Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-08-01
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- =. hH'" power has M tii>rCs;rinn IN ncrrss4
~ 81, ~, maj H!in t0aBai ;, ,,l;n. ne hnf
w ~ 'aAaiioh . 10 bear more heavily ~ iii.
1870 ",' 'Sisesi. Having the Legislative.
i'ajoiis' Wnich gave her lie command \. No.,
M power Size 5" employed las 10 liah,c, ~. =.
lsiil'c burdens " the We,i She ,i;le, H.; ~.
ih.iilaiicn men 10 b favorable and lifr,,If,,s
" ts a Sic c""!s MI 0yy.a being 50. Tb,p.~.
esiei H." Yves! from omp,ainine-whr,hsr y
&c imputed the maenaGinily oi The rast :, \,
'ns Egce.siy OF ne case. Til. truth Is, hovec..
'i.st 'iie Ea>i Cannot take cieti. 10 herself ~ Il.
occasion, ior generosity. The Yves. ias i strong
!! sud!aiiee q safety tan III" haerahi.n..y. d.
~. NC Jaslice OF Tie !ta>l. II is TIM, that ~:
l"'' cahEot, II She wom!d cppfo,. lie Wet IL!
ne eaiot, Tor He support 81 Government o.icrt
an >t>1;m q TAXATION which w;,l 10, lie mos Ia
Eefahlc 10 the WestihaN 10 h,f.,H Wills, itvon
reverse Use relations 81 HE paIiics and p,,,. liz.
'aS'hg power III The hands OF lie We.i n.aiing
w0nld lie more easy llan foi il IL lf MAD. M r
sh"i"ept 81 The most grinding oppression How
S'Icns wonli ic HE temptation 10 ;h!ow lie uc.
ven "i ''"'sfbni'ht on slave population. Tia,
"u"rh "ve!i ''ci. be borne siy Us, and ioI b. shr
W cs'. "hcep U from temptation. i. lnc w.o..
pan o! the wi>e>i PRAYER mad i; our hlethren o.
lhe Hes' ale . icr.""!!!l 81 the llaillv a man
a. 10 cea!!e l. incur he Strongest lfmrai N liz;
can ne offered - hunan mature, that of la..irc
ihoAcy Whtn you have he power and A lirle,
very iiar cOult al runi lieii 10 take il, we viii
Ourselves aci IN the spil;: o:l.e divine wo,ds. ami
Wi!i htenNcM contemplation and 0ur.e.yes lrcn,
u'n?er ihe'i cqua! Of .uferiu rumbrr hey say,
th'iiies !neiaio equalor superior representation in
NC Legislature. Nciy Weil--if,hfy viii sla 10
M, l"!' IL subjects ihcm 10 equal OF superior
hndehS III tie snpror; Il Government We will
agree wiih them. Ii hey will hiring u their rer
cent. oil ihe!axes trcm ~ 10 - they NAV Increase
iheir representation accordingly Bnt, tciicw-
ch|.hs, these who pay, ought 10 sav how much
an' - "hal mahLer ;hry viii pay We pay
no%, and We should retain lie coriroIlins voice
as 10 th' amount, AID subjects Of taxation The
argument drawn from the c,iual or supe:ic.
huiIicis OF The West IS enc which, when
Jns.ly viewed, is lclal 10 lheir own prc,cn-
SONS; iof, IS il not man.csr that the greater heir
hunters, The more they culsllip us in population
our amount Il laxattc properly remaining sure
rior 10 theirs, tie greater would be he induce
meni, ray, The necessity 10 Cypress re. The
greater their numbers, lie greater will be hei.
wants and, therefore, The more aeed Of money!
II We Fave he means Of satisfying those ncicas-
ed vents AMI lhcy the power 10 take hose means,
viii they iorhcar} In oier ,.ords, will you Put
yeurrEorelly IN he power o. needy COMMUNE
u, Only becanse thai community is larger than
Your own 10 every puccG' mind, II would
seem, that ibis should be reason FOR Ike very con.
lrary course OF action.
|! you now Turn ycur attention from The reIa-
i've amount Of property owred by tie ,wo see.
lions Of lhe State, anu Il taxes paid by them, 10
The question oil Legislative appropriations 10
works oi improvement, yoa will perceive that
complaints on this subject come with an i'll grace
from our Western brcitIeu From Inc year -.
down 10 January ISL, he sum Of &l,1a,153 IL
was paii out q The Treasury If tie Common
wealth on account al wo.ks of internal improve
menl lying TipHp West Of the Blue Ridge. Aal
10 this, The sum Ct S2j0GhD CO Appropriated 10
The Chesapeake & Ohio Canal COMPANY. This
should Dc added. bccaU.c il Is manifest, that lat
appropriate u viii 3cc!ue when The work IS COM
pirlcd 10 The benefit oi Northwestern Virginia,
aid 10. 10 any portion 81 Virginia East cl tie
Blue Ridge We then have, as he amount .:
appropriation exclusively 10 he Wes,, The sun,
Of ,G9i. SO do!.ais Il ft,. Now the amonat of ar.
preparations dnlirs The came period, that is. as
iar Laoi; 8 The year l1r,, 10 work. oil improve
neni 81 all descriptions living wioLy East ot lie
Blue Ridge is 3O,G. ri ~. You viii remember.
that "e.lefn Virginia PAYS 20: per cent Of H.:
taNss - he SiiI-, AID Eastern Virginia Goa
II, therefore, anIra!. INST whilst liz ~ i'")
considerably lt.s ihan .rc.;.af a mn'h taaesa7
Ike E., :!r tIs III appropriated s'as''
The year l.s5, lrr hcr benefit, OIL Of Inc
r:trir ,n,.t''r'.. .He'r.., g..iw..1uys. .as
i not satisfied mt desires larger difference in
her favor. Giy,ief Tie majority he demands IL,
The legislature, ana tlns yon :he wall lie: help
herself 10 that difference! But hs is not all a.
lhoHah il is enough - siow The unrc2sonableae
al tie complaints ., tie West Tie cai!ina;.-
aboveihal i, the sGm u I'll. T53 dollars aud
IL ccnis-tocs mol irclI:'r The appropriation 10
any work living PATTY in Western and partly IN
Eastern Virginia Bu,itcrr are man snch works
for in>,ance The biue Ridge Canal which has cot
lie State 3G3 600 dollars aud - cts. 10 who's:
accom-, should this st.i. b. chai:eCl Surely, IL
Wcs.rrn Virginia L. whom lie bener' will enni.
for, il i, her p;o!uce, moi ours, which viii pa
through the work. Again take The .iea, Jane
River and kanawha improvement, 10 which there
had been appropriated, down 10 the time ahov"
mentioned, January, ISL by Subscription AMI
loan bv the Sale, the sum OF 2,2lO 500 dollars III
which The Appropriation 10 The Blue Ridge 'anai
is mol included When this @%aniic work shall
have been completed To the kanawha riser, ~
Fishing line iimrlovemcnt,raversine the enii'r
West and giving 10 oar Western brethren IN
easy vent TO Tie sea-board nr lheil products, eos
\ finding on account Of The natural diii'cui'if- 81
their country, no market, Will mol every candid
mind admit that more, much more, than Ii"r'E
oil lis advantages Ia The n.iicuinfal iiseieSt al
the State will accrue Ia The people oi Wtslrf"
Virgnia1 When his is considered are Nc
wrong in saying that one halt The appropriation
made hv The State Ia works Of improvement,
cOniTIplPN ana III Ulbs'fNS iHl'u-ibhe 'hS '>ch-
monwealih. has been iur the beTent .! Western
Nireinia-that is that She ha, received an fgaai
share with The E:s whilst sEc has not paid hall
as much tax Now, il this be oppression aDt
injustice 10 The Wesl, God grant, thai il she should
succeed in her present tnieavols 10 Obtain the sn-
prcmacy in Tie STATE ~he will practise Tie same
kind Of oppression and wrong towards ne, and II
She will give satisfactory assurance that she Will
Cypress MS by moderate taxation, and wrong u
bv highly liberal, favorable and partial RppToPri
atoms, We will have no objection 10 conceding hef
the powered exercising over us, through The l-e-
ei>lature, thi; novei species Of injustice.
In conclusion, ellow-cili.ens, let rs be on ous
Guard Let us appreciate the danger Of he cri-
I sis. An important movement IN our history mas
arrived. A measure pregnant with caiamlious
results TO ourselves and our posteniy Is proposed,
ave- rot proposed, tnI proclaimed, through he
land as ii il were the hal 81 irresistible auihoriy.
Lei MS not he Illuminated ~ lie assumed conf
4 tcnce or he loud warnings Of our adveIssIies.
/ TheY tell us lis 81 no avail 10 oppose them, ana
that finds an echo in The lmid hears Of sonc
I among ourselves. or Emo avail 70 oppose them =
4 OF no avail 10 defend our inper!ed righis,-
l Whyl Is i, that we possess nolhing worth HE
struggle for lis protection, u that we have no! tic
courage for The contest Let Us look on our
\ selves, on the blessings Of liberty and property
We enjoy, and answer The first question; and let
us ask our hearts !nT an answer 10 TIE second
Permit US, fcl'ow-clzens, 10 propose 10 you.
that meetings ofihe PEOPLE, in every couh'y
in Eastern Virginia, lie speedily held, with nc
view ofernbodying and giving expression To iha
sense ol he people agairst The call OF Conren-
lion for forming new Constitution, ami asa'hh
that preliminary step thereto, the passage OF an
act OF The Legislature 10 Jake the "o'e oi me feoiiS
on The question ofc liirg Con"cniioh; :,
The inl,ow;nr Resolution was offered by VIM.
L. Booker and unanimously adopted;
: R as Tia, The lsaairS Political journals
he raIl f for Convention 90 no reFre.en, he
sentiment. Of lse People Q! Eastern Virginia
that The advocating OF ha: coll BY those papers.
,.ac,s win The De .:,ed disarprobalon, and inertia
he urer condemnation o! ltls meeting.
On motion unanimously Rsso'rcd, That Tho
Editors Of he Wig Enquirer and Compiler.
and The Petersburg in.el!isencer and Republican,
be requested 10 rnbsh these PROCEEDINGS.