Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-11-01
the Fast Of every necessary guarantee to pro-
tect itself against oppressive taxation.-

70 the East OF every necessary guarantee to pr
tect itself against oppressive taxation.
>. The Constitution OF the United States say
!. Representatives and direct taxes shall be n,
;. pcrtioncd among The several States which ma
!, Dc Included within his onion. according
= ,hci. res gpec.ive numbers Hi;ct shall be IL
y ,ernincd hy adding Il tie whole number {
, free persons, Including thoa: bound II scrv:e
+ for ierIn Of years, and excluding Indian
not taxed, three Giths Of al other persons
] Mr. PgIcG-rhat has been suspended
MT. TaEDwAY.--liow: BY disruption 0
the GovernurnlI But wo all regard that q
i vital principle Of this Government. IL va
! not suspended because that provision wa
there; but because Of other causes CT dissatis
faction blving 30 relation to iEe question G
taxation or al repre- SsntG:iOr. | mention th
! to show 10 gCni@ucn that the trainers Of tit
Constitution Of the United States 0! Ainerict
and Of the State Of Virginia. nave ncvc. main
tained The position lnat Taxation and reprrGen-
taton could be separated. The fact IS the,
are twin principles, and must 70 togetlier.-
iou cannut protect yourselves against slatior
ir any other form thar by representation. I;
is the highest attribute OF sovereignty. This
power Of taxation is The most dangerous power
that is exercised Il? sovereign State; lnd
this HgS'e. toe gcE:.cGs;l Of the Ncst arc asI
ing ua 10 give theta u.Gua!,iediy.
10 submit sir, looking . tho S:ate Of
things now existing ii Virginia. il is .a al
generous end uGmariy act or tho par; Q! the
Yves. 10 ccu;a l5 u3 nnT n this hour OF Ell
rersiiy ard de:arnd OF Gs rhEt no snail sur.
render 10 theu! Gl! po%a: 20 pTotec: All rsttr,-
:ion %hicn s SO essential to Us. end SO acces.
sary tn them as n prolific source oi revcnue;
ana i have tot ,G.:taxen the character Of the
Western people, il these gentlemen viii 60
hons anl say the: they nean 10 supper: us IN
ohtain1S THESE representative cuasantac5
:hey will c1:ie ZIP and assert that i: * RICH;
ih2! icGe gIarII,;ses should be B!.c!dcd Us,
especially VIXEN 80 Esrse 10 give the Vest the
Gd :G!JTfEG principle o: iaN;..i:r. have no
dcuh. that e"c"y man 10 tic W;st ;:oula cen
!rdc The Justice Of this Arrangement, and I
rus! Inst the representatives u! that section
here ;.il SIZE lae !:tce oi It si.d us!ec 10 its
aJ01tiJ;i
M-. S.NceL DcDowGLL ,luofs, Gi Rock.
bird &c. i r:&C TitE great reluctance q: this
lGur, - aag & @uid upon this question. ]
wanr to put Iny friend fem Pitisy.Taai:. right
| in cn: ~ two PARTICULARS.
! d4islope that gentlemen wu;.d havo per.
init:ci this matter tu remain; until in aIjnlrlcd
session. AS il is brought up, however, .!.ust
vote foi the proposition.
Ny friend from Pittsylraula, Dir. TgEDwAr1
says he wants projection against unequal tax
alton. iUlso au there Is no ncod ior such
protection. Is il in The power OF tho peGiis
ui tho TRIMS Allegheny country 10 PUT an oDrr
ous tax upon slave property! Imagine net,
sir We are Interested IN this property a>
vel! u INC East, though hot 10 tho sane ey
tent We have large number Oi slaves, ard
il /: G.t our interest - IMPOSE upon them an un
| just or oppressive lii dalngsn we would be-
dlscouraEiil Ca Institution which furnishes q
! large auInynt 81 .erciIu. 10 various FORMS and
| which is n stiil2Gu Of i,amc;isc wealth To the
State.
But, mairtsiu that this principle Of Gd ca
l6rsm tax, is right and ought to be granted
The gentleman from Pittsylrania need have no
apprehension about our imposing heavy tax
upon the property So far as my section is
concerned, it has much greater interest in
THE prosperity OF the State at large than it can
have in the trans Allegheny country, aud it
will, therefore, sanction no act that would tend
so much 10 impair the general prosperity as
would tue i9posl,lon :" is tho prime source
of that prosperity.
A great deal has been said about an under
sanding which existed in tae Convention OF
ls5O.'5l on the suhj=ot of taxation. | know
nothing about it, and mono existed so far as |
csn ascertain. Tn;s principle is right and
am satisfied that no possible detrirnent to EAST
ern interests Can grow out Of il.
trust, then, that we will vote down the pro
position of the gentleman from Pttsy lvania
(Mr. TREDwAI,) and take vo.e Immediately
upon the tuuin question.
As to the suggestion Of the gentleman from
Gloucester (Mr. SEAwELL,) | think there If
something worthy Of consideration in that;
but it seems 20 NE there will be great Hculty
| in getting anything like a uniform valuation
in the various counties of the Commonwealth
am inclined to think that the best course
would be to tx some price for slaves over u
years Of age.
The PKssIpEyT.-The Chair feels bound,
under existing crcumstan Ccs, not 10 Withhold
for moment, my communication sent in by
the Governor.
I ocg leave to submit the following conmu
nic:tion for the consideration Of the ConTen
| ton:
| Gentlemen Of tbs Coace1tion:
| | nominate, under the ordinance Just com
! municated, Judge john j. Allen, and Col. +.
4. Smith, and must ass; jour indulgence, until
Monday next, to designs;s the other members
| of the council.
Respectfully
JoHH LE7e1Eg
Mr. Slor7 oi Fauli,ier II think there IS
difficulty in the wsy OF .IGdgc Aliens appoint
ment.
i gentlemen will turn 10 thg 10Th section
of the 9Th article of the Constitution, they
will find, tina! 800 Judge, during bis term OF
service, shall hold any other ott.cs, appoint.
ment or public trust and the acceptance there
of shall vacate his Judicial offce nor shall he,
during such terra or within one year thereafter,
be elegibla to any political Office.
| Now, we haze ust created new ohicc--
the ufice of advisory council to the Governor;
and understand Judge Alien is nominated =
If we appoint MIN 20 i, the appointment will,
in nv opinion. 6e unlawful for he is ineligible
under the clause il ih+ Constitution which
have just read.
Il seems to me that. go can get over the diff.
hculty by rcconsdcring the ordinance ofi'.red
b7 the gentleman from Albcmarle (Alr. boL
GoMgE.
move lhat the vote adopting that ordinance
be re considered with q yicw to offer an amend
.nent to it which will obvate any difficulty in
reference to the appointment OF Judge Allen
The motion 10 reconsider was agreed 10.
Mr. SIorr.--I now m1ve 70 amend the
ordinance, by adding the following provision:
provided, Thai the 9th section OF the siztf
article nf The Constitution O.! this State shal
not apply to the Office hereby created
M- EALDwix--ln accordance with the pur
nose ~bIca indicate! few days ago, mean
to throw no obstacle il tEc way Of any mea
sure introduces! for the purpose of forwarding
: the great ohiect Of cur States defence. d'
: not, however, desire it to be understood that
consider this as at all legal.
The question gas then put on the adop-
ton OF lhe amendment offered by Mr.. ScorT
aad it was agreed to.
/ The ordinance, a. amended, VAS then adopt
ed