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

after, and that may. Under the plausible show u
laSatlon lessen tie amount Of obligations.
18th He had other strong objections, with which he
would not trouble the Housc-the odious, iEquisi-
t"ra! character of the b-is unintellgibic provisions
80 vague, general and confused that they would
family facilitate, and would tempt 10 the immortality o!
esaslons of the revenue But thing alone was de-
cisiyc with him. II excludes the aid OF the Land mo-
ney 10 the taxes. That money is ours it is now iii
Bank in this city Wc are paving interest our loans
10 Tie Bank and tie Bank using our money Tor no.
thing. This IS the plain state Of the lie could
moi consent under these circumstances TO increase the
burdens OF the people. He viewed the refusal to 'sc
this money rs one Of the pa,res of party sp
r-thc dirtcst card in the miserable game OF Presi-
dent making Gen. Jackson offered US impost and land
money, amounting TO immense sums, We took Ii; ana
thank yc; and spent Of il before we got it, Tbs
small sum comparatively arising from lands which are
ours, a"d Which can never 60 back into the Fedora
Treas ~, cane 10 US under law with which Henry
LAY had something 10 do, and Instantly our Pnriss
lreinic Tor the onor ii Virginia. Yes, we are 10 re-
lusc IL lest we compromise The delicate sehs!oiiIty 81
Virginia honor We take large bride when ii comes
rom an acceptable hand we shudder al the con;anna-
'ion OF less sim, from sutton not agreeable Was
this the sensibility Of virgin honor il not thc
crmasaht chastity Of the prude who prosecutes one
lover for rape, whilst she solics the lewd embraces
of anoher:"
Mr. DANIEL repeated that it should not be said here
nc was ndsPosed TO vote the proper increase of taxes
lie would vote an Increase of one-third higher than
The ON proposes, upon the old suees because they at
iord The nearest approach 10 equality He wished this
declaration 10 60 TO the country.
Mr LKAkE OF A. argued, that from the remarks Of
Mr.. Daniel OF Richmond City, he (Mr. ID was willing
to throw the responsibility of increasing the taxes upon
lie majority MIR. l.. wished this fact to 60 To the
people DIR. l.. alluded 10 the reasons Of MIR. d. for
voting against this bil in the fact that the majority
here had refused 10 humble Virginia at the iootsioo
General Government n pvip fh 10
pit'ance oil Land money. MIR. l.. drew particular ut
tention to the assertion Of the gentleman of Richmond
City, that he was willing 90 for an increase of TAXA
hon OF one.thlrd upon the e1 lsng MISUNDERSTANDING
new subjects. MIR. l.. went for this bill because il i'm.
posed equal burdens upon all subjects Ills impossible
to frame bill which will please every nember-we
ought 10 compromise wishes, in order 10 save The
credit and honor of The State.
Mr.. IRVING disavowed the principle asserted here,
that those who vote against this bill opposed the
supporting oil the Government. he secuted the issue,
that those who refuse 10 register The edlcs Of this com
mt'ee, are opposed to every bill Mr.. Is main obec-
ton 10 this bill 49, that the majority here have refused
10 receive the S37 800 Land Fund, which 50 many Of
The States have received without humbng themselves
at The fnois;ool of the Federal Government,
Mr. CRuTcHFiELp rose TO explain, that he did not
vote against this bill because the majority had refused
TO receive the S37, 500 Land Fund lie wished to put
himself right.
MIR. LEWIS had not heard single gentleman express
dissemination to increase the taxes Rather tina see
the honor Of the Commonwealth suffer, he mr. l.
would see the exciseman, in the most odious form in
which history has described him, going his round
through the Stale But he (Mr. ~ wen, for jus,
taxes. Mr. l.. gave his objections 10 the bill Slaves
are taxed al higher per cent than land lin The ratio
OF Is 10 10 cents $lU0 two aud half per cent
Lag IS placed upon State Enthusiastically amounting to
pndaiion-,aaing the very interest winch we have
bound ourselves to pay The taxing OF salares-the
onerous taxes upon merchants and vendue masters
The ambiguity OF some of the provisions OF this b-all
were irresistible arguments with him agcias! This bill
Mr.. EDMuSps Of II. remarked, that the gentleman
from Richmond (Mr. Dan:el,) had paid his respects to
him, and he asked leave TO return his compliments
That gentleman had declared, lie would vote for an
increase of single cent in taxation unless the Legis-
aiure would receive the S37 000-yrginias share of
the land iund-lrom the General Government This
House knew full well, that this was condition prece-
dent 10 Tic increase Of taxation, which could not be
fulfilled Ii IS well known that the reception of the
land money rejected at the last session OF the Ie-
slsiatar- tina. ;c question If pton was made an
issue IN the Democratic Address last Sp:ing--was an
ISSUE: IN lie Spring ecctions-and instead oil minority
oil Democrats here row, we have majority Of near
thirty |! was rejected last winter-it has been re-
eced here this winter Have the crity sen,ed
their constituents: Can they receive The money without
oaiing their representative trust IF they fulfil their
duty with fidelity 10 their constituents they are bound
10 reject the land money. Tie condition. then urged
by the gentleman from Richmond, cannot be complied
with and, so far as he is concerned and that portion
OF The Wing party which shall act with him. there will
be increase of taxation The honor and faith of the
State will be covered with infamy To this alternative
they would drive u.s. unless first comply with their
terms, which the people have already decided against
We cannot prove popular opinion by mathematical de-
raonstration, but so lar be cetimosd hy
certainly, 4 majority Of The people of this Common.
callh opposed 10 .ioA This first OBJ cotton,
"a al n,I liant
any increase.
Another objection was based unon the inequality Of
taxation upon the City Of Richmondcp ccialy on the
mercantile class. In the highest estimate, the tax
not on the average, more than one-half of one rel
on mercantile sales Yet, the gentleman from Rich
mond persists in receiving the land money, wien il is
obvious in TIC present embarrassed condition Of The Fe
dera Treasury, the money distributed the States must
be supplied BY the tariff ard q tariff which leyies
upon the merchants stock OF goods tax of between
90 and 30 per cent 4 tariff be tolerated and
sustained by that party of upwards Of twenty per cent
average, a!i imported goods 10 uphold tho credit
and honor Of the Federal Guyernmcnl-nnd 10 disri-
butte among the Siaes-yet, they Cannot lay tax of
half per cent merchants sales, 10 sustain The sinking
credit and faith OF our good Old Commonwealth
To such an extent, will political connexions and party
associations carry members of this House.
The genlleuan from Richmond is willing, in his great
show of ibcraty TO raise the taxes on the old subjects
always we receive the land money Now TO what does
this amount The tax on land is fifteen cents in the
hundred dollars-one-thrd increase that sum would
be five cents, which, added the fifteen, would make
the land tax twenty cents in the hundred dollars value
l. is entirely nugatory to make such proposition The
House well remembers that motion to raise the land
tax TO sixteen cents, sustained by The member from
Richmond and myself, received only some thirty odd
votes out of House of hundred and thirty -four
members II is Idle, them to contemplate greater tax
than fifteen cents on land, in any tax bill. From what
other sources can be raised, than the SUBJ
jects embraced in the bill We certainly cannot get
moro from the old subjects of taxation, for the House
has refused. by overwhelming maorties to raise any
higher on those subjects. II is useless then, to reject
this bill in the expectation that bill pass, not
bracng these subjects--It is equally useless to
throw ont suggestions of twenty land when the
House has already decided that question.
MIR. SPEAKER IF the scale Of taxation in the BILL
operates harshly and oppressivcy upon Richmond, the
benefits derived by that city should not be overlooked
II is here, t!a, the whole revenue of the State is
brought in the Banks free Of interest -aaording
10 the merchants increased banking facilities and ac
commodationsIt is here, the Legislature meets, and