Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-22

pay Ole cent mills average for each white iDbah,
d am; if laid land then III the proportion OF nineteen
cents. In the Valley the proportion will be four cent,
If two mills saYc to thrt ysix cents from land aud -
the east seventeen and half cents on slaves to
g OH Lard. Where will the lEcreaSc fall Tin. a,
tcinan from Augusta ir. SiIEFFETj told U.s. ,scriri
. iatins lax oli"us that the Vallcv would pn
Il tolerate il. 1t presents question whether In. dire,
interest of The constituent body will outweigh the o,iu
OF the discrimination in their favor The expe.!,c. al
history and the arguments Of The revolutionary pa,rio
warn us against granting power with such pbyio;s
II e!nptationa to ABUSE it. In the word, of one R,
sou justice, and equity had weight enough ON
the face Of the earth to govern tie council, o; M.
0 In the words Of Mr. Madison As to the permancn. IT,;
. crest Of Individuals in the aggregate interests Of ,L
/ community, and il he proverDia maxim that hor,.
L is c BEST p2c present temptation 100 often iorrI
II TO be an orcatc.i ivr those considerations These Is,
. voTabc attributes o. the human chaiae n are Il: yan
able As arSi!iaries; but they will mol serve a. subs,
trts for the cocrc"c royoi.s belonging, 20 government
aud law.
10 I:c:en these DETERMINATIONS Tie adyalorc:n sr
TEN pi t"Xa;on Cer tlor not conlected as psr,
ana parcel Of The proposition Tx. taxes are to be laid
in strict proportion t. Tie mark, yait. that is H..
price .! the s!aT" regulated T., lis value in Louis
ann. Georgia, or "ny "ncr sort.rn State. This il the
indelnit, to rrcciYe for partis with Representa-
tun-hat t!c shares shall lie Taxed according Ia lhc:-
market aac IL. southern market Ii is proposed +,
Grr" rnon that species al labor in proportion
- III. ability /" i,a" where =" labor i, employed IN
eastern lri'.ia, bat IN prs portion the valuc u ;la,
labor c-~at"1 b. "ti'au MA: sci liz va." .r
~'!;i.rn market 'sy he $1,000; whilst hi, yila y.
HE FARMS here may be half thai -ila. Taxation
ought surely nc hail according, s. liz. ability i, ay:
il labor according f. he ,,ir o! tie ..by~ i, ,rr.
rinioyD! Bat Is lie EnarA.I ra,rc correct standard
applied avcs III @n"ti.s. yie,:. without some fur
ti,r regulation The price "i Ii" s!,yr i nearly The
in any portion o! the Stale southern demand
rc.a,l., hit Price Lut - project, Of his labor from
yS, ;;ic is paid. u; !ic!cn; values. ,co!f..
al! access to n".',rt Wheat may b. w3,,
on the banks If III" james hiycr. dollar anI Ton
cen and in Tie counties ii ;:lric, and Henry r ~
ample not lIau ,>ycnt':.v" eighty cent. Ter
hrshrI, owing Ia" co..; 81 transporting IL a:rNr, f.
will require Of III, protfrt of hi latur Ia pay IL,
tax locality than III :lo.eE. his /, not the case
with land il market pric" i III proportion 10 it, lis.
from market and want oi facilities, and i. PAYS
les lax the sivaiorc.u pHpl" hcc;,:e il is valued
at lass price But tie price OF the slave, being regulated
by foreign demand. r.lnot b. regarded just
sure al! taxation. in itse'
Their" is another cla:-c e" the Hill u rights to which
! viii. 10 call The attention. Of ;iIc cna:n!.. zee:
That :!c legislative and executive powers OF the
STATE should i.ra,c ::r Ii tiact from. the judiciary:
and that tin nlcnhrGs 81 The g NAV be restrained
fron, oppression, BY ieen; and participating in the bun.
deus q the reo?" they sh"i, a: fixed periods, be
Uccl 10 private st:ititn--rctirn into the BODY from,
which tho We're - i2;nav taken DC.
Tina, j, the src.t curly l:.i down in the bill Of
rit against imnco. taxation. I:e representatives
shall bc rr.c, j /" private -;g,ion re:Grn INFO the
J"'' ir"A WIG" thcV Were ;ts't I" lee! and rar,-
pate in the tGrthcns that Is the mean. To .cst.gi.
;!i.:n tnrl npgr@S>ua VIII III. whit" basis bear tn.
t.t here laid down: Wi!l j. luri. these ,r!c features
Of representative possibility ;, majority Of the
delegates viii represent ie>s than third OF the taxes
AMI !"r lay i!Ip t;'Xcs against The Of every
fern delegate. They DO not return here fee! the
burL,n" he tax. and the oppression they have cAe:-
ci.e but i may he. they return 20 the 10 enjoy
III" o@ntit 81 ,Ee appropriation. ll"w can they be
a.-:;:cd from oppression, when The bl:hes NAV fall
nn .os.ti'l,U, body and he benefit, rebound 10
t!."ir oyn constituency! Such scara ion Of taxation
;tl! presentation ,:oul destroy all representative re-
,l'ol.ii:tT. ly "a';n- majority Of representatives
aiv:i"!e t" one constituency whist two-th!rs III tie
taxes wcl" laid on aioihc: cOn-:it;cn; BODY Why
n""i complain Tn" c.. a" oppression wo,dr never
reach t!:eu tic; would owc representative oL!iga
ton t" 4" "o: ia.,:n Ia aec:a, YOU OF lun!crin
il would u, c Legitimate" exercise Of the layin
power. improperly separated from representative oil:
ya:inH. Under II" mike" basis ma ority Of delegate,
would b" rcspoisb!"to The constituent body paving
larger ir"proon OF taxes. and they could be held l.,
account. BIT they tell - plainly that their wants are
great their ncces,iie. large. extensive works Of inter
nal improvement needed :c:,: resources be develop.
ed IL. mineral rcas;ir,y II de- mountains TO be d!s.
cmbo" ec, salt 10 Ia furnished: ot'.. to market;
The governmental i"r!ty have ,,ccn repeat cy!! ci,rp.
ed with mcg ect OF utr IN NOS a.!i ACCOMPLISHED
th.sr great ends already. These objects can ONLY Il.
achieved Through III. exercise ii the taxl, and aI1;.-
priit NJ power.
/ might tel the gentleman from EaaawI,a, there are
portions 81 rediU that need access To market
mil git tell him. remote lie is i.om market now.
th"t the cost Of transportation Of tobacco from the
banks Of ksnawha to this market, is only seventy cents
per hundred If | am incorrectly informed lie can set
ne right.
Hir SUMMERS. ] did tot know tia. il was =,
cheap have understood at It could be- brought from
the hanawla river 10 til, place for scventv-f!yc or
eighty cent. b going through tic State, OF Peun,yl
vania and MARYLAND.
Sir EDMtND5. ! have ay Information from .
gentleman who owned All estate in that COUNTY [ d.,
not know the fac: myself Blu; there are several cam
t!e-, not distant from NJ; own il Piedmont wher. the
cost AS high We pay 5S'l tax into the treasury.
and have great agricultural rc:ourcez That portion
CT Piedmont pays from twenty-five thirty cents pe-
brahc on wheat 10 this market and lew cent, less 10
Prtcrsbur \. niue. necessity exists for pen,rar;
some portion u thai county "ltI! improvement a,
for penetrating the + .naw'ia valley
The gentleman, i, his rluGuer; address, asked us
ought We t" propose; constitution comforting mao,
lily OF power minority Of the penpl.. md r. W.,
propose it "rht the people 10 adopt ii l. i tr ,Io
people 10 r.ecia whether they ought 10 ndort i crnn,
It is Tor TO dec" whether We ought to nronos, +
answer him again. in the words cf General r,yL~
Uar'; always eyed and MAINTAINED, that III. ,:
:" representative Government mainly dej,ends on Tho
Iruc pie thai representation oni, NOM whn-.i,
the G"bera!r r!Il .! The Constituent Eo; ist,, L
pressed and r""r "te'i--'p act Of mine shall eyer
iaiI,ur the ,tucir.". wiz carry OFT the vii, ,f 49,,
constituents and prorus" ha; constitution Which,
know they expect HE IL pr"pn>c. came here well
knowing thc:: wish,- and thcy we'll knew mine, md
viii settle NY account VITA them recognised .,n
".cT power. AND :t,!.urv save their. r., +cr,
an :.-we:a'i" fer Tia Constitution Erop,,se ant!
will propose lone "iitil 10 cXrcc: them ID yo,.
I" That Ia ny a. .e','' st&n,! not here the r,y.
re~c:1;t;'.~"i myself :!"H5h express Inv own lrhs
rate "i''"1Is nor viii / look beyond nv Commission
sh"a! j. wanting IN NY day. and prove traitor To
them ''"'"i& ;.!' "i:heS a" this basis question and
!"Iir coiieur:ing Il FAILED 10 express that will If
majority o:ilsc Community c..oo.e TO ADOPT that com
stcon they can do they reject H. We are Twin,
u"icr form OF gorsrinc.t which we have lived ,dr
i"f twenty ears pact containing grievances il is t.uc
but hoic they Ia "!crlte, :. It!c lo,o,r
The gentleman from kan."; told Ii in another For
ton .: lis Speech. that taxes PAID for protection, Of
r".fty; tsat Tie siIe per ccntage was paid o., bot
SIDES I" Tie mountains, and, although We raih more
taxes that the blrlhel fell ca?i.r Upon the ives,
mat more OF our property exempted, rs sixty
iihol7 ol our s.a"e property unl-r twelve wears Of
asE "'ss exempt if"! taxation might question the
iact wi.sihc the buricns do fall heaviest upna IL
even with thai exemption. 4 iars, f,oro: of our Ia.
Dor Is taxed a5 Welt, our lands regarding ~ is Who'll,