The family visitor. [volume] (Pruntytown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1858-1860, 1860-04-13

ANYTHING about our Constitution oul Aho"
+ that there is not O fair distribution OF the 20"
: ers as well as the taxes between the two sec
tons. They also know that the present oon
stitution of the State was adopted as q COIL
promise, and that it approximate much near
er fair distribution ofjustice to the West tna'
the old one did"
"You have introduced the inequality be
tween the Eastern aad Western Western sec
tons for the purpose of producing the miAa'
of those who hold no slaves against those WING
do"
Who made this Inequality?
Was it not the slave holder 3
If inequality, then injustice
Injustice tc whom? TO the
free laborer of Western Virgin
ia. Who does this injustice p
The slave holder. When did
he do it! You say there
is less under the new Constitu-
ton than under the old. Then
he has always exercised this
injustice. Should there be no
prejudice against a man who
practices iniustices2 You say I
practice injustice toward you.
For this you denounced me a
libeller, a william, and thus fill
up your catalogue of epithets.
Is injustice in slave holders such
a delicate, nice, and gentle
quality that no prejudice should
be excited against it? is OPP
position of the free-laborer of the
west by the slave holder of the
east, such a pleasant attribute
that it cannot be named? | SAX
the freemen Of Western Virginia
to decide between US. 800.
s"rhere is no one in Eastern or Western
Virginia, but knows that there is not a fair
distribution of tie powers, as we'll as the taxes
between the two sections"
Here is an open avowal
that every body in Eastern Vir-
ginia knows that the powers and
taxes of the two section are I'M
equal, yet they continue the in
equally, and we must not COM
plain because it is acompromise.
A compromise of what? A
compromise of injustice; made
by whom? By shareholders.
Forced upon whom? Upon
the West. cit approximates
iustice.p Howl By increas-
ing the taxation Of the West. |
ask the tax payers what is the
comparison between your taxes
no,o and ten gears ago? They
are three dollars to one. And
this approximates justice
"And the west adopted this
constitution" Why l will
tell you. 1t was seen that the
west had majority in the low.
err house, and it was supposed
that the west would control
the appropriations, and keep
the taxes down; but it has turn
ed out that the West is demo>
cratic; that democracy is tied
to the "nigger ;" that the ''nig-
ger" interest demands large
appropriation, not only for inter-
nal improvements, but for an
armory, 10 make arms to pro-
tect The slaves; and also to
sustain the University, Medical
College and military Institute,
in which to educate the slave
holders sons. These appropri-
atoms are made to the amount
of sixteen millions in nine years,
not including the appropriations
of the present Legislature,
which included, will make
not less than 20 millions in ten
years. And yet the "nigger"
still continues taxed TO- cents
on the $500, while all the free
laborers property in the west
is taxed 40 cents on the SlOO,
and his head is taxed, half as
much as the 'Fnigger's' head, is
taxed in addition to 40 cents
Jon the 800. Who does this?
| The democracy Of the West.