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

ITG!, u :IF oftaon "GltrTcr M. y" ~
representation which cusL; 10 ~ adop;eS- Il t'iJ
may DC necessary il cider 80 ::asr the cas- a,>
! ne wcst-thoGsh | 10 n"t i;ii"S mere "a" "I
any inst ground for arPrchrG" q 81 ma s''
II my be sti! i"rc necessary t. :;;li ~" W.
Tic cXacl"ns OF the cast. The i'i"@' -. "-,1 - :,
Sc lodged somewhere unless the Li"l al ha"'' s''"
come o.wn and administer the government II" u. It
II Is vested in the hanl = rlcn, it vii. he i'o't
1t is not Ia guard against voda'e "'n5!'s
that should be required 10 surrc!.ei Potsi,i
This system, of ad ra'orcm taxation has been "
the state of Ohio, and have the port oi inc aullo
CT that State to the legislature for the years lei9
That officer gives general account {" Tie .pe'"''.
the whclc system, and ~ challenges any rl''c :" 'I
union to exhibit system of taxation equally Just anu
equally easy II its operation. lie shows ts'' W" ~ d
million and half Of dollars Of revenue ',as.'e''
tSat year only about thrt- thousand d"l'atS WIS
! the whole loss for bad debts anal expenses 81 co..
! lection that year. happened To be acquainted
/ With distinguished me,Ebcr oi congress IRON.
the stale Of Ohio, the honorable ). L. Nin'm' Oh" "i
the first men in the nation, mar who has Dccn at ':e
heal OF the finance committee Of The lio:e vi hcFe
scnatvcs and whom, have heard distinguished men OF
the opposite party from the state in congress pronounce
the ablcst man upon that subject if rot upon o'erS III
either branch OF congress and TO satisfy my own i,i
upon this subject, requested his opnIa III resaru 10
this system. He pronounccs it be Tic best system
that has ever been adopted in Ohio an! says mat al
though il met with opposition rom !ars" portion OF
the people when first adopted yet il Is mere 'i'cr
uttcT system which ''@i
ed in the state.
! The system having been in operation SIX wears
The auditor rays: The total amount Of taxes leuved Ia
that time WAS S6,Sj6.91506 of which the het amount
paid Into The treasury was $6.6Gl 97l.s The difference
between the umonnt laid and the amount PAID IN Is OILY
O03 10 which is the total amount OF losses d!i'
quiHcs and cost Of collection uc. less than three
PEI c>n upon the gross amout levied in SIX years lie
thc, :ars: That Ohio may we'll challenge co:npar-
son with any other Staei til" promEiirde oil c't'-
ze:s IN payment of taxes aud the simplicity ana econ
onT Of her financial systcIn The expense I" cnllcc.
rio" unier the Virginia system Of taxatlol IL seven si
II half per cent.
There may be particular ~ eastern gentlemen
Directing to this system of taxation. Under their sys
tenn as has h"cn stated here there l!lcGo ncroe7
worth some sixty million. Of dollars exempted roni tax
alton a.id which under this inay be iecI I" taxi
cn for this exemption which lia- take"
place uuL:r domination. II is said That these
slaves ere urpro;actiYc. nal i, thai not the casr
viii wild ::cultivacl land. Are ~" every foot OF
them sb;ra; To ;on whether productive c' nnico-
lu:tiye. :: tie Ohio sy-t.m does no; npoor take"
upoa cyer thing. There is certain class Of s.lliect-
there exempted from t,xna oil Of which are f"cih,
and Incorporated iii the law which | have nov III My
possession belonging 10 lunorah!c gen" Is'nan {" this
Committee which exemptions are we'll rc!e;" I'D III crcE
To tighten tho burdens Of tie poor. Will not this syS
! cn ass .eHtlseu. work well ii adopted II this State
AMI IL: say Oh tli, subject. that th" property o
description. landed property ilc.l2I OWING Ia
its greater extent in the western portion 81 the state
is generally distributed! among TIE fcr,l" than il
i, in tr east. We have eight Ten thousand more
square miles l.: western Virginia Than wa have iI
EASTERN Virginia .tn;i with regard 10 .l:t,r populations
although il q es not exs: Ching like - the extent il
does il the east ii Is 10 the extent il does exist
generally dit!4ed among the people l"r VII ind Il
ar!er proportion of slave there in proportion:
he number ii slaves than in the east 10 IN" Owl
Comfy there between six and scvc: hundred sav.
owner, ii nigh there only four thousand two hundred
s,a in tie count. Are these pe"ps directly
n!c-cs.e in the protection i" this property the PEG
pic OF the cast and will ;.v consent 20 burEcr
i!H. hi. property .NriY for the sake nf nlcTna
intpr", rlnsa.s, when they have 90, every thing the.
wan: haze sal! Is mscl til, l',;rt had i'll
/ tended
! There "her Restrictions which have been pr"pos1
bS Tho ic..lEtlr" commit &c Of whr h.re the EnEc
tn ht mr'ns:r One Of them requires every aPprorid
tioa for internal improvement. be accompanied bv
tag sufficient to pay the interest annually a,l redeem
the principle within reasonable time to he ncnrpora
tel IN the law making the appropriation and to bs r
rcpealab!c Until tho deb. ia paid. row am for guard
Ing this a?jropratnl5 power b. every constitutional
restriction that any InHn can reasonably desire And
would like 10 know ii any member Of the legislature
VIXEN his constituents not interested in improve
mea;s. OF e"en where they are. is ;;on. 10 impos,
the hurthen of taxation upon them for the impruve
nent of other people. When The lax must lt paid If
oil probability under he be.nal syste before bis re
OF Virginia once, when my friend from Alhenars (Mr
Rnuio ?h was chairman Of the finance committee anG
when there WAS large deficit in the current rcyenue
Of the State, which deGci: had to he supplied by
texati"l wish tho members of This cGin!i.; q
could ia"c been there and they would have ,.eu
whrn tie honor of the State was conce,ueI h,y
difficult Il was TO bring in such eases: lne,lLars rp I,
! the mark Gentlemen may il existed 81, enc side o
the house, bit know II existed on both sides Of H. an
Know the party screws had 10 be applied mos: severe
Z l.. -, -,
up !" vote Tor the blk. The dominant party however
having permitted some public funds commonly called III.
luad money 10 remain i'll the blukr d thcrcf! 70 D
progriac them, gave the minority ;,ouI excise h.
tore the people Ter refusing 10 vote to. tho ILL., Al
experience ha enoastra cd the fact that The jsyyiuq
OF taxes and the touching Of tbs pockets OF the
is power which legislatures very reluctantly exerci.,
/ wen they ere required do il directly Tler.
fore this restriction proposed by Tie legislative commit
I too requiring lax to be imposed when tho appropyia
tr;! IL not ''giiy "Xpctien; will bc powerful il bet
sufficient guarantee against ul abuse There are
! restrictions which have been proposed her. by tEt
special committee raised e other uy on the sihi.c
and which have not had :i,c to examine lam free &c
say however, that will cooperate in IMPOSING nm,
proper restriction which gentlemen may desire to pre-
vent abue". we OF tue west stand in as much r.e,l nj
Is you Il tue cast no Entter what basis Of -crcsen
tatiol MAJ ba adopted.
| Mr.. GoODE If the gentleman will give way will
move that the committee rise.
/ The motion was agreed 10.
i Mr.. MOORE. Whcl the Committee rose last ui,,bt
and discontinued my remarks | was laborny under
very considerable hoarseness which has increased and
my voice doc; not mend b. exercise shall 10 con.
strained II yield TIE floor some ottc. gentleman
had, last night, that branc of tho subject
under consideration TINT relates 10 the protection Of
the slave holder against undue taxation find how.
ever, that have Inadvertently omitted two or ,;.rec
points that deem important. But rather than break
the thread of my discourse, will leave them for the
present in hope that may have time in conclusion 10
re.2! to them
stated before that, 80 far M district was con-
ccrned. they had interest enough in this species Of
property lsave property to interest them in the OK
eTcisc Of all the influence that they could have in and
upon the legislative department: Of Government 70 af,
ford il all the protection that was needul en-! secure
it against the imposition Of undue burdens for en-:
purpose whatever With regard to nv own county
stated that according to the report Of the auditor
there six hundred persons interested in this kind
Of property, and paying taxes upon it, know person
ally Of Others so interested who do not pay taxes
who, under the tax law rs it now stand. are exempt
Adding these to the number Of those who actually paw
taxes have no doubt that there arc in nv county
seven hundred individuals who are interested in the
protection Of slave property directly And taking in
to consideration the number Of those no ere heirs a-
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