Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-02-15

| aioIE the several States ACCORDING thni
I % numbers which shnl be determined by adding Il
me whole number free persons including hoss bns ;,
% Gr M 'eh OF years, and excluding Indians not taxed
| 90 ~ '' vi MI other persons" Article l. Section s.
; s1lhl nave power 10 lay and collect taxes duties
hlm anu exclses; but all duties mposts and excses
baa W. i,prln throughout the United States" Il has
IL, % ".ouca oy The Supreme Court of the United States
t @ iA On Carriages is not direct tar and NAV bc aid
uniformly throughout the United States and need not be on
States Dallas Ill Was also said in 6s IN vs. @ uned
I e,'y @ TAX which Congress have power TO lew and
tionm"n, ne NODE whether uniformly by nppor-
! " equation or poll tax, and land tax; whether 9th.
ue corelcnded in these words appears doubtful u
>dner"on IN Thus it will be seen that Conprcss h,
ana the Supreme Court sustained principle thai he wod
aec' aIes apply only to levied on persons and
d d aia llat Congress may levy taxes on such other
"S ey lease, declare them 10 be uniform through-
9u' Tue ohiled States and such will be suppored
ccea TAX on Cotton Sugar, Rice and Tobacco might be
a m & YET ~ you'd iail almost exclusively upon the South
Ac o Roc lands shall have been exhausted and direct
taxes Shall become necessary here will be question under
whc inc aooltonist will make the Southern people groan
IL viii be worse than tho Carriage tax which WAS knewn r.
| iaii oppresslvely upon certain States.
Article Section s. Congress shall have power to reg
uac commerce with foreign nations and among the several
States and with the Indian besn Ii has been decided bv
The Court OF Errors of New York. hat on the subject Of
commerce, thc states are under other restrictions
tan nose expressly specified in the Constitution and
such regulations as the National Government NAV by
| treaty, or laws, from time to time, make The nav
gdoc m walters within the territory of State subject
70 us municipal regulations, md the State NAV regulate
Hler use III the same manner il makes laws cspecnp
turnpike roads, tobridges canals ferries health auaran
tine, &c An exclusive privilege granted hv nm ocf f ho
Legislature OF State for the navigation of steamboats, in s
waters is not contrary TO this clause of the Constitution
nor Is void because might possibly in the course of
Congress. -Ivingston Van Inghnn Johns 507 r.
Here then Is large margin for legislative protection to our
internal trade upon the naygabe waters of the Common
wealth. and on the subject OF taxaton the are still
greater IL has been decided by the Supreme Court of the
United States that law passed by State laying tax
which TO operate solely bank chartered by Congress
located in the territory of such State unconstitutional and
void State can tax only the people and property of such
oae ana objects brought within It's jurisdson but
objects within introduced by virtue of Congress
constitutonally made, &c But State nav by law tax
he real property of such Bank the held BY c-
es therein in common with property of the same descr-
(MCulloch State of Maryland 4th Wheaton 3l61
Thus i will be seen that the Supreme Court fully snstans
tie absolute power of the Legislature of 10 tax the
people and property of such State and objects brought
within its Jurisdiction. And while they denied the right
to tax the United States Bank Bank or artificial per-
son. yet they sustained the right tax the real propey
belonging 10 it, and tho citizens of the State for
their interest held in the Bank. The Legislature of Vir-
gina has therefore the undoubted right all any
! line and brought into this State, they become
the property of citizen nhabtan as much they have
TO tax mule rom Kentucky or slave from Maryland
As The wealth which the abolition States have derived by
trading with the South doubtless the real cause of their
Ienvy II is bu our reasonable duty withhold poss
bic the advantages of this trade and throw our patronage
iato the hands of those the Atlantic who will not
crry oil our slaves, nor attempt opprcss with tariffs
taxes provisos.
tuition against us which declares that No State shall with
out the of Congress lay any mposts duties
Imports exports except what may be absolutely ncccssa
ry ior executing lis Inspection Laws &C. This clause is
already fully answered by The Supreme Court Of the United
States, and the Court OF Errors of New York BY its
terms the States have right to levy what is for
executing their Inspection Laws. They have full and
pie jurisdiction their navgabe and provide
for faithful inspection of all goods aoat or when put in
store. And as as they arein the OF nhaban
they subject 10 State jurisdiction and taxable according
to the principles of the of McCuoch Maryland
Let the Legislature therefore, provide: ls That the
Governor shall have power 10 appoint many inspectors
and collectors may be necessary inspect oil goods and
merchandise brought into each county, city town. to
ascertain where manufactured the value &c. &c. and 10
levy and collect tax all such goods to be fixed
by law Say al goods imported directly from beyond the
limits "a the United States Virginia one half per cent
foreign goods imported through any other State per
cent and all goods manufactured in any State North Of
Masons & Dixons line five per cent? or such other tax MS
may with proper charges for inspection &c Let
the inspectors and collectors make proper marks the goods
grant receipts &c. to the payment Of the twice
and have authority to examine the merchants their clerks and
others in reference TO the manufacture value and place Of
polion and where the proofs not satisfactory to charge
the higher Let violation of the law forfeit the right
OF the party TO soil goods in Virgna agan and require
every taking license give security for his good
behavior, and take oath faithfully carry the law
Let the inspectors and collectors be always ready when call
ed to inspect and tax goods and require them al least
four times year to examine every merchants stock and
report quarterly the auditor the Of goods sold in
such qlarerclassng them according their kindsnnd
also the amount Of taxes coeced and the Collectors 10
settle with the Auditor, and pay the taxes at the time pre-
scribcd for Sheritis pay theirs.
ID. Goods upon which tho taxes have been paid,
be sold by any other person, without further payment
which might be evidenced by proper marks and receipts and
TO prevent Inconvenience to the western counties let the
tax goods manufactured north of Masons md Dixons
line, be the rs foreign goods imported through
another State Zone per cent? what might be fixed by law
on such goods.
3D. Apply the money raised by this tax s such expen
ses incurred by the citizens of this Stnte in capturing
away slaves in the opinion of the Legislature might seem
reasonable and I'd to objects of internal improvement best
calculated 10 develop make us nue-
| penlant of the abolition States.
lth 70 render the Inconvenience of such taxation least
burdensome ourselves it might be applied only to goods
composed of cotton, WOOL silk flax and hemp and mixtures
of these maters and TO ready ymade clothing and not to
apply hardware queensware glass groceries, ron leather
shoes, salt, &c.
Some persons may object the inconvenience of curying
out this system of taxation faithfully II can be done much
easily than present system of land and property
taxation. Imay be bcccd that will be taxing ourselves
TO inurc the aboitonsts. The is that the tax is
greatly needed for the objects indicated and this system
be not adopted the land and property must be increas-
ed in or the State repudate Consequent
y every body will that the effect would be TO encourage
ls direct mportations into Virginia %, To discourage
the use of abolition manufactures. 3d. To encourage do
| mestc manufactures in own State and families 4tn,
To relieve from dependence the aboonlss. 9TH,
To give means to carry on our improvements ot, 10
weaken the aboltonsts 7th To strengthen ourselves and
the South genely and sth to conquer and overcome the
Who will try the experiment for sake of the honor and
independent selfrespect OF this good old Commonwealth!
'''S SELF DEFENCE.
For the last few days abores have been work. making
an excavation for the Washington Monument and erecting
platform and staging for the ladies and guests OF the State
and City the 22d inst The cite is the broad avenue
on the Square, leading from Grace Street TO the Governor
House. and halfway between the Capitol and 9th streets
AT the depth about l2 feet which has been reached firm
foundation is TO be hnd Yesterday splendid block o
granite weighing about 10000 pounds transported
spot by large horses from the BASIN 1t was quar-
rd above Richmond and presented one of tho corner
stones by the James River and Kanawha Company With
equal lbealy the Danve Rail Road Company have pre-
sented the other -sone which will arrive In ic"
days specimen of the sin the rounda OF the Cap
tol and is us beautiful granite as Quincy can oonst.
The constructor pledges himself make the spacious stag