Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-05-02
fF-on The Lyacd5srg Republican

| THE TAX BILL. TIE TAX BILL!
The Whio. have s,akcd the Issue OF the SPrln9
elections on taxes They rail asains: The Tax ei!i
The last session, and cali ~ the people 70 aSSa''
Den,oc,,,. in,uro Wings Not bscaasc the Wing:
lave. abandoned any OF .heir oG.ans Pfinc'p."s -"
because the .ienDUracy - wrong III any p''hcp'c, u
the Whirs rrai ANY princiP!e a"t because the hc
mocracv in ,hc last Lsgis.a u'e provided means io
save ~" honor Of the STATE, 10 protect and MAINTAIN
! the bn,o, AVID character OF VrI,Hia, Now, Demo
crat, az Virs;u,a Jock for orc moment, at this anda
cous ;n. IN assault On yoar party Look no"
The en.,,,s o ya.5 principles seek 10 triumph over
yoa Oo. .;a.,,s oIesiion viii lay thIs Whole schent
bare, aud expose =. - Inc fr"nht II 4tse''''. Am
any VIM why mad cover OF this ciamoF against l*
Tax b,l he assals - bitterly, and opposes 50 Vio'
ieo,y eye-v democrat, whether he vas or was ho' IN
the l.acis!.tn;s: Way The odium oil t!!e ak o w
there be aoy) is made to attach to a Inc tfu'h ~
Dsuorr,,y ,on- ancient enemies are SEEKING TO en
tran and fen, yoc They have LAID an a';5nseadc,
and seek r. lead yau into II lie then On your guard
Watch ,orr ,y!Iy aAyersaries Rouse yourselves and
march 10 The triumph winch certainly awaits your nc.
tive eXcrt,on. ~ $50.
Bu, why TINS c,amcr against the Tax b'li: Ill one
place il = nre;srded be justified, because The bill IS
declara6 ,io.- IS no. because taxes ere laid--not
because yoc are called Gpo? ID pay small per ceninh
advance ON vour former taxes. out because other per-
sons other interests are taXedand jet in the country,
the Democrats are rssa,!ed merely because taxes are
,rv that they wcua nave taxes! you higher. On no.
They don't tell vou, that they would nave made yea
paw higher Oh your lands, negroes and horses 40
indeed Ihey come 10 you and tell you that your
taxes are rais.d Ina, they raised IN these hard
times, And they tell you this 20 d'ssa,s!y you WIN
your delegates Ak such people one or two pam
Questions GOOD friends and note their answers ASH
.icm first # they would have raised the taxes; ASK
them n. A. iau .;,yh they would have raised the lakes:
And ask them .higd!y, upon ~ha! things ;hey would
bav. raised the ,asps' Iaey have raised The taxes!
they d1 ;..o Yeas ago. and they raised them
chiefly land, negroes, and hofses-on yon, the
plain people OF the country and left The money changers
To ccfrse.
II they tell you they gould not have raised the taxes,
tien aeh them ho~ they would have 90. along: And
ten you will End that they either know nothing oi
TIE financial condition ot the Sa,e, intended to
roag lie public creditors beg borrow the mo
rcy W,ihnU your know ledge and wrong you ana m
the Siate deb.. They viii also, when you ask
them THIS question, make great talk about the So
o9u Iuey WI! pretend, that Il We had taken that
b-be ron ~omd no; have been taxed This rs false
Yon qoaid have been taxed iustas much, il not more
!ha $4,000, n II had been received wonid not nave
gone relieve vou, but the money changers and the
III - holders. The Wings Wonderfully fond Of
these peoTic and exerled themselves 20 gave them
from taX-s The cry IS that it is unjus; 10
you, but 10 !hcse people, and now they come 10 you
;:! clamof !ur tic So con Not :or Your relief, but
r lie re!ief1ihe ycharrers and The Office holders
Democrats suffer not yourselves TO Re deceived Tel
these people TO pu, the 3? 900 INTO the benglred Trea
sury o. .hr t. : 10 pay the debts the Wings owe for
ihes' eslrarogaai NAL administration.
Brl eaod friends, look to the condition in wh
rnur delegates found Tic Treasury of your State.
They IoGnd the annual interest OF the State
deb, 70 te S133 so
The eusotn, annual expenses oil The Govern
First Auditor 10 900
The State owing the Bank, borrowed by
Wag Legislature, and due Ike 18th of De.
cember last, $4,000
without PROMISE 10 pay it---
Dac 90 tie guaranteed bonds OF the James Ri.
the State, ~ 500
Aad incidental charges for the year the
Treasury, estimated by the lifsiaadi,or, 4, 10000
These SUMS make the SIM chargeabe on the
Treasury, aud 10 be pad tureg the year
l-I3, l,&72. 76G
To meet this, the receipts from all sources, at
the eN,sn, rate OF taxes, amounted, BY Au-
d,tor7s estma,e,,o Sc, OBJ
Leaving deficiency in the Treasury u; this
rate ol .exa,ion, amounting 20 -0l, 80
You has that the Legislature s.as bound 10 TIo
vide 20 meet THIS lulncnse deficiency Of half
million, OIL by leaving It unpr0vdcd io!, Gishonor ant
disgrace the state i would be enough Tor me 10 Leave
Vie here and demand that these Wings who c2:no
nurh, should say what Should have been done, ant
how il should have been done. viii not step, how
ever properly might, un:il slow ho% your friends
-sassed !A,s ,sv' .ss@r hoGs i his irving crisis
her history, and tnr'it demand the rc~ard Of 'sWcl
done, thou good nnd faithful! servant"
The deficiency was 504 .73l
By al arrangement: with the Hun,s,
they agreed So extend bcyond the
year ls:3 Of lae deb, Of $50 900
due them, tie sum OF $4,000
The Sheriff. were required "a pay IN
May or Jcne, lie lax on Merchants
Licences which thus an'ic jpsiod
from the year IsiI end brought
into this gear, 1000
- 800, oot
This left to be provided for, from other taxes,