Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-12-17
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Many people imagine that the cry OF nonn'ercouse WIN
the abolition States Is intended as hobgobn 10 ghen the
Yankees into good behavior But inc mas Geen
Public meetings among the people have done the same
and SO far from producing any benefit promoting the great
and good of harmony and respect 1 inc constu
ona obligations and duties Of the Northern States 10 those
Of the South the former have only been stimulated to
activity In works of mischief which they had already
begun Our resolutions and appeals to their justice and FRA
ernu aec,ionour admonitons and our threats were but
empty sounds aud vagrant words lhey now conemn ana
disown us as brothers Of family; take our bond
men and bond to their bosoms repadlae and nuY
orr rights and despise threats When In the deepest
sincerity humility bartered away our just claims
in an empire for a new guarantee OF rights already
secured by the Constitution and laws, the Ink was
hardly dry upon tho parchment when il was boldly
nulhed Our felowcitizens in pursuit Of their property,
under the new insuted imprisoned for
Inc their lawful rights robbed OF their property and then
driven of the Yankee nation, with the mpreca'ons Of
Divine vengeance hurled after them from almost every pull
nit Yet have among us, land many Of them too
so deeply imbued with the spirit of naticism and the
works of the devil which now polue the Churches Of the
North that they would still further persist In dragging down
their fellow citizens Of the South and Of proslratng them be-
fore the bloody idols their Temple until the oracles bid the
ponderous wheels crush them the earas he's been well
expressed by correspondent Of Northern journal These
people will be extremely tender of The Constitutions guard
we'll the rights and interest of their Northern allies trembc
and shake most terrible the idea OF insulting inurng
our rood Northern neghJors ho oppose excitement and ,
10 do us justice plead TO wait little longer and if the
Fugitive Slave Law will be repeacd-and indeed put us TO
sleep again. and there TO sumber until the duath kne of the
liph, up the horizon and lie standard Of serye re-
sstance be perched on every hill with well appoint
ed leaders conduct the horrid scenes. The advice
of these people should not oe heeded their counsel should be
contemned.
Let the Legislature carry the noble and manly recon-
mendaon OF the Governor by ieyyng direct tax pro-
ductions brought from the ABOLITION States into Virginia for
use or consumption Tor such may be thought expsdcn
ax allowing proper drawbacks In case Of return,
selling them TO 70 Of the State This would avoid any
obstruction the equilibrium Of trade among other States
and leave third parties 10 pursue their interests In their
own way. Ii would be question directly between this
and those whose productions were taxed II would
avoid all possible question constitutional right and a
thory. While We have ample means Of retaliation md self
protection without violating any provision Of the constitution
e should conne ourselves To such The clauses
that instrument supposed BY the enemy prohibit the
proposed by the Governor declare that mo Suite shall
without The consent Of Congress, lay any imfos's or
duties imports or exports, except what may be
absolutely necessary for executing its inspection
laws" &c. And "no State SHALL without the consent Of
Congress- lay duly Of tonnage keep troops ships
war in time Of peace" &c Ills very clear that the imports
and exports referred those between State and for
egn countries while the duty Of Tonnage has general up
pcation. direct tax on productions before they
ported others after they shall have been nporisd Is
levy the citizens of the State evying it, and s Of thu
rendered by free people. gensrai duty Of tonnage
might subject foreign citizens or subjects 10 improper
But direct the ships of citizens would
be lawful stage Coaches wagons carriages and
horses The Constitution declares that Congress shall have
TO lay and collect duties lmposs and excses
and ais" TO regulate commerce with foreign nations and
Is declared that all duties nposts and sxcses shall be
uniform throughout the United States" Thus, j, viii be-
that the terms by which Congress Is invested with
The general power Of taxation, and the regulation Of com
nerce for national purposes, exclude the States from all
power OF taxation upon property which may bc imported or
exported from one State To another between State
foreign countries then indeed have all the States continued
in open violation Of the constitution from it's adop
ton to the present time. But il was never intended
prohibit the Legislatures Of the States from Lowing anv
deemed proper upon the productions their own people
or upon the productions OF others brought into any such
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situton were intended for such purpose upon what pnc
pie is IT, tina; the Legislature Of each State repuate. boh
foreign und domestic by licensing and taxing
merchants dealing In articles OF every conceivable kind
Q. by what authority do the States English French and
German watches clocks musical Instruments article. ri
plate &C. or why do we tax like articles from the North
and also Northern made carriages harness. Gel or why
tax foreign or domestic wines and spirits negroes brought
from Maryland mules from Kentucky We have mi
and ample penay power 10 Tax all and every species pro-
pery real personal mixed belonging our citizens s
within the Jurisdiction Of the State either specific or oa
iore In most of the States every nhaban IA bound n
give statement Ut the value OF all his propetv u;,h,n
regard 10 the country where the time when produced o
manufactured and each State adopts such plan for ,.rna
the stock in trade of merchants and as
best calculated in the opinion Of the Legislature 10
ana protect the great Interests affected by these pursuits
Tae cotemporane"us exposition Of the Federal Consltu
ton by the actual practise Of the States establishes the doc
trne very fuly and all need observe is our own
immediate rights and interests and TO avoid
to third pnrea, as far practicable with due reoayd "a
Inc execution OF our own purposes That must suffer
lona and State rights like liberty ITSELF can only be nre
served TO any people BY vigilance Ii maintained hv
war must be at great peril but by civil policy II will
require paen, fobearance moderation and enerev IN tho
ecntion Of the policy adopted o " '''' 20
Intercourse with the abolition States hs, proved to be the
source OF all our evils and dmnu,ion OF the dependence
,Ieated thereby would seem be the natural certain and
;tlcen remedy. This have las has been stated the
ish to do by diminishing the OF their produc,ions.~
As ms dmnuilon cannot be produced equally or 10 any
rea extent By voluntary action and as the mischief. H.
leted by the North the South affect all, so ali should
nle IN correcting thcm and equally practicable bear
ne burdens consequen. thereon Hence the system Of TAX