Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-13

creased aol".s = ,,ato them able to make roads io'
reads Ie these roads are necessary, anu peIso. -
",!t Iva invoked. in the absence OF inune' ,.I,u,n
hT , =, aud will it be pretended os Tue sai ,,",
phh w., ,;,;z.us of eastern Virginia are :" nrr
rra; Inc announcements of western irsnil -
the great 1 orn, the government with Such pow
.aut mol ,,r,nertv and labor OF the people "o'u
over the despotsm, too oppressive 10 " u"
make 1t always thought that taxes WERE nJ' !,
ISreI - government by the peop.s hut ,hnt they
IL. will and at us I;T,,ms furnished by the people
we're voluntary .s gentleman br right the people
HI: if the postum Nay we be delivered from sucii
have no VIII "o'1'
Scis.nv and legitimate meaning oil sISa Wv1hn
In. ~. constituents Of the geitisn ma fr th.;r
- 'be development OF Their .J rrand system OF
transportation, wheh Wv 49,, road from every man
lnternA ",t have not the pecuniar! means w
door. oN, th's enterprise In this state OF
suiha.' ZION he true it is the o,s ~ INV
government, "ith'as f, extent of its ability to ac-
nc entire State 10 Tue If an Individual takes my
'"npish tn.s 81 nv consent and against my VIII ana
rTapertv. b; own use, he is guilty oil ah act TOT
lt;h no would be punished. u eUn'P", ~ ,Ln
,.rs 10 commit the act, they "ou.u ~ ,nd nv
aoyrant violation OF my personal r,snts ''u ~
mo-. nnner,y. If the government does the same
'ish'S =. ,o gentleman of what 1t Is gulty surely
- I,.,rnc does not obtain, to any eAtei'' "'o'i '
M friends If it does, it Is tue most powerful a'u
,lrsya argument that We should MOI OH. l.VIss
and property through representation nut 'h'''
~ honI superadd the strongest CONSTITUTIONAL s''''
antics .,, r,-,hor md nouuc,,j
doctrine tina. it the duty OF the gov
,,, TO tax the people for the purpose VI e0I.'''I
~ man woman aud child in the commemorative anu
''S's .,n rth,nt the consent of the people. Apart
ia onnressiou and tyranny of such doctrine, ASK
;,htLs i. lust Behold here an Individual born
most ample patrimony, who by wlckedness a1it
nous living has wasted his substance ana reauIe'
Il. family TO beggary aud want. AND upon the o'h''
IND scc that undertaking man, whose patrinonE wa
1910 and whose substance was acquired by th'
80 IF tbe brow" Would it be right to tax linn
without his consent for the purpose OF educating no
v the children of the prodiga but likewise his own
surely the gentleman will not advocate tins doctrine
nn.sr would deplore the period at which power
, his government should be conferred by which thrift
h,II be made to pay = tribute to vice and Prodl
:aity.
myself 10 the position of the gentleman from Logan ai
SON. in regard to his log-rong system. III which ne
r1s 20 be 50 we'll skilled. He does not usft it upon
m principles OF morality but upon the grounds OF eN-
.jiencv and necessity. The means III his Judgment
viewer immoral will Justify aud sauctify the END OF
~ other words that which is wrong anu ri immoral i"
=; may be made right by expedency. This doctrine
nouently and forcibly repealed by my friend over
Mr. HoGE in his speech the other day. lie
; tb,, .spediency was the word OF despots, the
,-' :yrants, and the plea OF oppressinn-that II
,~Ia, srers thing anything. concur WIN mn. IN sile
and Booze justites this system OF og-roliits; he
,h, .,.,ar, Virginia: cannot be induced to con
49,. h, the votes of hc: delegation to his iasortc
81 internal improverh ents That the west must
,r m. anil that if the ca st would voluntarily con
:t, thr money to carry o., and complete his great
.. ., ,br.s b. was confetti But if in their dis.
-; b,, declined to do it, the west would have it.
i,,. hJ 70 r.sor, to this immoral system of log
lin, Iys reminds ,le OF the admonition nf the
.r 70 his SON. when he left hone IN quest OF fortune
Nv san saws he YOU must make fortune II YOU
',n,n.,l,.. h,t YOU must make it anyhow. So with
49, ,,,j.,;ru from Logan and Boone; he will make
49, ;,rr,I honestly ii he can but it must be made ANY
tna .,y this no; in any offensive sense, but the
J. :.;m.,. result OF his position and argument.
, his ,r,n,snt is used for the purpose OF demon
.r,;nr ,hs, the protection which the east demands
,,ouh the mixed basis of representation Is not strong
,- and therefore it ought To be abandoned, and for
ay safeguard aud protection, We ought to adopt the
white b,sis which gives to our western friends the
rw.r in the legislative department OF the government
with such decided odds against the west, they so
s.r III. legislature OF the State Us To roll up the debt
anil liability to twenty millions, to be ultimately paid
bs ,ayation permit to inquire what would he the
,-,a!, ii they had the uncontrolled power Where
yo,!l il, exercise stop and under the lead OF the doc
,tq.. ms; .uuncated BY the two gentlemen 10 whose
.r.n,sns have been replying what limit would there
10 appropriations for internal improvements and to
vl.poses of cducation9 40 Que can tell
i connection with the contributions OF the different
aaad divisions of the State and the appropriations
hereof few evenings ago made an examination, and
| ind The following to be the result:
A:o@n OF taxes paid by Tidc-Water IS .ss oso AZ
FROM 1890 to 1850,
Amount Of taxes paid BY Piedmont 7.ss oss -
iron, 1890 to 1850,
.r,1un, of taxes paid by the Valley ..e5al ls d,
rom 1890 to 1850,
.,l.oaut OF taxes paid by Trans-Al- o $50 90, 10
~.hauy from 1890 to 1850,
s213l..6S0 81
aa'onn paid BY Tide" a'ef from $s4SS,esO IS
1890 TO 1880,
,alpunt received by same for internal 7sasss n
improvement
s7,69l,9o6 CT
iuoun: paid by Piedmont from 1870 s7ass.ess =
Anoun, received by same for internal 1.455s5 =
Improvement,
$ 4S,402 IS
Amount paid by Valley from 1890 to- sso,s,,s "a
Amount received by for internal o,,,-s. &
!nprov enlclt,
$ S3665e -
.alouut paid By Trans Allegheny 81 $50 90; n
rom 1870 to 1850 0'$'' -
mount received BY same for internal ~. nos .,
Improvement,
$ s7s,Ses ).
AN9ln' OF taxes o'eipau y ' 1910. 9S
mont,
,r.su,,t Of taxes orerpaid by Valley, sae,652 !;
- 10 ao ~ S7S,S96 81
Aneyhany,
Tax. $l,75S,952 %
A;Y?ah' oi taxes o'uP"'u :: LIZA" f,694956 e.
Water from
Excess in favor Of Tde-Water, s5,9360O4 "A
The commonwealth prior to 1851 borrowed aud in
Vested in works ofiuternal Improvement, which in
'ere vii! have be paid annually, sll,S59.772 co.
i Iii, sun, there was appropriated to Tide-wa-
':r, $793 1928 IS
Anta!al interest on the same
ier lSan S4T5a9 43
" hoie amount Of revenue Ii
celces &c. for 1850, oi2.Sl6 IS
ESce.s over her portion, S24o,l 81
10 Piedmont 74SsaSs rs
ANNUAL interest OH the same
;or 1880, s44e,s3s 80
" no." amount Of revenue, Ii.
ee's, DC, Tor 1850. o14,Sl6 40