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

~, - crescent Secretary OF the treasury :"
his report says: written in the Constitution 70 lay
taxes duties, or lhpos's' " ~
the largest revenue .ph duties make low prices, ~
foowea py s eyenue is required oy h e in It's
@ II NAV be regarded as not Only , nrncipes of Tax
on I'm, "a conflicting with the nrs. ppn;,icol Econo-
tendency, ou "a; a. of,,aton quote Says foh'icai i
a.ion; eric,n Edition, as follows: ,.rcrsln Taxn-
my amerisn - ali kinds of taxation IN general go,
of the eilcea 81 Of norton the nationa proouc's i
uoh = ". rinJividuas 10 those OF the eo,ci d Al
',nns, Of meeting the public consub e,hcr fax con-
Whatever be the denomination II oe sbsiv grant or FREQ
min duty excise custom, ao' si in,diydu,Is 9Th
~ ~ - viriay burhcn imposed upon ima., oynr
- n SEPARATE or corporate cfarac, e,,np the consump
e. e time being for the purpose OF ne IN short:
lion il may think proper To ihane IL '
an ,nuos, in the literal sense. :. f,c, d,nrive the tax
since taxation does III point Oh means Of nerso-
, nros,uct which is 10 INN ei'h.i -. ~ ,io,,er
payer ~ or means of re-procucnoh' ''' "s
ha ~ il the less must be the privatioh. ,; uo,cs
Again ,sJ and perury. Welmeanng persons are
fraud, iascnui rssina alternative Of violating rui
pr sacrificing their interests IN iaSof u @'0
low citizens. = H.. . u Saw remarks chat he
\ coh'elph' fst or among the first, oil continental
writer's who Justly appreciated anu al other Contnen
VIII ,nJ who has done more than an JIM. ~ ~
Sihih, a tan ,orethcr To recommend the princles "
M noLencd and beneficial system 70 , ~ i IN
rofe hui ne md iI more instructive ORDER and has enriched
II nv several discussions, original aecua,s n an
I A
Kew Kent Court House, January looo.
For the Enquirer.
THE PUBLIC DEBT AND THE LIABILITIES VI
iii' VIRGINIA. . l
From the Report of the Second Auditor M boS h; n
also the Reportoi the Committee on ran oos.ion II an
Rcnort were made the Legislature now III session. a
pears 'if,' 'l , ru tIi,;os 90036S6 9.
10 which add Tor Liabilities -
sl65449Sl OF
Tho ,oxnaves Of Virginia will thus perceive that the pub
= ~, - i;,h;I.s Of the State amount ut this time Il
,,y,rds oSsirtcen and half millions 81 dollars! me III
bil,cs m The State have been greatly increased curing W
ast three or years, by the large APPROXIMATIONS .ov
rnls Of internal Improvement Ii Is iur the people VI vi
einia TO saw whether they desire their repesch'a,os
ar 10 proceed in augncntng the debt and consequent
H. ~, ,oyaon OF Virginia. The State has, IN proaucr
,ocLs and funds the sum OF $iI945o U.s. These are no
sufficient in amount cover the actual ana ealstins uco
yirania and if thus applied our State liabilities would SUI
be- unwards Of nine millions Of dollars
However friendly the people OF virginia ma! DC " . -
Improvement presume few, ii ri tlcm are partial Il
eycc.siye on or large State debt, which last mis re
su in ouero,s taxation dsgaceul rcprdlatlon Neithc
~ thcs, alternatives ARE desirable or commendablc
me new Constitution OF Kentucky provides that the deb
~ ha Sute shall moi enlarged BY the Legislature thereof
unless the consent Of the l,.vr.- ~ tive, III,
their surageS The provision is wise safe guar .s..
contraction Of enormous State debt and if we, any
line have another Convention in Virginia. hope simla
provision will be incorporated in Constitution II
may not be acceptable those who contribute little
thing the public treasury, but believe such provision
will the approval Of an immense majority OF the tax
PAYERS III Virginia.
mark Just, This is also age OF extravaganza; and il be-
comes The people Of every State look The conduct o
their Legislatures and observe with what and how great
| apdity large public debt is created. CATO.