Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-05-28

will exempt the whole of it, and that Tie v,.,
OF wheat and other grains raised has assumed agi NJ @
time, would be taxed in the form OF money bones or &
property Cereal grains peshati4 81 latIrc aud sh
jcct 10 DC dcs'oyc cd ny vcru; lGd ur.dlcs he 80,
dent hs1andman would dispose Of al i earliest p., i
But tobacco cannot be ready for market and bn,b
cotton are improved rather than injured by time aad
amount of tobacco, and considerable quantity of
raised and none of one and bur small amount a. IN
other in The West. Here sir is the uavywed bu ns
Of the proposition exempt agricultural nrodsel
from taxation; aud of that exemption the East er'nvs I
entire benefit Taxation sha be equal and uniform ihronuS
out the Commonwealth and all property shall be ,,rad a.
cording its yalre except slaves The chairman NJ ~
committee OF FnaGce has told that the slave
the East vaned Al ZOO and fraction h,.
shown that ;s turabs slaves Of the East under the er
Constitution, will be valued at SOS SIG 100 Lsyins
S57 900 Of nnaIcd property in the Eas.. Was no, ,hi
ennugr? IT. as the gentleman from Abem7re (hIr Riy,s
has said thu West, in the CunvcnCn agreed 10 raw
IN consideration o power ask, the C0nSluuon,I
exemption OF S51Q00UOO Of slave property from syao,
enough 10 pay Tor thar power! Your property /. ma
taY eSslnfGa an! nov you seek TO exempt the produce
their labor, white You tax he white the West and r.
fuse exempt the produce of his labor Sir calls IN IN
pleasant "Reminiscences and will pursue the sub. f
tier One word, however the history Of this tax uoo
cattle We gam from II useful lesson 0: in,trco,
Benjamin Watkins Leigh stated in the Convention OF $50
that Chairman of the committee Of Finance in the s.,
sion OF lSl2l3 OF this House it had been his fo-,,r.
The first person 10 propose, or rather % tx on
neii cat,!a. 10 bis o"n llnGnsge'l received
with such 4 moaning low, II the animal which !; w.,
proposed las lie ttX had smell The blood .! s.h
tered fellow creature and raises! its pntye vvic. i sy
patsy from man ard 5't" Il no, then .'rosad Bur
10 quote again Mr. Benjamin Watkins Lssh-"IEs
war continuing The STATE Treasury well Fc;
rail- ulterng many hollow the tax cattle was ;,
length imposed in 1915 but e"cr a!ter"ard renewal and
ever since the believing" ui that cow ;ax and sas
trs Of our whose deaths are imputed 10 ,hs
presidential climate Of Norfolk In the moath of SO,embs,
have been raised aa-n aad again, al! occasions nova
in. cnn.mty Of the bnrhens borne end the ri:scaE ,a
vices rendered for the defence o their Eastern bctu r
TIE people the West" And he fttcr states la in that
ca,ly day "the burden Of ,hit bRe in aro. o.,
nc, ,cai:tv by the East and West" wished the colE "a
have the benefit OF this history maze cumnsa u,oc
it, Il speaks for itself.
30 not envy sir. the position OF those who oppose hi.
amendment, They may acccet in voting aown:hey MAJ
enIpy triumph h!e BAT their tiInpA and FAME vii! a
only for day. PGb!c opinion that stern arhcr before
winch election representatives must 81 MI times boz" IN hum.
Gle Submission, and whose mandate tie ,!,hu! republican
O..rs with unttGn4i peas:tn : ho sanction o. s?2taut
the deed Able ANA ing EIIGs a-%Icn;; haze been m
in opposition he alE n!'n.at ana N support Of he hi
iJn. credit the a,irJcata, hut rot IN opinion c1ndl
eve tie fame o! tic statesman have tna4aS0!sd,
Gly the position and argument -: others ard ~!h
right haze Attempted ~ NEE: ANA COMBAT the one md
10 SHOW tic tnonn:!ess Of tie other. mas hars failed
have Confidence however ;ht truth sad justice WI. In tie
end prevail!