Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-05-07
10 The QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CT.
TY OF RICaNGNh


Allow NE NV more lhouuhs. r,o, H. .,;.. =
your inte est in his suhierf !t0" sHe SulJsel Oh
ne location OF the sell d aoveroine.t in r icbn,o,
NJ 'r,r T. ,i'a'S OF nfsons ard large amount
% iiue ~ supports all HE oliieefs G! ooyerTnat L
All these things aid very materially the L, he,e'
nc houses, ana the merchants. Tbev oraaf y. puo
and the ~ tns" neY' :urn, help Tie mechanics
many common 'abourers. Besides VIM v;i ient ~
during the session OF the Leg -aturs i, t6 ,u,'aollu
upon ousiess win me public offices in the s,lmrnsr ,nd
leaves WITT out carrying away nav, IIa, - 'au
boots, or new suit OF cloth or hin IA pu's oi
groceries, or furoiiure confectionery arJ VI
hnd us equivalent III money circuaie here s4e-
ing Inc wealth and prosperity OF Rehn,onr2 - %
pellty reaches TO all. The receipt of tajs , p,9a
those who receive it 10 bniId houses to 49, ep.oIes
and horses and to live ireely-and his rone ns
celved Is soon scattered among the hntrher5 ~ e
kers the grocers, the gardeners the c,r,a,,. Ia
pasterrs, the nasons, the labourers the paiaer .e
nphosle crs, the cabinet makers, the hae,s tne sbo
makers, the tai!ors, the carriage makers-pdeed -
all classes OF soci5ty, from the highest to the lowest
Remove the Capital, and You cut oil forever dis source
OF p. ospety.
Adopt the white basis, or any compromise which
wall give the West the power, or which will alienqe
the t,aslerh .uttes from Richmond, and the syeety
removal of the Cnptal is inevitable.
But fandoras box OF ills has been opened, and the
WISDOM OF the wise has found the cause oil ii the evils
richmond groans under to be the disorder in the East
a1d petct panacea for ALL exist in the while bs
SIS. An ths may do veiy we'll for defamation 1t is
nothing more. What evils have been inflicted uoon
Richmond Unequal taxation True But who LIST
ened and holds this npon Richmond? The Eastern
counties NO With some few exceptions they have
uu'offny advocated system OF uniform ad vaIorem
tax on lands. The West has as uniformly Opposed if.
ne Eastern counties have often urged increase of
The tax upon lands in the country The West have
steadily opposed it,
:, In what other respect has Richmond suffered! None
lias her property decined-her commerce languish-.
ed-her population diminished? No man who has
hown the cy iofhe last ten years can hesitate for an
answer. Where the city in the Union not aided by Il
great Influx OF foreign emigration, winch has exceed-
ed or equalled Richmond, in the ratio of increase in
population or in wealth? There is none While in
the whole tide water section the increase in popuIa-
ton ma. been only about five per cent in Richmond
II is nearly fifty per cent Walk through her streets
90 ound her suburbs-see the plumber ofpubc works.
OF manufactures of various kinds of private dwellings
which have been erected in that Tine Mo- Richmond
has prospeied and is prosperous.
But this prosperity would have been greater but for
the power beng IN the East 1t might have BEEN pos
soiy' out we have no evidence Of and for one do
not peleVeIt 1t will be increased by the adoption of
OF the white basis you are told. Perhaps may; per-
haps 1t may not. Much doubt and uncertantv hsnos
over TINS; and is 1t wise to hazard the experiment =?
we Know that we have piospered, and do prosper
with the political power in the East Shall we change
idt power Tor me uncertain hope OF properng more2
Is 1t not wise to let 'well enough alone p Remem-
Der the Id eptaph 81 was well wished 10 be better
took physlc, and died."
n II Richmond has prospered with the power in the
East when she had bat deeglte in the Legislature
may she not expect to connue not to increase that
prosperity when with The power still in the East her
pat OF that power Is increased six fold
This consideration deserves more thar a nassino mo-
tee The mixed basis will give Richmond at least
So out OF one hundred and fifty. She now has one
Inns increased political power will give Richmond
pro eet on tor her rights aud guarantee OF her
winch sale and certain and should not be madly bar
tered away for an uncertain reliance upon the yerv
doubtful affection of the West
The influence OF her six votes in the house will rive
hefa power then, to arrest at any time any legislation
prejudcial 10 her interest
put must close. Ii my engagements permit,
Will In another number consider the question of com
promise, Permit me TO say now, that any compro-
mise, which transfers the power from the East to The
west IS, in my deliberate Judgment, decidedly worse
Tor Richmond than the white basis itself
NO PROPERTY HOLDER