Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-03-31
The HYAigs and the Tar Bill.

The Wings and the Tar BILL
The Loecfoeos-some OF them At eas-ehsrge that the
opposition Of the Wings the tax bill fictitious
Without going into consideration Of the oneous unjust
and unequal provisions Of that billet few incidental
faeSfurnished by the Loeofocos themselves, speak
vindication Of the Wings;
The upon the engrossment of the bl-the test
Vo,e-was IL to iS-ony majority in favour OF the bill
OF the AZ there Is Democrats who fully and entirely
concurred with the Wings in dcnouncing the bill
odous, oppressive and unequal Mr. Edmund of Halifax,
the prominent of these lie took the lead op.
position the b imposing unequal taxes and sad
ding the East with proportion OF the increased
dens levied upon the people. According his statement
nearly all the subjects of the East and the
burdens upon this portion Of the unjust
and oppressive. These objections enough Justify
who admitted their soundness the Wings did to op
pose the bill the bitter end Is true that Mr. Edmunds
after taking this strong and decided stand the bill
denominations, with characteristic instability changed his
position The next day, he into the House. and, al
tho the bill had undergone the slightest modification
not even to the dottine the crossing -and altho'
he did not pretend thai his objections had been removed
that they valid ever he harsngued the House
atargc in favor OF the bill but of the passage OF the bill
Whether Rtchic and the Grandson had the night before
laid him across their laps and by al
ddmenfhm, wrought change in his opinon-wc know
But the Wings, who did the benefit OF the spanking
operation, to which Mr. Edmunds subjected retained
ions which Mr. T.. had contributed confirm
They continued to regard the bill imposing unequal bur
bens-as tending 10 classify sociey-exomping and
expressing ohcrs-and by its ambiguous and nquistoria
provisions hauassng ALL The party lash could blind
them the TRUTH make them surrender their honest
vetons-and yield acquiescence to law fraught with
mischief and injustice.
In the fact then, that the busually supported by
general vote of all pares-only succeeded by single
vote;and that opposition led by Is of the most
prominent Democras-thc Wings have the amplest vind.
cation OF their course.
But this is all In the Senate consisting of large
majority Of Democrats, Of the leading features Of the
bill. most fercely and strenuousy resisted The
clause others, taxing State Bonds there resist
cd until the existence Of the bill endangered When it
inst came before the Senate, only three OF the whole body
voted for H. When presented second time, 10 re-
corded their votes against Were these Democratic Sc
natos influenced by actious considerations vong
or did they not act out their convictions of right Will the
Enquirer answer Ii Is true that of them, like Mr.
Edmunds, when the pinch came suddenly afflicted
with weakness IN the knees, and inrmi OF purpose
and like him they Jumped Jim Crow. But still their irs
and honest opposition vindicOtes the Wings who persisted
in the same honest and consistent course to the end
But independently o these yndicatory facts supplied by
the Democracy themsevcs-,he bill itself furnishes the full
lest Justification of whatever the Wings have said or done
against it, II unequa-grossy unequal; that of itseis
fatal objection; and nothing Legislature for
exaetng unfair taxes from OF the citizens Of the
monweah. BY every Of morality is robbery Ii
taxes industry and by odous by
the moyest the victuss and clothes of one
industrial pursuit and lets the clear gains of another 20
scot free is uncertain and indefinite terms and
will be construed differently evey county State This
uncertainty leaves every in doubt Of what he may
call his and akin the expedient the
Roman ran who enrolled his such nm elevation
that they could not be read by the multitude who were sub
ject TO their harsh penalties 1t is nqusoria and holds
out strong temptations to pcruryancect of very banc
tendency and always avoided possible, by Lega
tors isoppressve-and wrngs from the hard earn
ings OF the people, than according the showing of the
Finance Committee, required by the of the treasu
1t lays upon slave property dspoportoncd to that
upon ands:-his done designedly by the chairman of
Finance who failing berae them seeks tax them to
death.
The catalogue Of objections might be continued. But
object present, ia simply vindicate the conduct
OF the Wings by reference the the Locoiocos
| themselves.
In conclusion have only repeat what again and
again declared the floor of the House. the readiness of
the Wings to for increase of necessary TO
sustain the faith OF the Siaowith the simple proviso that
the taxes imposed, according justice and equality