Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-04-22
Tie Tar BH and its incq4ailfy and INJUSTICE.
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The Richmond IPAig. and the Tar Lar.
The Richmond Wing says tins Law Is UNEQUAL unjust,
yrannca aud otou-. This the burden Of It's song and ii
true oa greater extent than the country has
sanctioned, proves great wrong part The charge
amounts T. tins The law unequal aud therefore unjust
yrannca, ana odious. It, inequality the only specica
uon me othcr are mere general assertions consequent on
~ Inc Increase Of taxes complained OIL tor the
Wing advised itself and now sal that IT and liz
party abhorrepudauon and OF course wished the taxes ra
ed. The principle on which the avowedly proceeds
That Of taxation according ability fully admitted by the
Wing. No particular fact alleged against the law except
only IT'S inequality So that this be the st o the mat
ter"
Except only inequality" Yes, that Is all that we
complain of-the inequality. We do not complain that the
taxes have been raised. We know and acknowledge the
necessity iorit We know that whoever produced the ne
cesy the necessity existed and that the honor and good
faith OF Virginia required the TO be increased OF that
increase we have complained. We are rather dis
posed to thank the Legislature for meeting the occasion bold
ana openly and for resortng 10 taxation in preference
sdbccng the honor OF the STATE the least suspicion
II IS not The increased fares Of which we compain We
complain OF their glazing inequality and consequently gross
injustice We complain that the made victims
end that the citizens OF made to paw far more
than their just share OF the public burhens under the idea
that they eeTs helpless and That the citizens Of the coun
try would be pleased their oppression This in our view
Is the most hateful feature Of the bill The citizen of the
town has his just burthen rebed quadrupled Why
Because there through the country prejudice against the
towns-because at least the " Democratic" Legislature
thought so, and thought possible to acquire popular
favor by expressing the citizens Of the towns
This enough Of itself to make every sin
cere Republican and just man, detes the Tax Bill.
But this Is only single though unswerabe one
for abhorng it. While the forHs are opprossyely taxed
in form Of realty and personally whole classes in the
country entirely exempted from taxation. The poor
Clerk in the towns receiving than $500 taxed one
per cent lie may and often has nothing else to depe nd
upon His humble salary may be and often IT, the sole re-
lance 10 keep his wife and children possibly too mother
and sister from the poor house. from actual want Will any
Republican say, that he ought be made to pay heavy
tax upon his income, while the ovcrsccr with 800 in
money salary and who IL found pouse plenty by his en-
poyer pays not one cent? Is shameful inequality
j. 1t not crying injustice Can party be guilty Of such
inquues and expect draw down curse upon self
and ~ cause
This case yesterday happened in Richmond. 4 citizen
last enjoyed hard earned salary Of 500 lie re-.
inqushedi some time ogo, and another holds IT, But
as last years salaries and this years which the law
taxes the who enjoyed the salary last year. was yes.
ierday assessed al eleven dollars tax while the man who
enjoys it now, pays not a cent
We complain Of increased taxation we again repeat:
But wc do complain and will ever complain Of the unequal
and oppressive mode IN which the new taxes have been
laid. Lay The Jurfiens which the honor Of yrgnia re-
qures: Were they times greater lay them on Bu,
lay them on fairly, equally and justly Tax the Oyerscers
TOO although they be generally Democrats. Tax all alike
m proportion 10 thoir Do double the fotrns
because they generally Wing; and do exempt the
/ Ovoreer- because they generally Loco FocJs