Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-03-18

power In Tie legislature that they do I, Inc ,ycs,p,
on nef of Iand bread acres and hundred .la7r
who h.. paid his hundred year into the Golfers Of ~
State ali Of which is, Of course, nost co,s:s,c.tly ac
| counted Tor upon the principe thai this wealthy gen
,leman cannot he trusted with The protection Of pro-
perty al! because H. can only have power IN onor
ton 10 tie taxes paid
| TL. r,asnns and object, of all this are 80 ,alr.i;.
uat !, would seem wonderful that the common VOC.
anr, and mechanics Of eastern Virginia have long
,crmted themselves 10 he made the tools Of opprss,
won and wrong, 10 those who are emitted 10 their
sympathy and fellow feeling, and all Tor The benefit Of
those who would, with equal aiacrty, usurp their
rights were they necessary to ne maintenance Of
their own Where is the Justice the reason for hi,
ediors sectional inequality: Is 10 protect property
Why then have they not restricted the right vi Suffrage
O the wealthy: Is ii 10 protect SLAYER, and slave tax
uon: Why then have they rot noidl, placed The gov
eminent in the hands of Save holders east and wesl
This would have been the natural and Just course to
have accomplished such an end. They dared ho' %
il; thew dared not Cypress their own Masses lest the.
he hurled from power Ard yet if they ceased ride
| up,n the necls Of scme body OF men, they would have
stopped to " become - one OF Us ms last al.er-
native was not to be borne b. those who had long
| vor7, the purple They choose 10 tramplr on those
| Who lay bound hand and foot, and II their mercy
Alas for the land OF stored rhirsiy and genero.ity-
disntcrested, consistent, ard !raicrrai hass-how 1t
commend, Itself 10 the heal AID heart Of all repub
| licdns
Il is objected that THIS basis CLAIMS control for prop
| crty not only over is own safety and taxation but
assumes IL absolute control over The power
of appropriation 10 which Is not entitled b, the co3
| tesson OF It's ahest champion.
Nor is this ALL Under the like prcte:ce. hey u.sn
uncontrolled power over every species I'll legislature
as well upon the subject Of the taxation Q. ever,
species Of property and personal rights over lie
taxation Of slaves. 10! which there i 70 warrant II,
their principles Or from necessity, but based upon
| A most barctaced love ii power.
1t is objected that Thu ba., Of property exacting
and unjust IN refusing submit 10 that guarantee for
lis projection which II offers 10 other and dearer IN
tcre,ts and rights Again, II IS Objected that this bas,
regard, government 4, Il monicJ corporation ar
partnership rs if nothing but money was invested
and consce uently that the loss and gain sound
alone IN dollars aud cents, and that each partner
have voice in the control OF the firm. equivalent 10
the amount invested awaiting itscli Of the apparent
pr;mo tuca Justice ii this position for is support
when in fact the premises wholly fase-ihe deue
ton is contrary thu laws Of partnership which gives
each partner The equal control. and which. true in fact
and conclusive IN reasoning. they have not and Will
not dare 10 carry practical operation. and is in
il, fact wholly napplicahle 10 the system which they
pr,po.. OF the soyercigns or people OF the whole
State, individuals, are The contracting parties or
Mariners and the several counties, or the and
w., ~ separate units. viii they. iii pursuance OF this
commercial rra.on (Which they have misrepresentation
offer to the individual contracting parties partners
il this government frm votes III proportion 10 Their
money know il is motkerv 10 Ark Vet such i. the on,
l.citina,. Of this prncp" This dollars and cant.
argument of the 'a-t loo-r- IL whole force when exam.
med in another ana NOR. enlarged poir. OF view TIL.
.a-t of their motion and 10 .ub-srve their own
,n,,- have made h- question sectional and have AZ
surd it such and cannot consequently complain .,
nm argument OF q sectional character. Vow how doc,
this nonicd argument stand when taken in connection
with disbursements ~ well rs taxation | hnve no,
been able get the statistics Necessary Tor accurate
and perfect eotimatc- although they called for nj
an early dav of s-s-on But from the small table
already furnished for BY the auditor M wei,
~ from general knowledge Of the factr will l."
seen that til. ordinary disbursements of the govern
in.nt in the .as full in proportion the amount
of taxes paid iy them: while il will u. seen from IL.
mat me and amount the ordinary expenses di.brse
to the the greater portion thereof is nec-ss;,il,
cxponccl in the east from! the location Of the capital:
H., greatest item oi ordinary disbursement t. the
west being pay and mileage Of the members VI the
legislature which is almost wholly ep.u; i'll the east,
Nor is the fact less striking when examine the cx
traordinary appropriations for the entire body of ex
eisve improvements to Dc found IN the east acng
and crossing her territory direction but as We,
pausug At the Blue Ridge while the advantage ii
these expenditure, have been comparatively con6ned Ia
the east and the money spent IN their creation has been
scattered among tn" people Of the Now is it not
clear that the neither suffer Justly complain
while the government returns with hand villa, !.
has taken with the other and while tue wet by The
operation Of the government; lscompcl!" spend with
and them arge portion Of the disbursement,
which falls IL share This idea courts the nYesau
ton Of MI grunblers about npoyersnsnt from excre
sv- .axatoo
II objected tina; this basis forces the different psrt-
Of the State into unnatural political conlct producing
Is ,uany political and separate interests ii followed IT,
IL results there counties in the State each con
cunx ,nnt thi. that interest OF which they claim
superior share, is entitled Ia peculiar weight and con
sidcraon nj tho hands Of the government with no ~
bitter to decide but the will Of those who are in power
who will. of course, upon their piacpl.a return il
!, il objected that this basis uf property has been
subjected To- the test oi experience with disastrous To-
suits 10 the interest and glory vi the Commonwealth
and is in direct conflict with the experience of our ~.
ter r.r,blic- where the liberal basis bss Lc.n ,,ll
fried and triumphantly yindcasd in pructc. ~ !,
is demonstrable from reasoning
Lastly is objected that the friends of .ns,ern -,
tendency guide! either ls principles NJ, all -,
jy a variety Of wholly diifcrr: principles r.s,ine, ~
different Reasoning Il number ci them sra wiIl;u1 J.,
adopt; and ready Ia advocate. the federal ln.;a.
others basis 81 taxation and others la,i. 81 ,a,
ion and persons combined. YET these bases res, man,
'lit rent reasons. and produce different result, urrer,u
in only point, aud that 10 retain bower !, I'm,
wn hands Now, while such are the f,c,s thor, ,a,
be- safety ~ hope for the west. Lei Is So. this mn,
tsr plainly and distinctly.
Tho east contends to-day for the federal basis sb
succeeds and counts five OF her negroes coual ia In,
white men "f thu wet. Upon whit principle In, She
acted Til" federal basis was cnntrnued Ia h.,
principle. br, compromise If conflicting opinions
principle. Those who contcndei for the rcrre.en,,,i
:" slaves 'or;d"d Tor Gli Representation of then
n- persons What guarantee hns the wc.f lLa, wi,l.,
The time shall come i,r her IL gain the a.,.pd,.,
hi, principle, She will fare better finn l I'M. ,l,~.
She has none. Another Convention having the ,o,r,
mas only !" carry out III" principcs, onterc for IS h
south, and give IL basis al the whole porplntna
black and white or adopt other prucip!. o,t a,
tho multitude al their command. Suppo-. tb.y o,,,,
the principle Of the taxation property tb.v ,,s,r
time by adding it the taxniou Oh ,r;y,le.,s,
suppose they adopt the mixed basis which ...n. - h.
the iavorite 1hi- basis balances taxes ayuin, men
ly il you must necessarily niuk. rome .eti,ot, If .
some amount MET weigh against him To.d,y yor
balance mnn ngniust doilar-to.norraw sgn;n. IN
cents, and the day following you Gun r.,I,ce M, xIn
e" n sovereign 10 mill. Where the s,ie,y I. bo,
Of the west against -leh m oppo-ition'
W" may be told that this Is too suspicious Ibav.
ever been tn" last to indulge in unjust suspicious. BIZ
thi il -u- lcion. 1t Is the ua;,,ra concu.ious f
III" past conduit Of the eus: ,s the whole obi.et
OF eastern gentlemen hs'n they thcn,c!y., Lsre a.
care to preserve slavery. and protect slave taxation
And are they not themselves now divided and olwa[,
have been "a to the princpl" upon which they shout:
base power: SUPPOSE the basis upon which TIN,
Convention has been called bc noy a..iinc rs eo,re
and the should show that from the .,orn.on, n
crease in til" white population III. .cst TIM ~.
now entitled To power, uu TINT basis. Would gen
t!e;I.n yield the power and maniis the priicipo; /.
10, what wvGii become III that darling and peulis,