Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-01-29

You are called upon loudly TO improve the State.
to bring into active operation all her energies.
and let her hidden wealth be developed. You
meet year after year, and every time you meet
your constituents look an&iously for you to do
something that will bring into uctivity the innu-
merable resources of the State and elevate her at
least upon level with her sister States, II not TO
outstrrip them. But thus far they have been dis
appointed. And now that you are again assem-.
bed, the public mind is looking with the most
intense anxiety and interest to your acts-look-
ing for something to be done towards a .eforma-
'ion. And shall they be disappointed, Will
you let those curses Of the country go untaxed,
and bear the reproachful cry of the public voice
Seeing that by thus taxing them your reproach
may in part be wiped away, and the clamoring
tumult OF the people somewhat hushed, will
you disregard the hint? There are about one
thousand five hundred distlleries in the State
those consuming, blighting curses-whch, If
taxed, would in part aid you in accomplish
ing the objects your constituents are so anxiousy
looking for you to do. Those which have been
IN operation within year preceding the time of
taxation, or which are designed at any future pc
Rod to be put into operation, should be taxed not
less than five dollars. Those which are i'm one
ration should be taxed more, in proportion to the
capital invested in them. And the makers and
dealers in stills should be required to obtain a
license, as clock and other pedlars and the pro-
prietors oil stations are. Those curses of our
country ought to be taxed so as TO produce TO the
State at least fifteen thousand dollars yearly! If
to nothing else, let il be applied to the education
OF poor orphan children, made so by the poison
poured forth by these instruments of deaM-
This $4,000 would annually send to school all
the year between twelve and fifteen hundred
children, which would in part be repairing the
injury done by these blasts upon society. And
is the schooling annually Of upwards of twelve
hundred children matter unworthy your wise
In -.
twenty-five thousand. Then who can tell the
healthul and glorious results from such an action
on your part! Then in your enumeration of
taxable property let the word "STILLS" be
found-let 1t be seen standing in garing capitals.
Direct your collectors, while they are entering
the humble dwellings of your honest constituents
TO raise funds for the support of the government.
to enter the fountains of death and collect fund
10 bring life to your dying State. The cry has
come' and Will continue to come, until you do
something to enlighten the ignorance which is so
extensively prevailing in the Comm onweal,h.-
And Will you disregard the cries of Justly in
S .y,, constituency and imploring public p
they have endured wrongs ill they will endure
them no longer. Your sister republics are as
cending rapidly to the heights of proud distinc-
ton and honorable intelligence, while your Old
Dominion is sinking fast into the ABYSS of mac
uvlty, disgrace, and degrading ignorance. Look
at the statistics OF the country and compare the
ia!Se amount OF ignorance In your State to the
spreading, Astounding intelligence of many of
your younger sister States, and then sleep if
you can. You are placed upon the walls OF the
republic to watch over, guard and protect her in
teresis-Prove yourselves worthy of your post.
Then you will receive the proud appellation of
"good and faithful servants, - and will be well
coined upon your return home by your consttu-
ents with outspread arms Of JOY and high ex-
pressions of grateful hearts.
CONSISTENCY.
rs. The Richmond papers will please copy.