Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-03-25
RICHMOND DAILY WING.
The Tar Bill.
SATURDAY MORNING. MARCn rs. 1917


The Richmond Enquirer alleges that the Wings try
ing make party capital by resisting the increase OF the
indispensable that preserve the faith cred
It of the State.
In saying does the Wing party gross injustice The
Wing while it depores the necessity which such
time this requires the people be burthcned with
and denounces the rash experimenting and the g.
tinkcrnG OF Jaeksonsm. by which necessity
been induced nevertheless know that the necessity
and ready the responsibility and to bear
both their share of the responsibility and of They
think 1t hard have be taxed for the qualification of
Gen. Jacksons passions after his upon the commerce
and credit of the Country had already laid low splendid
and unrvaed prosperity bu, they it to be
~ for the salvation of the honour OF old Virginia. and
honour and its preservation they will stand up the last
dollar This is the sentimer OF and ALL
Ner Tares-inereased tdrdtion-although rendered
necessary by the misgovenment of the Demoerats- the
Wings do not object They know must be So They
know tina; it Unavoidable the people would preserve
their honor and good faith untainted being themselves
part and aarge part OF the people, they To keep
their faith "intact and involate-
They will pay the grudgngly. because Jack.
sons passions have subjected them and
oppressive burthen So far they will gumbe and ought TO
grumbe But for the required
to vindcaie the honor and good faith of old vignia they
will them with pleasure, with zeal They will saw and
say truly 1--WE smarting for Jackson's experiment
" ing and unkerng: il is hard when he and his measures
have overthrown our prosperity be taxed in
quence of which always utterly reprobated
and condemned But has become necessary to
the honor Of Virginia, and that honor will
I" ly maintain"
This is because it ought TO be- the language OF
the Wing party. They did not cause the troubles
of the Country. They tined prevent them Had their
counsels been followed the prosperity of 1880 would have
continued uninterrupted this But trouble has come
new taxes have TO be imposed upon the People the
suffering they have
although they did those troubles and opposed the
fatal policy which produced heu-the Wings say. will
allow party take precedence of them in bearing pub
lie burhens, and sustaining untarnished the glory of the
State.
The Wings trying to make capital BY opposing incress
ed taxation Not The Wings know the necessity for
new iaKesandarc willing pay them But they there
fore acquiesce in their being imposed the odous and
offensive shape
r. Iring, Of Cumberland some DAYS ago. placed this
matter the ground He overthrow the false issue
which Demagogues in the House had attempted to make
and which the Enquirer endeavorng TO renew: The
Wings not opposed the of the taxes: They
opposed the BILL because it increases the taxes
but because it increases them the most UNEQUAL and
odious manner-because labor taxed in cases. in
stead Of capital and property because with the basest de-
magogIsm the in the country Is exempted while
the far salared clerk in the towns severely bur
thened: because the wealthy men of Western Virginia
young who labor for their daily bread and that of
their mothers and sisters, taxed heavily towns:
because the Tax bill draws distinction between classos
which Just and good Republican will abhor al
though he derive benefit from IT,
But is the Enquirer trying TO make capital by its
misrepresentation OF the and motives OF the Wing
party Can be ignorant OF the truth that the Whg par
V willing to raise the the point necessary for
the preservation Of the faith of the State Is it not at
tempting to make the impression that the Wings are oppos
ed TO raising the although knowing to be required
BY the honour of the State
Such is its game-such Is its mode Of making Gu
ptal for its pary-But is not just and fair mode
II T1isTepTeseHts the Wings. They are ready to in
Increase the in fair, just and equal manner
They will TO any length protect the honour of Virgin
ia. While paying their heavy burthens they NAV and pro-
baby will damn the ignorance and tnkerng which rem
dered them necessary; doubt they will wrhe little
when they remember that they taxed and wea,ed
10 pay for Gen. Jacksons capreces but they know it to
have become necessary what the cause and this
will be enough. They will pay cheeriuly for vrgina's
honour. while they may the tnkeng which re-
qures the sacrifice of them.