Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-03-27
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I do.so because cAhnot otherwise account
for II, and beeahse. Ia faet. that fs tfe frne
capse Of all this az genlty. ISay that tbe
ihsdtttfon ought t6 he maihtainsd and
protected st all hgtattls II ought 10 lie
protected as property 10 The fullest extent.
but while his'isiS6f 3 6nsh 10 be subject.
ied to 9 ttiF pr0p5Fti6 on Of tie 6urthefiS I'm.
eurred' Tor the SUPP N Of the 20 Yernmcnt
endi for tts protection II Il alone the
dangers which ihtehteu that !fhstftnti6n
thatabAs nlGde.iti hSetssary for Virginia,
cttizeuS 20 come tbketbeF and consider
solemly whether the bf6tettfoh and safpIv
OF her sinterestsji Il conht cted with that
ptc1lint institntf6n does not make It ne.
eessary forlhSF 90 tis troy the Union.
Ma. H4yEoSp cpSFkSis TnAF THOSE VINO
pAScE sHouLDlfkS the FIDDLER.
This 6rinEs bsiqIs MS, cir, very differ
ept question from ahY that arose before the
Convention OF 1880 Ne held, howeyer.
ip I sSg, as we now bold, tIiat it ,is a aonni
PrIPeiPle OF political economy and Of the
phtlosophy 81 government that each citi-
47sSR 47sSRR Snall SonfFtP pte 90 the support OF. the
government in, pr9lse on 70 The amount
2t.i l!seol i9n ne itsf ewes s; or, in other
= &2i PiFas's that aSh citizen of the community,
shglldj c9ptribnte 70 the support Of bis,
S9lllt e,4ll EVER, tTas and wise man holds
this tiis 70 be sound principle In political
economy, "A citizen Who has nothing bnt
himself, has, Of course, not so much 10 he
protected by government as he who l,as
his farm. his cattle, his slaves and various
other Resisl 3fsPFoPeFty. TO protsct4hs
Individual doesinotlrequire as much ex-
Peqdttyyf ass3I necssft4PTy for, the protec-
ton OF THE person and PROPERTY of the rror.
erty holderii According to the principle 1
have eannounceds each citizen would .contril
butte TO the suPp0rtefgoEe in the de.
gree thai be requires protection. Now. let
US see how5iljis principle has been carried
out, and we should see that it IL carried
out ROto, because contend; with all due
respect, of course, 70 gentlemen who may
dtferlini opinion with me, if there never
was time before when slaves ought to bp
taxed as 0tll&r pt6PettS Is tax ed, thai now
IS the time when the owners of slaves
should be taxed as the owners of other
property IA tue State are taxed Should
there bea distinction nproperty? Does it
not cost as muchi audieYen more, effort on
the part OF. the government TO protect
slave property asRny other species of prom
etty. Why, then, ,tif II costs as much TO
protect slaTe property as it does any other
species of proherty should it be exempt
from taxatiOnl in whole or part, while Hll
other properly is tst1e6u upon the sad vaLoy
en- principlefH Isthefe any reason for 1t?
Can there benny sound, substantial reason
urged against taxinE that property ne 9TH
er property fstaxed3 q Is It not as yalua-
ble2 Will 1t not CON hiIiandihigh cash pri-
cest and Is it not ofready sale? Does il
not sellns readily for cDSh MS any other
species of properly which we ha e,2
ru,.;,y,,, ,,v 5,,,;.,,.' ,,,,,,.,,.,.,...
,,',,, ~, IN rue [MIk CON
We r..oIi.s.s NJ, ~. "
The Ia ~. = mat 9tter
had ente,, IA -. SE 4,
that Yireinia fbenfi,s,I an
upon her; thnt she had enpageJ inroaIx, In,
IntsF1Rii sir1bf6vedie III m
8 Lise ID !, Z; <
Vii bad been ii llit t3eneF4i ~ seps6iy
or.year5, would be eRectuallv broken nm
by that provision In he stfttifion if,nf
required a maierity of the votes of ali tbe
electedi composing each honse of
The General Assembly. 10 mass apy bilI In
to law which appropriated money onl or
the public Treasury Sir tho peopic of INV
section of the country were verv much
pleased with That provision instte Co1sIi-
luton, under the idea that the debt OF the I
State Of Hirginta;rby its fouerltiop. womb 1
not be increased. or That the taxes imposed
upon the people by the government to paw
the public debt, or the interest thereon.
would not be increased.
They voted for the adoption of the Con-
3titution by an overwhelming zmaioritv.-
But instead ofthis Sproyision spreventing
"a increase OF the public debt. The verS
irst Legislatprethat met, under lit nccor-
ding to my present recollection. a abpropria.
led to works Of internal improvements in
different portions Of this State an amount
ot money equal to the whole debt of Yir-
ginia, which existed at the time of the
adoption of TINT instrument
rHE WAY OUR PUBLIC DIRT 1xcar.srs .wv
MUST HAVE rgR an. vaIopry No.
The various bills passed by the .4r,t
Legislature convened under TINT Const;t%s
lion, amounted TO abont eleven t,f1I;ons ,f
dollars, and since that time, ,as remarked