Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-01-25
RICHMOND DAILY WING.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. JANUARY IS, isis.
Tarafion and N, Democracv.

TarafioR and the Democracy.
The Petersburg lnteigcnccr IN the suboincd paragraph
touches the true point in controversy Shall the people, al
ready oppressed be taxed still more when their Represent
aves refuse to receive money which belongs them
which would render those additional taxes unnecessary
This Is question which will home the people,
As Mr. Randolph, in his deeponed voice exclaimed III,
other day, fhe belly has ears When the Democracy
go to the country and tell the people ha they sell hc
last COW and last bed raise taxes because they he I'M
maculac Democracy could reconcile il with their ten
der eonscences to receive the States quota of the land
money the response will be. hear you-the
belly has no ears"
Ihe Wigs, as matter OF course. while this money lie
IN Washington untouched the Democracy refuse 10 re-
eevc IT, cannot consent impose any additional burthens
upon the people II the other side choose take the re-
sPonsibity-wcl aud good. The Wings will contcn,
themselves with demonstrating the country that if their
policy were pursued there would be necessity for in
creased taxation; lar from it, that ii all their
Were carried out the might be reduced ut the
same time fund be apart for the redemption of the pn
cipal These great ends could be accomplished by Virn
las share of the pablc lands Ii the Democracy will rcpu
date this let them take the responsibility Of providing 9th
er means 10 supply the deficiency The people can say
whether they will pay the price of Democratic fstdous
ness.
While Dcnscraey Of the Assembly are pr,po.ue in ON.
breath buhcns under which the Pc,
pe ALREADY sroan Tor the purpose Of paying in e5
VIII
e payment OF individual debts convenient they
permitting the Thirty seven Thousand Dollar, which
belongs TO Virginia TO remain IN the National Treasury
Us not TN. sporting with III" Interests and the people
l. no The height OF oRrFtrv To nothing
" cN money from the alnt exhausted pockets Of the soe
with hand whc other they throw away from them a
large sum Of money which belongs State sum % ,h,,
reaches to one third Of the amount which proposed ra-
BY increased araton' And why tia, on.r To carry out m.
pH eni- 81 fAEr and nothing els. The people Virginia
TO become the victims of gaihcr-f;o De cotn b IN
9uS"Fa proceedings the private
or"r that the nESoeR,cy their tNcoRHrrrnry h
refusing that to which the Commonwealth rgheosy entitled,
10 these h'erats never think what Organ ~ about
tins Land Fund they never call to mind the
OF patriotic JOY into which Enquirer fell
ne sA" oil The noble uses TO which Virginia might devote her
Of tins fund They surely remember his roo. visions f
an 'Heao feope People relieved hurtns of
uonof State hy roads and canal. and t. ,
prosperity AMI eadness These they surely cannot have
"fF"'n and " marvellous that Virginia stands
more IN need Of tins money than she donewhe Tor
uoh OF her people arr pressed that they demanding ~ Of
relief which Will niure the and credit Of the t,I
when oppressive ana injurious be rc>oei To tn nav
he debt which the Commonwealth these rez,s
should G'orOF'y AMI "ar"aHi~oiy backs on sum
which belongs Virginia. Treasury and which woli 60 n,
wars relieving Nirginia- wants
III to lie hoped that good Will evils under which
"" no" u"r' Whatever she might have been able
GINA cannot now afford to indulge distractions which have
thrown " back y her career placed her in the
great Of improvement behind those Of whom she ,I
isagHSs the
when P'rty the .Issrreoas liz, Tor,
pop out at h' door hungry stomach an conducive In
metaphysical dquislons AMI the poor ot Virginia VIII,
his property grip Sheriff will NOT IN,
when hr- Representative tells hm sacrifice might have
hcen avoided but the Resolutions and '9g and the A If
Virginia forbade the Assembly money winch belong. IN
virginia and which would have diminished taxes onethr
We firmly believe nsiance-ard thai there will he
such instances do doh-ic Czen would tell his Rcnr
sentative that he could aHon indulge ia such expensive
He' a. distinctions and that he for Delegate who
wou b. just before he -ergs o-airap or 4yn-zier
Il Assembly GENEROUSLY increase, the ,,. n Tho p
"he " '~-N m VrVnls Of the Land Fund il.
members VIII be- brought fearful reckoning by the Pcop