Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-09
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ohetcnth Of one per cent il equal to twelve hous.
ana dH!lar&-or nearly double what the slaves now
pay. II YOU adopt the Ga rdorcm system CT taxation
The good people Of that district will pay over 800
On The same species OF property. Such is the protection
anofced to Slave property the 1a iaX district you
come within fraction OF doubling the tax upon Tic
people OF that district
a. VIII now refer TO anoler-;hc Richmond District
ma. district now pass twenty-five thousand t"o
Iidred ana seventy slaves - lGS-that is oncsi;-
eei OF one per cent OF the vac oil the slaYc-propery
III 1!e district by the ad 1Giors,a tax, the dstric.
"cl pay Iii save tax alone &c, rs that 2,j:3 upon
"'t Article more than Size nov pays ! admit that she
e""ces II upon other thInes-ipon those tiags thai
oe5n' 10 pay Tic entire taX-reduces i upon watches,
uPah COACHES upon Plsle upon interest, up dividends
4au places ne tax upon that species C property which
ny friend IRON Preston denies money iaugh
was little curious While cndeavorirs 10 ascertain the
ecct OF the operation Of this principle in the different
u!slrels To look into the district Of my friend from Tie
co1aly OF berkeley, iIr. FAuLaxER) Vixen that gen
c!a presented Tins al raic,en principle and advocated
=! ia one OF The abiest speeches To which have ever
,s'GhSu' as anrdins security 10 slave prupcrt-,
no'snt INC gentleman mad not considered the elect
iei might DC produced upon lis people Jefferson
Dlstrol pays upon nine thousand nine hundred and ten
slaves 81 74+-but if the 1Yoritc scheme Of my friend
from bcrkeey Dc adopted his constituents are saddlcd
WIN STAY o T:,9IU. Ics sir, 1850 tax Is added
"a mat sing c artic OF property. In view Of all this
i NV i'ca 20 take the a! ro'torem principle rs the
WI Va SlI'G property rciTcsciil Il si'Se
uisret ana whatever may be The opinion oi other gen
,eihen upon this floor bound By the interests AID
."e VIII VI my constituents. | bow with al GaIcrcncc
70 ,hcir VIII and regard their interest first. Aye, sir,
-nu we Would Gc unworthy of tic tr.s w;l!c We held,
"e INST inquiry made upon any proposition presented
YVES not whether conssent with Justice ;llG
right, ana III accordance with The in,tSis and wishes
,! our constituents. II IS the cny principle which
"ecP representative government always ncving. The
very in"nenl yea destroy Tie Responsibility OF tie rcr%
'ci:'t'c 70 his constituents, YOU destroy The rcrrc:e:
lar which SUPPORTS IT, would sooner live under a lies
polish, Than i've under government that aclnoTlcd.
ScS itsel representative, and yet where my delegate
would not consult my utclc est AMI views, ard be Jou,i
ny my wIli-hc must be my servant and rot ny master
nal would be The operation CT l pricipc in the di>.
'!lct represent. How can be asked to adopt such
s%sien We now pay tax OF 81 SO an, two thousand
I've !aGrtd airi seven G! n constituents own the pro
perry upon ''ii:c This tax IS paid putting the value O!
cae sarc at $500, TIC whole Waite ti8c Slaves upon
WHICH this tax paid would be about :aE 500 uOti-
800 Is lie acreage value of Slaves for any period Of ten
years Tor The last hall century, AID n!,ss at property
should De endangered, it will continue 10 be The price
Tor the next halt century. With the al yalorenl tax
instead of paying SITS, The inhabitants OF these de-
iapiIacd buildings and deserted fields will have their
slave property taxed :T.Ss1. ] asked to adopt
system, %lic saddles the widows and orphans and Il
po'" labofing with two slaves, wit! dc;bIr
The lax they row pay upon h-t species Of property
Tor The purpose 0! insurnS lis protection. Southampton