Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1850-08-16

I nowes. and il will Be more appropriate to them,
81 that feason.
Bat. upoa what does MssI. found the right Of
he castillo The political Powercfsae State, when
he Is Id minority Of one hundred thousand
,eonle M Why, he says, she Is richer andseays
800 10 IS els more than The west into tho
,eeslrS IL this principle il Just and right, then
, ,ich issn in any county wh4teyer, ID year own
Ill sbnaId have more political power thar +
~ ne5eRhor v DO il poor and does not pay ~
!, III " Is dses. Let Mr. J attempt 10 carry
II, me nrineiple, and my word to- II, much lost
"A il ke i 10 his county and locked up 10, he
yCll soon ind men enough 10 point ont The ialart
az 81 tss logic and res3tiae application ~ t6et
priaciele 5n aPportioning political power g iadl7
viduslS And, now, what z Inc reasoning apop
which Asr. ]. proceeds Why, he likens q 60 /
a Joint stock company for the accuT
,nulatie4 oNiollars. and says thst The man whp /
contributes one dollar onght MOTTO have the con.
troI ofllsat dollar ard the TWO also paid BY hts
neighb6r Here lies the fqundationiof Mr.. Us
error, aad OF all whe rely upon this most eFrone
Gus coshaarison. There is ne similarity not me
least. se+wrrna ie4nt stock company with lts
bye.t1ws,n and asovereignIgoy rIment, In tiie
joint sleek company nothing pntdosaFs and cents
are involved No personal rights, as m gov
ernuIettt are at all involved. Ia joint stock
STOCK tn,npany he party who puts ia one dollars
and lie party who pnts in two, agree 70 snare
ssagteils Of the whole concern, ID proportion 70
" sFese-si Nothing Of his Kind occurs 10 q
IapoE+a9 cd al tnenIindsdusls, iu this great hrm,
spafs from each Other Rfseir property and thep
y po;seelaiism. az there ouSl q Re nons Mr.
earD member OF the cove rtfrert Is Ii er,,rihllfe
1 ceTiain portion Of his ryhbsr,v n III nrhlfc
treasury; but why doesne ra !. LIZ 49, tlftlt
/ DE may be protected and defended ii the remaIi-
ider BY the whole force moral and physical Of de
jwholesoeiety i one pays more than smother,
i ihe does 50 because he has moreao be protected
| land defended, aud he il presumed to GET the va
Ilue utltai shape of all he pays He has no right,
Jon that account, TO demanda greater control than
| Others ever the public treHsury. The smallest
contributor should have equal rights with the
largest for be too has paid Ibis fair shste--bis
just and equal proportion. Garry ont Mr. J's
/ cotnpari$en Of a government, iii which personal
rights a:e involved as well as money 10 mere
Joint stock, dollarand cent concern, where no
personal rights whatever are involved, into prac.
tical working and results, and Tile consequences
woudbe morfstrons The east, though in a Hi.
nori,Ycf enc hundred iheu$brd people, is 10 have
The full political power Of JhelStale, as Mr. y,
says, and because she pays some S242,i79 So
more than Tile west into The public treasury j.
She VIII then have full power, in peace and lii
war, III control the men and money pf the State.
In Peqfe stemay appropriate every dollarof pttg.
he money she pleases, aid III times ofeammr.
Zion, ttppbe and war, should they cone, she may
moreg iusi wien ma wbS-a sbs' nieaEas ii
coula never. consent. 'for mt1ney 10 ryq1no tla
powpribf:tfe maioriiv Gpar shAG 1,nonon,nns snt
ieets Nokiu9,short If iii nnIl,c viii IeLonf8
cerfrfl bere--certainIy ,oSihe ,sii or n,dno5y
M6peyf il never hi he hut iatn rnmneitton uitb
The rrfteIess yalme Of personal ri,h,s n II t,s
east pars more money info lille public trtasurT,
The Witt can furnish more MEN far the defence H
tie S,be-a full offset 10 ihe money. gf
IA. n f,.s;.s.,.ys, -
IA IL. ag"p
tba,cIE n,ad. HUI M aaat tlI e. f
ag.ipI on,,ass IL ,p,,st;a, NH, ID i. 5rf,
IN bs ba,,n III, ,f nv ,e s'}s' : u
fopp,l Ii tie :. basis - ,a,;o 'f.t1tp,
,ba,e IL n,,r, Iha.a1
IA ong.tian i !, NIL III 5I.ag9
maka hi aamission ,ba ,it s
bad rfrht "a bind over tic nta5origto f. tx good
g1icpI,s il ,bioh H. .,ol,as s,o, d,,,tR
faces nor do Icare how c|asaIv 'he win5s .tLcn
an They will finl Il spre y5a he xiIIG.lo M
white ia lis aud mixed basis I'LL the same time. /
surre1Gsr tbetn III cheprfnIlr NJ MI II tona4
ia Wls and scaling knite MA wbite hakfs Will
lase pofhiHg II me scalPfng ssszcPres % sts,.'.
In ry op'nion, hows.er, there may se ioapd
Iesyins II toa much nns,,ey Ia rrosa any anfair
of r md HIS ray aH be dofe witbl
1900 'FiC IN VIII |eHSt uegree. MO
Port'onoi the people will .havk 10 give guarantees
to anaii1ef bat majority Of the people When
NE constitution i formed, may give or WITHHOLD
constitution i nothing more. in homeIy phraso.
than power Of attorney from ihepeople II tbeir
servants Or trustees to act fill Them d
| would say, then adopt the system Of leyrin !.
taxes e4na''Y on Ill proPertyIor the ad valorerIi
SYSTEM a il i called, This viii make people
and representatives careful about tsxation foTt
thew will then feel it, .
The next thing would be ID ruartl arainst IN
extraction of too MUCH money from tie uockets
O The people. "A provison4ih the Constitution.
that The public debt should hot. for internal int.
provemPnt, eSteeda cerfain amount and tbattha
Legislature should not snpfbnria,h 5ooro ,ha III
two iths to any work oe internal In
would efectna!ly prevent the servs san,
OF The people from running head over fseis NH
debt.
Ard now as 10 The distribution Of he monsv -A-l
ne very geography Of the State under 'tbe+
mate qssiS, will compel all to faiF dstribntion
s, ue %lieg' strong tsxpaying section of the 4
eo.a'e wv bold the balance power between The
ahi extreme west lfthe east is inclined to
from the treasury The Valley With.
" nine Trans. A'teghany section, and The II
81, o,3 " ioileu 1.-THE trans Allegheny coun-yI
III, more lhan her fairishare, The VaIeyAI
ana ~, 800 sHh ne west VIII be checked III
,hat nj. : ~ 'hlieY should attempt TO get
MI 1o1 en,Hlsn 70, ihe east and west
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