Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-04-30

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We sfoGnds. Al the lime lny i;iead Mr. Sreed
cb na, ~ l"posed tas exception il ssuc id ra;
H. @ "a. 10 ne ccbalc upon il. vas So rcu.sIy
nj ,r @ ~" az property q these Societies should not i. ,r
=" ~ t'dt !Ha Proposition 6S"iuJ Sal ,i,rl =
90 ~ tic tf@i have Icary forgotten hose s,r1u,,e ,
hp bn i s'NR"H- upon which, opposed it, Eut Guw;irr
:, - ot placed ana !c by i:s aro.yuyr, Y.,i,,r ~. w.
;e :" 'ic "lfH: h?fnreG:!y ar 10 ,..-c ~
IS =, iellss t" enc "f which a., c,,nG.,,t, I g.
), nn, o acsS!s E'"rs The FAVOR al yo:r csnyrur;rc
NC ;:cc"Enihji"@ a&ctCl nf nr .,.a s an ;,a -
49, ~"S''"' cry Respectfully WI VI. HOWERTOy
: ~ ,atMARKs ca,ai!;, or " ~ nowEHToN OF HALIFAX
u! te ieperfy Of f'r@e !'lsons Old fiiy.rs dc FRA
'lE Chairman: Co.ln,cr5.t. as + ~, aurc ,hc o,o,
- icit'isS nrG o1 which i- csrt;,,', from, 'aya,n
J. "p.h' nm yer coasi:nnct 10 believe ti .T,, ,,
J, ,ifS s,' Els; li''s If"rnson T. is urceI in bis
40 P,i"' iai The Ghcc' o! these Societies are run
eno, m ~ @ ,d, t' property sh'ut n,t b" trx.d Sir cx
' ~, rom 'ahaon whose objects ar. aood-s,rikr fr,
wh 'n WHO profess that their pL os.ss are praiy4
'.hu me Fcm1ning subiCc;s III faxn,i.n
s%rsa %%s1 o. e. s5 f's I j. soodIas
sir. is lie ycra The h51rcs lcacIlcrs tie preach
eIs and The ncrcln.si and tie innacyender AMI Trades
men al cai thi. their Ut"cs too good. Grant it,.
liA Hrs We, ic:Ci'". excerpt them all from tnXCS?-
Where, sir viii yon iH the who acknowledges his
objects and pU:rusrs BE- cv!2 If ynu find him
c;nr ynu conrudc :" i:nuc taxes. r laS-day is dsant
The X list sc.n'r and tie rcrrnuc na worth lis own
collection. Cai ttcicorc, subscribe 10 The dIctrnc
that exemption from iaxaon in other words phi
v".c ul No, ~; ia; taxes, should c ani belong
~ SCI 81 nen wise oL1rrs believed 10 be good
opposed no! 70 i1Se soce lr. Chli:man 5u 10 his d3c
irne. ard ms! therefore solr against the anienacn! Of
lar;g!.
The Virginia Ri Of !:',a among Other things declares
'l!a' 'hn man or ret "t entitled tc exclusive
p:rac cnp!umcn;s T:!vii".cs on the cUmnlny,' &c
ms SIR Is docuIncEt na:iU"CI by ~ ss"cliIb1 VIII
the name ot that patriot, George 3la&on, ani with HE
Of our i.Hs 'e""!a Not oaiy VS. it ,nc vnice Of Viz
ai. ITO, hu, as hcr voice A.au lS2Q'30 ard sill
il NJ sir all 4, Iir u;Iiu
Ions OF ohcr gentlemen this prircge" Of being exempt
tTHi tax proposed 10 bc g:an;cd 10 ra socieieso tbs
sc. OF rleG, in :Ec anauag" nf the Ell i isghs-docs
noi appear 10 me Ia he altogether c'ns-lcI. with that n'c
h,o!rl Declaration Of Rights recently AID by majority
=" 50 many thousands reiterated hy iie people OF Virginia
iE The adoption III their Constitution
But, Mr.. Chai.nan cunrGr w il. :y 2Gd from liitrhic
ard Pcasant hlF. Jackaon in the crinnn that it IS NJ,
"nly better for the State bat better aso for these societies
themselves GGt TO have Ills exemption In Tie minds Of
many of our people, there is still deep sca.:d prejudice
agains: these societies. Smpaos. say 10 them ""s :
cXcu:C yoI lun the payment 1 i|&cst l. true many Gl
Vca lodges nave considerable !"ptiG AMI Tie government
protects 20" aaL you property nevertheless w! not
cure ~ pay any lr t!n support OF Eot govern
mcai.' II apparent .1t !ikr this mvIid
tend still eXIspcr-:c ;a .:icrs d! secret societies
to n! .rL the !!n'- ii rany with Increased .ii
dice against ,;pse h":n ana 10 furnish % tie ai',ses
of suc ra!"raiiies additional IN! IccD sh. Ee';
wcaPon OF whi": they haze MT '..t' been "ssesstd
An exemption m taxa, s;clas ;tis w"n! BE- tHn",;nrrd
n Iir,v., ai i;,cac sa@'icS hc rtcj MS al that
pTiyl world be denounced iiYU:e Cll-Srs l.X-
,axayn upon t3sc societies, Sf Cha man, would
rIaro hall tach Ills boon proposed To be
granted ;hGn exemption from the taxes and bur
hens G! .r imposed upon ntcr nca anu other
property s;ni'r men, l.kng around them ~on'i see
chose oc;ics' rr:..sc! i-o:l tax which ihcy them
snivGs s:rrcd and not prepared ~ say lhal lhry
weak! be- uuust:iahr in rcgndng il as an unjust disc!ai-
nnt:aa. Odd Fellow my s"f-dcvoics: trust Ia us
principles o: friendship Love and rcu:: and Others ain
III, sound ,ny voice aso Ike ':-l4.i- Of Ibis or
similar frat, tnitv presume wpnit 'eny That or
uion and 1G1ts 10 is eremyiioH prircyc Upcr
0-sclrs uoui say thc reg least CT It. nturor
able appearance Gj>iTresaGRtsS IS coaccrId
Suspicion would oc ak every where agnnTt Us @
"n Odd Feil,w 5l. lnsiiao!e suspicious and lre'F
7i2sro ,airnsd with d:nracr and inc:iiatic l%!utc
PR my part si dsifc these sac!ccs Tree from ah"
above SUSPICION 49,, ,l N
were ,lcT in su.h need and poverty that they could ~
bs,r tax then his exemption woul perhaps be more i''
.hlc Bu have ro doubt that s'lic what IS Fic ~ l:H
all whcn oy 'cy "a" H% 'siT str" mr. % r ,As iI by
,T- annual tisrrsaiirt III thousands nhl th'E.aos
of dollars anon. the needy. III rci'e"c want !,
on. If hnr cnici objects; and Mr. Chairman II you '"'
n,r,nu ire humar =.y thar t!s Commonwealth oat-
ri viii. c. millions, has about as many ndnf III 'ha'
] 10 h. yfi;. .rtd as these societies find any where
Hat si. there another objection 10 this amendment
vfch viii, me- is insu:eratr Il is said We oush' 10 es
emp, societies upon principle h"caI'I try are ~
~, ,I benevolent Nn", ~ the establishment VI i's
rrrcir hoi Tia. c0rrtc. p-iacip: Is directly o4Sea 10
liz TEcc suc"i:cS 3, is kaown, arc in one scnss u e
word societies. DoE?t &h'rF, saha me ~ o .a
,n thci, secrecy only state ;he fact that !:eY are u, "e
s.nse "scc,et syuircs." Suppose TIC rhclPe y
cd then thai the property Of secret secle'i's protesting m
rnyocnce and charity sr he Ire" :o' tax it" my se.
nuihrr of :n: could associate themselves III sac
,,tcss L.noyo.urc Ia secure The exemption !toh NiN-
throw the y.il =" SECRECY over themselves % h'.c ''
irc which might rca!i; be evil. aGc'ij.'itc ,st ~
In. name of Tie society," willie II ai"ht 3c Ia iact t"
wealth: an! ~ n:!r5 ;ia "misc 81 secrecy and Profession
ri Irn Violence could hold free !:Hn tax, any H;nna Z" pro
nrr,y ry chust and by thia 'rifaud tc Hac Il"
r,, su.s Of nvca:r We slpa furnish no principle n"
ar,.o,y 10 precedent f.: Siupciio.s Haul III use
1sr NJ In, exemption OF church school properly i''''
y Ills objection DOES mol n?iy Chrc'r3 arc h3' sstst
,rrtrs tIcy are cpG and acccssiic 10 all ana 'a NJ
without dctcciior 1itCmp! !nGdurn"y 20 ss'." 'l"" @
a,i,,, vas: amJl!:s I'll property Belonging ~
in Inc case of societies, their lnc.rs oc'n ' on.
.r.,na wh from III: necessity o! Inc case clN P'S
now tIeir iccs frad could though II might not, he ~
i II r,o,biiip would not be pfaciishG. ~,
= II nj hesitate express iny GniCi liia' ~ S'"E' ~
c;tsg ii all similar societies Er0s:i nil'h o". ofi.
ia ,., ,v sucf f.au,, br,, ~ the establishment
cf the principle all secret societies ii"'0sS!hH os",
nc. ard charity may hold proFct? free :" taX c'!-"si
inn men ccud practice such frand and :ar Gh ho'
nngrcd 10 rive 10 this doctrine in any way either ic SAM
! lion of nv Judgment the aid 81 my vote
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: laruAHKS CT MR. ROBINSON OF RlCHMO M
/! CITY on me Coppol L9nds III The faSe Y Dt1fRa's<
i IprH II, lS52 a., ,,i>,r;ro
(ln motion Of Mr.. EoRiSsoS OF Richmond the ''''"'"E
,,c,;,ht. and resosiions were taken IN: IT,
q Finance having reported 10 tns ''n'7'
e Delegates ilr IN the lh Of April lS3l, iic i,oa'a
p,h;c Works contracted "i Stlcn Ni'ne's " C' pr
. bankers OF ihc city ci Washington, Gat the; hg US
yn of IN. han Is cf the Commonwealth u ne a:ioa';t
-. million of dpils pa;; and also isc iur'her sun
hr,c millions c dollars III two per cent "",'c pa , @
I'm, have ~ comne:sl;ion for ncgntltlg The SAFE, Shci
";,,,; ,s ,le bonds would camiJnd abavc these tens
nd In. COMMITTEES further siuag t,at tiS? 90 'lo G. 80:
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