Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-04-07
TO ALL VOTERS AND TAX PAYERS.
THE TAX BILL.

ity la the Senate and earnestly deprecated through
cat the Safe. is the law Of The land. Il is
thai some material alieraii, ms have been made
hut one Of Them, at least, has rendered the bill
more udious Than ever by widening the line uf dc.
marcalion. and extending the determinations be-
| tween different classes of the community. The
essential difference between free aud de spoiic Gov.
rrnmeHts - the comparative equality In privilege.
e'J'ymeni aud buiden Of all the CT Any M.
'erierence 9Th ;hIs equality, any unjust disrrmI
hal"ns especially as 10 burdens, blow at free
u"ih-slruck for drspolism. And when the ussal
S'ors- oi such DIS ue.ion' l. and the high
ef and cher ,aSse. are made to bear the burdens
O. Tue PtHres IN nUnsro; when y p,Irun Of the PEG
P'e are sacdled with The weight that Justly shout
or shared with oil. l. Is dangerous ia the eItreme
ihe effect may not b, inRe,ta;e uS nil petSuns ar
""' Pnick; and these " hiei destroy hi bdy pouic
most fatally nrc always slow in their operaImn-
'"c giant, , 'ctety, Is thus made Ia statd on his
mead aud The bOud Will gradually rush to- aud
hre ms brain and his strong cH,rs r. restore him-
sell MI he terrible and rui,,pus. The fact that
uhuur Determinations, aud UNJUST excmpI uns, are
sahe';oned by the present tax bull must he obvious
To- every ono. who has glanced II It, aud will
hereafter he fully illustrated
How dit happen, III { half the lower House
anu decided ,jnrIiy in the Senate could not mr..
resi- The passage ut the tax billl THIS Question
should he CONSIDERED by every voter; aud should
nave weight with m. ia casting ms vprc Their.
yielded. ani abandoned the griund they first orcu.
P'ed' Who were guilty at Ihi- Abandonment Lei
u examine the ease IN the lower House.
Va the engro-smcnt OF The hill. the vute sto,l 4S
ir the bull. ~ ngiiusl IT, The opp iiinn eonsiS-
,"d oi Wings aud fifteen prominent DC1nocra,S I'D
| oy "teadtr'' Dad these Gftesa opposed the bull
rom principle. or iacIipui They aud Their friends
NiII con end. aud truly. that Il Aas frnm prnripIr;
a" mere - %" ground for as'rhing any nlh-r mo
ne 10 them: and they gave the tn isl conclusive
reru"'ican e. 's"ns Tor their opposition TIE next
nay hey N0ied lnr the passage of the bull. led by
leader. the sane Mr. Edinu;d- la one short ,iay
men, there was change irrm Guild To- hot, from
hate Ia love. ike the in, onstant weather ar The ca
pT'c'lus whims of an unsettled uind, Was mi.
chahse from runrIpiei Are surh changes ever
from Pri"cirl"l Their chjecuuns To the till were
inherent ln The hill. winch was uuaer-d; vet they
'"eu' " hriei space, from cppu IIion. prinri-
PIE 10 iavor, from adherence To- party What else
chh Al bef PIN ples stable. The bill was
uEchanged-iis unequal ~ and injustice wero IN.
ir'nslc To u. Let tnIs same leader, '.alh Jugh he
uid h"i reiei'd that his objections had been reno
Ned' ar that they they not as valid as ever.
harangued The House al large in favor. not of the
oiIl' Tut OF the passage of the bill" Thus. repre-.
senlaiiEes oil the people yield their prime PIES aud
co-"pcraie 10 enacilng laws. which they not only
admit, but coniend To I've odious; unequal and on
pressive. Voters Of the country! what security
hnvey'u M such represen'ativesi You send your
delegates here To p'uleci yon. Icgrsl,Ie for y,u
wisely aud uprighiy. they zee danger threatening
ahu Ir"ciaim ii,-bui, ia lule while. the voice
"l warning IS hashed: aud you led To think thai
all - peace and safety. Such iacs a. these should
iorever condemn the ind vIduaIS thus gully OF a
virtual betrayal Of your interests aud lead Won Go
tOA Tor more hIIh!u senIInels Bat Is - MT all.
They should also make you suspi ;iuus Of plrIy,
Whose discipline. ard whose Iacrirf, produce such
SACRIFICES ol principle md indepeuaeacr of indge.
/ mguI. III n liz
oppression. and Is Of your ras'ees therefor oppose
~ how can you excuse them fIr changing like
"eaiHercoJkS, anu aiding ia fastening il upon You
or how cln YOU suppIu party thai requires such
compliance and insists upon the odlous measure be
ing adopedf Examine the facts long since sufi
cIenily abundant, and consider &c the Democratic
party he not drilled and drilling p.riy; aud then
say u you can support parry. who will first drill
your representatives nio passing res. to which
'hey arc on principle, opposed, and then fnrce
your S"naie 10 surrender their serious objections
Ihese matters have been dwell upon. because OF
Their importance. aud especially at his time when
50 oIiOus law. thus wrung from n reluctant and
! struggling Legislature. IS impending over YOU
II Is said. 10y the fifteen ana their jusifer. that
'hey eonld do no heller, aud voted for the bill rs
the best They could GET Then sapp ,Se with their
aId The bill had not been engrussed; IL wunId have
been necessary 10 set 10 work again and amend IL
u Was amended even after Il was passed by
The lower Hous. and is in som. rest,pcts n
heller Gll-aud, had the fifteen stood out II n, chit
have been heller snll-If its engrussment had heen
defeated. the subject would still have been open.
IL tee hii' en- could have defeated us pass, age
only one day would have inicrvened aud
The subject wnui have been sui open; aud
There would have heen ne trly a. much zine To re-
m"dsl the bill. Hal they siuI out with The Sen
ate The graai blot 81 repudiali,n would not now he
staining our Statute h,Uk and honor. As their
oPPsNl" was matter "i principle. they we're
o"und O." adhere {" I. The docire Of p;s Glier -
noIne;tines necessary. Ntw, u has become loo
fashionable. and Is made the preteHt for departure
from prEeipe and the cloak Of unplrJDnable in.
consistently.
How sliced the cass in the Srnaiel Ia the Sen.
ave- also the Democrats lad alss the majority
several ul On" provisions ufthe bill were sIrenunusly
opposed and some amended The rep Idaion claus.
tD1s opPosd By The Diole Senate 5ai three. Alan.
"'her lime u was opposed by 6 ~ 8. One or tNu
amendments. proposed Toy the Ssuate were acceded
70 ~ 'he h'use;bH t,s tB,sisd sUH on reDudatiyn
committees ni Conference were length appointed
aha ne Ss"s'e, tie Conservative holy, tne ultimate
'he superior tribunal undei the & institution vas
i"rccd 10 yield nv the pcrinacIiy uf me Dsmocr,tc
I'D J'rHs 0" ihc House, aud by ne dread 81 extend
-1r already JH mi iapiy pr.hracted Session.
"he" 90 Jcuiy 90 the lower use eau thus ru:,
a po g iul mIuoTIly, heir oNu dIsseneuts and the
CONSERVATIVE Senate, u IL az evil sgn. Il shows a
tendency 10 ultra Democracy, winch ell our Guns o..
| To ions are framed Q" prevent. and winch our Sen.
stes are established restrain. o. proves the nn-
due inauenoe a unnamed numbers. By our Con.
sniuiIon the Senate undeniably the cheek 90 The
tower House, and IL rather 90 30 yielded TO-. Than
dlsregardcd orresis oil. ;SmpIreI with The mum.
Der Of each body very small majority Of the lower
have ovouHled aud subjected large majority oi
he uppeL What. Then. Is ihc use Of two bUdiesl--
Il the restraint 81 the Senate o. O. be thrown od and