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

elusive argument a yuiicat0n of the consistency aud
public s1-i. Of orr leading merchants and in exposure
of tc ateup. which has been made, in quarters,
O. represent them as advocates Of the principle of one
per cent tax upon merchants sales It is the p-oiuc
ton Ola p-.cca intelligent sa,acious liberal minded
and eu,srprisug merchant Of this CITY, aud will We
d515, roo, b, read With interest aud instruction both bv
members Of the Legislature and by the public at large
AID se accordingly commend the calm and attentive
p.-r,.' Of opr readers.
Tie MERCHANTS MEMORIAL AND TIE TAN BILL.
z. t. EfarofHs Wig.
The publication of The recent memorial TO the L7gisl.
tr-.. preceded by che complimentary comments OF Nr
B-bour- speech and followed by an ARRAY OF the
of -at s-a,rs Affords ft opportunity 10 correct he
alr1- tensions which appear 90 prevail in some quar-
.crs aud Co place she meuoriais or the platform where
tlev of right belong
Ne avail ourselves Of tho occasion with pleasure ior
iii. ras Chat tb, natter should De understood and
DID sr.e- use made of our names euGorsers OF p-ir
cl.. aa.clve has. expressly dityowe3 and denounced
d. orlcr 90 Boz understood wc mus, give oa,iae Of
ffe facts az, tl.v occurred Some three months ago
atasfmsmoraI, accompanied by four separate pampa-
lets which de memorial stated expressly were 'orpeud-
Ell thereto a-5 prassi 60 De- 'I, parts .s1.gt wa,
presented 20 the Legislature signed by l29 citizens OF
Redmond most o, whom were merchants. This paper
begins bv referring 20 che STATE OF feeling th-ougloa-tAe
Commonwealth as Indicating general desire for such
legislative action as would stimulate commerce and nlss-
ufc.rres .i.l view 90 make both independent Of tie
Northern and Eastern States Full, of this sentiment
themselves these sgners go 20 say that they have
l55-cI 90 collect and arrange such information as would
De- IN ther opinion acceptable and useful to the General
Assembly, ia this patriotic work and offer the four pam
ptss MS the result OF tbejr abors. Then they proceed
To- designate the subject, of each pamphlet by refer
t1ce otaem DOT much longer than udepage-thus:
.l-. The plan and details of system OF disJrmiua-
"aae taxation upon the manufacturers aud Importers
of the Freesou States and Of J5utg Go Be paid ot Of
fs qrrsLs o. such tarlt7 20 such manufacturers as
ae Legislature shall in It's wisdom think proper TO en-
Courage.
~2aL plan Of moderate bonus upon direct foreign
imports TO Virginia
-s-i plan for building mp a commercial marine oy
moderate Tonnage bolade=, and 5y exemption from
".ae burdens o. the present p.lo, laws.
.ia. Ccr41 amendments iu the commercial and
.a..sl-- laws. Nc.. wide ta5 mcmo-ia')
..-a reform u q. @ laws regulating the inspection
.or Sour. G...-.,.-e ,lc memo..all
a q p'ra for placing f. s...ss'.' Hpo" s3 t'. FOOT
" M ss tl tIsr,.ag.'
W..es.e tbe language sufficiently I'M ilil TO show the
-...... r...s,r -r. memorial and the pamphlets
.t ,-ts.... r,--. .ts-sof.~ that they AL were
-L.f.. ,.,. ,t. memorial WAS a mere intro
-. No.. ,-T .,,rr3 b,v. NO eops,rue
..-.........-. ,,il ,t. General tenor of
-.
.--L -- ,-- ,..-y-, -..L -ss tiie l'orPors of tia
5--.rs-t designed moe ta ask flvors for themselves,
t..es ..- contribution towards accomplishing the pub
r.r.-. e,.-.ssIi1a hos. OF primary assemblies, for
Oil. encouragement Of commerce and m1uu,lc,ures-
WHAT, obese ,-or.-,s have done IS uoN explained s.L
s..-rv for our purpose. SO they said can only be
t..si b. rsrss ofa the documents, tor which tle,e
r. room here or we should Ike TO- spread their COM
r--. b fore the reorIe in these columns We can only
,.. . s.o-. extracts as are Indispensable 20 show
r. s.a-i-, -.sor,r-eul atoms OF the uemorisl.sts.
N1.. comes tt, gblr-e, j. csaao. te better summed
,. .,r .- tas closing speech of Vr Barbour adyocat
sr- tho MASSAGE Of OBJ, one per cent tax bill he says
oil. r..-s same merchants now declare that we win ruin
a..s fl we gran, che PRAYER of ,leir petition. Three
..o..s AGO tasr Ue.,eI iog the measure which they
o-.-. 5.-.5rrce"
T..H.l very brief Indictment s1i 90 the point Our
is ...+ -,. l,.c never asked for any such measure
.. --... Ts-.--e BID. or Che one per cen, Bit, bur
... .... ..-.ya.i -. b. relieved from the or. .
,.-. ,.-....r... thew involve.