Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-03-02

groundless the deduction they oud draw from
Is untensbe. For these based .pon the
ton that the poorer classes be In favor OF high
taxes, which contrary all the evidence furnished by
history ss well AZ by daily experience Why Is the Ptivi
ege ct originating tax bills reserved to the Commons oi
Engandf why but TO saws this poorer class IRON op-
Prsssive taxation by the richer MODEST WHY is the sans
power To the popular branch OF the u Congfesi
why because the poorer people have larger share IN
its election than in that Of the Senate Aud look at the
large towns where much OF the wealth OF the S'tes ave
accumulated; how much heavier than
Sia'e taxes why learn from gentleman IN this city,
that the town tax his dwelling house. is greater than
that levied by the State upon his large plantation, with
upwards OF hundred negroes and all the other personal
property on IT, And what Delegate this floor can be
more certainly calculated upon scsns reduction
OF the taxes than that from this cy' But the history OF
The world Is perverted to counenance idle fears, from
which TO draw false deductions oppose the principles OF
republican brotherhood and ember cup OF social
Joymen' For that the deduction in the argument OF the
gentleman from Fsuquier false supPcsng the al
legation II is based true proceed To show.
70, suppose be true that unless 4 minority Of the
tiers OF the State snail be invested with the control OF us
legislation. their property will be subjected TO heavy taxa
ton 10 promote objects of importance the msjory
who will impose the than the minority who will psy
the larger portion OF it, is that sufficient
THIS minority the supremacy the State they contend tori
who Is To Judge OF what is excessive and what Just taxa
non but the sovereign in the State Might not the
majority utter complaints like these-You the sovereignty
are welded To your property Of your gold and
misery IN management that refuse those
contributions 10 the pubic service, which you much
more able To bear than neshbos the msjoty,
though the interest and the honor OF the State impefsye
demand It you more liberal course Vt conduct. Oar
country wilderness Tor wan, Of adequate high.
"ays,-your towns without the they should
command Tor want OF the OF trade aud this
old Commonwealth becoming the banner State OF igno
rance,-snd all this because your unreasonable attach
ment 10 your precious propery-you diseased appetite for
pence. We say diseased because wholesome sppeca
uon Ol the yaJe OF wealth your conduct
With debt hanging the State. much winch due
and payable, and with light that complains
o. them you would rather reduce the pay
debt. and the reason given tor such conduct, is
even more extraordinary than the conduc; itself. viz:
that 1t the debt paid another would be created fr
internal Improvements and the education OF the poor Thus
proclaim that, keep the State bonds ste sh ud
improve her condition and educate her childen And 1,
accomplish ends that you. minority.
clam night TO ENJOY the supreme power OF the State
o what a tangled web weave
WhGn net We practice to deceive.
Mt Speaker have endeavoured di entnnge ihi. web
Of soph srI by which gentlemen. aided 10y natural
lust for power have deceived Themselves and would de-
ceve others. beg them TO cast away, aud look the
PLAN ruth IN It's unveiled and honest face Then IL they
r'cngn &c the true feature, OF republican ROyeTnmen-
IIsE Will they perceive the excellence OF that basis OF
clusry winch established. Then will they admit
h7t Er protection It property Is only Of the objects
whcn sncely established: that there purposes
OF government higher and deSrer than tia that life. Ii
bery, ana social improvement, the objects
man assOciaOns that ihc end OF civil government not
more 10 secure To individuals the due enJrymen OF their
at every sort, whether pc
s'c, Ihan 10 subject them IN due the purposes
o. the State tnai IN short toe end Vt government and
Pabhe good q individual indulgence, bat to unite the
OF each for the good 1T all It's combination only
which gives mankind power accomplish their nigh des
times; and the policy pursued by Eastern Virginia and hs
PRINCIPLES concnGet for maintain that policy. rather
10 dSntesrae than TO unite communities. Nay, did
the gentleman from Halifax say that he would rather
Virginia divided and suodvided into little States, lar
ger than Rhode Island than surrender that mixed basis
representation Tor which he contends Yes and prin
ciPe he contends ,r, gu! led by the spirit which clngs
IT, would Soon lead 10 the result suggested: For the
between lOwlands
highlands, but between and aud those
adjacent TO each oher We but the other day, James
ana York interests Srayed against each unoT and
only adopt the principe that supremacy each nsces
the protection OF eaoh aud the present inhabitants
OF Virginia would soon become divided into
aoou: small as those OF hor ustrinus predecessors
tins and history have record pages
exploits OF the white well the red tribes of Pamun
KEGS, CulekahOnIn,es, RaPpahannocks, &c.
MT. Speaker: IL cannot aud wall come to good
this struggling after ile separate and selfish ends
G'eaI conmuuIu only be ranged under great pnnci
Pile, and happily under the guidance Of enlarged
views. We must discard hie Jeslouscs aud oiTrnsNe
disuss and couhdr IN the equaites Of Republic
cansm, or ths Commonwealth Of Virginia must 60 on To-
heghIeu that already afforded b. her former
PIE rmrtuce and pFesent comparative dIseseem But
here again am met by my friend from Fauquier aud re
e-T,d Tor defence ct hs positions the example those
ETCatiIGrr Ut Liberties nd founders Republics.
whose fame ne truly corjrcured. ! would be
i-i deas from those hose characters are the OBJ
Jects - me Of trust. pardOnlble dOauy. lie reminds
that with these lustriuus a fayotte maxim
That tie Tst thing the trainers OF the old CO1iederacy felt
called settle quotas be paid by the States
that Committee whom the subject was referred ufu
posed the quota of each Slae t. the number
OF it, iuhsbants-iha; MIR. Chase looming from Mary
land moved amend Their proposition By prOpuronug
quotas of the State the number Of their white m
habItants-ihai Mr. Adams objected lhis, urging that
the numbers oi the people OF each sat- whether bond
free properly indicative Of :he wealth Of each, und
should. therefore, furnish the rule Tor the contribution Ut
eacn-ha Mr.. HIrrson tof Va thought otherwise, for
ell. IA 80 ..F
white man. and ,reiuTe, IN estimating the wealth of the
State should indicate only halt the amount which a free
man should stand Tor Aud ~ tho, let observe he
agreed with al old and uuiy glorious authority,
"Tnl, Jllnd old man Ct Gu o. rocky sl-"
blind Melesegiaes thence Homer csl!ed
Wuuse poem IT D5us challenged ~: his own
For he sung three thousand yeirs sg', that
''J,ve fixed it certain that whatever day
Made a silve, took halt MS worth away"
We aIl snow that this discussion resulted IN that COM
promise known the ieders basis by which, the pur
pose OF indicating the wealth Il Safe, five slaves count
threo irsemeu. But what does al. tns proyel WHY
exactly what contend tor-h1t property and not mum
bsTsis the basis OF taGntun Tor 10 ell discus
sipns Of that glorious Congress numbers in no vie
referred u pTOpsy nuicang the quotas be pa by
the States treasury except az they indicn.
ted the wealth Of the Aud may here ma ke the
reply the vman from HaIilI who has refer.
red 60 tho Constitution ut the u States cmbodying
the principle ar that Of the articles Of confederation,
that direct should be IN proportion population
the FEDERAL bass. In the present Constitution as IN
winch superseded, the federal numbers we're adopt
ed the r1le taGavn merely being the best e6Do
Il the wenitn Of each Sute Therefore, neither Of
these gentlemen, to me, gain any support
for hcT arguments ~ their respective references. on
the contrary, rely on them a. a trous hones
tan my yCws For the question under discussion il
what's furnish the true rule OF taIsun but Of rep
resent,Un; aud nothing l. than that the voe
OF the under the old conederacy had no reference
whaeyorO their contributions 10 the federal treasury since
oil know each State had then equal vote m Con.
gress Tie ruth 70 that Congress then stood very much
~ the relation to the SAFES, which the king had
done the c1l,uies Ii te sso than the Iscutive
ttai vicn could only recommend lave aud taxes which
ior the S'aes adopt REJECT and WELD such
powers the States chose confer and dsbuso such
rcytnue they might please to Furnish Indeed, the
analogy !, UInOte bew that venertted cOniodcaey
snd Stale Constitutions that the easily H.
I lusrste, OF furnish examples lDr me others.
Tie gentleman from UnI.a2 howey,r has pfessod the