Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-08-05

ri pnini>. The trial will he iiost Interesting
,n,, -, only N lie variety Of questions that VIII
l.. discussed. bur as bearing most vialY upon 1''t
o,n,r relations between Ohio and Virginia.
CONVENTION.
We have already thrown open our column,
lor HE discussion OF This important question: anu
invited HE champions on both sides 10 bring Tor
wa!dlheil strongest arguments III support " ''e
respective views A subject Of such deep he
rest mers The fullest examinations; 80 lhal lsie
people OF Virginia, who, perhaps, more than any
Other community, study the questions u 'he Gay
may have their reasons thoroughly cnlgh'ehd,
before they shall he called upon 10 express theif
solemn voice Give the people light, anu W.
! have No fear Of a mischiev"us result. w ih
This view, we lay before our readers today 'he
Apreal ut ~ Virsinian 10 the Core. IL pains
ms 10 differ wi!h cnr able and esteemed !r'end
with whom We have had the honor, hitherto, oi
battling side is side OH every great question: y
IL the policy OF calling a Convention. Bal We
shall not, al present, 50 into an argument on 'i'e
general subject. There IS one point, however,
which n,lice 10 The West requires that We should
touch upon.
Our worth; friend is mistaken, we think, in his
view Of The vote Of The West upon The tax bill OF
1912 II is well known, thai The vote upon that
great measure, which was consummaed 10 sus-
tain the credit and faith of the State, was almost
entirely party question. Nearly The whole De-
mocralic vote Of tie State, whether East or West,
Going lor il; while nearly The whole Wing vote,
in both sections, went against il. The vote for the
Passage Of The bill, was ayes Il, noes iG. OF the
| a who voted in the affirmative, 80 were West
ern members, the remaining thirty five being from
the East. There were only four Western Demo
| Gratis in the House, who voted against il and
there were six Western Wings, who were found
manly enough 10 break through party ties, strong
as they then were, and vote Tor the measure. OF
the 4G who voted against the bill, only sixteen
were from The West, the remaining thirty being
from The East When we consider, then, that the
proportion Of Western members is much smaller
than of Eastern, there being % members from Tie
East and only sc from The West, il is greatly TO
The credit Of The West that larger proportion Of
Western members voled for The bill Than OF East
ern, and that SO small proportion Of them voted
aeains! it, Instead OF being denounced Tor moi
sustaining that noble measure, they are entitled
! 10 the highest COMMUNICATION.
| We shall, in few days, publish commnni-
cation from distinguished son OF Eastern Viz
GINA in favor oil a Convention, Iustreceiyed:
For he Enquirer.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IMPROVEMENT.
Every lrue-hearied Virgnian ought 10 trown
npon every attempt 10 array one portion OF our
pcor!e against another, npon selfish, sectional
grounds II we are "a believe S,ilne OF The news
| papers, as deve ping popular sentiment, we must
conclude that the Wcs is already arrayed against
the East in bitter hostility, The people the West
| regarding and denouncins The people Of The East
as aISlccrals and "monarchisis," Iyfanncally
| lordine il over lie majority and ranpliDg upon
their rights. Are these pretended Developments
| trne1 Are The rial ycaple Of the West Illus en-
FILTERED against their brethren Of The Easi2 | be-
| lieve il not The great body oi our people, East,
| West, North and South have neilher part nor
/ lo in this strife. They equislly pusung thoir
regular yocatiuns all proud OF The name and fame
ii piyeinia,,s This agitation and strife spring
! from small minority four people, who are en-
Gcavorns 10 manufacture public sentiment, and
10 sir up TIER toing ieow-ci'izens, by appeal.
ing to their passions and 10 their sectional inter
esls They NAV succeed, il ihev are 10 have
tha field 10 themselves. But this must mol lie
allowed Their efforts must be couEcracted-
and il coun,rracicd boldly, 2ealously ard honest
Is, the great mass 81 cur people will 60 for justice
| ana moderation, and for Old Virginia, one and
indiyisbe.
|, cannot he disguised. that the Western agila-
tors are conlcnding for mere power over the Foe
keis OF their Eastern fellow citizens. They may
| plead The mper!ec,ions Of the present Consiiiu-
! lion, and talk sciuclvelv about universal equa-
/ lilv," bu POWER, FOR THE SAKE OF MONEY, is their
| object. They prove il, BY coupling Together the
| Internal Improvement and Convention questions.
/ The .tmanng Of which they complain, consists,
| not in any affirmative power welded ly the Ess,
over The West--no such thng-bul this imputed
| tyranny, this arislocralical "monarchica" row
| err consists only in our resistance 10 their effort:
10 ran The ST moTe deeply in della, for the pro-
! secution OF Improbable schemes Of Improve
meni, which can only result in putting The whole
labor and properly Of The State under mortgage
| and in imposing heavier and heavier hurihcns. in
The way OF taxation upon the whole of our pee
| pie, West and East.
| The history OF the Democratic tax bill OF 1912
if read Alright, will prove that our Western bre-
lhren are not in fact identified in sentiment
with those who are seeking 10 lead Them They
teel, as we of the East feel, that lakes are high
enough now-and the agita.ors dare not stake
their success upon Willingness or unwilling
ness to bear an increase OF lakes. Ii they are
unwilling 10 Try and abide by This lest, they are
playing cheat upon The people for, repeat
that an increase Of The Slate debt aud an increase
Of The peoples taxes, will inevitably result from
The prosecution Of their plans.
| hate 10 deal in determinations against any
portion Of our people; but The Western agiiators
are treating their Eastern brethren with rank in
Justice. 1t is mol true, that the East has prevent
ed the prosecution Of Western schemes Of Inter
nal improvements Tie public records will
show, that, by Eastern aid, the Western leaders
have carried loo many Of their schemes; that the
Stale has been borrowing money NJ from five IL
six per cent. interest, and spending il upon works
not webbing one per cent. profit; and that taxes
were consequently and necessarily increased Ia
an extent loo heavy 10 be tolerated even hy many
ul these Western leaders 10 the cause Of improve
msnt. Many Of them backed out when ray-lime
came, not daringto take The responsibility Of TAX
ing their people 10 pay public debts, which They
had been foremost in contracting. They may
plead The new principles and details Of the TAX
bill Of ls42. Thai plea, 10 some extent, answer
ed their purposes in the canvass ofthat year-for,
i! enabled some Of them 10 escape responsibility
for hazardiDg the credit and honor of he Stale,
and 10 hunt down some at their political canrei-
tors for supporting that bill. Rul, il a, last
line high tarss consequent upon debts contracted
for internal improvement. that enabled Them TO
hunt down those who iearlessly STOOD up for The
credit and honor OF The commonwealth. Irepeat
thallhis plea answered The purposes Of some of
Them in 1912; bnl il will not serve them now
They dare not now oppose the principles Of The
lax bill oflSt2, against which they then clamoTed
so Justify Ii, for the first time in Virginia, COM
PEELED capriaito bear fair proportion OF The pub
lie hur.hers. Capital Unit the enactment Of thai
glorious bill, went ascot Tree" whilst land, labour
and property employed in making our bread, bore
the burthens Of government
repeat, that the Western agitalors are doing
rank injustice 10 the PEOPLE of The East. Il is no.
| tor;nnr thnf Tho rniaS Of Easfern roerheIs