Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-04-03
TO ALL VOTERS AND TAx PAYERS.
THE TAX BILL.

and earnestly deprecated tkToHg hout TIE STATE IN,
law OF the land Il that material alterations
have been madebut of them, least has rc0dev>
the bill odios than by widening the hne ~ d
n,aeaon aud extending the DETERMINATIONS between din
icrcnt classes OF the community. The essential divVnc,
between free and dcspouc GOycumcnt - the comparative
equality in privilege enjoyment and burden ot all tho cit
Any interference with tins equality, uulust d
ordinations, especially burdens, blow At tve
don,-siruck for Dcspo,sm. Aud when the usual
ct such distinctions reversed, and the higher and richer
classes made bear the burdens ct the rlsrrs
when portion OF the people sadd,ed Nth the
weight that justly shoud be shared with ALL aityrOu-
IN the extreme. The effect may not Dc immediate, all
poisons quick and those which destroy body
poluc most fatally always slow IN their operation. The
giant Society Is thus made stand his head. and the
blood will gradually rush to- and fire has BRAIN and his strong
efforts himself will be terrible and uinous. The
fact that undue determinations, and UNJUST exemptions
sanctioned 10y the present hill be obvious every
one, who has glanced IT, and will be hereafter fully
illustrated.
How did 1t happen, that half The ioieer House and
decided majority Of e Senate could the pas
of The Tar Blu This question should be consider
ed by every and should have weight with him,
casting his vote There must have been msgiNings
must have Welded and abandoned the ground they
inst occupied. Who guilty OF tins abandonment
Let us first examine the Ia the lower House.
On the cngrossmen Of the bill the stood Is for the
bill IL against It, The opposition consisted Of Wings and
hireH prominent Democrats led ~ "a icader!' Did
these ptieen oppose the hill, from principle faction
They and their friends will contend and truly that II was
from principle. for there ground for asctbug any
other motive 10 them and they the conclusive
republican reasons or their opposition. The day they
voted for the passage OF the bill led b. leader" the
same Mr. Edmunds Ia short dag. then, there iras
change from cold 10 hot, from hate 10 Lore hkc the
eoRsfaHf heather, the cdprieOus ,rhirns Of IN unset
Hed mind Was tins change from princIplcl Are such
changes from prncipcl Their objections t the hill
were inherent in the bill which was unalter,d; vet ,cv
lurned m bret space from OPPOSITION principle 10
tar0T, from adherence 10 party What else can II bel
Principles are stable. The bill was unchangcd-its inc
quality and injustice intrinsic 10 H. Yet this sam,
leader although he did pretend that his objections
had been removed, thai they as valid as ever
harangued the House large favor not OF the bill hut
OF inc passage OF the BILL Thus representatives OF the
people yield their principles, and cooperate in enactp
laws, iohieh they not only admit bat contend 10 b.
odous, unequal and oppressive Voters OF the country
what secdnty have IN such representatives. You send
your delegates here TO protect to egate for YOU
~ ana upghty; they see danger threatening aud pro-
claim t-but, IN little WHILE the voice OF warning i
hushed and Won are led to think that all peace safe
~ such facts these should forever condemn the pJ
and lead you 70 look for faithful sentnes But this
Is not all They should also make YOU suspicious of
party whose discipline and whose tactics produce such sa
cHlees OF principle and independence Of Judgment If
measure be traugh with injustice and oppression and Is
OF your trustees therefor oppose how you excuse
them Tor changing, like wcathercock, and aiding IN ascn
Ing upon you or how YOU support party that re-
quircs such compliance and insists upon the odious nc,
sure being adopted Examine the facts long since suf
not drilled and drilling party. and then saw If Won
can support party, who will rst drill Your representa-
uyes into passing measures TO which they are priei
p opposed and then force your Senate surrender their
serious objections.
These have been dwct upon because Of their
Importance, and especially this time when 30 odous
law thus wrung from reluctant and struggling Legislature
IS impending over YOU.
1t said, 10y me fteen and their ustier that they
could do no better and voted Tor the BILL best hoy
could get Them suppose, with their aid the bill had
been cngrussed would have been necessary 10 set 10 work
again and amend it, TWAS amended even after it was pass
ed by the lower House and is in some RESPECTS better
b,-and, had the fifteen stood out might have been bet,
ter suli its eHgTOsnsH had been defeated the subject
would sull have been the fifteen could have de-
eaed ITS passage, only one day would have interviewed,
ana the subject would have been still open; and there
would have been very nearly much remodel the
bill Had they stood with the Senate the great blot of
reputation would be stunning our Statute Book
and honor. As their opposition matter OF prin
ripe, they were bound TO adhere it. The doctrine OF
pas GleT Is sometimes necessary,but Is only Justabe
when 1t Is necessary. Now, it has become too fashion
able and Is made the for departure from principle
and the cloak OF objectionable inconsistency.
How stood the the Senac2 In the Senate also the
Democrats had the majority. Here several Of hcl provs
ions Of the bill were strenuously opposed and some
amended Tie TepHdIaiiOH clause opposed Jy rhe |
ohote SENATE, bHt three At another time, opposed
BY 10 10 :. One two amendments, proposed by the
senate, acceded by the House, thy insisted
IT'LL TePudiafion Committees of Conference WERE at
ength appointed, and the Senate, the Conservative BODY
he ultimate, the superior tribunal under the Constitutions
forced YIELD by the pertnacity Of the Democratic
majority IN the House and by the dread Of extending an al
eady most unIustiably prorascd session When ina.
ony IN the lower House thus rule powerful minority
heir dissenons and the Conservative Senate IL an
vii sign. IL shows tendency ultra Democracy which
VI our Constitutions are framed TO prevent aud which our
>eates are specially established to restrain. IL proves the
Undue influence Of unnamed numbers. IL opens the way
o tyranny and injustice. By Constitution the Senate
undenaby the check the lower House. aud rather
be yielded to- than dsregarded resisted. Compared
With the number Of each body uerg small majority Of
he ioneT haze orerTued and subjected Gerry large Hajo
y Of the upper. What, then, Is the Of bodies
u the Restraint OF the Senate % be- thrown of and IL
orced 10 submit, the delay OF deliberations
he expense Of sustaining il and unprofabe and
should be abolished But the Senate is Indispensable
IL judgments should be regarded. Sad wall be the day
when n becomes the habit 10 override and defy II, The
greatest cause Of the turbulence anarchy horror and blood
shed OF the French Revolution the separate
legislative bodies All classes met IN one assembly, and
VI course the majority ruled de- politically. At tie meeting
nj the States general, the effort made aud supported
by The friends Of real 5rfB Ia uun the repesent,
lives into separate Houses. Mere hunnos- and DECISION
would have accomplished 1t. But tc sol disant exclusive
friends "i the people, resisted the attempt. and day after
day refused To assemble IN different bodies, u they
oeeded IN their demand, and France her Liberty
lost There ihCG Conservative principle In the
State the policy Of Government changed with the yacio
ting majority, and exhibited hulc consistency but IN crime
There yet comparison between condition and
that Of France but from her may learn wisdom Great
and small evils spring from the oauses under different
circumstances. Viewing the suilenngs Of victim should
prompt 10 early strenuous and constant eior never IN any
degree, 90 endure Them.
We have Conservative principles our Constitutions we
have different legislative councils; but what the advantage
n them, # their submssiyeness destroys their influence
and the persistence Of those whom they mode
rate and restrain, undoes their decisions
But u may still be said the fifteen tho majority Of the
Senate and the whole Wing party decidedly wrong
~ opposing the tax bill and that the majority Of the lower
House right passing and n nuliifyng the senate
Is tins true, ~ the question 10 be determined, and
bring up he bill upon ~ mers7 This question can be
easily settled by every payer who will NJ all examine
ne bill Even be be one Of the favored oIempfs he
give wiz he j. entitled 20 this exemption and IN
reference 90 others the matter ~ perfectly plain. Every
payer and should examine this sublect and it j.
hoped that he will accept the assistance, which hereby
respectfully end humby rendered him.
In argument agaiDsf Ms biN fgusf be erseHfiaHy
irh Democratic cofeTs. The Wings have heard and ap-
proved the opposition Of their dcIegate4hoso efforts they
regret sounayaiIing. The Democratic delegates tor
tie most paH NOT be- reached by argument. Nor
they the passage Of tic BILL after their per
s-snce; they committed aud must plead iusticauou.-
The law san "nul hc next session; but n the meantime
the peoples have a. be- c'1nd they ioHTeWeHi
JcJ, That M The meantime they hare rOfe. The
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