Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-09-25

mics from the place OF sales neuce all tnat
is lost in high transit charges is direct re-
duction of the profits oflabour and capital
employed in agriculture. Now we ask
emphaiically. can any people prosper.who
are taxed as are the producers Of wheat
and tobacco in this section of Virginia. We
answer no. they cannot. and we appeal to
the condition Of the agricultural popula-
ton of all that region of country to verify
the correctness Of our response. Where
is the farmer who has dollar to bless him
self with at Christmas. after all his actual
and unavoidable expenses are paid. He
cannot be found in days ride.
We will present one other view Of this
subject and we are done with ii for this
time;-not altogether, for we will never
cease our efforts to relieve the people of
this region Of country, from the taxes they
now pay to the James River and Kanawha
Company, whist our present relations to
them shall continue unless indeed the Pre-
sident, Directors and Stockholders of that
company shall see the errors Of their pres
ent policy, and grant the relief We seek to
obtain.
We have the Sherifs receipt for the tax
es paid by the Farmer who sold the four
hundred and elk bushels of wheat, and they
amount to nineteen dollars and seventy
nine cents. Yes Sl9.79, is all that was
paid to the Sheriff of Campbell for county
levy and revenue tax. But the James Riv-
er and Kanawha Company walked into
our friend to the tune of forty four dollars
and fifty three cents. Yes they demanded
and were paid more than double the State
tax before our friend could move his 4O6
bushels of wheat along great public high
way, built in much the greater part with
the peoples money, and mark it, built TO
cheaper and facilitate commerce: Yes to
cheaper the transportation Of the staple
crops of the country. In all that has been
said in this investigation we have treared
the subject as if the farmer paid high tran
sit charges on nothing else but wheat This
is not true; on the contrary, it is the very
converse Of the truth. In this, that oner-
erous as is the tax placed on the growth
of wheat, 1--WE mean what we say, the
enormous taxes imposed on agriculture
are duties or taxes paid on the growth
of staple crops of the country, twist ii
as you will, and it comes to this at las,
when the accounts of the year are to be
adjusted, it is the tax on wheat the
most moderate of all the taxes paid by
the farmer to the james River and Kama
wha Company. Be not startled gentle
readcr-what we write is plain sober truth
and we will now prove it by extracts from
the Tariff Of tolls. No! the tariff NJ tare,
enacted byAe aforesaid President Director,
and Stockholders ofthe James Rirer ana
Kana,eha Company.
Wheat pays two and one half cents pei
ton per mile. Tobacco three and one hal
cents per ton per mile. Tobacco is the on
ly other farm product that goes down re
gularly to the Sea Board market from thi,
upper country. Now for the import trade
We shall for brevity sake, consider thi.
under two heads; Groceries and Dry
Goods. Groceries pay three cents per tor
per mile and Dry Goods the same. and i
the Farmer wants Yankee plough or any
other agricultural implemeni,he pays at til,
rate Of fur cents per ton per mile. 1fh
is short Of Bacon, which we believe is no
{ very rare occurrence in tobacco grow
ing country; he pays four cents per Ton
per mile on it also. As to the ploushs, har
the law imposed on them because we dom
care how soon or by whatsoever measures
our people are made to raise their owr
bacon and make their own agricultural i'm
plcments.
| We have shown by incontrover,lble
proof that the taxes imposed by the Jane.
: River and Kanawha Company are more
than double those imposed by the Legis
lature for the support of the State Govern
ment. Now then, we ask in conclusion
can any one believe that if the Legislature
should for any cause whatsoever short OF
the defence of the country attempt To have
collected double taxes in one year it would
not produce resistance outright resistance
by one OF arms. We do not doubt it al all
and yet the people will suffer themselves
to be taxed by an Internal Improvement
Corporation more than double their reve-
nue. and county levy; because it is not col
lected by sheriff and is called tolls No.
this Is not the true reason why this oppres-
sive tax is paid without murmurng. 1t is
because our people never think of these
subjects and because it is an abiding prin-
ciple to obey all legal demands made upon
them. And it is because we honor them
for their love of order and for their trait of
character that we are resolved to let them
know how they are oppressed and from
whom this oppression comes. More at ano-
Their time
SMYTH CouNTY-Thomas L. Preston,
is the Wing candidate for the Legislature.
in the county of Smyth. Mr.. p. entered
upon the canvass with his characteristic
energy and ability.
On the last court day for this county a
public meeting was held at which dele
gates to the Abingdon Rail Road Conven-
ton were appointed, and resolutions adopt