Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-03-07

ask whether these western cvucs altogether ma!
not Ia safely confided in the eastern counties
have nnned II is true there many western eoue
ties which fall IL: below the average standard, bll; Ii
the western counties named above are willing To base
representation OF the qualified yoevs what objection
on the of s.ety the eastern connties urge
Before leaving this subject will remark, that 1t Is Il
striking fact that Pttsylyanin Bedford and brunswick
which pay comparatively small per capita contributions
large slave holding counties Pttsylvania has 3D.
22S, Bedford 1888 and Brunswick 1928 slaves. The
argument derived from the per capita contributions
which our opponents press upon s would strip hose
counties of power. But another argument urged y,
some, that where there s peculiar propervi.s owner:
should possess Legislative power u project it, would c
title :le counties to great increase OF power
viii not stop to reco,ce tEc arguments
proceed consider Tie last danger 10 property
tho power in the legislative body discriminate in ii;
posing taxes. between species OF property ana IN
other Ii have satisfied any gentleman that there J.
danger from excessive taxation but lie still arcas
western hostility towards Slave property his fears NAY
at once be Quoted nv the al raioren principle q TAXA
lion Strip the public agents of I'll power .scriin
nate fix the ra,;o Of contrib,:;on graduate il 20
suit ali the great interests of the State ctabish sclt
OF taxes which NAV be changed le the actual o.
the annual value be the test may be deemed best IL
nv opinion the al rao-c,n mode Of taxation Is just
equal and uniform it conforms to the p,iacp that the
obligation IL pay taxes Is proportioncd to ,la value
the property he protec;ed-to the abiiii: To pay Al
trust lie re TO Go Ctr Whole duty -Nnle VI Us
wish ri5utc css than cir roper share; meme ws
others 10 pay than what Is Just; Let lis iii Tie
legislative power tosocurc what l. right anad.Si'e
he fyGrs ol all. But an met again with the oic"tl"i
that th!stoo i. "paTe: guarantee which tie majority
may AZ some future day throw off at pleasure. What
temptation ask could there be To such &c
-i:ction. What could the west gain ';iscar!ms Il
just, an counl righteous system Of taxaion Nee,
say that The spirit OF lineage, which is marked ty strong
ds:rrst Of public agents is against any such apprchen
sion But what could tho west gain by annuiiine the
al aalorem guarantees The gentleman from Greens
vile minated thu: we wanted power in order that
might get the contr, Of the slave property Of tho east; aC
It is suppose feared that tho al pd!c.n. guarantee
would be set aside for tie purpose of enabling the west
to burden slave property with The greater portion 81
taxes. have already shown that that species Of pro-
pcrty is rapidly increasing in the westncrcasins il
ratio mach greater tiian in The eas-t!;a every
wear becoming more sud Identified with tc cas-,
this respect; In the convention If 1925? Sr Joynes
the distinguished member from hcconnac, announced ii
AZ principle to be ree on, that where the number a
saves in county, when compared with the whole popr
s.ioa approSates TO the ratio which the slave proper
" of the whole State bears to the whole populations
Now the ratio between the whole population in Virginia
Of one hundred 10 rhrtythrec. Those counties then in
ner cent OF the entire population interested in pro-
tee sav. properly. The entire east, = Is said il to
lie relied on but the west has. il Is sail! interest III
slavery and i not 20 &c trusted. Permit - compare
certain counties east AID ,vcst-;;i a. which tie
number Of slaves exceeds and in others it falls lt;lc
short OF iirvthree per cent OF the whole popI.i ION
submit the following table: