Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-04-19
rms CANVASS IN NORFOLK COUNTY.

The candidates f the County addressed the people al
ths Court lIou-- Portsmouth Monday night Mossr-
wai (v) and Tsiem H. 20 Of tho last Legislature. and
Efl.fcdgs fW) and Young H. 70 the candidates,
ell n their posts ON the occasion. and addressed the
meeting Watts led On. told by the Southern Whg.
s+ sPccch II hours length which he avowed his
political principles. and showed conclu-ivcy from the writ
Of Mr. Jeheson thai In relation 10 the TAMIL that great
entcrtaDsd the principles the Wings OF the
sssf day. Capt Wa speech said by those who heard
IT, 20 BE- mastery effort and well believe IT, There
h. not county IN the state that could boast ADLER
usc representative Ia the last Legislature than Samuel
Watts of Old Norfolk.
lie WINS followed by Dr. Tatem, who We learn from the
Wing. sought shelter from popular Indignation
81 the "odious tax BILL under the question vt TdTafion
"ReTsHdfafioH 1' a shelter that will keep the
of popular eprobaon which has oVeTtaken biz party
No In Virginia dreams OF rePudiatioR; but every
IA Virginia must object 10 having his hard earned substance
forced from him subeerc the ends OF dcmagogues and
the interest o party This has been done by the lo
FOcos Of the last Legislature They took from the peck
Ut the people OF Virginia S31 900 at one grab, when
they refused the land money which the state has equi
table and honorable title she has 10 the taxes which are
coieced from her citizens Here we have new style OF
Tepudiahon-anh that Of MisSisspp reputation that
imposes bufthcn tho backs ct the axriddcn people OF
Ngins, The comparison between the two H. that the
FOOLISH and the other wicked Worst OF all the people
have % pay these 6afAfHl than equiv
quota OF the land money in debating the
question rejection! IT, after this the people elect such
men Ds. Taicm, M. Atkinson and Mr.. Holeman who
have cmincny distinguished themselves in the science OF
political economy and inancierng, shall with Cob
bct that in Virginia well ss in England, the best dein
ton Ot that he "a tax paying ANIMAL
The Wing says-"Dr Tatem IN vain attempted to excuse
himself for his the bithe he tricd the
more hc found he could He quite fluent OF speech
and made good defence the OF the would
allow. His cry taxation" or "repudiaton" but he
failed convince the audience that "axaton by the
hill Of denominations" rcpudation. His party had ma
oy OF forty in the Legislature and could have passed any
bill they chose II this ahominable bill had been rejected.
another could have been formed in twentour hour lie
could tell why printer should pay more tax ON 2OO
worth of tools than farmer should his farm valued at
$1,000 He forgot say that the State had ropudatcd
part of her liabilities when he declaiming prcttily
about her ''p'ed2ei faith" He did explain why
chant worth capital Of $4,000 should pay times much
tux n farm WORT the MT ncr why $1,000 worth
property should pay twice much tax $1,000
worth the country. II would have been hard for him
have given for taxing small dealer with capital
S200 much landed country property worth $4,000.
The Doctor thumb the journals again he next
pears before the people.
III he lodges the question issue the hustngs he can
escape the papers lie took occasion deny that he
ever n Whig aliho there a dozen in the room
who voted for him such
"Co Ethcrcdge succeeded him, and in witty address
charged upon both of the opposition candidates that they
had changed their political opinions. And he dched them
10 say who they supported for the Presidency. lie
wanted know how Doctor Young could support Martin
Van Buren,, who in favor Of the Proclamation and
Force Bill. when he 1.-THE Dr. had quilted jackson
count of ulcm.-NOrtoK Herald.