Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-12-21
RICHMOND, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 81.
THE LAST AND THE NEXT CAMPAIGNS!

RICHMOND, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 81.
THE LAST AND THE NEXT CAMPAIGNS!
The Wings took The field against u.s. last Spring, upon
certain false issues that they pleased 10 make They
urged lat that the Legislature had refused all re 10
the peorle BY not passing Stay Laws-2d that instead
of relieving them, hey had levied new and heavy and
odous taxes upon them-3d, that whilst they ieVed
these heavy upon them, they had wasted the urea
sure of the State by long and proacted session-and
4 tina, the Republicans had rejected, instead OF re-
csiying the S7 900 Of the dstributibe fund We met
them upon all these issues, and notwithstanding they
urged all their humbugs with the utmost ingenuity,
and misre presented the new tax law they were fanly
deeaed-we having ma ority of 10 in the House, and
probably before the close Of this session, in the
Senate We have majority Of s. So much for Tue sue
cess Of those, who have saved the sancty OF private
credit by refusing pass Stay Law-who have saved
the public credit BY new and Just principle OF 'axa
,on and raised the value of public stock from IS
to lU7; and who had the moral courage II reject the
douceur and The "br be- Gas the Address of the Demo
cratic party stamped it upon its iace) ct the p'tful
"mess of pottrge" from the hands Of the General Co.
yernmenf We claim the honor for The Republican
party of Ina Ting we'd The credit of Virginia from the
disgrace of experimentation, it they who voted in
the new bill, and that Wing party with two ho-
norabl. eYceptions) voted against 1t, although they
knew by previous votes, that This the only bill
which could have passed The last Legislature and saved
the credit OF the Old Dominion.
We shall go into the next Spring election, stript en-
tirey of the three first humbugs All The clamors
about the Stay Laws a long session. (Which The Demo
Gratis will take 10 prevent and about an additional
and oppressive law, will have vanished from the
arena On the contrary, We shall go before the people
with the credit of having saved the public taih from
pud ation-and moreover trably reducing the
taxes, andtpayIng off the floating debt sooner than tey
had pledged hemselves 10 do They will go too be
fore the people, hope, with an amount saved oy
short session. almost sufficient to offset the miserable
"brbe" of So, 900 Tie skies are bright-and let us
all do our duty. We must the State this Spring
and for this purpose-as the late Legislative Conven
ton wisely told us:
awe must prepare for the Spring elections, which
go much depends, in addition to It's great moral effect
upon the Fall election. We must carry the State in
the Spring; and effect that desirable object we must
earnestly recommend 10 the Democratic State hgnls
Republican party TO waive their contentious, ana bring
their whole force 10 the pcs and at The las! Spring
elections disconnect the Presidential contest from the
State election. We should, as far as our county and
Senatoris candidates are concerned, lay The ffes
iil struggle The shelf, was wisely done at lr
election in pf last select our strongest man IN each
county, be his preference what il may for either OF the
candidates All must go for him, it being distinctly
understood that he will not minge other appropriate
subjects for the canvass with the PRESIDENTIAL canoi-
dates or the Baltimore Conventinn but forth as the
RspuLcan candidate alone, and pledged 10 support the
nominee. In thus way, when he ia elected and the
Presidential decided, it will make no diier-
enee the Of the ensuing Legislatures whe-
Their he originally for Mr.. Van Buren,, Calhoun
| Buchanan, Cass or Johnson
To assist in swaving cur contentious most efec'
ually re had better elect delegates to the District
Conventions, 6ttore we go into The Spring campaign
We must separate the two movements, as Tar as p's
sbe, of the Presidential Election and The Spring Eec-
tons. We should not the risk OF losing Inc ma
orty in House of Delegates, By mixing the iee!-
ings arising from the two elections, together. We
should give every Calhoun candidate IN the countess the
whole undivided vote OF calm, unexclted, and harmo-
Nous party. We must give every Van Buren, candidate
like wise the whole of the friends OF MI Calhoun
RI And we pledge ourselves for the strongest man.
as The Legislative Convention recommends, "oe ms
preference what may, for either OF The candidates
BY this union of party and concentration OF orce' we
save the State, and deprive the Wings OF that mora
force which they will be 10 claim IN other States
and at the Fall Sweepstakes, by M@r carrying Virgins
in the Spring.
On asnornl prneines- we have every adrantoge
We have The good old principles of Virginia IN am
port whereas, the Federal Wings would bring us F.
dera principles, lali,ndnous construction OF inc
2 Constitution, igantic Bank, Protective Tariff,
/ shameless distribution of the public funds, and the
f "Mil-Boy of the Slashes, the champion of their
+ party. We call upon the Republicans, therefore, l.
arm at once, 10 organize their forces, and 10 save the
/ State.
As an additional illustration of what the Republican
party have done for The finances and the credit Of the
, Commonwealth, we lay before our readers the lum
nous communication of IA member Of the lat Legis
ature and along with it, the following handsome
, euogy (from the Albany Argus on the message o.
Gov. Mcdowell:
ave have read nothing in long while that ha
given more pleasure than the late message Of Go
vernon Mcdowell 10 the Virginia Legislature. 1t i.
, beautifully written, and the sentiments admirable
He may be too ardent enthusiast the subject Of
internal improvement; bnt on the great topic OF rgic
adherence 10 public faith, it is that meet with
remarks happily expressed. He presents the prac
tical advantages of prompt payment of State debts
IN light so striking, that no one can oil to see thai
no American State gain by the reputation Of It's
just and honest debts, but that the burden Of
ton is amply repaid in the general prosperity and
sound activity which it gives the whole community
Public credit may well be called the life blood of com
merce; depression stsgnates it, but confidence ground
ed upon an exhibited disposition to pay promptly sets
this blood in motion, and gives it that tone and vital
ty so necessary to the perfect health Of the whole sys
tenn"
4 FOR THE ENQUIRER.
FINANCES OF THE STATE.
The Auditor, in his annual report of December >, to
the Legislature in noticing the failure of the various
new subjects of taxation of the last year realize the
amounts anticipa from them, has fallen into the
ror of looking 10 report Of the Committee Of Finance
and not 10 the tax bill ITSELF modifying in its passage
through the two Houses essentially that report, and
varying the data upon which its estimates found
To show that this bill has not materially failed to
meet the ancipations Of its friends would be infer
red, must refer 10 the statement made By the chair
man OF the Committee Finance its passage pub
shed in the Enquirer of the 10Th of March last,
The estimate there given Of the increase Of
from the tax on lots, lands, slaves horses and
coaches, is Sc, 3G7 90
The amount received per Auditors Re-
port, 1856 90
The estimated proceeds of the subjects
of taxation $4,000 90
Amour, collected, per Auditors Report, viz:
Increase silver lepine watches,
| pianos, plate and merchants IL
cen,es SO 362
New subjects 1925
Tax dividends Of bank and Joint
stock companies 1888
-S54,135 90
| Deficit $12,s65 so
The tax in this bill, passed the House of Dele
gates, salaries and moned wages per cent. on