Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-02-27

s6I,S66 Ia, which of the city Numbering about 49,
900 souls, all told pay, BY way OF making amends
and doing Jusfiee 10 the country interest
Mr. ID. tcn reviewed AZ length the harsh and inQuisito
al provisions OF the bill. merchant y 70 give bond
commissioner Of the Revenue, account for the prescribed
per centsgc his last SacS-thc commissioner
TO fix the bond what he pcasedindecd standard
provided for his acton-ii the merchant and he fell
about there b. appeal the county
the question OF the penalty OF the bond-the bond when
tkcn Il 20 be returned q the Clerks Office and TO have
the force o udgmcnt,a judgment before the SUN 10 be
paid has been uscettancd -bOt the merchant may
deem tins bond by payment within the yearo what
why he IL the clerks ohce OF the county court
and make expose OF his sales during the preceding year
oath-if the clerk satisfied with the exhibit he u
make minute OF il IT record and OF the TO be paid
for the redemption of the bond not satisfied the clerk
Is 10 eXamino ts sdesa bookkesper, other
e employment Of such merchant aHetORee 90 eOHriet
las employer Of tassAsod TIE and upon this
sum. asoertaaed being paid 10y the employer, he may
redeem his bond But ii bond be redeemed within
the year, then execution i bc issued eTo6ei0 by the
clerk-tor whatf Why for the whole amount Of the
6ond suppc~ing that the amount arbitrarily fixed by the
commissioner has remained. unGppcaed from, and there
be question about ", hanging M in the county
court upon the official docket Nevertheless, the
chant is provided with the precious privilege OF
resting sreeHioR by submitting 10 the oxacuou OF the
commissioner and the Judgment the clerk, und paying
IN addition upon the tax and the costs But
have been treated amendment by the chairman and
what Is III Why the commissioner Is substituted for the
clerk in examining the merchants atias-widor powers
given him. Not only the Of sales OF the past
be exhibited ne STOCK ordered
srpeefed 20 b. ordered fhe year, and all
other ctaessss bc examined acHsrs Of The clerk
salesman, Se Of the merchant The amendment gives
also OF escape from the machinery provided
by the bill, in OF scale OF eNactons, follows
merchant may escape by paying $50, $780, 5000 S250,
$500, 800, $780, according his Sacs may range
from S25000 S20O,0OO: Under this scale Of taxation
then To escape the PAIN modification and injury ot expo
sure OF their most 10y their Clerks the
S2, who 1t has been shown pay for wholesale Ii.
cense IN Richmond and whose sales estimated
Sl5u,OUu will what called On
p9hts SlOsOO! and SO in proportion through the whole
scale.
whom You wish To suppress Ii not why are they be
only thus SpOaied, but be sgmaiizod By law
unworthy OF beeias not o be trusted their fellow
citizens trusted in answering their Nsbc proper
" those who contrived this machinery either have
entertained this insulting suspicion, they must have felt
that they exactng what they had no night To ask
making demand which ought be submitted To,
and which, be successful ALL be enforced by
rigor OF law. And against whom Is the Committee
proceeding "a class OF enlightened and patriotic citizens
ndustnosy engaged IN most civiizing and refining aud
useful pursuit Men, who an the late which over
whcmCd all. exhibited Cncrgy-a self sacrifice
torudc and hnesS under disaster, of which those who
revie and insult them ignorant they incapable
The OF rcyulsion which across the Atlantic
struck irsi upon the cucs-spcn its first fury the
mercal uteestsOmc who belonged to that interest sunk
under the storm to rise no msrc-othcrs yet struggling
with tho OF adverse destiny-some Ia few have
reached the shore safety, bleeding and suffering
poor all but commercial integrity. In this their agony,
did they speak of armed TO the aws-iid they
cry for stay Laws any relaxation of the obligations
of their contracts Sir, not murmur, much less
menace, wtung from the mutc agony OF their distress.
They did their duty as honest men and good ctzens-
never for did they alter in their loyalty justice
truth and honor and what it that bears them down.
Principally and manly the credit they have 10 the
try. Their debt abroad they might easily manage
But credit has been extended to the producing
interest 1t exists largely in the shape OF Notes taken from
country dealers for debt already due but unpaid
ing which, the farmer, comparatively careless Bank credit
and trusting the merchant take care of both makes
most uncertain and inadequate provision But the credit OF
the bank must be preserved at sacr
hcc and he thus placed continually under the pres
sing necessity meeting Bank engagements for debts due
from the country which ought long have been paid
Impose tins unequal collection by the harsh
and odous machinery Of this b:lst, will be unfruul
because odious, always reluctant paid and possible eva
dcd-2dly will draw capital from your borders for Will
never remain here under these odous enacmens and will
drive all those commercial pursuits who, IT they re-
manned, would observe thcm-}iiv will break IN small
merchants and transactions in IN, hands
Of large dealers IN the cities, agravang the injustice and
inequality oi the nrasure-lthiy IL will operate tariff
the merchants in the city, who will visit
shape OF enhanced price upon the dealer from the
Try, with not the less disposition 10 return the "posOn-
Ell cIacc To their lips" when they rrculect from what
quarter this measure comes: But lastly, IL j. unjust
and uiquitous in principle. All other taxation Is ba.
sed upon calculation Of pr9fts; the land tax
which Is calculated four and One-Xlh por cent. on
three per cent, the estimated profits land. But can
not be said that all merchant sells certain sum is
pToht- may be all loss. Such estimate bears
stIOn rOff, capital IL Is wholly arbitrary and
operates cOntscauUn, a tax. IL Is so exces
slye infringe the principal invested in trade and
operates that interest would law which takes from
the !andholder half Of hs land every year.
In conclusion, Mr. d. would add single word as to the
condition. class, OF tho-. who, his observation
had extended, would be affected by this measure The in
dusty OF class affected by such vicssudes How
many Of those embarked IN trade from with indie.
pendencCl Few, indeed whilst the catalogue of failures
- long and melancholy. At this juucture their situation
emInenty peUu, and deeply distressed Ii they could
be guaranteed against uss during this yesr probably IL
would be too much say they would purchase their
safety by parting with all their prospect Of profits to any
hand that would The operations of a single
law OF the L. > has swept away their credits the amount
Of thyusaudsEyery Of commerce strained {, the
uttemUsand If the burden OF taxation is per-
med weigh down it, energies su farther what expec
tton the producing class indulge of market for their
surplus, IN the towns, indispensable it,
tcauOn from the general dstres2 He hoped lie had said
enough 10 show however unayaing the effort might be- /.
that ~ suppose the be less burdened the
county, capable OF bearing increased impUsuon
sheer delu=on; that fair and equal on the
existing subjects would produce from the towns in
proportion 10 population and the value of their property
than from the country; and therefore, there no Justice
or proPrety IN singing them the subjects OF spe
cia Of increased taxation In any view this bill
odious and UNJUST in s provisions. and ought to be
committed.
Irom The Men Orleans Tiopie FEB. lG
DEPARTURE OF MR. CLAY