Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1850-07-19

y ,,siss;ne AZ sa. an representation provisions
aaraed u meet every eonceivahle danger w1len
a shrsaten that ibtefes1 ard 2 paace Ne gaafAn
. srureA ~ shese prorisions beyusd The disturb
4 = rns.sr II majority 81 The GeneFal Assemble
Winit Be said that these are enly 9aper guatAas II
les what IS your Constitution Mhas arc az
but rarer guarantees res,ing .os .asH
4, ,rt soIelv span The good faith, the inseEsy tae
.;ess. ma inteAirence Of the peoplel The mo
.,erf i ncopie heeume % corrupt as 70 teel INA.
he;r obligations undef the Constitution h9Ns no
prsreF moral inlaeacs over heir eondae--lness :,
but one refuge left fof enher properly es
securiigs and tbai = sae suops a''" =
Power. - ~ ..l;.a Il
But arc not these guarantees more " ~ assss1
/, yons ihan any % she distribution q poiMical i
mower 10 meet At least some o. me pfo,anena 9elss
tians which are urged against The " hi'e nass +
,,r;nrirl,e I,nk al The facts now before you 4
4 sfshe ~ sent anDssttiunmenl oil political power
~ elafmed and successfully carried n ls5u, 4
xowrdsv urSn the ground. that such an arianse
meat was essential 10 P oleet ,aa osa,e ssasns.
heavy taxaiioa and an enormous Internal improve
ment ceb.. AMI YET We find in the SHIRT period 81
twrnty wears EnleE this same distribution q Pc
liliea posrcr the ordinary Fsyrnae q the Sa's nl e,
swellca fran less than iour hnnorsa t,ousah9 Soa
LIS ID near t1iAn Of dollars annually, and lhat
e snuhlic debt where none existed al that DAY, has
heen created of near ifeen millions Ct dollars
And ii Won will take the tronole 70 ionN oxer..he
addresses 81 every candidate now 20 eastern Y u
pipia van will perceive that whilst most OIL them
Sin claim poliiieal power for the east, they ALL
withos,, solitary exception place their sole re-.
aoee for future projection irom debt and taxaoons
not urson the East being permitted % retain hepoI
er OF legislation but apon one OF these 50 eaieu,
.~.,. ,s,rre,Ii,s which shall pruhieit their own
aeegates from nc kless SYSTEM q expenaitHsc
inns eorcedinr id lie bFoaaesi mannef, that lti7 hvt
Inc Mixed Basis or FEEDER al Basis tina, y 20 sssi
he Siate fran extravaganl anpEsAessS-pt- - :,
tonsiitJliena rslrSisseiu ftseif more conclusive
lion. CoRkaarc the guarantees proposed = my
n .,,R Sario,s and may be adapted 10 rsntoye every
affection real of imaginary To the establishment 81
lhe prinrit le Of popular representation
Is Il aprrehendrd that in some moment OF tanatar
rism, and delusion from which admit the moSt
yr,nbus communities are not Always exenps n
assault might he made in The legislature upon she
/ institution Of slAiFryl Adopt provision sfnnar
Is that contained il lie Constitutions Of the States
Of Georgia, Alabama, Missouri Mississippi, Ar
kansas. Texas &c, declaring thai The General AS
semhag shall have no power 10 PAS Laws lor lhe e
Emancipation Of slaves without the consent Of their
owners pr without paying their owners, previous y
such emancipation, a full equivalent in money LOT
/ the slaves ehancipaed. A
! Is il unprecedented that 10 unjust system OF tafa-
| lion may be adopted by which an npeqoal bnfaen
/ NAV he imposed upon that description Of property
Provide MAI the power of the Legislature 10 impose
taxes shall he 50 limited rs g prohibit the fmpeSl-
ton on property either real o. personal, o. any
other than an adafoscm tax; and thai in appolton-
ing This tax The whole visible propsrty ol each iR-
dividual in the community should be valued aud
/ taxed only in prop ffiioa % its value
Is itapprehended that the property of the State
may Be reckIrsSlS noFtgagsd or itsrredil eStrava-
gantly strained oF objects Of Internal I'm provement
Prescribe imitbcyun,i which the legislature can
not involve the State in ds b.
Iyit unprecedented that the appropriations for In
iernaI Improvement may be unlastly and partially
distributed Give a Constitutional sancton luthe
i policy Of 1916 which ought never 10 have been de-
parted from and declare that the legislature shall
be pIahibitea from making appropriations 1excep'
by votes of two Thirds 0, the meinbers OF both us
hranches) To any road canal until three tifths q
the amount necessary 10 complete sfch road Or ca
nal shall have been otherwise subscribed, aud either
plid qr secured % be paid as the law may direct
i unprecedented TINT the legiSll iure, 10 apor-
eniS in he fS taalia', 10 wl,sh virna nay p
II United States, may pay no respect 10 the p, ncfpit
upon which that representation Is accorded 10 her
Re-enact tn 6llKsectoa al the 81 article of the Pre-
sent Consultation Of Virginia and declare that on
Congressional Rfpres mi alton shah be apporionct
as nearly my be, n1ngst the several counties
cities horonghs and towns Of the Stale, according
10 theft respscsve numbers, which shall be deter
mined BY aiding 70 The whole number Of tree per
sons as!ndi!!aS2, h9fr an sfi II 4 iar.''
lf ppnr isLwhat the f Isl wants nothing short o.
sSr w VI S f III ma heFt 4 ss VIII b
naagHne how difhcult il torelnquish do,nini,I
winch hasheen exercised for seventy old years I'M
which has attracted to itself during all Thar nsr;J
the almost exclusive enjoyment eli Tie purses and
the sW'1rd--ife lf5eral antcxuherani pairo,,a III
Of The State aud Federal Goyernm,nts. Bur II pro
tsctt1a % all her rights and interests be that wb
when she will be coatcnt am sati>f ii the e,aar-
antics above set forth will eff clually secure nj
i from all ground OF compIaiai -T,f
ln cnroboratiolof this opinion, nigh, cite The
authority oil many Of The mast saglcious and ref I'll
ing Y e. nov IN EASTERN Virginia. might Gle Tie
Iul9FitY y SONG Of the distinguished Statesmen 81
'he EIst vino sat 10 ths invention OF lSlJ-30 nh
a. wish TO be as brief as plssihlc will conli5e
n "a % an extract from the speech or Wm III
s'.znsish Esq 81 Fairfax, man then rapidly rising
IN usefulness anGfane hut ho was unbann;l{ III
me otatr cut of in the fill bloom of his it,teI.r
tuaI p9wer R:trrrins 70 some Of these = larantics
he saws 2 1870 p
anticipating very largely 10 thai description IL
property myself cannot be otherwise thar 49,, i,
any dangrrs rh may seem 10 threaten II AMI ~
stlea IT my own interest, independently of sensp
y JuApecI Viii al all times secure NV zaaInts III
Srfa.on " Whatever may be necessary to project
"dtas' lsers present o. IN Prospective
Whas Hen are the dangers 10 which il is reaiIv
cxPded None apprelend, and none IN ,rnib *
which reference has becnmadc but thai of eyctI
sive TAXATION With this view have nron,scd 81
y Iteit NE power Of taxation as TO distribute MI
i.ions q Government amongst the different
uesefiplu2s Of properly exactly in pr,,noriihn u
theif rriative yalu'. The p DIVISION rs hdoI,ad
VIII lurnlsh US ample sccRrtV against The snsrs
henIed aai gers Of excessive tax;Iliop n fDirsf,e
u Cpnvent:un, n. 22l j -
s1ne peisons object to these Constitutional on.
antics upon the ground iEat hcy are insuitn = III
maJ9riy 10 Implying that II may d, wron,s = III
mol Nlew thein In that light. A Constitutions i !
compact inicndea for all time falibough il rarslv
noW ta$ts peyoid The hafof The ordinary averaee ~
hsinah lie,) and 70 be made with ths. assent ~ III
VINO are 70 be affected By H. In arranein1 liz ~,
pact every Interest which might he ;s,;,,;,.f
aiiee led BY legislation should Be- carefiiv ,nd sa
lousy Guarded Il is 10 protect the Ii.3bis ~ IL;
norIIes That Cpnsiiiutions are chiefly d,s;s,roj It'll
naIoFiilvs can take care OF themselves 1922 y.
PsIcsiFe pow Az honest man who IN cans L, d rioSt
can te degraded By stipulating ID do what ia.5is
delahds. II lhis be degrading there IS MOI k,I
pael nade between individuals and redhceI ri
Wli.ln3I thatI not equally So The necessity ia
sucl provisions Is no. 10 be seen ia am ord;naf
condition 81 ihe public mind I'D, th@y
high value iniefods of profound excten,n, ~. Il
1esp asllaiioa q the Passions Of The
ne hcaYy timhrs AMI p3nderou. boIts ~ M
y VAT aie mol essential u hum1n xaf.ty Sd lons u
'he plaeiciy floats 1aon-tLc trarouiliiissJ 49,.
u " uceani & is OILY waen tie storm q $3.50
n an rs lnfyp am thegaYcs are roin ~
niSh, that ib 81 Invaluable safe ,
IRE fully appreciated aud seen fet9h
am opposed 10 the pi;csd basis or renr.ssn,,,;.
Ftrf B.cause it y in violation . H. s,,ngn
mental a princiylrs Of popular government
SxeoAdly- Because il Is norel AMI 4,
lns Institutional history Of Virginia and ";
use an irritating and offensive ibercdien, inc
oi,ilsai demonstrating 10 disconen, 49,.
sisal,on, and The final overthrow ofthc pr;n;nlS;
osvcl Az Alr. G1raon, representing me XVI III, HI.