Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-09


pressed their love for their father in ters "nfc's.
and eloquent Our weston b. ct:en tel! Us I" irc"'
their maannit:, to Their scilse OF iGStic" ah hiie'
ty and generosity. But think we may learn les
from this unfortunate king ard &c rather cautious hoy
I'VE give MP onr Interests into other hands tnii 81;
own.
will hasten Oh with my argument. The gent 4
man from. Rnckbridge (Ar. MnoRE ani:t'" that pra
Iperty was entitled to lrttrtrn Many senienkr hav
gone far To Offer protection. And | propose
with your permission, Mr.. Chairman and the i"ulse.:
"f the committee to examine icr Il few moments OH.
kind Of protection which is offered to MS Now wha
is itl
may be ;!le singular. for I am the very frs
man this floor who his opened his mouth ngans
this principle. Gentlemen tell us that al raipr,n
!aNatrn Is I" be the great ranacca. I'D raicrcm lax
Alton IS 10 protect Your slave property from any ether
tax than which is imposed aron any other property
III this commonwealth. l chect to an I'D raictm sys
TEN of taxation toto coo Nj objections tn it, thinl
are well founded, and beg this committee not com
m Itself toa proposition like that, without the most
careful iliqry and scrunizs Investigation. Why III
object to s Because Relieve OF all the systems 0:
t"Natl" npcn the face Of the earth is the one whic
operates most uncquav. Property Of the same KIND
vi equal intrinsic value-fron mere difference rl 10
taiot is vaiu,d at different price Take Tor instance
h"rSe--a horse is worth intrusicnlv IN IN
c:'y q Rchmo:d than he is in tie connty Of HARRISON
o: II! some Of the western grazing coucs oi the St;;e
t'S - WIN ''"'''
Is III those Counties yet every knows mat INA
horse II bought in tie mountains and brought here
solo at Gouhie Tie amount lie would bring there
One great ard controlling interest which We have Isl
slaves. Do We rot know that the varc oil Save III
mlnsEeS IS his locality approxiInates to Tree State
Do we moi know that his value increases the further h
Is removed from tie influence Of those free states .
.t rpon precisely the same articles OF property inc
quality exists by aira'oTeW System oil taSalioh De-
cause Il difference in value-irom mere poliion "',
reas' Is there Why lose, N the city OF fchh":u'
should pay double Tie tax TINT is paid upon horse Ii
tie counties II Fnyc,tc Grcenbricr Tell me wla'
YOU can assign for il Yet n horse that IN h
county OF Grcenhrer is worth fifty dollars, would pro
b:bly sell here for one hundred dollars he Is OF III
.,Te intrinsic value in Richmond, than in Green
ut it may lave higher market value. He mag SELL lu
more account of tic place st which he is sold, l'r
he Intrinsic value remains unalterc. This system stilke
At Tie root OF that very prin,; pie that each shoui,
contribute according 10 Ii. ability Is the principle Il
he adopted III Tie State Of Virginia that the necessary
articles Of the poor pay much tax as Tia
uNuics Of the rich ask, gent cmen and ask II VIII
'cic feeling Of the vast majority ui TIE taxpayers OF
this State! mean the ma crity in numbcrs-wEo own
"rse worth hlty dollars cart worth ten dollars ana
COW, and calf that all in supporting his wife and chill
dren-l ask If these artices valued altogether, perhaps
n hundred dollars to contribute to the support
might I'd 10 the nrrovdent extravaganza OF this gov.
trn.nct, much M; watch: Is it fart Is it rs'
HAT tic poor from Es poverty Should Contribute a:
.uch as the rich from their abundance and luxury
Never help GcI will consent 10 tax the mcrc,-
~ articles OF life to he amoun; that woult; IN
he uXuries .nd superiiuics Of life. 1t is not just
IS rot right II deserves favor n the hands oi TIN
body At tie hands of any body. Are your tax-slh
rrcrs commissioners of crcnue to so through all 'l
novels of thc land taking an inventory of the poor pit
tancr-th cradle in which the child OF the poor man is
rocked the bed upon which his wife sumbers I'll. value
OF all which is contribute to tie support Of the :;oy
" lrrt Ia. u,
c""is Of the rich man? do not speak this i'll the sl,ri
oi 4 dcnagogue and if were known here as well Is
am known elsewhere such feeling would Ie n;
riiated to me- By any But speak of it as mat
cr OF ju-ticcof mere simple plain justice in the cxer-
Use of the taxing power OF this government for wisl
lot 10 the time when all the property Of all
he hun bler classes Cd his State shall be taxed asmuch
5 the luNures and Superfiuities of the rich The :ic
an pay tax without feeling it. They do not feel th,
Irthens of government. Bat when you come to tax
he necrssares of the poor man, he they few or many
qualify with the property Of the rch You do that which
. just government Dug t to do and to which the peo
lie will not and ought not quietly to submit.
But II is Offered rs peculiar protection to slav,
property will examine this question little beca.ls,
believe have been denoninated the representative
t negroes, laughter, and rs have been niea. l.
axe of them, 1T any rate of the interests {"
lese people who sent here and who possess thcEi
before do So however, wish to pay my respects t,
~ friend from Preston (AIr. BRnwEt gentleman fl
shom | entertain the very highest respect, because
bon. some things he has very Just notions He We
cpi"r!ng the CONDITION OF GrccnSvii,r and said he
i"nGht that Grcersyiite and Nr-i!orcan, la'rs
operiy contend for lo!cing Oh to the present o-ganza
.i!,srluch aS lhrT Were very small and insignificant
Iuntics tia: now have delegates. and would like I,
sod t. them Why, it is truc the are very small
Insignificant counties, but the little count" Of Greens
'le has taxable property to the amount Of two millions
II dollars That is little more than the county o.
Preston containing II 900 inhabitants possesses Pres
PAYS now, under the new assessment twentvci III
cnts 4 head taxes while. a remarked short
line ago, the county of Grecsvl!lc pays about $los
,er head. We are in Grccnsviilc, I, rich people
.eariy every white inhabtant in that count. l.
Worth property The average wealth Gifts citizens bin.
lot less than from twelve to fifteen hrndrcd dollars
,,ch person. But does not the gentleman from Pre-
on 90 TO- the white basis fr the rea.on h, a.rrih,s
iecn,yilie and Wtsm 'rrltdd Let cok at the matt
Inc co.mt; of pccsu; Is given. by the proposition t.
which the substitute OF the gentleman from Fauqu;cr
offered delegates and contains 600 persons TIL
ounty III pittsylvana contains 1860 white persons
MI has two delegates and Halifax containing l5137
White inhabitants has only two delegates: Franklin,
With 900 inhabitants, has onlv delegate, and Car
Zine with 800 inhabitants. has only one; so that
'rcston has half as much inluencc under the white
,as> the 80 oG0 inhabitants Of Halifax and Pittsyva
ia ai .lly a much the l3,0uO white inlIabitant,
II tie mite. OF Franklin and Caroline combined
10 no; charge to him. however, that he is going for
hc white basis because it gives him power
Mr BROW%. ti!;nS my friend from Grccusyillc
would be doing great injustice il he supposes am
going fnr the white basis because of thereby acquiring
power 1t will be recollcctc'l that under the old con
stnton Preston had two delegates and that she went
for the convention "i S23io expressly for the p,ir
pose OF equaZn% the reprrst nlton of the Stat, She
sent delegate 10 The Stanton Convention for the
purpose o assisting preparing memorial to the legis
lature to convene ccn1.t"n for the very purpose of
rqu:izing the representation of the State. She knew
she would have to lose delegate Being small
ionng county, she knew she would haze to give Nh u
delegate and confer it upon Of the larger counties
upo:l the county of Fauquier that then more THAI,
doubled her i'll opa!ation-ftuquer getting three
delegates. Aad, yet Preston never complained when
,urr-ering power to the principle of the white bash
whereby Fauquicr would have three delegates, and
Preston only oae Preston advocated that measure in
ls22-3n and certainly when she laid down power f,r
or,Hc;ple she cannot Justly be charged with nin
or the principle because 1t will civ. her power
axe th; occasion to say that my friend o; i;reensyiilc
lln,t ouotc me correctly with regard lay u-o to
MS co.ntv. did no; call her n- gniiicau;.
Mr. CHAAlBLlSS. No. did not understand Won o.
Mr. BROWN AT the time the gentleman made The
statement, wished to discIam having said So because
have III. highest regard for little Greeusvipc
Laugh.pr| did rot make any ainsion t" the
lropcrt. OF her people, bat to the extreme want Of
lunbcrs there l::lew that her people Were well Off
out she IN, no; Than two thousand ftc'a Pres