Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-29

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rvern for White cunter for the same h.s= milc.
tho gentleman from Accomac, (Mr. WIsEj contends
must have guarantees. And guarantees for what
st have guarantees that the ngents and Representa-
tiyes chosen by the people shall not abuse their power
nav morc-I must have guarantees that will take away
from this very people the great substance Of their right
to govern | cannot comprehend upon my SOUL how it
is one gentleman mount upon pedestal with scroll
in his hand upon which he ncrhes the right of the
ME to govern and another gentleman upon another l:e-
esta with corresponding scroll, with the right OF the
e6ple to govern 10 the extent of one-third. How i.
,ha Nv friend upon the side says the right of tc
m, o:ity to govern is desputsm, and sp0sTn Tia:
he will 70 into the field every where TO resist Ny fro
unon the otht- side says it is not dcspos but it is
NECESSARY and Indispensable p0wer-a check 10 be TIt
uncn the people who 10 have the right 10 govern
am here reminded TINT my friend from Accrn.;c Mr.
WISE WANTED pro7os" another restriction that required
:: certain number Of people 10 pass n law vo-trt,
believe Now nm against all these guarantees an:
for that guarantee which shall be equal applied 10 tn.
east as well the westwhcl shall no! hold out the sem
blance and appearance of power the saline time thai. it
denies the substance OF power not for putting that
guarantee that check and control upon the power OF the
legislature to make Improvements want the west i'm.
proved Every vote have g wen in public lie in
either branch of the assembly has been for the extension
of those great Improvements. / want 10 see Virginia
she is now and always has been and united but sy
now in all kin dness, that il gentlemen will press the
issue upon me-ifthey will make it-for say will not
make it-requring to surrender this great principle
for which contenng here and take the practical
consequences of it, will submit to division Of the State
and record my vote for it. Now let be rn,Icrstoo,l-
donot desire it and entirely deprectean such result
prefer Virginia she isl would connect the great
waters of the east with the vest would have no Dis
LIT, IL
cate the suggestion of any DIVISION but as our orclh
ers said to that government from which We were first
separated if they choose to make the issue will ncei
it, will take the consequences nj my peril before
will surrender the principle which in my humble juy-
lnent ii is necessary to maintain.
Mr. JACOB Will the gentleman allow me Ia ak
him question. Would you prefer division OF tic
State to the white basis Are we TO understand thai,
Mr. LYONS. Yes, sir, without any hesitation have
no disguise about it. II you force yctc Eetu, IN
white basis and division and You make the issue vii
vote for division.
the west To prefer q division to mixed basis
Mr. LYONS. Just Us you think. | speak in all Lind
ness to every body So help me God, have not an IN
Kind feeling for any this subject, and certainly
if lad, it locs not accord with my tastes 10 n,lu.
in any such feelings here OF to come into de!baraye
body and give expression to them If my western bfc
rem any temporary pur1nsc any personal Oh ect-
say what feel, for recognize distinction between
eastern and western men-elaud require Of me that I
should surrender what in my humble judgment coz
slider to be the essential principles 81 government and
adopt those which deemed T., be dangerous to III,
safety Of nv peapc, / SHOULD vote for diys,n, ana
am willing that every should know it and com
mcnt upo:! it too. How does this principle wurI il
New York where all interests are homogeneous aud
her public works will pay her taxes. tnok up news
paper the other day from the city of New York, one 81
the best conservative and southern papers published
there and read paragraph to the following elcc-;la
the city of New York about to petition for diy
sion of that State to protect the peorle of the
city from the power located beyond that city OF taxing
and expressing thcn-that New York contributed Of
the sS0O,00o required to support schools :3Q50 AMI
that she received back only $ll4,S2 But the editor
goes on to Bay, .we bear taxation--we can bear
whatever may he expected tc bear but such grind
ing oppression is not to be submitted to- Nj. LYoAs
held the article in his hand, which is annexed:
"There movements making in this part OF the
State of New York. towards creating n new Sta.c of
this city, Kings county, Queens county. Suffolk, c
r:ond, and some other counties the river We have
here within sight OF the City Hall about million o
human beings, and the population j, rapidly iarGcas.n
with every thing in men and means that constitutes a
State.
The that prompts these movements is the hos
tity engendcred against i'll The interior b. Presses
acting under the inspiration os Tnurow Weed such as
the CORTLAND county Whig" for example, which j.
weekly doing all it to exspcrae its readers against
this their best market Worse than ths for words
stand. is the Just ci!urt made in the Legislature
to levy upon lis IN Unequal taxation
a school bill before tic legislature which, il ali
likelihood will pass-and take this as q specimen
proposes raise 10y direct AK upon all the property OF
the State 100000. aid to distribute it among the
raj districts OF the State 10 proportion to the number Of
children who receive the benefit OF the common
schools The principle Of the law ia all well cao:gh
but another usual and we'll recognized principle that
the people OF town county ought TO educate their
own children rs they support thor own poor IS here
subvercd in order 20 make tho city oF New York c,i
cate children all tie State in other counties and
towns.
New York city will contribute of this ss0D1)O the
sum OF $685. 295 and will receive bac, from it. for the
support of her schools, only D25 that
" 100000 i'll be taken from this city to spend n The
country. What aggravates such unequal and unjust
tax'on is, that New York city raises now for her "w
cit, rec Schools, where every child BE- educated,
1881 100 to which must be added this additional state
lax, if it i levied.
To make every thing unequal and unjust upon the
city posablc, the State refuses to get any
-ystcn of equIIlzng assessments in tic State Alderman
Puiser Of city has shown in table published that
Willie in the city Of New York, banking capital vc.
taxed TO its full amount, in Allegheny county, for
pie SSO5.6Sl of banking capitol is taxed the whole per-
sonal property of that county returned only S951l5
and that the like and worse the facts i'll several
other counties of the State. Hence New York terribly
nbuscrs and detracturs escape.
We stand being taxed We arc used to that sort Of
thing but when these our:yes inflicted upon VIC
beg the echoes Of the Albany Evening Journal not
reecho that Journals abuse upon people, socc
ty our public men, Institutions our enterprises
DO, or if such things must be echoed in
the Cortland county Whig," that they second the
movement contemplated here, and help US make 4
State to be called MANHATTAN Southern New York
Better part in peace if cannot pull together in hr
York Express, March 81 1851.
But what is the condition of New York compared
to Virginia Her interests are supposed to DC homo
geneous and to require but very little taxation, be-
cause her public works pay very large proportion OF
her taxes With no slave community all whites and all
free the city of New York oppressed in its govern
that government s-tat it is coming up
and demanding division OF the State in order pre-"
tect themselves from oppression. That will be our fate
and we will be driven to such dretu result BY cslab
fishing such principle in Virginia gentlemen de-
string to bring about.
1t is in vain for gentlemen TO endeavor to n'ame the
public passion by supposing that will place these e-
srictions upon them merely because they are western
men, or, that We dstrust them as individuals Not 80
we say the same to them which we say to all men. We
apr, the princp pie to them which we apply to ali
men, AL are to be checked aud guarded in the
ercsc of power We say that set Of men to have
the right to tax the property OF another set of
Well + the proposition made BY North Carolina to
tax Virginia every would rise up rebellion against
it. and why Because the interests OF Virginia and