Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-11
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Mr.. JASNEY. When the committee INDUCED me
last night by adlournlng over, was proceeding to pre-
sent of my views in regard to the proposed guar
antics aga;nt undue taxation and improper and Tile
quail appropriations As deem this subject one OF con.
siderable Importance propose to bc little more spc'
clfc IN regard 10 the admissions that have been made
upon this floor uy gentlemen not only as t" the pro-
pri"ty, but To the absolute necessity of those guar
antics. have already adverted the observations that
We're made upon this subject by the gentlemen from the
Of jefferson Mcssrs Lucas and HUNTER and al"
mad" by the gentlemen from the county Of Berkcv.
Mr. FAULKNER have al-o referred To the observations
al the gentleman from the county OF Rockbridg" (air
M"oHE) in his emphatic language. that if property
car be protected aequatey nnd fully III no other way
We Will provide for it by representation III the house "l
delegates He is willing to 90 for that.
There is another admission made just ~ distinctly by
the gentleman from the county of Augusta CIR SIEP-
FEY who addressed the committee time ago, that
If property and all other interests cannot be protected
fully and adequately by the white basis, ought not
u adopt II, but lie added that accomplish all
this upon the white basis By restrictions in the cUstlt-
ton upon the legislative power lie further added that
when society formed there tacit express
acknowledgement contract, that he who had appro-
prated property to his own should be allowed to
control It, But the gentleman from the county of Fred
erlck. MR. BYRD who sometime since made very able
address upon this floor and in relation to which take
great pleasure iii saving that regard il rs one "f the
ahes have heard in the Of the discusslon he
said ephatcally that he did not go for the unlimited
right OF the majority to rule and that there was no
principle in law, morals of government but when pushed
u It's extreme. resulted in absurditv.
| ntcd last evening upon of the proposed
GUARANTEES and proceed now to audc t" two or three
others that have been proposed, but shall pass over
this subject as speedily as can do consistently with
Jlsc" 10 the Question What else has been proposed
The I'D raiorm principle When first heard that prill-
ciple presented, said mis- ht do very we'll pro-
position connected with other guarantees. but guar
a'tee Tor the east against the power OF The west IT was
gross aggrratinn Of the evil Our land tax, under the
existing laws, is, believe. oletenth OF che per cent
MEMBER. 1t onc-terth of one per cent, but
1t has since been raised occy hth of one per cent or
twelve and half cents to the one hundred dollars
Mr.. JANNEI. Yes it has been raised totwclvc and
it will go en- To twenty in less than years from the
time alnnow speaking 1t must 30 up 10 twenty cents
upon hundred dollars, reputation with all lis
accompanying dislonor and disgrace will upon
Let this tax up to twenty per cent upon the Sloo as
it inevitably will i'll lcss than two years: let this be
done, and then apply your all Uatorrm principle upon all
the property OF the Commonwealth OF Virginia, and
what effect will have upon the taxes upon the slaves
They now, believe. taxed at the rate of thrty-two
cents piece for those twelve years of age, those
under that age not being taxable Take the whole and
they have been estimated all round at $3.50 piece
bat lt them down at $780, if YOU choose and then ap
ply Your I'D paorem tax upon the whole OF them, those
under twelve years of age being included and it will
quadrupe the tax upon slave property sx-5erenths OF
which at least will be paid by the east and one-seven
by the west TO say nothing of any other species of prop
ertv.
But there is another guarantee proposed too by my
very worthy friend who sits upon my left and what was
1T The same that has been urged by another gentle
man Mr. MOORE that you do not want any more money
Tor the purposes of internal improvements. l tender
nm my thanks for his manly vindication of Piedmont
agan-t The assault made by bis own colleague from the
county OF Augusta, tMr. SnErFrY.) He says that tho
Whoie valley Is content to use his own language from
the county of Jefferson to the county of Wythe they
l.. ia ,pl ul-o !
constituents III the county Of Roclhrdre every man
whom Is living within ten miles Of canal or macad
enlsed or plank road Ia Result which has been brought
about by the oppressive and desotc government Of tho
east will they impose taxes upon themselves in order
to make roads and canals for ohers1 The Mauna.se:
Gap railroad also, he says is designed principally fol
the benefit Of the valley aud will accumulate # tt
| the western boundary Of Rockingham. Tie gentle
man from Jefferson Or. LucAs) tells us in his own en-
phatic language that the people of his part Of The val
ley sick of the guarantees of the mixed basis Sick
from what cause? What is she complaining of, X al,
sick from famine safety; Is she in state Of afro
ply or repleton If there be any spot in this Com
nonwealth where the treasures Of this Conmoaw eat
have been poured out profiselv than any othc
that spot is the county of Jefferson But she sick
the mixed basis and wants nothing more 1reoince il
her prosperity and say with TRUTH see is welcome
to it ALL
The gentleman from Rockbridge tells us that the
northwest is satisfied with what the Baltimore and Ohio
1 a
all they could have desired and that the great South
western railroad will do for that section of the Stat,
all that it warts aud to that section of the Stat
lying south ofthe kanawha river and west Of the allie
ghany, he says land he knows it better than do) tina
i, is grazing country. that the stock can walk to mar
ket and they want nothing That is the exhibit mad
bv the gentleman from Rockbridge, Ar MOORE and TIT
gcnteman from the other end of the valley tMr LUCAS
Mr. MOORE. did not state so fully as the gentle
man from Loudoun, (Mr JANSrY) has represented, tina
the west had all the Improvements she wanted
stated that rs soon the Baltimore and Ohio rallroa:
WAS completed, and the improvements which are no"
going i'll the valley completed for which appro
priatios are being made that they would have al
they desired But in regard to the intermediate space
between the kanawha aud the Ohio rivers, they hay
had no improvements made in that section They SHOULD
have railroad canal between these two ports
ard when this accomplished they would have al
that section of the country needed. went on to admit
further that when these works were completed thai
the east would stand as much in need of improvement
as the west. and therefore, had nothing more to ea
from the west on that score than the west had from The
east
Mr. JANNEY. ] know very well, that my frlenc
admitted that this would be the state of things whel
these works were completed and he had waited for