Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-01-13
about twelve dollars. That hut few, il any, of

about twelve dollars. That hut few, il any, OF
/ our citizens, can carry on a direct foreign trade,
when by employing any coasting vessel, owned
by = Yankee. or any one else. 10 transport the
! cargo to New York or elsewhere out UI the State,
they may escape these charges in Virginia alto
g~eticr. In demonstration IF these views, the
following extract from 4 letter 10 inc, Of The
! 18th September, 1859, is submitted: 1--WE
! have the largest number OF vessels Of any coun-
try in the wurid-thosc that trade 10 foreign
ports have registers issued from the Slate De
partmcEl ut Washing,on-lhosc that take cargo
! cnastwiSc, North md Siulh, have 9 "Iireass'
issued at our Custom House. Now, will you
believe me. when | trll yol that the Legislature
; of Virginia enacted a pilot law taxing cn0r-
mouSlv all vessels loading TO Il foreign port, by
| colnpclliu" them 10 employ a pilot 1t a cost Of
/ SluU u $50 for services not required. nor vi
! any use whatever, and 4 vessel drawing 10 feet
of water, coming 10 Richmond with plaster
FROM Nova Scotia direct. lius 10 pay &lUo 10
| $l50 fur . pilot, equivalent 10 81 per Ton tax
on the plaster, while n vessel from MaSsachu-
sets Or Maine. will. i coaaIlrs license, takes 10
| pilot. brings plaster sui j"ct TO Il" lax, and pays
the Northern msn his rrobtE Ey this, yo'i
! will perceive the farlncis Of Virginia pay 81
| per Ton tax on direct ilnportati"iiS of plaster
| from Halifax to Windsor, where il can Dc pur-
chased at 40 cents per tOn-and sol will apply
to the West India trade. where our flour, corn,
meal, slaves, hoop poles and provisions are
wanted. and sugar and c"lirn exchanged. The
number Of COASTERS employed may be estimated
at several thousand annually-all of whom do
not diSbursc and leave as much money in Viz
gina AS oHc rt&SCl Of Sp0 TONS. coming 10 our
river wiilIsalt from Liverpool, ''ischar2ing, and
taking a cargo Of -four and tobacco for I.Irol,c.
This fact | nave III proof, on my books, for %G
years continuous.
May We not Affirm that olie Of the iiEcSt bays
in the world; the nobiest nf all the arms 81 Tie
ocean; the best climate; The most valuable pro.
auctions Of the earth are at no advantage; yea,
the most Jealous patriots must d.sist III their
efforts for regencrating their State II our Lc.
~giSlature is rcSolure in maintaining these unjust
and malignant cnacllncntS which have locked
up from foreign r1lnluerce the Chesapeake
bay, with its tributaries. and safely dcpo-
sitcd the keys i'll the keeping Of the citizens
Of Maine. Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
New iofl, aud the ether Northern :Stair:.
Surely the Legislative body will bear no !nliGcr
the humiIiating attitude that they present. 10
the world Ct Using the lowr,S oi ll:c Stale to
impuverish o!Ir own icnpie 50 rs Ia benefit those
who have already received 50 much from he la
bor Of the people Of I'rGiria and the South.
The great inequality already produced hc-
tween the North and the South by the action
Of the Federal Government, ns viii appear
from the tables appended 10 au Essay attributed
to Honorable ". T. II. Garnet, formerly 4
member Of the Legislature Of this STATE, in
which il is shawn that each man III the South
paid the following unequal SUNS rs compared
with the North in the wears named, to wit: