Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-04
mcl was erected for the protection Of lint kind Of

'o- I: properly IL; Is II jrj2,: +, e'e:F o:rr
i. i - ter description :Ttare'i: il -
LII! 'Ea' 'aS f. y ir o:tei; T:..s ~ { r:ni,pr,
Ia: j, rel: 'ds ea!%Oc of heavier cx;cla;es fa
te pHEi"',c- 1" l., projections t!i.n ~ other Lind
Gentlemen lnG.. lccoirct Tia. ~: n..w representing
"'nastnen2i deep; interested il. III. ,etic, nl pro.
ls'f have already State! tint in al questions in
''laS The security Of slave ptopcri9 lint the slave u
.c'rat prtpondcra;c.. IAN, therefore speak Wit, pr
.ett liIpa:tiality
mai ARE the facts IN relation to ia. revenue derive.
from slavery: Gentleman lave talked rs if al
n'uSt al Inc revenues o! the commonwealth dc
; lNrn from Slaves Is that true The wlulc ;!novnt
=, ,e revenue Is ont G. hi ndr, thousand of which
:e!''eo Il derived f.o.u -Ia," PROPERTY So that
III reality yea ind that ta tax raid on Thu kind
~ property bears but ,rrv snail proportion to
Inc aggregate am"un: # the !l5c rcveEric InLrpen
dahi of this fact, considerable, reduction mv,, b. made
lnr The heavy expenditure icurrei in The protection OF
'ls Hld OF property Your public cuar.! in this cit,
ch's ~ QUO annually look ut the amounts paid or
sta't' and the expense nc:rel throughout the
loT system 4 police rendered
= - ~ ne rSStcnc" OF this species Of property Look
~ OTHER items Gf expenditures anil after dcGuctins NIL
tt pa for the protection of this kind of property
tc balance that actually goes int. the public treasury
% very small indeed. Now in the name Of all that i
sacred 90 gentlemen require tina: species of property
e requires Slch an expenditure for It's protection
-rt ns n'ue the bass OF Really the
vii "l some g"ntlcmcnr rcInaks would lead u
- a"th" conclusion. i their i,utins that requires
:, protection of government but this slave propertyl
now have no scruplcs .bnus the owning Of thi.
'.Nc property ifitwcre an original question -hou!d
IL YER" differently but the LAWS sanction it.
"W Il state 81 things unarCiinb.e exists and
VIII 50 Continue for long tine to come which W. can
n't co',Fu The law says what hal 10 lrlpcrtv and
VIM: s"'i not BE- am then FIR guaranteeing t. Thu
OF property ever Ir:.act, ia.. security that
o'ntr ~ klhI PROPERTY N the commonwealth doe.
.s.GFc. nat no lai "ail be ciec: cd in his pro;.cr
! without due recoapcrse :
n' i''''S Was htruci with t.. iurous,: cucr ni
ethrhisn Oh this branch If Ike subject Nv friend the
gentleman from WcsL:n,;c.rI (AIr. LrAIri told us
.ia' "Ei!e &c absolutely dea.!nt,! large nnors ui
.s representation III tn: Legislative department Of the
erine!t :r the protection If vhi property vet he
WAS perfectly willing IL conle in the west in regard 10
N'y attempt that was made upon Tie security e this
property i'"n nag ohc: source whatever; either from
hai";'s, ur from any State Of t. cpn.c,:rracv
'a IL III perfect co',:rnc" that should cooper.
:. az c,"" !" or deaths III the protection Of tits proper
t y "icneT"r the abouni.;, or az, other Gna;;.;,l
"'sF lalon 'h'nld attempt 10 inyad. it, Well nov,
was 'er eyer such al nco1a,tc::. argument addressed
W Any a"l"F:ti'e assembly upon e;.rih H.. cannot
az. u ';t't ir"'i;; miserable tax. for the i'm
position o, which the west has" no motive OF. nj least !;
All i:c"l-i ~r:,i. one; vet where "- live. our wh.
~ '''r4 "'u Il necessarily h. Involved in an effort TO
i'"'ec ''!i@ lr"l't" lie las unmi;c, cnaftenc. in
US 'a''ei, nhnEer view of TIL, question which |
! Deg M EASTERN frr;,I, ;ucali,i,lcr
U - ''iS lie Whui" nu'ulrr q! t'a:s0E: III this
I1'.'.*Eth Ss' ar" directly insrss I'd this slave
| properly, !sekefmlr ii,Tt uut cf the :'1l0r) of
l:e PorriFt!"n Nh" subject to tax for the pro-
= Of r.; c.i i: :pu enbrac" a.! Others who are
isPeSiN": in1ercr",l IL j. tae number does not eu..
brac" over l"jgoG Il ;Lc !! gh". rulculnii,rn Well
E" noe The gentleman expect that til. ntrrcsia Of
e|'oo Tree persons nre IT, De sacrificed or il no. ab-
. s"Iuir: saiad 20 be subject 70 dcgradin. III
l. position {! restriction for thc purpose Of protecting
these 10000 IN The enjoyment Of their propcr,y' ask
the Gentleman whether he does suppose that ii sucl
measures ~" rcsoT,"d - Cor II: protection Of THU
species 81 property. the, 10" calculated 20 engen
: der cn:, rho,tiilyIo j; thai will cni.nger lis safe
] ~ = moi absolutely ic>troyit NecoI.rc; that az,
MI r &c 'HcI!si" If III" right Of suffrage M a!mo<
Unlimited "Nrn>iun II the neal! ;,rt u, our population
nave nardr heard single dis.n;ient voice unon .ha
subject ,h- G,or. Well hen Tul arc going 10 nd,
: iht mi" IL" administration, or il not iid the aJn:nis
: t:a'!on, 10 Voice in this governments. uu nlm"n,,
number OF voters who arc not "n" net interested in
pat VII" IN very great eXtcn, iro!a their position
necessarily. entirely hostile least, riendl,
. to this institution Does every knuw that thu
existence "f his species of labor IN the cG,ntrY has
tendency 10 ograie the labor Of the ,ab,riux whit,
man That; docs make hin: more FESTIVE in the per
fo:inamc" d. that labor That ducs have n enenc,
10 hrub!H lin in h. Own estimation; And that hav
ing that teaenc" il bccuues the object of lis hatred
y Aud when M opportunity L. afforded oi venting tina
hatred bv the exercise Of the right of suffrage j, ,b.r
not danger il -ch extraordinary attempts 3. these ar
c ma.H Tor be Irposr "i ro.ccE, il! i!a i; will De
cGt!c the ,Irca! AMI peculiar I'll ec ri lis 1c!-.ancn
1 Bu: vii! sav upon his h:n3c u the subject
S b,. pass Cl - GTo.h"r.
Y .ad lat evening and repeat that lie I:.rollin
system i iag nnl ewing entirely To Tie fact Of he de
cl;ed opposition o large portion IS The err part
e the State az! particularly Underwater Ill internal i'm
!, ;rovtmrr think demonstrated, if il WAS not suiii
f ce:.tly evident before lha this syscia Of internal in.
proYemcns was iudspcnsay necessary tic very exis
~
rs well as 10 he Valley a.I Allegheny count
ard that without il they would have been compelled +
nave abandoned their homes ard 10 have gone c!scwhcr
j. where The government would have afforded them raciIi
ties for the transportation IF their surplus produce t
; n,arIc: in a ay thatwCuid not have LarrEel the Who'll
= profit # it. " Lecamc then matter Of indispensable!
neccs.it: 10 them. lii sir great diversified of interest
existed III c country interested in it State in til
Union hal great diversity Of interests Oh his sub
;, ic:: tie commonwealth Of Virginia. Every membe
m,si perceive this who will look At the matt r. She
bot k" Jew York That State touching he ocean q.
one single point and extending backward III the ircc
ton n the II. Lawrence and expanding rs she cxteud
had but outlet for her entire trade and tic Who'll
S:a.e therefore interested in r,akin, en- immov,
u,ent at Tat outlet by which every Eort. of the Stat
would ultimately be accommodated. Here ia Virginia
f there half dozen dozen outlets for trade ant
this created diversity Of interests and that diver
s,r extended :" the country beyond the Blue Ridge
Well, il difficult 10 uni;c tie wet for long tim
in ans effort If internal Improvement because no appro
priation made could be nude that benefited al
alike and those who were not benefited By p;rticula
appropriation experimenting that those who got the ben
cht after tacy had received it, would feel the obligation
weakened aalnot be for extending similar advantages +
Them we're unwilling To Cooperate Eut fading that
xas utterly Impossible to cec &ny scheme Of improve
rle, whilst this dead eastern against every appro
pYation remained here they enterein last INTO combna
ious have admitted that considerable extent these
combinations were improper, but it became necessar.
ta: they should supper: improvements not entitled Z
the suplo: ot the .gia.ature--t!i:t might have beer
made hy the local authorities OF the counties. But
still il cny nlnttel OF Indispensable necessity
r he* we're compelled to unite and t" make appro!ri
atlcus for these improvements. Vixen | was IL liz
4 legislature, it matter Of n-tonislnert IL mi
that some cf hs eastern people and particularly those
upon the iderarer above Norfolk Gid rot TO apre
cata the importance Of .he=e great lines of improve
niert TO bald them UP. For always considered that
tie Tide neat To tie people are moro IN
tcrested in the completion Of these lines improvement
than am other portion Of the commonwealth! Ihc are
situated where trade must necessarily terminate, where
en- o:iu.us OF trade must be built up SO II happened
ID New Yurk and Pennsylvania And was surprised
to fad that the most violent petition against Internal
improvements tina: eyer appeared IN TIE Legislature
du:ip. the three wears 1ha. WAS there, came
from the city Of Norfolk /, was presented. hut
in delegate OF thgt