Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-04-11

ANTI REPUTATION.
EXTRACT Of letter trcm Pe:erstarg dated
"AFgIL :, 1913
sincerely trust, that your strong views in support
o. ..e AZ bill, will do much 10 overthrow the clamor
o. Tue wings agans; II. hold the opinion, that they
70 oe mere lHndly denounced for the character
" e opposition hic!, they urge against the Tax b;il
man '"' The unprnciped they saw fit to sls ne
~ ."e cohies. OF lc40. As party, it must be'vory
~ Them, 10 wiincs- he restoration % cur State
ceo'' " TIE bold and homes, policy which tho Demo
cia'c party have acted We loun! The State ere
u" SUNK RON above par 10 II PER cent. tenw par;
"'i "ofcs STATE bonds we're selling ri $40 when til
essia'uFe met, aud although The pressure upon the
nD.'y market IS as great now, as it at That time,
o","s MANLY 10 our very bad tobacco crop, yet we
nna 'at Tue State stock has been rapidly advancing,
a" us - now IN demand at so.
ne glory OF so proud an achievement by the De-
, ,. party is too much for the feeble nerves Of
"n,gSefy 10 bear with composure, and hence the as.
Ie""'ncy oil passion and pre- JUDGE, reason and
ho'ies'y, which we now witness IN that party.
III was with very sincere pleasure, that heard the
other day, distinguished Wing from your CITY, ex
pressing ms appreciation of The Tax BILL while he freely
expressed himself with severity about of i,s de.
tahs' lie, much to the surprise of of his Wing
i"us' defended the tax upon State bonds, which he
thought was very justly laid Nothing could give me
more Satisfaction, than TO the Wings signa'ly
reou*ed IN this State, in the Spring elections as they
party capital out of the increase tax, which i, became
necessary 10 lay, to preserve the good faith of the
State.
81 notice, that it is urged b. an an.7uu candidate,
mat the tax upon bonds "wiil lead 10 immediate
pressure on the people,, fer the reason that creditors
WIZ collect their money from their debtors, To put IL
IN Their pockets, 10 avoid The tax upon il, Such
sobIns would hardly have been put forth il The writer
hhd gone INTO calculation OF the time 1t would take
10 produce the interest which would be co cied under
'e lax oi! The ineres. upon the bond for nine days.
would exactly produce The amount of tax laid upon H.
ana IS :aTy 10 be presumed shat that time, or more
would eapse from the time that the sheriff would col
ect the money before he could have opportunity
pay over and as he would not be bound for the in
eres' while The money in his hands, if paid i'll due
course c law the money lender would find that he had
made dead oss by avoiding the tax. As absurd as
s objection to the bill IS, it is about equal 10 Of
The objections made 10 it, which have their origin in
demagoguesm
81 do no, think tina; the great Wing party are
much IN love with their abominable Tariff, they
pressed themselves 10 be, when they passed it,
lie unprecedented quantity of arrivals IN ballast, but
loo clearly point TO the rapid decay Of commerce;
they are sorely put up to find any other cause for
than the burde and oppressive operation of their
worse than bill ot denominations. Last Spring they
promised every thing in the way of better times by the
operation oil Tariff, and strong petition in favor
was sent IRON this place, but, nothing but
tunes have been realized, their promises rapidly
losing Their Charms. II fact worthy OF notice, that
there IS more cotton going INTO the country be
worked up at this hmc, than have ever known, al.
tho The prce OF good cotton cloth IS about D 10 els
II ia 10 be accounted for think By the fact, that the
operation OF the Tariff has destroyed the value of ar
ricnitural abo and hence the necessity ihe agricuu
rasts making their clothing as their yield Of Ia
Dor wall not admit Of hei, buying such articles,
At The reduced prices they selling al. 1t is nsto-
nsl;'ng 10 see commercial men holding on TO party
Tor The sake oil paE,y-sustainin. high protective
Tariff, which have no other effect than TO work
greni inlnfy To Their interest; and it IS yet so,
TO witness The zeal OF many aGficuuris,s IN holding
10 party which viii press policy utterly destruc.
tive oil The planting interest. The hi.h feiIhts which
have been paid this season. is direct lax upon the
planters, as they nre paid just much less than they
"outd be- II commerce was unshackled as to admit
of return freighs. The shipping Interest! for the time
aeing would appear healthy under such circumstances
but The decay in commerce will lead 10 less prctIc-
tons, and then outward freghs would grow scarce,
and return freghts than present; and in the
end, the commercial interest would find that The ncu-
bus which strangled agriculture had also prosraed
commerce.
'Would not be well for our friends to force their
Wing opponents to state what subjects they would
have thrown the taxes upon; | have never seen any
expose of The Of The Wings respecting the mat.
ter, although they cry out, that they too in IA
vor oi raising the taxes. They would deserve creGi,
certainly for showing lis, CT articles subjects for
taxation, which would be more acceptable than those
selected by us. where Wing Editor stated
that he would not be surprised the Legislature should
AK brains, he thought The Legislature would get
oiffom paying such tax. nj say ,ha, he desired
such tax with the view of getting himself and his
party clear of It, but They have shown such aver
sion to new taxes, the inference would not be forced
thai they did not wish TO recommend any tax which
would bear heartily upon than