Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-04-01
RICHMOND DAILY WING.
MORNING. Arm !. ,sta.
THE TAX RIII

The Enquirer without making the direct assertion
ing, after its fashion, the impression that the Wing
party of the late Legislature opposed to any increase
OF the taxes, and willing suffer the honor OF Virginia
TO be furnished by failure cemply with her
This is not The ntimaton is grossly unjust to the
Wing party. They willing the taxes They
knew and acknowledged the necessity for it. They were
willing TO take their share Of responsibility which is al
ways unpleasant because they conscious that the dig
nifty, honor and glory of Virginia required IT, We soleny
declare that we know Wing who was no, prepared to
increase the taxes to which was required to
meet the engagements and sustain the good faith OF the
States and we take pleasure saying that do not doubt
that our Democratic teowczens they call ihemseves
were aciuaied by the same spirit All partes-a classes
all Nrginians-worc and prepared to stand up for
the honor OF the commonwealth in whatever form patriot
ism may make the demand upon them whether in the tent
ed field or through their purses.
The justified by the casting any such
SUR upon the Wing party (as tdocs BY nuendo The
Wings say with Casca-"We will 20 as far as he who yo.s
arthes shall surpass in the race of patriotism:
None will bear their snare of the burhen more
prorided, 1t be an equal share!
And here we touch, the Enquirer well knows upon
the true cause of Wing dissatisfaction with the tax bill
1t is NOT equal it favors classes OF citizens esemp,s
them from all share of the pSouc burthen which is 10 be
carried, and throws the weight an oppressive weight
though patriotic upon other and smaller and poorer
and more deenceess classes. The whole body of the
oveseers for example, with possibly few exceptions one
Of the most hourshng and patriotic classes Virginia per-
;eety willing know bear their Jus, and equal share
exempted. Why7
why we ask of Republican people. should any body
OF men be exempted from their dstrbuve share of public
ourthens, unless they poor purse to meet the de-
mand or too old in and dectep discharge the per-
sona requson9 Can any good be given for i,
Can any Republican, moral be assigned for III
IL impossible.
Yet the Overseers, the uniformly ourshing class
f~tFFg IL.
and the self applaudng chucke which responded TO the
allegation of the fact marked and in effect conceded tina,
it done upon design.
Can there be a citizen in Virginia except The Dema
gogues who passed The BILL who will think this exen
ton OF the overeer right in prnciplc-who will not re-
gard twith the sernes dissPprobaOn, voave OF fun
damenta Repubcansm introducing odious distinctions
society and distributing the burthens Of the country
unequay among those who her common allegiance
and common love
The Orerseers Themseres-vyill they thank the Dema
gogues of the Legislature who have nsuted them by as
Stunning that they willing bear their share and
pay their part And who have been vet more grossly nsu
ted by being told in effect that they should not be taxed be-
cause they were Democrats if it necessary pay
them for adheHng their principles and opinions or to
make adhere TO theml
We firmly believe that the DemagogisIu which concocted
this hearess and odous scheme will be rebuked b the over
seers themselves confident that they will notikc it,
nor thank those who conceived poorly Of them as that
their patriotism needed any such reward their party at
tachmen such bonus. II they, the overseers OF the
Country desire any such inviduous distinction in their ia
voT- they wish pay nothing towards the support OF their
Country, and TO make their poorer fellow the
bear their part Of the well as their own we
grossly mistaken in them. They will scorn the insulting
idea.
But, other chapters follow. We conclude BY as
sorting that the Wings opposed raising tax
es but in favor OF It, What they opposed the unequal
and odous nianntr in which it was done.