Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-03-16

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r's,ss., shf"nk from he final VOTE and placed that
n"o'r sta.e On The li.. of bankrupts If we fail now
'e 'c' % reputation aud dshonor is perfected Let
mol Gentlemen drceye themselves with the ldea tina;
aho'"s' oi' eq'a To The wants Of the State will he
passed a. ln's late day Of the session. Men will seek
Pop"ia' support on the ground of opposition 10 all in
crease o' taAaton and the Winter wll party
he'e u r,acocai rerndalors These balancing be-
tween Pa''es, heated by the approach Of the Presden
tai eeclon will utterly defeat every at;enp pit to redeem
the honor ofthe S;ate
Can we not lay aside our party and our sectional
anu une IN one common Effort for the public
good Let US forget for moment the distinction be-
t"te" ing and Democrat, East and West, and act
WIN 'hc ,eehn Ter the honor and the interests o.! our
se. Gentlemen Of the ciilrs oppose the passa.e Of
'"e o' %" me ground Of its conceived injustice their
c'"s'''n, nus Sir, hs IL a feeling mic:, peryadss
every Stale that has a commercial c,,v-mulual lea
lousy between town and country But If we fail 10
preserve our ercdi', whom does The blow fall with
bhsh''ns ana desolatng effect? Certainly on
iefc'a' 'eh' -Four millions OF State stock moment
oi great Pecon'ary distress, 10 al anniha.edas
me"uu' VI payment or exchange. The loan made in
DECEMBER OF the Banks 10 meet The pressing exipen-
cies VI TIE feasury, viewed abroad as O step TO-
warns reputation, and was so declared in The New
oiR papers, and increased the dlscred of Bank and
oale ne defeat Of this bill, long discussed and
consutlea VIII 60 trumpetongued States.
US aou'ng another 10 the black list Of dsonorcd Re
puohcs IL you fail TO raise the necessary means to
comply WIN your engagements 10 your Banks, doubt
ana d's..ust Tor their sovency prevails. Their carac
" 10 a'"'d facilities to your commerce IS destroyed,
anu many excellent men among our merchants now
ehl'y"s wealth and oiiuence, will find themselves
bankrupt and their families suffering all the of
poverty. The Bank stock CT the State, exceeding
l,oOo'ooo, Will be ann,hila;cd. Every circumstance
would tend 10 aggravate, 10 an i6chculabe amount,
tue present pecuniary distress of the country.
how does It happen that genileme who affect 10 be
her hi ha in nd
passed nj This late day of the session. have made at
tempt during the weeks that ii has been under discus
SION, TO oieE substitute for it, Has The country
right TO expect their aid in the construction of whole
some and shlutory aws, az well as opposition 10 such
as they cannot approve, Sir this is n subject on which
gentlemen ought no, permit the mscres to be swayed
by iaclIous spirit. again cal! on them, upnn
cason o. such grave Importance, TO offer up all par
"ah ana sectional feelings upon the altar Of
mon country Let us not permit this ancient and re-
ho"hea Commonwealth, the mother of heroes states.
men and patriots, hitherto uniarnishrd ard unsued in
her integrity and honor, 10 become the by word o.
scoFn 10 the nations of the earth. Mr. Speaker have
discharged my duty lahcrousy, conscentiously. /
nave had no private ends 10 suoservc; feelings of
prejudice or favor to indulge The subject is be-
fore tho House for its fca action.
Mr. TAYLOR thought it not at all certain That there
would not be created surplus fund out of the new
subjects OF taxation. Gentlemen might not speak of
SINKING fund, but he not sure that such sur
plus would not be really produced, though The people
could not zee 1t. II had been said, that the towns
should bear unusual burdens, because the towns had
been benefited by the lnlerna nprovcmenis Mr.. L.
argued that The towns were rot responsible for these
which were designed for the benefit Of
all MIR. i. wonld 90 against this tax bill, because
taxed Stale stock, and, TO a certain extent amounted
TO reputation. Dir. I. continued 10 give his objec
lions TO the bill.
Mr.. BROOKE said, his constituents were always
sd Ia e l,,I
MIR. Is had given ample evidence of a wish to in
crease the taxeslast winter he had been Of
gre minority IN foeseeng the present state of things,
and IN making arrangements TO meet il. Much as he
objected to aeme OF the npns. and improper provisions
Of thia bill vel, considering the late period Of the
session, the great difficulty Of framing this bill, and
the next 10 n;possibI!iy OF framing another bill! he
shou rssct his vote OF yesterday, and 70 for this bill
lie shon'd leave 10 others he responsibility OF REJECTING
Tax b! which he thought necessary Tor the support OF
Government.
MIR Enow> Of F. reio:ed 10 see the spirit which had
lctua,ed the gentleman from Augusta in avowing his
10 vote Tor the bill Dir i. was
priced 10 see the gentlemen (and among them the gen
eman from Richmond City, who voted against the tag
bill last winter, going against Ms tax bill The people
If the Yves. did not regard matter of dollars and
cents, when such vital questions at stake He
would NOT 20 against this BILL if he that
mother BILL suilng him better conld be Trough, in in
"a hours; because he did not wish the neat mail tina,
leaves Richmond carry the that the tax bill had
been defeated.
Mr. DANIEL of Richmond City (and here we copy
from the Whig) SAID he could give silent vote
against the passage of this bill, under the attempt made
By the Chairman o. the Committee Of Finance 10 hold
the opponents Of the measure, land that too, upon
The Of our return 10 the people to give account
Ct stewardship guilty OF al c5travayant waste OF
public money in mourning the State debt and OF shrink
ing from the responsibility Of imposing taxes on the
people II the gentleman chose 10 strut in the pumcs
Of the opposite virtues of public economy, and regard
to public faith, nj least he should not them at his
expense. He was ready TO give here and elsewhere,
The reasons OF his opposition IL was true las the gen
man from Preston had said that lie had opposed at the
last session the introduction OF the new SUBJECTS and
why, Because what he had prophesied then, vas now
fact The oiiical fsturns would show, that the taxes
lhrs raised had fallen manly on the East, and upon
be towns OF the East He had not then witnessed,
however so wide and extended departure from all
fairness 10 induce HIM to vote against that bill But
the grounds which he should vote against this ball
were avowed, the moment the financial plan was IN.
lie said instantly, that under the war-cry
esed against the towns, by the chairman Of the
mtee and the demand by the country upon the towns
TO repar lis 1or0ngS attempt would be made to win
Wesiern support to the effort of the country interest in
Inc East 10 tax the towns-and that this combined
effort would succeed, with blind forgefuness on the
part of the East, that there yet larger question
involved and that was question between East and
West whether the former should bear still larger and
more unequal share Of the whole burdens of taxation.
n aid of this grea, ciamor raised about State
faith and sinking fund.- to pay The permanent debt,
which will not be due for yenrs; and to this end, the
land taxes to the Of $4,000 were to be mort
raued and line immediate and pressing demands OF The
Treasury INCLUDING the bank oanl were to be thrown
mon the uncertain resources afforded by the new
snbiects now to be introduced This project has
,cryed lis probable purpose it has aided in The scheme
# nut,inc nominal increase upon lands, and throwing
an onerous burden upon other particular interests and
nov he fore told would be abandoned lie had stated,
be moment the Chairman took his seat, after unfolding
b man. bis grounds of objection 10 1t, ana that IN an
earnest, perhaps the too ardent manner, which was
noiura 10 him. and he had the modification to be then
,ken TO task by some of his own friends for having
scattered the fires of excitement and discod IN TINS
Hal. although he was somewhat consoed IN hnding
come of those friends voting with him against the
of the bill. lie had commended then, and
s,ill maintained:
That the scheme of instituting sinking fund upon
our certain permanent resources to pay deferred per-
anent debt whilst there deficiency in tho current
revenue and an immediate loan of more than quar-
for Of million to be now paid, TO meet which, new
and uncertain subjects 10 be rel ed on,) was I'M
poli,ic in the highest extreme We should turn our de-
raised within the current year,