Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-03-25

stand ~ fil:e2a hundred Is 1t not time for me
to DESPAIR after having ascertaincd that result Go
not expect to reach that period, but do expect that
before thar wear arrives this doctrine will have foot
hold III western or eastern Virginia Il cannot exist thus
iops BIZ right or by might In the year 1900 while You
have mn;orv Of sla"es in the proportion of one hun
drcd 10 thr;y c;ght where VIII be the ~mte PoPuioh
of the stat. and where will be the great wealth Of the
safe in o,ils thipcs Aud what are the results to be
accomplished T., il. Nns nothing Mt a so lors is
this di>-marity continues long rs this unrghteons
ascenieucv is 10 be mantaine,l-so long as western
vassAdse depends Oh eastern slaves u,
will refer, for the purpose OF ascertalmng the
real condition Of the east and the west to the value OF
The Lands. hall he very bief Oh this point iereiy
avcrtne TIE :igures rs exhibiting that real condi-
ton Now 1t that TIE excess IN the value OF
lands Is in eastern Virginia perhaps some twenty millions
of dollars but it i equal. true that during the last
twenty az tirt; wears the only increase, thai Is tine real
appreciate iicrcaec lla!s has been IN western IT.
gnia. rnd the continued regular increase must be also
In ~esera Virginia. In the first dis,rc, III 1880 the
average VAIN Of Land per was ssoo IN tia second
1886: in the tlri ssll III the fourth S20a. Now
the total value OF land in this. transAleghany district
in 1919 WAS 05,55bQ0-benc average OF 81
cents per acre. 1t. 1888 total value s39,21544
or :!i9pcr acreaein average increase exceeding o.
PER cent 80 that be- 1919 and 1888 the increase was
81 per cen. ~ yLc vac lands Of Allegheny
Virginia II Is true that tho aggregate increase il not
so grcat rs III some "her portions OF the commonwealth
but look at the per "":a2e. IL ia 90 per cent IN
crease in tiat time Ia 1850 the value Of the land i'll
that district was G :I..6S 81 G-ug average value
per 81 500 ma increase exceeding 40 per cent
from 1893 increase toe. vastly disproportionate to
hat OF any other section Of TIE State. have already
alluded !" ny district which is included in the trans
Allogan: district. In that district the average value
o.. land per i 2jtG-aad YOU canot call 1t very
poor coGu;rv. The annual ta: Oh i; Is s6,Sse.25-and
Won cai'ia; call tat light contribution from land To
the pubic treasury And W, these people are valued
cents loa Til. cit:ict has increased IN popu-
L.. h,.a of
tainn. Ii exactly in consequence Of tho formation Of
Counties. hundred per cent during the last ten
years. take lor granted that she Is bound to con-
tnuc TO make that large per ccat increase upon the
value OF lands Gt consequently upon her contributions
to the treasury. and II you will put cents heao
valuation upon ,icli people occupying s.ch country
paying such Of taxation will You pct any esti
mate on those whom vow sti.mat;ze paupers upon
the public treasury: Will you Value them nj NIL
There counties ! understand ct Last II
lns been asserted, in tho trans Allegheny region
who receive from The public treasury greater num-
her Of dollars than they pay into it. and they Hrc
denominatei paurers upon The public treasury. Now
if YOU put tie valuation of cents head oil my
constituents circumstance ia ! have described
them, what viii yoa estimate those pauper. n
have already shown in example which have
presented that If this Convention had even the small
ibcfalty which characterized the Convention OF ls2J-
go when they apporioaed representation according to
white TcIula,ol, e-da.rs il aaoa: ten years, we
would hare i'll ioTitv III the legislature. iut
suppose - r;i.: p this majority o. some other
standard l;:aa the adopted in 1925 80 Our East
c-n friends ten cone..I that taxation ard population
should 20 together bat ;hcy never defined the proper
,on and nc.cr Discriminate, between ono por, son G.
tic and another.
\ Tao Eas III $50 was taxed OH lands and lots, slaves
and CHER proper. 81, end the West SO,
SAT-. Screuty-.se fcr ccatum was paid ~ the Ia
and twenty-five :.- &c. j. :, the West. In $50 ths
..sst ;axed u aad the West lle,9s3-ii
md in lo5J, !lci~cine ~ i"eFsase tax arising fF =
~ enhance AZ. Tie ard. iic Eastern iseroS .
Len. :s.5JC iTos... =, 20. ':t East i! ~
.aA.5;1 ..s:..t4 se. . 9 f.. ,.i&...cs 4! +; so;
~ ,.c ..o.l- ...; t,l-s .:..r,a 'fec. So and
..a.., ari g PROPERTY. 3.5g...ia. =" :" -
ease -. - -, II - ~ Ne, nz:a %. c'1'
Of the lake; .lc :, ;a.f ",s.:..n- r. 80 ~. Il
u: Gca.!eucl. 90. :aJ i ia; - g., ,ai3 9fcc
two !.ds 81 ti.9 ~. ut tia m.s.a.a. i: >i
cl,is - =, inrreast 80. ,.n md. i. rta q r3:-
,aTs q ,,er e, ,rs, ,h;r,..y@ .- co.. 6,
:hc ..noe fax Nc b,,r -.,q.s.. ,..,...i.1s % ca,
,ayes [oy -, IA ann. .,. a;sr.v i ,scr5sss T..
The Representation. ! -, the asi Lao u de.es,.
and inc west 56. BENZ aa Eastern majority oi +.
IN thai ho;sc Now. ii YOU give Representation -
our taxation in proportion TO the representation you
gave or our taAatca IN 1885, what will be your rel pre-
sen,atlon now h; the West would have IS dec-
gates and tie Last SIS in house OF 1875, giving West
crn majority OF - delegates SO that If you take the
white po;ua,ion a,d value it as YOU did 1890, and
YOU take the taxation and ralue it you did in 1886,
both together or separately, you will give TO Western
Virginia her rg;...ui 'hou; not her full majority
Noa how has iAs derdes fraES iesnaEs district H.
crease! iii taxation: in 1850 shc pad tax OF .2'.-
1920, and ISi She PAID 'aN OF e56,s4Oa 70, show
ing increase III tat the Of 100 per cent aud up
wards. Can any other district boast Of such al Ii
crease: In ejo il >9l,o3I.92. snow ing an Increase
of G6 per cent. SINCE leic. such is the progress Of
Western irgl:a such, IN no speculative sense, Is
the progress Of The future state and such Is the cohd'
ton oi 'he Two ai r: ,o.o cxb, for inc con.;s
Now navhe presented 'iesc eAhlos lot inc co,sie-
GRAFTON ei 'lc as'rS snu" 'I ,,.on
rsnia IS hn an a,'9,e !, ptVfe,s hr
AMI IN her sia poPgia ~ nov 10 Ano
WIZ II Is mat no~.''fs al, sst ba. i II he
sst IL forcing "c' 10 aNs I In'a'% ",s" his yn
easse you as .",'' .nJ viii mec, boldly
ss 'a ia T r5 tax ~, ,c DO no, pay your share
w ~ !; ven nav il j., PROPORTION to YOUR ab,lity in
s",.r,;on 10 the bcncf cl you derive from gov
sr rn you aod pa larger per ccn,ase than you
do na,. let gentlemen 10, boast Of paying into the
,,o ~ cysess If ,ax;;oa when hey fall short of
paying tAsjr proportion. 'raxatisn, we are told
J i Gover co.,n,,i.ory should Ike m
! know whence that definition comes. know it
vs. ,sn,ion viii o,,- .cr.;en,an give il n mo );