been shamefully hawked about in
FOREIGN towns and countries without finding 4 bid
der 10 raise the of its subsistence
/ during the late coon-skin Congress, with decisive
majori,ies in both Houses-l ask again, ielow-citI-
Gems with these facts Illuminating facts, before us,
If virginia should thus have humbed herself, and SUBJ
aced the people 10 the consequences oil such mea-
sureo Never never. |: would be worse than beg
onc-for it would b. begging from begsar, Tor whose
sunpc,: ard debts you ali responsible and oeggar
too who has the power you for the very purpose
If compeIiny You 10 refund the money distributed
BESIDES, therefore, the we.founded objection to dis.
,ribuon upon the grounds OF want oil constitutional
power To tax the people for any other purpose than the
economical aud proper support OF government appear
to YOU to say whether you are ready to acknowledge
or concede the power Congress OF taxing you, Inc
people Of Washington, 10 distribute money to The Lc-
oisatur,, of the Staes' Would our Fathers, VINO no
tly bled that might inherit and ENJOY me igh pr
vilerc aad prcrogatye of ecmen have yielded TO the
,oor ana nsuinu three bribc, TO abandon the Con
s;,unaand desert lis true defenders: Let Inc history
which r,oris the blood stained footprints winch marx
ed their ,il.no pursu! after freedom Toes, answer Inc
inquiry The Federal party, and leader, Henry Gay,
mus; havr 6ycd lew estimate the patriotism oil ouf
cnuntrynen Three cer.s head is their bid inf The
birtll.righ. of American freemenaGout the prce oil
mess OF potlnae. Shame shame! where IS thy blush:
Three cents distributed five called back IN lakes TO
| mike up for The Deficiency
1.-THE Tax Bill which appears 10 give dissatisfaction
ia the people of The large commercial towns, let us
look closely at for little while. 1t is agreed on oil
hands. and without one dissenting voice. that the faith
Of The State Ought 10 be held sacred. That virginia
ought TO pay her debts with promptness and DESPATCH
NEST particularly such terrible blight has iusien
u,on III, credit cf the United States, from the refusal
of some Of the States 10 meet the demands against
! them.
all will be seen Nv reference To the reports OF the
Finance Committee OF the last Legislature that the
entire amount Of money received by the State, from
every source whatever amounted Ia the sum OF SS91,
030-then the amount which the State vas compelled
to pay, its honor and credit was 81 3c' 463
FROM this statement you will that the difference
between the amount Of nancy The State had, and the
amount she owed, amounted 10 the SUN OF 122, 423-
A very large sum-oyer half million OF dollars,
to be provided for the indispensable demands OF the
! State.
at was agreed on all hands in The Legislature, that
the axes were obliged 10 be raised and the only cues
ton was as 10 vino should bear the burhens. Should
the farmers of Inc country DE compelled 10 The add
;ional tu.lien Of = half million OF dollars Q. should
The capitalists the holders Of Bank s;ocn, the man
with money at interest, the Lawyer, the Doctor, aud
the Dentist be pressed 0to the service, and made 10
contribute tn the support OF Government; under whose
protection they must have lived, and ~ which they had
heretofore scarcely contributed any thing: | went
heartily for the latter coursebu 10 obtain that great
object, the taxes upon the Farmer had 10 be raised IN
yer? Sigh, degree
Upon the same elevated key, the Editor of the Abng
don Banner takes up the sublect-and does full justice
to Goodson and 10 The Democratic Party in the Legsa-
ture. We ask Of every rgh.mlnded man to read the
following lust remarks upon the i ak Law
"Our Treasury exhausted-our credit going
nearly gone-so that the bonds of the State could
be sold discount of n per cent. We had float.
ing debt increasing from yerr 10 year, TIL il amounted
the Of $3.50 geo. The deficiency for the pre-.
sent year ISi3 TO meet the demands upon the Tfea.
sury-ran mp to the Of S52 COG. These liabill-
ties must be provided for-or the other alternative,
repudation must come, and the opprobum thereof so
ablorrent To Virginia prde-woud have furnished
reputation rendered illnstous by greater trials, and
I D. han bo all d In
make. In the name of God and the country, upon
whom, for their trial, the Republican members
wiling 10 put themselves there lie one moments
hcsnt,on as 20 the fit 10 have been pursued.
We do believe that tie honest and prIncped yeomanry
that stern, self denying and vuous class will, with
one acclaim pronounce aceH done, that which has been
done
"Oae or Two observations more and dismiss the
subject the pTescat Great complain: made about
taxing the small merchants, and the neTes, OF the ca
ptal,sts With regard Ia tie FIRST how has the law
stood he:eloror": There has been distinction made
hitherto between the large and the small merchant
If the latter sold hut S!0000-he paid S20-jnst as
much as he who said S500,000 Where is the justice
IN making the litIle retail man pay as much as the
palace nhabitant who sells by the million per annum:
The small merchant pays no more sow than formerly
it is the great shark, who is made to discharge from
dislend stomach.
Again, why should not the man who trades upon
his accumulated thousands, pay an income tax upon
the interest which silently and certainly accrues Whe
Their the shaver finger in labor or not Why
should no, the large holders of Slate bonds pny
moderate tax upon the interest hence derivable Upon
the same principle, does not the State tax The land
patented and, wherefore, not tox the stocks upon
which there certain return md, were il other
wise sort Of bounty would he offered To creditors 10
co!ec, debts, with q view o! investing their money, in
wGy 10 secure It from taxation Why should sala
RES OF certain amount, be taxed in these times, when
the farmer, vino makes small per cent, far less nett
pref: than the clerks of sto,es:
We have exhausted our file of communications upon
the pending election We have published SO
much original matter, because feel the Importance
of the contest Not only great party prin
plies involved in this election but The faith and the
honor oi the STATE. We aware, that the Repub-
lican party of The last Legislature had great duties to
discharge, and we do them the justice to repeat,
that they discharged them like men ; but we
knew nj the time, from the character of The