Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-09
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'S'a!i "a one per Cent IL equai 10 t"eiFc thnls
and c"ar&-or Hearty double what the slaves now
pay. II YOU atop: The at ra!orea system taxation
the good people Of that district will pay ST., 80
on 'ie same species OF property Such is the protection
afforded 10 Ssye property i'll The Ila fax district, sol
lcuhc within fraction 0, doubling the tax uron tLt
people oi that dI.lrIct
:, VIII ROW refer 10 anolhcr-i:ie E:chmonI District
ma district HOW pas t"c!iy-tH'u thousand ts4
''udied amt sc'eiy-olc slaves II lG-lat is oncx
eet: OF one per cc:i Oh tie yac OF the slave property
~ III" district ~ the I'D GGiorsHt tax tie GistIc
"o'iid pay IL save tax alone 1851 that Is ... upon
mt "'ticie more i!tal Size no" PAYS. admit that Sic
'e"tcea II upon Other ihings--Upon those tti#g- thai
'e5ht 10 pay Tie eEtir: taXlcirces Il p1a vac!.@
"p,h c"@Iics, Upon plate up1 interest, Gpia GlfcEi"
anu places TIE tax upon that species CT property which,
i,"1 arena from Preston Gcn-. 10 money. Laughter.
WIS little curious, aic c!dcayorig to ascertain th
Itct oi the operation 81 ilIl> principle the di.;e!e;
districts, To look INTO Ike district Of my friend irc the
o''i's vi Ecrk1icy, (Mr. Fau!AsER.) Ni.e that gen
ie!ai presented iila n rairy.nt principle and advocated
u, III onc OF The ahest speeches To which have ever
@1''Iu' ID a';1rdiS security 10 slave prupcrl:,
''o"Sh' me gentleman had not considered the elect
Which might produced upon his people. Jefferson
Dis'O' pays upon nine thosa!d !ne Ii;:;irrd and ten
saves !, 'i!-bGt II the IA; ortc scheme ul my rlvi.
from bcrkcIey De adopted, his CONSTITUENT, are saddcd
'' S.' e7taA vi S9iU. lr:, air, i.ud tax Is added
" ""' s:.si aruclc ui property. In view OF al lhs.
am invited 70 take the al r,tprrm principle ~ the
'eiar protector Oh slave prur, rty. rc:rcscnt slave
anu :" ha!cvcr may he The opinion Of other gen
ue'ei upon TINS floor, ai buumd b. the interests AID
' 7" III vi ny Constituents. bow with al Difference
u i''ef VIII ANA regard their in!erc,; G>! Aye Sir
~hG ". ""u!'. DC unworthy OF TIE ir,,i si!c held
II" !; inquiry i:'ade upoa any proposition presented
i'' "hcticf IL was c"isslrnt wit. Justice ;tlu
ls''' aii III accordance with III. .narMtS and wishes
u of constituents Ii ; the Cny princii. which
''P representative government away. ucTmg. The
'ef! i""c: ycn destroy I:c responsibility OF H.. re-! re-
'i.''l't 10 hi' Constituents. yo G.truy the rcrrc:u
a'''c 2"'ci:iict Hsc ail, :Or duwa Tie AIN Ia,
'a' which sGl"rts II. would >oo!cr 1--we ;i,ler L ,cs
polish" tai 1--we under government that ac,now lr
S'' is".i representative, and yet where nv cir.:at.
"ou'a not consult my clc> AM views, ard BE- bo0i4
- NY Willie must h. my servant and ms master.
;;i "Iui lac TAG operation q; t principle III tie ,!!-
i!ct represent: llo% can 1T asked ~ aAort such
i We ~" pay ajax ui 81 - All! Two Thousand
ave !'i4Eti ;'r >cc c! ~ cunstiilcMts own the pro
perry "fci. "hc i, tax IS paid, putting The value Of
'% TiHcht s"Gu tc mole Waite I'll tie size, uIr.n
"lci! Ia tax is pad would he about ,GU0.G1t-
$40 /, lie a"e:a5c y;!c OF slaves f,c ANY period 81 ten
years nT the last hal! century Az: .u, nat property
-hoa! nc endangered, it will continue 10 Dc HE prize.
Tor the next hali century. With the az r,iorcn t:x
lls'cad of paying SALTS, The Inhabitants Oh these Dc,
'a.y.&ed buildings lid deserted Fields viii have their
'ta'e property taxed :..S:i ] asked 10 adopt
>yslcn, "lIc saddles the widows and orphans and Il
io'r l'bori1g man viii! t:o slaves vii! dibl,
inc 'aZ they now pay upon lh.t species Of property
;or The purpose o! igrs Us protection. Southampton
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