Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-03-03
LETTER FROM RIcHMoND.-We have
been permitted to copy the following let
ter. 1t will be of interest to our readers.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
Richmo'ld, gath Feb. 1859.

Richmond, gath Feb. 1852.
We are engaged to-day, IN committee
of the whole, discussing Mr.. Prices
amendment to the bill concerning COM
mittees of the revenue: this amendment,
as you have seen from the journals Of the
day, has been under discussion for four
or five days past it is to exempt from
taxation "neat cattle. hogs and sheep"
The aa valorem system, under our new
Constitution will be very odious to our
people: "the taxation and finance"
clause, as you are aware, imperatively re-
quires us to tax all property through
out the State except such As is exempted
by the constitution we are having reg
ular " Mohawk War" on this amendment :;
debates between the East and West have
taken the range they did in the Conven-
tion-this amendment di<entombs the
issues made in Convention in reference to
taxation. The Eastern members urre
that we insisted on the at palorem svs-
TEN and that we must pay for the trans
fer OF power from the East to the West /;
and that in the transfer we gave the guar
anty to the East that if they would confer
the balance of power upon us, VIC would
taxation such are, among others, the
grounds taken by our Eastern friends
they are urging an exemption Of agricul-
tural products.
Mr.. Scott Of Fauquicr has the floor,
and is now speaking in opposition to the
amendment: whilst writing-thus far
he is quite moderate but VIC have had
some pretty fierce Notwithstanding in
the =" guerilla" line, from its range and
scattering fire.
We are resisting to our utmost, this at
tempt at imposition of taxes on our stock !;
regret that some of the Valley counties
and Rockingham has taken the lead
will go with the East; the delegate from
Brooke and Hancock, paradoxical as it
may appear, is strangely and immovcably
fixed in favor of the tax. am frank to
say that l greatly fear Mr. Prices amend
ment will be lost : we are trying to rally
our forces in its favor; but fancy can
already,scc that the Legislature is resolv-
ed upon taxing our stock. l would that
we could by any effort avert this tax but
SO it is, we are teltered by the provision
of the Constitution above referred to, and
by the predetermined action of the Leg
islature. The people of the State are not
prepared for such revolution in the
mode of taxation in voting for the New
Constitution they had no idea of its ope-
ration. The Warrington and Fishing
Greek Rail Road" right of way'-ques-
ton was under consideration to-day be-
fore the committee of Roads, &c. A. F.
Raymond addressed the committee at
length he, and Mr.. Pierpoint and others
are here as '' lobby members" advoca-
ting the claims of this project. We have
taken Incorporating grounds against
this application and trust, by united eff
forts with Wheeling, to be able to defeat
this scheme before the committee if we
fail in this, am inclined to conclude we
shall not find it very difficult to defeat the
bill when it comes before the House.
cannot go farther, in detail, as to our
sayings and doings here have already
unintentionally imposed long letter
upon your patience.
Very truly, Your friend and obi. Sery't.,
THOS, L. MOORE.
WM, A. HARRIsoS, Esq.