Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-17

..,sls IA Government. to get /. il. The present cur
r,pcy may be made a. good "a gold, and our OonteoesA'e
,ouds N stand higher than any other security ana 'ne
,jss Of all articles Of home production brought TO
,r sTuro BIZ an innsijits, direct Ad VAloren PropH'y
ar so urodues not less than Os huHdIs4 millions q
Juay,. Not 9 tax which the S;atss may assume LOT
thew will issue more paper and lnoroass thu evil outA
rect tsI, to como gu. of the pockets OF the people,
saich. By taking a 1.-THE Of their properly, WIN give
ham sesuri.y for the remainder. Wnen tho war
a gan re we're unwilling 70 tAI o%rsIveS, because tue
nSrksls Of the world being closed, prevented our pro
I,osr. from raising money on their property, aud
\, Au,asn would not have b,ea uniform, but the
.h,so.so, .pormous issas Of Government paper has
II, son.,csd property thA: 1t has for tho most part
} sssd on: Of ,le hands OF tbs %9s'ia'er sas iaeo 'n0se
{ the capi Aist or sp,culIsor, Eao, having h'SRsJ !"
I'd. prefers putting it into a car;aia value a. q oisn
rice (ses q~ao.ations for cotton, to5lo,o, grain, sugar,
e. % Leading i, 10 the Govsr1msnt al high rae oil
.ussrssk. liza tax vera nov laid on property, there is
aSt q property oEner in tbs country who could not Dor
.,v mouey a, q b,stee rate Of in.eresi than ls now paid
~ The Government, although /. Is his property that is
| ,lsdrei for the payment Of the public deb. ElglSno,
/ turing the Cime1n wal, when she could raise money a;
| Srse psr cent, pus a tax Of fly millions sterling
Si,iouL on her people, and that At a tine when trad
,s p~sos;rassd by tbs var, aud ts country poor. This
II vas opposed By the shallow mnds in Parliament las
Il you'd b. here BY thsir counterpart) on the ground
hat IL u,ald make the war a~npOplla'i bu: the states
nan, uao directed pubic 30 sentiment, met the Issue bod.
', and said, "If the people will not pay for the Sar, Del,
cease and Russia triumph" In like mInl-r
Is p.y for toe lbsr.y We erjoy, or, If il +
=. la, 7 ,oln nola,- h1 ron 6a@atfN .r.
manage err finances. Shall ve saddle o.. pos,eEity
E,h an incubus thS. We ourselves should beasl The
luly reasonable excuse TOT uos taxing ourselves heavily
q this time is TIA; the tax colli net be collected ii
| paris Of tbs C0afsierscy occupied by the eGemv-
sr lest soc,s OF Is would pay more thaa curl e. a.
should b. but Of what iDpoTlsEGs would it o. il h
lucky never paid, if New 0iells sal Norfolk shOuo
lot pay for y a,,S Sall ws suffer tbs credit Of the
Government to 90 dcvl because We cannot bs taxed
uniformity LIT ma not b, understood, in advocating q
lrsVy and innsd lte tax, to favor that worst form Of
Il means OF revenue, thA; cfip'ing Of Mexican policy,
.le forced loan recommended by the Com niltee OF Con.
ress-s plaa hsVing al ne odiun with thu people tina;
, neavy tax could have, and all the expense of colCc'
dOu, Ni,h0ut prodleilg q dollar Of iacoENa policy
hat would dspraeite the bonds of the Government
~ - EAn " -@~N -"y - NN- ~-@ $500 ~-~
a les, 10 The peopl1 OF May mi iols, Wi!hou. any bele
i. to the GcyInnsn; basdes, II the people are able to
sld tae Government oOs-flih OF their iuco ne, to b.
ID back to them US Of their oEn %pockets) why are
:h.y not abe 10 pay hat amount, and thereby cancel
Ne debt 70 thsi eI!eat which otherwise they would
-avs to pay. l. is asked, vii you tax the property OF
he solder uhi.e hs is sgating for your Ii should rather
e demanded by the soldier tia; you pro.eo: his prop.
5ry for Lin-use a 1.-THE OF /: that you may preserve
be r,msiadsr Tor him, ADi no. let him lad on bis re-
N taA. 1: ID al, vLuslsss through tbs Deprecated
u.sency tbi: !ou have thgOEa on sac country. Toe re-
-lcio1 Of ia-eres: o. ;as pubic deb. is nov proper
When the G,v,raneD: " IS org 'a'zsd money vas WORT
g.: per cc.-, OK tie H~i:a3o2"4 Ct capital fsom trad
a7d the ..sa' o; pipsr 70 sucl a. x en-, has brough.
5J,a b, re, and ;ss Government should nov eek to
ol,sys g. a. 10 O. gi;s Is pg.T!.s capitalists, to whom
aoHey is freely "A red at four 10 ESs per ONT. The
! STATS should 10: depreeiats is crsti! by cS ring more.