Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-04-30
TO The Editors Of Me Enquirer.


Nessrs Editors In the Richmond Whig o; the I'm
inst The following article appears which deem II my cuy
in some manner !" np'ice:
aTu -Hg SENATE OF YlRGISIA-Nothirg will crafty Al
,roa mn ton of The cnpic OF this Commonwealth moIchan
10 learn that the Of Virginia has 81 last hcsnn 10
Tear to pieces" he uduua Revenue Bal sometime sce
n..s,d ,he Democratic House Of Delegates The ugly ica
nrs nc that bill la ve in many respects been exposed al
ready in the Senate and yet there Is one "ch the senate
uiicd notice o! rather one which II mas nov is ,v
.cccd Under existing circumstances every E'nS Is
bic unless specially exempted Under the operation OIL .l'
rule all property heinn.ins TO The Fraternity VI iaso,
0t Fellows Sons Temperance, &c ts'c:ccs Eunt"h 10
ne anG charitable in iie:r nnces an GsSj "
BE- taxed unless it be exrpcJ This exemption 't'! '.A
ation hnweye is extended 10 these irt'th ct"'ts
r ,hc Rrvrru. Bill Of Mr.. Goodc crceIlg s"a!ow"l
down by hi- Lacoo House Of Delegates HE Lo"I hs-
inn The dominant party aEe responsive ioF ' t"H
o ,hs Bill on Charity and Eenc""cnce, IA '" = ~ he
hold nnd kitchen turhitnr, tic ovens ana ''s, -,
The moor ,nnn-hs pigs, shoas h':d MS s' '.'o '.>
cows 1hr who !aises his voice 'ganst lic .tt fo.
NV ncIt be cxpeccd have interest IN IL as
veil IA he .yo speaks agansi the furniture taS ichce we
,rI rr,ain from further comment upon those taxes ana
here simply appeal TO the Senate, from considerations i'
al IN ,aiicr and the dignity of the Commonwealth, 10 re-
sis, this most nexcuSablc lax proposed by inc 1ousr 10 o
levied on Charity through tax on It's Societies .h,
nrno,cs To ir! the necdy-h. House proposes 10 TAX n
for We say The House actually proposes ms aX-ha"
hc ousc forroten exempt these socc'lrs ir" lsN
nigh, be cScusable, and II neh' !n.n or hopr W, M w.
cuon .ras called the matter, II would iGaRc ' cN''
Inn Bur this view Is uc,!y forbidden by Inc 'ac's: 'i
when the Bill under DEBATE slr speed OF LyhGlo,is
nronoscd ;hs vey exemption in hrnii oi ihcSs La'ao
Snr,iirs IL was opposed BY Alessrs lnwcrcn jackson.
81. upon he s,rangcs most unTeas"na'e grounds ana VI
tinaeiy voted down BY The House II IS nssGy Necessary
IN nhseryc that benG proposed BY liberal Nh@ was sn
Ion and vc,rd down By unieci LccnUccncy ana maj IL i
rcsnonslc Tor and carGeahc with 'hi5 positive ana dee
/ rate tax on BenevoIencc and ChnTiy. HcMASiFf'
Now i. strange that "Iumlrs" should seek to MAKE
The that the Revenue Bill 10 which he refers as
81 "naiuus) s democratic assure NJ wing enns II
tie Legislature who supporter i ,s n' Snn moor
their whegcry The truth is, party lines were not draw
ON This question. Perhaps sectional feelings among G.,
ar, md Eastern members excited but as 10 parry
ian, wings and democrats voted for the BILL and wings hn
democrats voted against il indi:criminaey. That the G
was not democratic whig party measure and tat I'M
yn,, rnon is passage u party character IN an
ri.c IL evident from! the following analysis OF that vote
II Amocrats yocd for, and i6 against rc bill ':!c ,
rhg r,nbers C29 n the House ard In II" Srnatc) vote
~ + and 81 against it, (23 in the House and in lha $'
so that II had been left with The wings in the lss
tmre this bill would stand endorsed BY majority o sn
II is likewise endorsed by majority OF the mem
t- majority of both parties v0:cd for the bill: and
that view i, the measure OF the one party an i
Of The Resides what s1t o. democrats measu'c
that which il voted for by majority Of the Wing ieinhe
n voed for by IS wings and against by fb Gemncais VIM
sor of democracy that which is odrocqttd by snch w
as Messrs Witchcr Shetfcy Tcwncs. &c, (and among ~
rcst bv M.ssrs Rires Of Ai5marle Segar and hHdy n
,ieetors0 and opposed by such democrats as Messs ~
nsoI. and Kidrsli Democratic Presidential Eiceors In M
wns the case with this Revenue BILL and II "t!Gniniy
correct in styling il dcmoca'ic measure he al ons, ~
rhss Messs w:icer Shelby, "c, and strips the tt%cE
!; nuia Senator and The Marion democratic erc'or "i ,e
: boosted dcnncracy Now, know not whether ''lfu'ha
"" speaks by authority not in Offering thus 70 s~s
of Messrs Wi,che Shefey, Rives Sessr &c. for Mcsst
N DeneuIe and Kidwell. know not whether The !l'Ih
,s wings would think good or bad bargains but ths
j. know ,ha. they would be very willing 10 swap OIL suc
whig us Humanity who here substantially admits ):
peror justice in The democratic rny BY appie
at to that thoroughly democratic BODY hc Senate 9 m y,
a. mia 10 arrest what he calls an "odinus Revenue bill "a
H. had passed through the House. which his own party II
greater and the democratic party less nrnporn
le strength. Democrat az am can scarcely believe ia y
intelligent whic party OF Virginia IL ready Ike i1u!at
so ~" thus to acknowledge that the democratic parry -
appropriate Court Of Appeas TO reverse wrong deco'
u and provide ultimate justice.
Enough of this, however for nm sure the wing paf'
IN especially that inelQcn, portion of H. in ,e rrgoh M
a. State from Mhleh C,H'e, canno oc hs.I" -
al of mock "Humaniiy" induced by its sophisy, 10
he gard the Revenue bill party measures but that 10
ig desired 10 eau 'e at.ehtnn pa.ueu, ,onii,n nj of
or ucns is le hoofe l"at o,nosod hy Mess
cd nsvolent Socleues iislh 'aAaon was NOS, nnrt
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