Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-03-20

"A tax which Will fall with great severity upon a mn
merous class Of tho PEOPLE less able perhaps ihan any
other in the though there of course rnany ndl
vidnal exceptions 10 bear The ii position Sne uppo-
sed H. because the tax State honds smaeas strangely
OF repudlation-kf if The Stale may tax lis bonds , per
cent. Why may IT not taA them per cent and thus al a
blow meet its hole interest debt instead Of wiring oil IN
ly obeihird Of IL Nay. why may not gradually en-,
up the principal Ia ia, way? And many opposed
IT, because thy argued. that. While the Legislature Vas
imposing additional laAts upon the people In tins rsrod
Of general pressure when increased buhrs can be with
much difficulty borne il should have received the
OF iS1 900 aorc iyiag IN Bank q Ms city to the
credit Of tue Commonwealth. under the Distribution law
of Congress aud which must continue 10 he there un
employed through all time, unless wiser counsts shall
hereafter prevail in cur legislative halls II DOES Ger
sinly seem strange ,ha, whleour State Treasury emp
~ aud embarrassed by deblwhile arecompolled. in
bred and fifty Thousand dollars from the Banhs-thal so
large sum So tt0 should be living idle in the
vaults of Of ih SC institutions To the cr,dn of the
Commonwealth, hut which she refuses 10 touch. and
which else La, right To use True the poi,-
cal purlss, who have committed thCmsl YES M PARTY
against the policy Of Distribution after having few
source. large sum osmoney, which now. the shape
of Bank stuch, constitutes considerable portion Of tho
interest paying fund which every year finds It's way
u the treasury say these political pusis having be
suddenly righeols say they canno, consent
10 degrade the Old Dominion 50 ow TO send her like
beggar te ash aims of the powers at Washington :
But IN the first place. deny that ,icy have a RIGHT in
ruth and fairness, TO put The question in this FORM
Virginia begs no alms-asks gratuity. She claims
what belongs 10 her, under The solemn compact entered
into by the federal government with her and the other
eeding States. Ard in the eecoud place, it this
assumption as il is false they who pretend
10 be inueucedb by are under an obligation as strong
ever bind men to any of conduct. first to
make restitution Of what they may have wronefuy re-
ceyed be fore they affect to up their eyes in holy
horror at the idea Of adding 10 their unlawful acquis
tons Men, with the fruits Of dishonesty in their hands.
have no right to affect holy horror roquery--nor
is it sormly in these who are living, in part, alms
snee at bcggas. Let them restore the millions in
their Golfers, obtained under Distribution law be-
fore they affect To consider themselves degraded by
covng thousands under another. II is trnc, Mr.. Clay :
Distribution scheme docs not yield quite magnificent
a sum ms Gen ]acksors. but they both rest the
same primer plc-uness indeed it 5o concnded. that the
surplus distributed under the latter derived from
Customs well from Iards " hill, that distributed
under the former is drawn from Lands alonc-in which
case the argument is rendered, upon the premises
of opponents. much stronger against The retention
The than against The reception Of the oher because
then it would in fac be, " hat they unlnly say il
is. the raising of rere,nc ,rM hand 10 distribute il
ruth lie other. shall be much deceived in my re.
upon the practical good Of The people if they
can be induced, by tie sophsiry Of tie politicians,
consent 10 of policy which subjects Them to in
creased taxation. while they have funds lying idle in
Bank. and which, Ike the dog in the manager, they
,roni use, and else
The bill, relative to the James River Company
this evening, about O'Clock, ordered to b,
engrosscd-the increased rates Of toll having beer
reduced from average Of four cents per ton PEI
mile to three and hdlC and upon freight boat.
from to . cents per mile. Under the impression
that 3 cents would yield sufficient. partic
ulary agricultural product ons, voted for sub
sute, offered by Mr lIubad of Bucking lam SO
providing-bul it failed by large majority, did
ry other looking reduction limitation 10 time
Of the tolls. offered amendment requiring that
after the existing eNgences of the Company should
cease. the tolls should be reduced the now ex.
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large Notwithstanding what we should have to ex-
pec from the Legislature The work il the hands
Of the State as, without increase of tolls pro tempo
re, il will soon inevitably fall.
Col. Bondnrans Relief scheme offered as an amend
ment to bill before the Senate has been rejected by
the decisive vote OF 70 10 Q.
The Legislature will adjourn probabty some time
rcXt week; but. fear it will leave considerable mass
OF business, Enacted upon. The bill forming a new
count, ont Of parts of Campbell. Charlotte. Buckng
ham and Prince Edward would doubtless fail. even if
me proceeding had been regular, they not
poll having been held in Charlotte last Spring the law
directs.
The bill relating the extension OF the jurisdiction Of
Lyncburg is the table, not having been yet reach
ed in the ordinary progress otbusine-ss.
You will see in the Wing of this morning, an ad
dress OF Hill Carter Esq. to the people of 'de Acco-
mac Congressional District, announcing hmse! as can
didale in opposition to Henry A. Wise. Strong hopes
entertained mis- success-the Wings not deemlD9
themselves called upon to elevate an avowed and bitter
enemy to office, plaster his wounded pride. Mr.
w. came up the river yesterday, to attend Charles City
court to-day.
Mr. Bolts is about to take the field in this district
certainly not with any rery cheering hopes Of success,
yet not altogether desparng. He is formidable man
before the people, but he has accomplished opponent
in John w Jones.
must be permitted 10 express my profound regret
that cannot concur in opinion with the Editor of the