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

cannot 500 onv thing ! cmrct 80 a1v coItse, tha
will prevent il, .a-e la, dicatai r .eih:hneas ana IN
tcre.t. That what j to hcrp Il, exc! uhaer 1901 r
long AS this sectional aud .e:-i paryis plsrued bu
told that IA; t"-, thing ar" necessary Tor In
purpose al protecting property W. are tote tii"t h''
i'll political point OF view has u" conscience ~ j.,
tce no liberaiity. nothing La' ~ lWar' N"rdd lii
heart, To respond alone !" what VIII elect NJ ""i ~
tcrr>is Now. would ask The gentleman. II ~" pro
tccticn Of rro j. tie cnly rr-"l-and that i ~;
only one now rv.-lr fixing this odlnns basis ur"i
US aid for disfranchi-ins majority 81 Inc poop"
this comm nwcat- protection i "'i'r"d ~ any 9TH
way than that Of giving them the feinS =. III" 2"N
ernmcnt whether iAcy woul'. not be Wiling to ad'r
that plan No. thev refuse il. Hen W. are forced
necessarily forced Ia The conclusion, that Il l. not pro
lection tLcv seek bu, that i inordiat" lust io
power that governs them Now. l.; u o"kai III stat
of thing, in Virginia Here No fnd The people 'ast q
the blue rg" owning l"sl' h'n!' ~ :" slaF'- and io
the protection OF those ,- The, tell II that : n,ces
-arN that they should Lave IL" rang" .! ms govern
ncn They tell Us ,ha; pan is governed a!oi' II: II
tcrcs and that rat.o,i-m j. soon a. H. enters ." tn
political arena iai:c wings am ' way that Ii-c" la
departed from her that cosi'i.re ! "ttr"d ami Tia
man only through III" r,c- "i i"reTi ana nolhil
iu, interest. Now. take this fer grained for Ia" sah'
az argument which do not admit for ole instant 10 h.
true and what is the condition Of thing here; Now
the country west of tn. All, gbancs IL no; entirely de-
,itutc of this slave property and rs fer Tie valley they
have large proportion If II. The valley al,
trans-ulcghany togethcr pay over eleven thousand dol
lars of tux tits property Think yoi then, that Til
people are going "a lax thai property too heavily that
The same interest that Tie gentleman says actual. n
and governs them ii ;i'ir ac!i.s, Viii not GOV
this people in the having ot that tax. And will
ton liz fact, that III tie valley country III" TX
slayc- second in tn IL; - al other tAh'' proper
~ Il there not, then sufficient interest III this prop
"r: ii the valley IL prevent The people there from stl
uniting to tax that viii "rpr.- that species OF prop
crv III the valley aud III t:ats-;il icelny country Ii,
-laycS stands third i'll tho list Yet il is said 'la
those people will lav. interest in resisting unreason
able taxation upon this property and lis consequent ~
pres Now let look III thi> stat. oi 'hHg-. W,
proros. tia, Their. -h: he house III oic hundred AMI
iity Fix mcn5cr- When y"u come IT, tax this sleolcs
Of property. sIpposin H., a!lcehan* c":irv had
not .ncic negro ti did NJ. lay sngl. cent tax W
IN the property, -, you lind thrs the v!" country
possesses very large amour; If Thu property. :.i.a
pays Il very large upon IT, Well the uiirs, coinc-
mp in your legi,"t!rc-5nlp"-ing It I" he based upon
white population. involving the question IL wh.,
am",i; ii lax >halI h. laid upon This -pe,. II nesr"
property Why, ,aHs The west w. 90 10; ""n al. o;
that property, an do -. hos heavy ,"a tax
il. Let therefore las Tie heavier tx upon i, ii
thereby relieve tr pr"fcr;. that W L. pay ttx upon
NJ, ~, SAYS the valley; wc = 4 !.,.;v II, ~ that
property, and "il not a.1,c /" ANY s;et l.:i (.
Then Pr'non; and ti!cwAtcr, both declaring tie
thiu. AMI wl.tr. then. Tie power 81 Ill,
Wiz, hey would have hardly a respectable minority
upon such Grc-,i,n What more Protection DO gen
,f".nrn VIII: than tins, Do they 10, that ii any
potion 4 lie commonwealth w"r" d-po-" 10 opl:'s-
this specie. ri property. II could not be done Do they
tl. section this state can have III. lui.
y in the lei aturr upon any h.s, that y"u ndp'
which do il without tie con-,:; If those who own
IT,, property. Vow, ii gentlemen will view ti- que"
,iol IN This sht--and DO how they AVOID
doing sol would al. them What Protection tn,
d"-r' Tor h. property !! thy i'i'-| ~ the ,", coz
r-on I" which i!y Liud can como that Their iovo
o: power Is predominant. their justice and their
pa;riy-a. BHi, again. Tho west, AMI particularly; tie
valley portion Of ;hr State E'c willing 10 X Upon I'd
rolcra principle Of taxation by which system for eVery
Of LAY that il imposed on your slave property tax
imr,sc. in the aac proportion to lis ya!r all the
oihc. property Of the commonwealth; and IN my opii
ion gentlemen either submit 10 H. acknowledge
that i il not protection they seeking. bai power
The object IL i, Tho srouad that whc; ihey pay TN,
money into the treasury Tie west wall have The disbursr
inen II il, and eau take and Appropriate 1t III what
ever section They please making improvements il they
choose entirely il their section Of the Stat. And
what is the reply Of The wes! Ia this Tie we-t is viii
linz 10 accommodate those gentlemen every side
wiling Ia do justice to themselves aa 10 10 ample jus
others. Trey lay. will impose restrictions up
this power, ti- appropriatng power that It Goa;
saw that that all hot do because tlc west have Tie ma
iorts and can change the constitution AT siv time; that
paper guarantees are worthless and that nothing :. the
rens Of government will give them The protection ~hlr
they ask Now woLld like 20 A=k gentlemen what pro
lection they propo.c afford U.s. should Ike them
10 tell me when the: rreS, principle Of paper guar
anli.- what GUARANTEES they Will give when they
Ak submit IL their government i"r he pro,e'
tio:I ii MY life, Ebert, and property an: q ny rights
po!:.ical. socia and gio- WHY the strp forward
wiiha paper g2aE:i;". s'ep forward '-tA ~
constellation. ani tell u, thu: j. v"ur guarantee. The
very t:,- tiey r,ect from IL, they d,ere II I" aIc
f.ou, THEM VI Tell L-.. viii takeit Il ,hey base J!
upon he right principle: LIT that until They do that "
will akr it. They tel - tia! they IL" not willing
trust this property W:h Us thai they r n'i wiling /"
trust protection 81 ;> ropcr. H. any paper
g:,antoc TINT will give them lean only reply h gen
tl.men that not willing 10 trust my personal rights
them with their paper garaai-. ~. s"!rninly ~
.cc here aln o willing t;'islny ler-oa!rghi-
wl,h my party tia; denies the right ri The ia o:y I"
rn!c think il dangerous. Ia ;his connection WIS
very inuc struck with the Application ii Inc beautiful
fab! in relation to The woodmn ai III" forest referred
to bv the gentleman from F..uguicr Nr. Scorri tLe
other day. il y" permit THIS minority I" lop 1T the
smalle-, ohruh in political garden. how long may il
M! lie before the ,e,t ok oar forest will measure
II. length the ltr"u,id: II they will d!Sranci,c
If n portion ri ny political hertie- wlr, security
have tina; they viii not d-pf:c lie ~ III" remain.
der. When tEcy Las. done that, .ad stripped III.
Of nv political rights and liberties, knv' MT.
il be before they they will invade ny personal right
II i. 4 dangerous prmcpr-a dangerous power L"
confer upon The minority ami tank j, i tim" that
NrciMiaas rero opening their cycs Ia The dan rs
that nre staring them u III" nc.. Eat. asGci
how haze tie east abused h- power: And they
desire 10 take their past co!uc! guarantee for 81
fa,;re time ia uo. understand that being consist
ent with rep,bicani,I IL is not 10 rcirrs- former
grievances that am here III. /" prevent those :rlev
rnces those wrongs and 'ho>c n:'i., from being com
mttcd in future. "" cannot redress the pas. II l.
like the wind which h. pa-s, away, and - rana"
control il. Then wisdom t"Goar> ~ L. guard "'ery
avenue that leafs Il tile Invasion IT persons q. or
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