Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-01


wisely created Thus the public faith pIi.hted iuchar
tiers solennv granted under which til. honest inustri
Gus and public spirited citizens Of the commonwealth
bad been induces, in many instances. with .,rer person
al Inconvenience, Ia make heavy Investments from
desire Ia promote the common veal by developing he
Resources, has been cruelty violated THIS too the pc
culinary interest nf the State and OF private individuals
IL: JOINT stockholders has been sacrificed witla ruthless
and unsp:rin hand and last though n"i least
nous public debt accumulated, which is destined.
long To iasten upon the body polite. "a! oi taxation
Of which III" Of the people have, III present, ttl,
conception, but which, like The canker-w"rln l. surely
destined s""nrr ~ later, u prey upon thor substnc,
Tor lon" years nr To result in catastrophe the eject
al which w"ld bc even tar prrnicIus and grew
" To bc borne. lhaG load 81 TAXATION however OPP
prcsSlvc: And from "h,. i!as a.! hi, sprung: From
sySci the most c"rruplug IN its tendencies which has
." late rariuy "pclatr! upon and $waved the legisla
tive department of the State government! FROM sys
ten III ''"g-rnlling, lis il is usually called entertain
IL much affection Tor the government Of my stale rs
any other man, hui il is my duty, humble rs may b..
here, "$pcah out plainly and will do 80. assert thai
there is spirit in the ascendant IN the General As-c
by Of nginLl-ayc, At work now. il lls been for
SOME wears rastwhiclI is rapidly tending make il
the most c"rrup; legislative body earth! refer
again 10 the practice anal The operation, and the
results, ii Ibis "l";-r"lling which is corruption
Itself by which member will vote r a,Iropit-
lion "l m,> II order 10 :.ct few t!.-Us Tor ,'lie
paltry local pUrposc An! hence it i, that a"rity
c; be- mustered into the ranks Ia vote inr any scheme
"l TIN. KNIT however Visionary az cXraya=!;t, AMI 1t
l"u. its Obvious effect, will he destroy "tIcr and ~
listing works which have previously cnl., in
fu operation, and dispensing great benefits
Well how are y"n 10 correct this state Z" thing:
viii lei" YOU Give The J"weI where il bc"n.;-g"r
II Ia the ma ority. SAY IT, AMI believe il, although
gentlemen may smile. Give this power Ia Tie MAJORITY
where ii belongs and what will be the effect lou will
fern. I'M lint far
their accomplishment by log rolling" will have csts-
cd |" exist, and therefore, such. and such on viii
he contaminated, - will Ircm their intrinsic merit
"inuI'rae the commonwealth Tor her outlay III their
construction. l"n will have improvements hat "'irh
as Will yield fair return l." the private ."ckh"!d
er, and will truly develop the rich hl; now, to
Il great e%tcn hidden aud dormant Resources which a
"Itllul Providence has prurtsrlv lly1r,l upon TIN:
good State Of ours Then wealth and population will
increase and taxable subject" multi! py ana appreciate
AMI prosperity shin. ill all her BORDERS repeat, that
internal improvement not i'll name onl" bat IN reality
will then progress and trust it nrl,. Ia;
cor!i'S !" II wi-", wlicous. blessing III, rI>i, Sy&
tenn IN place of the rickcttv. hap hazard ;.ulin; and
c"rtntn;; condition of things in tn, c.n,lart u.
y" thai alf'jcc The final result verify br,ir:c, will
Dc I" build up great city somewhere upon rumr t:!Ii
TIC coast and immensely t" enhance III. value ui yulr
property and Resources and to increase Your property
aud happiness well But will construct
no magnificent rival schemes OF improvement. not
only Useless. but most pernicnS in their effects And
why, IL May Inc asked, will these results flow from The
shifting Ut power from the minority "a c majority
answer because It's present location has bccn Il fruitful
source rs terily believe Of all the evils .crrcl To- ~
me, ail'i because It Is. general rule the interest "l
iI"rtics so I" Use their powe: confer the great
est good upon The greatest number And in d"!t that
The RESULT ot sc exercise Of their functions Must be-
scatter the bread of life broucaS nnn- the peonI.
but even II these predictions should not b" aliled we
have the consolation to know that can't lc w"rsed.
My immediate constituents have received comparatively
htl" IN the shape OF improvements III. r,n os the
commonwealth. With the exception of .iyr line III
railroad. the value of which YOU hay. DESTROYED D.,
your inudlcous, to use the mi'deat terra legislation
i'll utter violation of the faith Of the STATE. involved in
the bcstowal of It's charer-w" have u"hnr to carry
our produce TO market beyond that which The nuuiii
cence and enterprise of Maryland in The construction
the Baltimore aad Ohio Railroad has given MS We
never be the advocates Of any cXtravagani %. usre
system oi improvements, and can say the same fort.
Whole Valley. They must be of manifest utility. ,
they cannot receive sanction. Why then do YOU
ca that the power OF the majority will hu welded for
the purpose of pagc! | think if any proposition is
Clear, that the proposition have demonstrated upon
this subject is not from the force, of my argument
merely, but through the medium Of facts which stand
out III bold and prominent relief before our view in all
the force, power, simplicity and dignity of truth II is
then say apparent that far protection m rrnu.
ery gene ally, III Virginia Is concerned there is no ne.
ceSSlty Tor am such protection is >"iglt To- be
conferred, hy vestiug wealth with political power.
That being true in regard To property generally lei me-
pursue the enquiry Tor u moment, III regard TO that
particular specie, OF propcrtv-supposcd to be most
III the view OF eastern gentlemen. |, Is subject
know al dclicacy, but feel myself authorized
10 approach and discuss it, because large portion
OF my own property small a. it is is Of that desrir-
ton. feel therefore, Alright to speak and tn sneak
| freely Of it, and especially, To point cut The dan.
gers which may result to it from njuciuu. act on
the part Of this body The great error of eastern zen
tlenen with regard to this property consists in the fact
that III speaking ot IL rs subject Of taxation and
i'll all their efforts 10 show divers ~ If ilterc,
in regard to it, between the cast and the west iry
treat it though they were it, sole and exclusive
possessors. And they argue from that assumption,
that there IS diversity and conflict If Interest in
regard 10 il between their constituents and ours Now
this Is not the true state a the Examine the con-
ttion Of Virginia in this respect as exhibited by your
statistics consisting OF the late census and your audi
tors report. and you will find that il is great mistake
viewing the east a. whole and the west as a whole, /
admit, that there Is great disparity bctwce the amount
Of slave tax paid by the eastern and that paid nv the
western section: but that il not proper mode exam
iuny the subject. Iou must look the interest here
and then at the interest there and see how it is located
in each section. You will find that il located and con-
fined Ia such particular portions of the region b.y,n,l
the blue ridge render the duty and the in,r.s,
Of the representatives Of these portions ar FRAGMENTS of
that section Away TO vln,lcac and protect by their
WELL add Ia these representatives. all those from ih,
eastern section, md yon will have Il majority in the
Legislature favorable To the protection of the ri,saud
interests Of slave owners, upon any hss Of representa-
ton you may adopt. ask gentlemen 10 look at tb,
subject in its true light, and they will see thai, the west
for the purposes Of practical and efficient protection
has community oil interest with thci and ,ha, ,rnn
any bass 81 representation You may adop; LARGO mn,
ory Of the genera; assembly will he the advocates If
proccc: to this interest, and will resist To- ll. I;t
any cncr"achment upon it. This view alone IS conciu
'ivc on this point, in my opinion And in connection
with il, beg Leave to state that not nnIv !. he oo,,
Of taxes from the west increasing generally h, aso that
this particular interest is increasing in iurti.;,r nor
tons of the west with great rapdity. will moi a..
tempt from memory, to state the exact cxccs, Of the
per ccutSc OF increase in the slave poDatinn If ba,
section over that in the eastern drny tLc last lsn
years, but Il will bc found upon examination even vi.v
ing the west whole. have been very rcat anil
looking only t" particular portions Of it. To have been
immense. Indeed find, that that interest has within
the last ten years like every ohcr accumulated NOR,
rapidly there than in any other portion of the State
this is another and powerful consideration to show that
the rights of the Of this peculiar property. will
never be violated or oppressed by the west
intended to say something here about guarantees h..
cause the subject am treating Of leads us naturally Ia
refer to them Gentlemen however laugh US to scorn
when we talk about constitutional guarantees They ~.
sert that they good enough 10 prescrrc western