The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-17


GOVERNOR WISE AND HIS TAX ON OYSTERS
Governor Wise, of Va, among his expedients
for replenishing the State Treasury, proposes
tax upon all the oysters in all the waters of
the Old Dominion, upon which proposition,
the Richmond Wing Says
Al to his Exceency idea Of resuscatirg the fnan-
the osy q that must forever pertain to the
statesman Of "Only" But il this Is the only hope for
the old We fear Its fortunes have waned
extends 600 miles Of coast, and that whole
feet Of revenue CUTTERS AID an indefinite number OF in
win at present to every rational mind the absurdit
Of The whole project. The which the Governor
at the of the collection say nothing Of
the vexaon and annoyance to the people engaged oy
1eriDg would probably not fall short Ct $500 600 By
thus mode of incre revenue 1t viii require
extraordinary arithmetcal genius to calculate the
Der Of it viii require to reduce US to hopeless bank
ruptcy.
The oysters, we hope, will be spared. New
York city has a right to be heard upon this
question to the extent, perhaps, Of at least half
million of dollars year. In her behalf,
therefore, whatever other measures Of reta-
iation against the abolition agitators of the
North may be adopted, we beseech the Virginia
Legislature to reject the appeal of the Cover
nor, and to spare those oysters
THE KANSAS RELIEF CALL IN RHODE ISLAND.
The appeal from the Kansas "Free State Ex-
ecutive Committee" was sent into the Rhode
joint committee. Governor Hoppin, in COM
municating the document, says that IF au-
thentic, it should call forth from the govern
ment and people Of Rhode Island an express
sion of indignant horror" but he adds, ~ will
not allow myself to comment upon the grave
matters now presented to you for deliberation,
involving issues pregnant with the dissolution
of the Union and the gloom of civil war;"
Upon the whole, the message of Governor Hop
pin is in much better spirit than that of the
abolition Governor of Ohio, or that Of our
Sewardite Governor Of New York. Governor
Hoppin questions the authenticity of these
Kansas revelations Of fire and sword. He at
least is DESTROYS to know the truth, and the
whole truth, before committing himself even to
his Kansas confederates.
A FIRST RATE Nor1cE-The Princeton Ken
tuekiaa, X. n. entirely ignoring the claims of
Live Oak George" thus gloriGes Mr.. Fill
more
Mr. Fillmore is to-day the star toward whose cheering
light thousands of eyes turning for deverance from
our present troubles He Is statesman OF high intel
lect and firm resolvea patriot pure and incorrupibe
We have tried him in the time of danger and he has
proved himself worthy OF his trust. Like the heroes OF
Buena Vista, she was baptsed In fire and blood and
came out steel" His patriotism Is bounded by Ma.
and Dixon line it Is broad as the praires and
forests, the lakes and rivers of continent conpIe
hending all in common brotherhood.
To the end that this charming puff may
reach ex-President Fillmore, (who is spending
the winter in Italy,) we republish it in the
HERALD. 1t would be pity that such gem
should be lost. Let all eyes turn to Italy.
Mr.. Fillmore is the star" Of the Cheering
light" and he is thar.
LOOK Our FOR AN EXCITING TME.--Hon. J ohm
Minor Bolts has been appointed delegate
from the city of Richmond to the Philadelphia