Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-03-31

undertaking is to be borne BY an alike; that consumers
are to be efficiently controlled as to make Of this
equal division OF the loss that may results and that pro
vision shall be made against damage to ourselves more
serols than that inflicted upon an unfriendy neighbor
This eptome Of this branch of the memorial will sus-
tain position that such measere the merchants
proposed has yet appeared in the form of bill before
the Legislature.
But insist upon the fairness and Justice of being
tried upon petition whole and upon detached
pieces Of it. There is difficulty in making more or
less OF case against anybody speaker or writer, by
separating parts OF address or essay from the main
body And protest agains; the garblng process by
which one sectionof the petition introduced, and the
Balance of ignored although, this section, as We
have shown does not any such differences as Mr.
b rbour has drawn from it.
It viii be seen from the quotations we have made from
t'e memorial what were the objects Of it whole;
and that this mixed system of bounty and was only
one OF a series of measures, all Of which were con
considered important in the process of relief from de-
pe1deuce on the North and one of which is expressly
represented as vitality essential to any growth in com
msrcal strength or wealth This one was equality Of
flsato" and TO this, every proposed bill pays en-
tire disregard
demonstrate that this principle was placed the iounda-
zion OF an the legislation recommended and made ind-
psusabe the success Of any efforts directed to the
ends proposed.
We eau find room for but a small par, of the petition
on This head, but that viii suffice The prayer is;
"ls,. That citizen engaged in commerce shall be
pUt upon equal footing in all respects with citizens
engaged in other industrial pursuits Il would seem to
be axiom in politics that depres particular class
pursuit, YOU have only distinguish it by particular
" TAX. Discr1gin,.i3n is a policy which has produced
It's Ell eos already in Virginia We are great osri-
cultural people But we dwinde sadly when outsiders
' take q commercial view Of u.s. And yet, nature has
provided every conceivable natural advantage which
| grea, commercial State could ask for. There mus, be
"some artificial obstacles which have kept so far in
the back ground and taxation, peculiar in amount and
mode has always proved itself equal to such result
Another Of the pamphlets repeats the ideas, and
goes on 90 make an exhibit of the present gross Unequal
it's in tle rate oftaxaou on merchants and its effect in
preventing investments Of capital in trade and thus fore
iu 70 depend others for the supply Of those wants
only TO De provided for by an extended commerce.
Ye, in the face of this language and opinion the sign
ers Of this petition TO cure this evil who say that Virginia
cannot become commercial State until she changes thi.
policy. are expected to endorse tax bills which increase
the d,proporou magnify the evil and thus tend to KEEP
us bound n st stronger bonds Of commercial yassag,
to the North.
We may characterize this safely, as a most lame anG
impotent conclusion aad multiplying sentences will not
make appear So more plainly than it does at first sight
What has become of all the other measures prayed io
in this memorial Where are they Upon those meas
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