Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-18

great people. The gentleman from fia'ilaS gaze us Ia
Understand this very distinctly when he put III ms modest
claim for superiority They are grea' people
people Of high sounding professions, ana before the
end Of the session Of his Convention, fear shall
ind tina: they also people 81 tcrriFE cAactoils!
Laughter They have more ncsr"cS-tleS pay more
taxes. They have had more boIGr' anu MUIR OF tfc
Offices Of The government: than have had lh:y have
more who cannot read and write, III proportion 10 hcir
populations than we have They have more noaracrs III
Inc public house Of entertainment III lS Guy, KEPT ~
Col Charles = Morgan and Eno"n rs tie ie'''tchary
than We have. Laughter Let u look al me ic'en-
tiary statistics, and am sorry 10 say 10 my ifchn from
AccUEiac, that his portion of the stale Is exceedingly
we'll represented in this useful public institution can
anS for it, from he fart that Norfolk Is III his
neighborhood.
Mr.. WISE II is always our habit TO send our rogue
abroad and no! keep them amongst rs. Laughter
Mr.. LETCIIER. But Won take very good care, TO
send them where they will be supported al inc pubic ex-
pcIlse laughter. You send item here to inc public
boarding house, where have to conlrihc our share
n The money Necessary TO keep "p he e'lahilsiment
commend this !;cm 10 the consideration III gentlemen
who talk about paying all the taxes. and getting none Of
the benefits. Underwater is fully represented there She
has sent iorty-onc white persons and ilI-ohc negroes
by the way, while upon the last subject ie me remark
tna IN Tree negroes that admirable class D! P,uiaol'
50 great acquisition 10 any rommlnliv ana one That
o. to lie retained among u.s. 81 the east beat us
"a lolow. Laughter. And il must De remembered,
that upon this population, rather up" tc taxes levi
cd upon them, YOU propose i! part at casi 10 base rep
rcsetat!on. From Piedmont ,oi have SEM t"cny.io"r
whites and fourteen negroes And now no" IS II on
the western side Of The Blue iidGc with Our majority OF
ninety three thousand white people; From me valley
have sent sixteen white and iire ccnrcd cohrlc,
and from the trans Allegheny forty whites ana no coiorcd
c"aricts. So that the result figured up shows That
eastern Virginia las in that state hotel one hundred and
thirty hoaldr!s and western Virginia. but 1llv-ainc.
Now imagine that gentlemen would nave clamch NOR
al superiority also had l:ay bccn aware OF these
facts, Laughter. But in putting up their claims on
other grounds, thew seem 1" have forgotten to refer TO
these important statistics, which demonstrate so clearly
the moral superiority If eastern aver western lrgla
should like TO know whether hc>" fonr'icrS III he pen
Tertiary. counted part Z: D." population here ana
pcrniiici IN ilc basis Of representation 10 WeS'!
against tie homes: @! the wc-; Ties; IS 1t: fcrhars
some gentleman from Richmond ran give US the li!or-
nation. What saws friend, over The way:
Mr.. SCOTT. of Richmond. do not think they CON
t!iu;e part Of the population OF Richmond or any other
part 81 the cast.
Sir. LETC!lER. You think no.:
Mr.. SCOTT, OF Richmond. ! think not. But |
would remind my friend from Eccknr!ge, that man:
OF the boa:crs III tho rcnI!cn,la sen! from Ills city,
those "lo have come amonS Us, from other Sec
lions.
Mr. iETCIIER. ] know how il is in my county.
: great many rnsues there from eastern Virgins,
ard SEM from there here. Laughter. | think !
may saw that more than native born citizen o!
cckbrdcc has been 10 tie lc:itvntlary from that
county for the last five six years.
lie, US see row hog i, has been wh the officers Of
the government. OF the go"cr,or, fourteen Of them
have come from Piedmont that lucky land eleven OF
them have from Underwater. from The VALLEY
and four from Tie Trans Ilgi!any. Thus Of the
ives. have had bat :it"c:i years o @; =crcay-iTc ~
the guide T.ariaI Office and Tia: be taken apii.-
eviicncc Of the fostering and attention., that
has been bestowed i.nn: Of TIC west How was il
with tic senators V y un:ii III" Yeas whoever heard
Of western senator cXccp! II single Instance.
whcn Genera! Andrew NoCrc. che iacr o.! Dr rcSpcc-
ted colleague OF this floor va, ci">gG Since then
hnyclaG Mr. nc,nrbacker, and he !rccn. Senator Ma
son We haze had senator Ist twelve wears, out of
scvcny-ive. in western Virginia. while Piedmont has
had fourteen scnators-iforr.ccG seems to be- lucky
number there, for they had fourteen governors Tide
has had eight and the Valley has had all
that have been elected from that portion Of INC State
west oil The Blue Ridge. This is Al evidence of what
o attention IN, been paid rs aud now We Of The
west have been regarded here Indeed frequently
amused IN conversation with gentlemen the ignorance
tnr. display OF western Virginia. Thcy do not seem 10
know the locality Of ANYTHING. after !cr get beyond The
Hike Ridge. They know that there is such a county,
district there 3u! what constitute, it, or where il lic:
what IS ~ nupuat!on they know nothing Aud they
stare with perfect surprise ard anaZencn when we give
them IN account ~ our vast mineral aud other resources
Now say that all these things show, that tI.y have
net paid that attention Ia the which they claim to
lave shown &c us. Why large numbers of them, know
quite as much about California, as they know about
= W.
il shows the truth OF what have charged here that they
have rot shown us that fostering care OF which We
have hear: 30 mc! III this discussion. We have been
brought up rather step children, aud left most of the
Tine 10 take care ol ourselves, no! receiving al their
bands, thai attention which were Justly entitled TO-
There is another point to which wish to refer The
distinguished gentleman from Grcc!,sYil!c (Mr Cm.u-
EI!ss) tells Us, that he represents twenty-five thousand
negroes on this floor and trust he will pardon me- il
call hl- aitcon to some of the distinguishing evidences
NJ .l,irbr
composed Of the counties of Greensrilc, Southampton
NaIsclmoEd Isle Of Wight Sussex and Surry and they
maze population o $1,000 white people, 26.2gl slaves
and pay lax OF Sls.519 They have also large num-
ger .! ifce negroes 'Oo3 almost many there in
all western lrs.nla. Thcy have of these who cannot
read and write 3,G-'. oI If population Of % 900
litTr are 2o' Save owners. in that district and ;cy
own these 2G,2ll negroes. We'll how is il in other res
poets: Why some u: these counties are travelling the
COVE MI roal IL We may Judge from the assessment OF
their lands I'll" County Of Grccnsve has "A lien since
ls2O very considerably in the assessment of The value of
her lands Fran something like S. l3 the acre they
have fallen nov 10 S2e2 an acre and 81 il 10 in sndrv
other counties ~ The saIE' district which might men
'"'' 10" i II N inc west, that neglected portion OF
Inc state: OuF lands have been advancing in price,
our ta%aos" property has been increasing, and the
amounts We pay INTO The treasury, have been augment
ing tIih0a!is' ne gentleman complained tina, his
co''. P'a very large amount Of taxes, but he did not
undertake to say nor will he say that his people paid
more an their just proportion. Of III" amount levied fos
me support {" So'erhnc! Is there ANYTHING rlonsro,ls
III me hea, tiia II man has wealth and property he
should pay tax proportonaic to the value Of that
wealth, ana that property The taxes are laid for the
supper; vi tle government and thew operate equally
upon All Inc counties. cities, ard towns in the commons.
wealth. We all know, that wealth, and property
distributed uncq'ally between man and man, and he
VINO mas t most o: II. mist Of course pay the largest
amount oil The taxes levied Have these gentlemen them
any rist 10 adGIcc here in support Of their claim 10
Po"cr' ic act tina, They pay fax which in itself is
y cHua! 20 lha pait by Other portions OF the common
wealth. upon The same species of property II is true
'heS nave more property and therefore they require
more protection" If they enjoy the benefits of govern
ment lei Them bear its hurhcns. If they choose
10 invest their money in this property, let them
pay INC Tax upon il, for the purpose Of its pro-
teciion. hen there is nothing in the argument.
bt II me argument to be considered good, in hehs!t
OF particular district, not equally as good in behalf
Of al haifia'hi IN the district who may happen 10 owa
more property and pay taxes, ;an some oneot MS
nesnooFS Is not the principle exactly the same why
ne hsil say 10 his neghbor is said 10 s, ray more
aAes '.ao yH' and therefore am entitled 10 more pow
ef-or II my money goes into the treasury | ought 10
nave n" fo#e. II appropriate that money, and 10 dcss
nate INC objects to which it should be applied in all cas-
es OF Us appropriation This is reducing the argument
10 practical Illustration Every argument which has
oeeh feca upon here, and every speaker who has spo-
ken on that side oe question has told u.s. that those who
pay should have the disbursement OF the taxc5or as