Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-02-18


Enlarge IN interest in ths matter, and SAT t.
: !: hem inst permitted this provision ., y.
sEsdollc'i without making como opposition to K
,sshownVsr unavailins.
sM iritst |. VIII be the p!rasrre Of th. COnYca
tsssL!or % adopt the aIuondnsn, Offered !,y thI
ssjgsnticsnan iroH pt:aylvani,, (NF :IUrRrR
lIIN.)
IS NJ. Sc6rr OF Fauqni.r. The renll=ma,
lss::'rn Petersburg (Mr paAsca) Thought thai
e#si'9 :-"rtlsman from Capepper (:ir. BARBOUR,
'il!e2;rs',lLa1 lapaNs lin9u0 when ho Eail thai
'ssl;Hc t':cnuc o; tbs State would Us materially
Ssii7-ished bg tho adoption oi tha p, ,poai:on
,s$su1c"e confederation. AMI tn this ixt IA IL
'Gcense vas iIupo9o'l Tor rcrtgii. exclusive: priv
'S:l!rgsa granted 10 mcrGhnnta 10 !: rnuduci
so! I.pir business. do m, l.naM wt.g. Kind
'Eso! :apsHs lnsua the ge,ll!ca.an lton Peters
Sssr';:s committed, whan hr sid .i,ai la" gn.r
:sS'aa;!a s2o,0 600 year.
~ nm cne al those WHO afr exceedingly anE
z5}i9':5 shSt the manufacturing interests Of thIs
Il Cor1a onwealth shall prosper and on proper
,Socc"alors rrna: IL asu the manufacturing
-,.sindua1Ty Of the STATE cherished By the Legis,
.tglat"rs. Ba. i: eeemE to mo that all Of these
-EaTgumenta arc mittara proper to be addressed
ssto tho Legislature r,'her than to this Conven.
M.on. Thers nay 10 tiGnea when prudence
Eand juHtca will require burdens to Ga inloEsd
Mupou ali pursuits. Thara may .-b= times, on
Mths other hand, when certain pursuits should
Eabo relieved Of burdens, cherished and prornoted
"a But these, as hsvs said, are considerations 10
3 ks addressed to the Legislature and dc n9;
s ;a; !: proper to prescribe in tho Constitution
BaHy invarlabe rule touching this question.
4 | a. 'iot see how gentlemen propose to worl;
',souI this scheme. Il the amendment tc apply
80 2sies Of nercEantb' licenses? Is tha m:I :
/: :chsni 10 be taxed according to bis capitol "
isac>o.!ing to the value of goods in MS store
~ according to his capital that may be often,
s..anG doubt not will be, very diflcnlt thing;
,s3sto asccrtaln. II you are &c go and taka fl.
.siavantory Of the goods upon the sheleea, al
s vha. time will it Ls taken We know very
sssSwe!i that the ancunt Of goods in every store
;@raT;sa with the season Of the year. Tits
:%woaa BIZ imprao.icable, and il haa becl found
ESQ il tho past.
4 l!i this Stats, and eY61y State, bele7e, in
Sf,;te Cnion tho practice hiss been 10 impose
EstazGs upon merchants In the shape OF & license.
y TEe:s is no other mode, it seems to ne, By
(which that portion Of the community can be
iSmal:e IN bear a part Of tha burdens Of the
scommualy,
~ VIII no, Ierud. tlio arE"moaE 0l thf Eon-
::S!ena1 rom augusta, ih1r, STUA.T,) but must
&sPrctes, against Incorporating in tho Gonattr-
ssition :oz i.U for the community,
81 Mr. SPEED.-l am very reluctant t5 say any
.thing upon that subject; but I fell that U1igut
ebe regarded az ncgectfu Of my duty, ware ]
Emo, 10 say something upon ii,
S have listened 7ery sttentiysiJ to aIl tie
.agentlernen Tho have spoken in opposition TO
=, The amendment Of the gentleman from Ftt-
Msy ylvanis, (Mr, SrTaEaLisi,j and may ba per-
HmittsG 10 say, that the raasoaz wh!osi tLsy
saha7e assigned for she i.ith that ia in them.
'MhaTe taeG to strike mo with any force nr TO
Mconnond themselves Is ny favor.
The gentleman from FauIu'er CIR. GcoT7,
;ahas said that We ought not to enbody il the
MConstlutsaa 4 rule upon this subject, and got
Gthe Constitution of 1850, for which ne, be-
gIle7e, vated, and in the formation OF which he
.Splayed n yery ?onspicuoua part, tontainE q
'iGc!auss which s nisn contained in the Constitn-
lston, undsr which provides that taxes shall be
:Eequal and uniform throughout the State, and
Eths: all property shall be taxed III proportion
isto ts value; hnd would ash the gentieuan
ast1 give % 10 the reason why, il ne Shall in the
ssCGns.i;utioD fir rule Of this sort, ws should
asa:noe 60 further and say that this subject Of
sataEation shall not be so regulated b? the Ls-
legislature rs 10 do injustice 10 sEY interest in
'ssthe Conruonweslth.
Si Ths gentleman from Augusta (Mr. s;gragT,)
'Essad he oonld not perceive the reason why
1870, 600 invested ia marcsntils pursuits should
Esaot be laEo1 r0or5 iDan the same amount oi
ttsGcaptal ir.as.zG IL isrC and Desro5s-that ito
'Hlaad and the reercea could only yisld certain
Aanount, whereas thu profits Of the merchant
sSwith tho EaE,n' capital might amount to Ter7
SlaTge 5uHi.
81 Why. eli, .f1 E.ist"Ty q I.s7taIti!e aD1
|farrarg operations viii SHOW that very often
Gthe product OF $40, ,01i in lsni and negroes is
's5greater than tho product Of $4,000 il tie
khands of nh uosEillful merchant, l can per-
kCeive no Tcason why tain discrimination should
''Sbe made. flev:sirly uone, that Is by sny
'Eameaua satisfactory "a Iae, Is furnished in this
,,sSargumort oi iht gentleman from Augua.a.
'ss But aiT. a''3t ta!s simple comparison OF the
,,sSSTelGtiyo yTriiis 1i the merchant and farmer
'sSirom is!;1al So, 900 osah, tbs gentleman
EGalls upon iha distinguished chairman of the
'ES Finance COMMITTEE, VI ins House Of Delegates
ksat one Of i'll inCGaF sessions, to come to his aid
sEand giTc E;i cEper:GIco upon the subject
Is That gelt'emrT, i,n6wD Rs q gentleman OF
liability, a11 Eno@'n throughout the Common
ss wealth as being pe5:aativ capable Of furnish.
.sing renson iG! aGY I'1!i3y which he might
s.1vor i! 6 reanaa :o';in be furnished, OF Of sug.
Ngestiag cas w!iare athers might be st fault,
ls1gives as his Ta"s0n Tor this just dsccimns-
-E:tlon, that the merchant has exclusive priv-
Eleges given him hnd that when be Ia licensed
'ssto transact tuainIsa in particular village, he
lsSought to pay for it, tacaush no is; as it wore,
ESguarded against tornp3i itCTi.
tsa Ny friend :ra7:, Petersburg (Mr. bEA.icn,
iswas go struck with ;h;7 extraordinary process
fsof reasoning ina. be pronounced 1t p :apsus
sEahn5-oe; and ihrTa Is 1one show Of pTobabili
.T3t7 that such ra= tho caRc, for cannot believe
iilthat tho argument coiiid have come from the
.s:sSniod OF Inc gen.iare1 fron Oulpeper, CIR.
X After this argument y as made, the gentle
s:n.n frou, Feu4ne. (,iI. S7oTT) appears upon
-sE:tha stasa, ano treats i;- tn another display,
eAssoiaewha. srrila7 tG TIA; which ne had pres
SERIOUSLY vitrazsci from Tie gentleman from
y: Onlpepc7 He maintalaad, In general terms,
fE:tns, tho as C7, licenses was just, and that i.
Swas the i,.;ir practicable mode of leTying just
iSStaz a1on iia mercantile class of the conmu-
Emily. an, 20 be to!,i that We are doing right
Hb7 taxing tho labor and tbs industry Of the
-ES:.te v.nnJi regard to the capital which thst
fsindustry enhances: Instead Of ofsring s
! .MM:pvcnium n honest industry, labor and enter
,Ei; prise. the iir! IS &c discourage and to crush
I8s!r. If.wo men iarc esHh capital OF $40 600,
,ssand one By his induatry aai business capacity
.Hmskas It yiold . larger profit than the other
IEs-cs5s i,ou, h;s s2U,nlo. is that man 10 be
,Mhorne down and oppressed because OF his sue.
,gzcess: Orgj,i ns not ra:nar be encouraged p
ri: locks. lo,i;si as ii Il waa designed by this
oo!cy to t,t.ii ors premium to Incidence and
10 rot think that srgum Its
rksof tho character advanced !iera should be ed.
,asdressed to an Intelligent i0dy like this; and
tssif addressed, si.o'ii.l a1s na weight Ii gen-
.la;tIemon cauaGt assign ny valid reason for
E*iuakins tns Discrimination, they ought not
fss,teu,pt 10 MAKO Ii II tFaTe ere reasons to
f# Justify it, they ha7s Tot Ts. in my Judgment.