Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-08-12
To The Editors # NE Luchl,ug TTriaia,l:

To The Editors 4 NE Lyactbu4 rrgiaimG
ltuay haufs when we are ON the eve of he
approaching rouvenlian 10 dis mnlie ampnr The poo
pie, such nttmai1a may b. 0>efl Il them in AIRY
lug at proper estimate + tho condition # s4ve p.or
cry in J. - IN Ngnil and its ght l. protection l.
Is Mt en- a2h n raler Q eray + rhrw e basis y the
'mNed ass, ortha la'l, of thraa FL h>n al pted in
IN u! tie federal cn~t tUion The true ariac DE as
ou slave Interest stands AFT ted Is really based upan far
stranger and broader grnads than those occupied Ell
her by the "miNet 5e,ls' a. acted il the last Cun
veelln, or he federal rafio 81 often reG.ired L,
II IS qul'e ,byjaus that cad If henq roprosenod
IN pat rs hfy have h.eo in the action which has been
had FIXING the "miXcd bsis" and BY he federal rat o.;
our >ayes are entitled their mas'ers in their riga
entitled I" representation 10 the fail extent Of heir mum.
BEES. Immediately after the Del rat on of Indepep-
dence. in the menihs # July and August ZIG the
question came BET re the Con1r IN its combined
session. first upon wha The St4ts should cnsfftp-
rate together Secondly upn what terms con rhutions
should be made for the support Of the goytrnmem?-
lti'dIy what index sh #uld h. res rte1 TO. tn as
contain ard eqnI1' thaSe contributions? and Lastly
IN what aspect. slaves sh did be regarded in arriving
at thus 'qn2ly And take for gtaaled TIA WIN
vas AID at hat fme, by sish mn rs Samuel Chase
BrpI'mo HARRISON. NJ. Wilson K ,berl Ireqt rayne
lah4 Adams, Decor W therep on, y eor K ssh, Mr.
II 'lklHs AID Doctor Franklin and recorded at the
tine ny Nj Jrrsoo VIII he stened L. even at the PIE
sent day. win proper rrspec and attention.
Hue question a'os1 under HE ,h article of the pro-
posed cot deracy, winch declar, that all charges If
war aud 4" her fNpei TINT shall be incurred fr thu
"commop d rnrr, general wrftre, stall be behaved
out Il com uon Treasury which shl be supplied by
'ihe several { 'nes, ia prop roo the number Of in.
hao' ant, OF very age, sex aud quality excepting IN
''5ims not paying 'aNes.'
NJ. Chs>e Of Maryland. Iroposad Ia amend The arli-
tle by lntr dpc'ng he word "Whe''-aad his arou.
meat WIS as fol ow>: he admitted Hat iaraiioq sIolld
DC dteagS m proportion 10 property; that His rns IN
b'eolH NE True raie, bn tina from a variety f diff NJ
ties It va. ne VIII ch could nfver be adap ed in rrac
hc' he value Of he IT perry n every State c4pld
never e fatmtted jus " and ,qaallY ) m. 9th
heaSate ibi the wea h # the State nus be dnyi.ed
sam standard ree red 10 Witch would he m ne simnlp
lie Considered the unhe # NH hitants as torrably
GOOD criterion OF property, and HAT this might always
be obtained. He iherefae Thought il the hos, mnJe
ttY could adopt with one exception only He ,bser-
we'd that nelaes proper v and as snrh cannot he dis
'gosh'd Iom the lands personalities hid in those
STATES "hett there are few slaves That the surplus oC
it"hl which fheIn farmer is able to Law by, he
invests IN cattle, hirses g.. whereas Sou bern far
ne' lays on the same surplus IN slaves. There NJ
m"fe reason theroi r. for taXg the Souhern Sraes on
The farmers head and his slaves head than the North
er ohe, on HER Farmer heads and he heads If their
cal That the method proposed wonld therefore, tx the
oon,hern taos. according u their numbers and the r
wealth conJolntlv, while the Northern would be taxed
On numbers only; that Negroes. IN fact shnull not BE-
considered members Of The state more than cattle and
NAT they rave no more interest in H.
he reader Will remark the ad mission that taxation
ano properly should always accompany each other pro-
portion lie admits that numbers furnish GOOD gene
raj criterion the subjects taxatn with one exception
ana that was that slaves MT To into the emu
mrahn-and he All good reasons for rht pronosi
nn' a. ever could h' or even have been adjecd fon