Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-03-07

- o..+,.,,an IN 81 rsiGor t..;s list and then ask
themselves whether these western coua'ics Whic are
10 eagerly seeking acquire ave property may ho' pr
trusted tn resist either adscri atn tax q" tue repeal
of the al caiorera guaranteed discriminating tax or
tic repeal Of the ad paorem guarantee VIZ, we" 80 "
discriminating slaves. would. in the Hr'' Piat',
AT act of gross injustice and respectfully ugss a'
western have some moral sense, can ;i'pie'''e
10 some extent the distinction between right and Nron
hat il they did not they nave intelligence enough to see
ami understand that such mode o taxation would ae
atroy the very property which they show !ch cagerE"s
20 acquire And ior what purpose would the slave Own
els OF the consent tax opprcssivc:y the s:aTc'
they bayin work their lands The answer is, Ia
relieve from taxes the lands ~ he worked by them
search the annals Of civilized man and such instance
OF stupid "ickeness ,an he found Audit IL the fear ci
such ,"y ana scns6.ess consness that dctcrs eastern
nsu from trusting their western hrctrcr,
nov desire to show what hereafter ma, he the al
titgde Of parties in the house nr delegates il either
the substitute or deposition 4 be adopted There will
be sXtyeigh delegates representing i94 7G3 white per-
SONS, paying according to the last statement oil the a-
dtor S2Gi $50 taxes and S9 delegates REPRESENTING
in2 III, paying S266,23G taxes. The votes OF lou
doun and Richmond city added, upcn any question to
tho 6S western votes would Produce lie, 10 Is
deduct the population and taxes of lo!on AK; Rich
mord from the i and add ihem to lie west AID this
result will follow, that Is delegates Wi. REPRESENT
81, $50 white persons and 2:e.l93 taxes. and *,
de!ec.tes will represent sI2,35o white persons md
500 $40 taxes ths majority OF white persons the
hand bong 49, i3S ana y. tsAts ~! ''c ore: beng
.Ga 95; that is 10 say 372 ,39S white persons Viii have
eou.i political power with 525, l3G, because trey Pay
an average tax Of IS cents mills cach a2rc IAN the
525 l3G or rather because few rich men aio;:. le
1913 pay heavy amount Of taxes 10 wiic hc pac:
amongst them become entitled BY the icscT,clam u
Inc mixed basis II this profound political problem
the ratio between the surplus of nen and Inc surplus oi
taxes is that of fory-fivc orc hun:o:hs ha; Is
ono man is counted against As CENTS Ugh price IN
deed docs the mixed basis set upon the heads oil Tree
men.
View the subject in another ASPECT ard tic SoPc:i:
feature in the mixed basis viii appear equally Oxen
s;ye. The argument o! gentlemen is That II INC e's
and the west equal IN population and taxes icy
ought to he equal in representation. but that ne IN
ro.ity cas-, paving the majority Of taxes should have
the greater power. The population east is i02,!
an. The taxes west sa0i.25G. Now if .ac population
ycs: zero only 402 I'll, and Inc axas cas-: on!y s;l
2S then the two sections would be equal and entitled
20 an equal number Of delegates say G5 CT bat II Is
found that whilst 4G2,77l exhaGs,s the lite popula
;o; cas-: tina. number deducted from thr wni.c Popaa
ton west leaves surplus of 81 ,992; and that 81, 81
which exka,ss the taxes west deducted from 1855 %
the taxes paid BY the East leaves surplus Of ~ $50
Tho East and the West then present themselves as
equals, with sixtyeig5t delegateste West, however
With surplus Of white population amounting to 81 1872
ssd the Fast with surplus Of taxes amounting tc