Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-08-08
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Ear the EHluire1'
rn,iucS CUNNING.

cotyQS CUNNING
Nrssr5. EuI7oRs IL desire to ca, St.ei.:'o'
n ,he subject that heads this coInlne1i'casi'i'
some further legislation in references !" ~,
80 -, WI, IN hc rccr ssary. y conslderaple
,,,,n.-, ,f ca,to:, his been oErhi ufoe. eA-
-, ~. uiric:, promise compensation 10
~. yF,Y j, t..c money necessary l3E
49,. "; 49,. 20 ~, ,,fccurcd: Must We resort
t.'!s !, Il some s3000Q,0 00 for this pur-
49,, I believe 4 more equitable system
p,,,; $40 n TAI, IL. c2!!un SageG to pay toT
~, cait,r t,wRt. Exact justice would be
,n ~, 70 al by his system. By the burning
~ mar, IF ,i.c cotton tie price Of the residue
~. hcr., rrca,Iy Increased. So bare arc the
markets Ut III. world Of the staple, tnat nv ,,'
destruction Of million Of bales hsH
doubled tue price Of the rss!di'ip' not u'@'- -
ei. .ha
Before VIC commenced the destruction, LIZ
article commanded from to cents s'es pouD"
and !, Is now selling from 10 10 l ellis.
Probably l,0UO.O0o bales, worth at Tue ioiiuet
price about s3O,0O000O, nave oecn cohsunic''
ana the actual increase III value CT tee re-
,re;;,ipc 100000 Usles aas certainly no: been
i~ss han SEQ 100000. Two planters, living ii
.na s:,ac county nave raised--tbe one lou
ILLS, valued at 5000; the other, S0J bales
ys!ucd a. $4,000. The former burnt his sac
;i,.s los. $4,000, whilst the latter kas, by this
very burning, doubled the value Of his crop,
-, u other words, made $4,000. Who shall
Day tie former his loss? Shall it be the COM
mun.T generally, OF the cotton holder, who
has been 50 Immediately benefited Every
principle ofjustice says the latter. It'll true,
that IN national point Of view, all are Bone
6ted, bus the cotton holder receives a large
additional benefit unknown to the coGnunlt;
Fat larse. Let Congress, therefore, tag TIE unl
| bugnt to pay for the burnt cotton. Let III
| lsy eli export duty suficientfor this purpose,
ard soieir Tor this purpose, to he paia IL Tie
| time OF shipment 10 foreign ports.
need 10: be told that this is class loSlsia-
| tier. do not propose to tax The property o.
! one individual AMI exclude another, bus 10
| .sx III the property Of the nation Of par
| r;c,,H4- description. When the Provisional
, Co;;..ry;< lad a. expert duty on cotton to pay
n, -, YES; ot a particular debt, We aeara 20
j .,nec.ion t. tie ACT as improper % uEconssi-
t;i:in5GI j: an respect.
! In ar...;;yn i, his, il seems wrong that the
n>u-coitcn growing States should be taxed
/ G,r an aet that has Immediately aud directly
Va
u-t.o19 ,.i,;ci, Is gwen shall mucn DC rsouir-
ry." i IT,; mis- var terminates in our lnde-
- icar.. ss !. mus. do, our taxation must
=" nca.: 20 rav tli2 public debt ana the cu--
rvIs axUandilcrcS OF the Government. c
| t;si need -. tbs purpose all the. contiScated
p:ca&:t-, "a: Of wh!c:. tne planter Is prom
| !>c.. c4vi?e;ig tx bis jurnei! cotton; i;ic i
! - i,..j, vii. % that extent exhaust our means
ard Increase oar taxation. 1t should not DC
.xrcSylG TIA. 9 g.crHmcut should SO legislate
S. to confer -; - ACES great benefit c.: 4
! particular class v;:h"G. exac,ing some con!-
compensation il re.c:0.
Many IS our c!tirc:. have acted i7ith noble
patriotism III applying. lhc torch to .fseir ouiy
means pi support. Let taea Ano" thai t!:e!I
less patriotic or ;oo:c ivr;Gi!i'e :"c!:bors, are
- pay tax urou property O. the same KIND,
;rl.!eh has been double; ii value, as co:l-
pensation 70 himself. Seine lew cotton
planters (thauk Heaven but te's'J lave rIaaniy
sold their cotton to The ene.uy IT very high
priccs-,j'ices paid il yi"'* and sight Of The
;ia.ucs Oil adjoining plantations. Were II
possible would lsx these traitors 20 the iul.
extent the gold received; but rs this may
not DC, would certainly tax them as fully as
/ waui. the presen. fortunate holders whose
properly has been SO directly appreciated in
v;,:3. ty the patriotic action Of the cotton
turner's. an citizen OF the Gotten States.
bur TIC enemy has not approached sufficiently
i:cer ny cotton TO require the torch. l can
aol, therefore, De charged with sinisleS
rIr:i"c3 in making these suggestions. As IN
&c. cs Justice, therefore, let an export tux be
lcv:pc: on cotton sufficient to compensate those
H.ho havs destroyed theirs, anu lei this tax,
:4;i:ca collected, = appropriated solelIus this
purpose. a M.Ss'ss;1rIAS.