Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-09

Slave owners, e5O1-$2 each
Value Of slaves. $685., 800 at 10 of per cent
would pay $7,SS7OO.
Can ! consent to proposition that thus opprcssc.
'hrm' Remember, cir, that the slave owners of the
state Of Virginia pay dollar and sixty
cents head slave tax But adopt this system and
the slave owners will have to pay nearly two and il
ia!f dollars head and all that is TO BE- done v this
pallacca, the al ra!orem system Of taxation invite
lie intelligence Of this committee, invite the Justice .!
ohis committees before they adopt such guarantee
that before they adopt such sy;cn OF taxation that
- look Ia is bearings and influence Never will TAX
the tax OF The Sat,h, which in my pocket, an!
place upon The and calf Gt tie whose fani.i,
is sustained b: such mcans. have done with the ~.
ra orrm system of taxation for the present. II il,:
strength should be glad to discuss it little further
It is oIiou in primer pie;n Gst in its operation-ard
oppressive to those represent, and these Sufficient
reasons to command my unqualified disapproba.ion
had determined to notice several arguments ilia.
have been advanced here and must DO 50 if an DOT.
wearyins tie committee. beg to notice particularly
som. Of Inc arguments which fell from; Tie gentleman
from August: (llr. FrLTz regretted very much
c.r him say tina: the iae that slaves were ccuaeG
II he federal representation was the crign and case
tnf this fnatiri! crusade which ii goin" against that
species OF property, AMI that it bad done us no good
tlv sir, ] think there are twentyscvcn members Of
Congress basel upon slave property. The attempt
;. an slavery IN the District OF Columbia orly failed
hv event votes IT. therefore, your slaves had not been
in the Congress of the United States slave
90 would a this day have been abolished in the D:sr;c
Inf Columbia Il save oily ly this slave reprcsen
talon .tad get the gentleman from Augusta says thu;
i. i.as done good. Nogool That very act, c.
lcl 4 barrier which hope may stand as long ~ time
l;ats hope there is not IHan in Virginia, who would
not pray the hcur ma: never come when that ;nsti
u,i, shall be struck down, in aiiT Of the quarters III
r;ic it now exists, by am other power than that
Of these who own this property But, sir, our federal
representation las done good 1t was placed il,
Iii, Governments. b yihe wortlest patriots, who have
aver lived in the tide of time, by the wise who
framed the federal compact by those WHO stand now n
ihcacon-liehts TO guide lis to political trnth.
Nv friend from Berkeley Cir FArLKSEn took occasion
~ road to us M extract from the Southern Rrcier which
reflected upon the good old State of South Carona, he
cause of her stasnant condition He stated that he die
mt know, whether it attributable to her basis
renrcs cn.utcn; lie woul leave that to be inferred
Inv others Did not the sagaritv Of that gentleman sug
Lost to him. other and better reaSorst Did he not know
hat south Carolina was old planting State thai Ion:
ince had reached the acme of her glory: Is it fair t.
eppare her, with the young giant States growing VI
i in the newly settled country: She was here whel
Ohio WA, wilderness. She proud South Caroiln
h.fn,e t:,e white mans foo: lad stepped upon IN
banks OF the hiss;s pp. Yet the gentleman Im;cnie
m draw the inference at because sic has na!ai:ie
tho b!s, .! representation that IS cGnscn!cu Tor ne
here her s,snant condition IS atlrpaiahlei g" 'i'
THE restci.ns sagacity ilist have shown hn tlat
liz attributable Ia other South Caro!ll la
i.,s vet Lccun,e b. wo.d in h mouth OF ever
iLodv for one nold her and he. institutions IN ing
rccart and slall speak eli tnti with kindness IN
rcSpect She has smoacring within her bosom we r.
mans of n 1,cre men brea;led tie breath
;f,l mir did tn. gentleman not remember that tie
ri, has representation basel upon federal hiIcer
;cb i equivalent to the basis Of taxnton ans; pnpi
Il,tion And tell me what State in this uron Is nt'
making more rapid strides to positive greatness to Il
tat IS cool and great to the development OF her ply
nl Resources. he: mineral wealth the increase OF hs
on,,,aon and the advancement OF her literature, thu
iba State Of Georgia And if Georgia prospcrs undo
49,, n,iv.d fasi; WHY should not Virginia also prosp
: S,,lor the m xed basis Why did not the mixed has
desire end sagnate tie energies OF Georgia If Il
uxad hssi. stagnatcd the energies of South Caron1
81; Won must look for other cause than her bias
mo gentleman from Greenbrier, Orr. PEIcF.) I
: : wards whom feel kindly a | do towards al
La the Gentlemen whose acquaintance iav" had Il
= Of making since have been here-wasned IL
committee of the incorporate excitement which perva
al os ba admitted his own bosom and that OF his pc
Al Mo listened to him with more interest than ha
listened to any one else, because saw that he felt VII
:. Mr. PRICE. My friend has mistaken me. did Z
,,,b,t was under the influence OF Incorporate
10 c;t.ment. Nv remark was, that there an excl
n n,snt that felt deep interest possibly internP
~ ara ;nterest in this question: but that did not think
O. was incorporate =,
< But viii take the responsibility of calling any excl