Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-07-24

MIR. Saltonsiall's report, House Report, NO: 4oi,
9TH Con, ID Session. To show no inlns'ice IS
done 10 Mr. Triplell, quote P; o9)
"The products OF American lnaus- 500, soo nm
try sell in Europe, &c, LOT a, '6oo nm
OF which We receive '''ooo'o0o
aand lose in nav;n, Dulie.!! Sll3,50OoOO
This stuff was published by Congress ana COM
mended 10 The attention as good sound doctrine
This las, view is not near so plausible as the
story Of the son OF Erin, who, having heard OF
newly improved stove, that saved one hall oil Inc
ordinary fuel, purchased TWO Of The same TO save
Inc whole
The Rockingham Register appears in an en-
larsed and improved form. We wish it increased
success The Tenth Legion" always takes
good care Of its efficient champions.
NOVEL AND INTERESTING CASE.
Commonwealth In the Musings Court Tor the
u.s. City Of Richmond, quarterly
WV. S. PLrMEaS Term, July Doth, 1876
Rule 10 show cause why he should no, be fined
for refusing 10 give TO The commissioner the
amount of his salary or income for the year lSi5'
and violating the following section OF The act OF
Assembly, passed February oath, 1871
"If any person shall give or deliverto a commits
sioaer ofhc revenue Use or iraduen, lis OF per-
sons or property subectto Taxation or shall refuse
10 give list, on oath or affirmation, when required
by The commissioner, such person shall be liable
10 fine OF fifteen dollars, and the commissioner
shall proceed 10 lisi such PERSONS property agree,
ably TO the best information ne can procure anu
all such properly 50 ascerained, shall moreover
he ...llp fpd
trained Tor BY tie sheriff or collector, as IN other
cases; which fines and treble-laxes shall be re-
covered in the county or corporation courl, ny
The following modes Of proceeding and applied Us
hereinafter directed
Edwin Burton, the Commissioner Of the Reye-
nue. ior The city OF Richmond, being first duly
sworn, stated, tina, he called on Dr. Plumer The
defendant for his taxable property and his IN
come: DR.. Plumsr gave him list OF his taxable
property consisting of slaves, horse, barouche,
watches and piano, but refused to give him, wit
ness, the amount OF ais income and salary forthe
year 1915, as The paSor OF The First Presbyterian
Church, in the city Of Richmond; saying that
there had been melting Of the clersymen OF Inc
city OF Richmond, aid they had determined 10 ieS'
,hc law imposing lax upon The income Of c!er-
symen, and he had been selected at the meeiiSg
10 test it in his individual case.
The cause was argued on the part OF Inc Com
monwealth BY Joseph Mayo, Esq, and on Inc
part of The defendant by Samuel Taylor, WIN.
Il. Maciarland and Z. C. Darlington, Esqrs. Inc
ground taken by the defence was, that II was
lax upon religion and in violation OF the act Oh
religious freedom and the Constitution. II was
also urged, that as The sums paid 10 ministers o.
the Gospel were OF an uncertain character anu
could no, be recovered BY 'aw. il was unjust ana
illegal for The State 10 tax what was not protecleu
By her laws. !, was commended by The attorney
for the Commonwealth. that the Legislature m
rended 10 tax income in the hands OF every per-
son. and that The provisions Of the statute einofa-
ced salaries paid 10 ministers as well as 70 o,neis
Tho arpument en- both sides was able and elaoo-
rale and occupied The whole Of Monday. Inc
Conr, we're of opinion that The salaries OF minis
,ers OF the Gospel we're liable 10 taxation, anu
therefore made the rule for the flne absolute Inc
counsel for The defendant filed bill oil e1cep-
lions and will take The case 10 The Circui1 superior
courr Thence il may be carried 10 the General
Court. The highest tribunal appear IN such cases.
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The Philadelphia Times gives an interesting
sketch of,he Independent Female Orphan Manual
.abor School, recently commenced by Mr. Isaac
II. Abbott, near HarrisonburS, Rockingham
county, in this STATE. Poor ami friendless girls
are admitted from 9 70 Is years Of age, and are
n,aced under the care of Mr.. A. as their guardian
mill Ia when they are allowed TO choose an
other. They are taught three hours day, and
worr eight: two hours are allowed for meals aud
three for recreaton-lhe rest Tor sleep. In this
way they obtain good common education, and
learn a useful trade which will secure them
their support and gooc and permanent home for
life. or until they marry. The only branch OF IN
duslry ye introduced is the manufacture OF neat
and durable kind OF ladies baskets, male oil
willow iha, abounds in tina, county-bul bonnet
making and glove making arc 10 be added. The
girls are never allowed 10 imagine that they are
dependent on any person but themselves for their
maintenance. The products of their labor, eco
nomcally managed, are made to meet all e1pen-
ditures.
We cannot 100 highly honor The sound philan-
thropy and genuine charity exhibited by Mr.. a.
Ii is infinitely superior, in its moral, intellectual
and physical results, 10 the instances Of false and
mis-spplicd charity, which are witnessed every
day. The bread that is earned BY labor is vastly
more paIalablc than that which is bestowed BY
The unwilling and often contemp'uous hand OF
superior
STATE CONVENTlON.-The Albany Ar
gus announces the passage through the Commit
lee of the Whole, OF the Article OF the new Con-
stilution on The powers and duties Of the Govern
or and Lieutenant Governor.
As far as our recollection serves, (says the Ar
gus The only very material devlatious from the
existing constitution are those IN regard TO The
qualifications for governor. the pardonlng power,
and the veto power. In the latter respect the
change is important. This power is rather strength
ened than weakened. Now, ,wo-lhiTds OF all The
members present and yotlrg, !, sufhcient 10 pass
a vetoed bill-or two-thlrds OF quorum. But
The section, as amended IN committee, requires 1
vote of lwo.ihirds Of all the members elected 10
either branch 10 override the Executive veto. This
indeed NAV he REGARDED as The only important
chang. which the presen, constitution has under
gone, SO far as the Executive is concerned during
The proracled discussion in committee which
closed yesterday.
A BITTER RETORT-The Boston Post,
speaking of the alleged fraud upon Pennsylva-
mia, says: 1.-THE Wings have short memories.
They carried the policy which they allege was
praclised on a small scale in Pennsylvania, all
through the whole Harrison campaign, and on
mammoth plan. As an instance, take their Ma
lional Bank professions. A, The South the Wings
opposed this institution; Rives, in Virginia, made
out the Wing candidate an anii-bank; Ewing, in
Ohio, charged that the assertion that the Wings
wanted Bank was Democratic libel. And SO
downwards 10 the buckeye blacksmith, who with
credulous honesty believed what The Gene
rails Of The campaign said. YET the cardinal
measure when in power, was the creation of
This very Bank And when Tyler put upon
their bill his patriotic Veto, The Wings de-
clared Tyler a traitor, and that their Hercu-
lean effort had been lost-lheir cup OF prosperity
dashed. What was there but deception here?
Again: take as another Illustration, this subject
OF the tariff Who does not remember that one
of Tho cb,.f ;noredienrS nj The northern speeches