Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-03-10

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publish nc tho cub joined views on ihs Tax Bill!
new pendnE il the Senate They sru essen
TALLY what said IN ths House, ikoush ha76
t.keH occasion TO sohls hat ploiify the f1rn
| OF stating Thy views where thought it would
maks tlcm clearer.
| Respectfully, &C..
| WYNDRAM RoREaTsoN.
March Oh, 1863.
l s;stsd tina; ~ principal objections to The
bill woro---
| 70 tia inequality Of the burdens i'm
poHed by 1t.
?. To tbs insuffiHiency Of the amount pro-
posed u he yaiaal by IT,
| waived ali reference to tho inequalities,
| though voty er-.t. that have heretofore de
| formed our lax bills, and So long IS 10 have
become almost chronic in onr systep Of tax
alton, a hcing unsoAsonahie to be- now enter
ed rpln, and confined iayssif to such as are
found, f,- Ike FIRST time, in the present hill,
and IS ere, n my judgment, of a most fragrant
| and startling i:,just;2t. said tha equality Of
| burdens protested 10 ha secured by the bill,
| by imposing the same rate of per cent. alike
on real AID personal property, was purely
| nominal Era verbal, and, when examined,
would rrYoll real, and mgst unilst and sg-
gravac disparity. That Ghen analg tho
lax lad would b. found rot only t. press most
uutp.aiiy UrUa Lha dIlsa.tn. subjects of taxa
ton and Oh h.iicraDt Classes Of persons, but
wCuld how IL positive AMI great reduction of
! TIA burden ii taxation on lands-eou.l to 37i
per csn..-a iarga increase Of that OIL slaves
Of about % Per cent and ali enorinOus in
crease on that of mnney, and other personal
property, appshxims!ins 80 per cent. al COM
pared H:Lh that heretofore imposed on, and
BON" ~, ulual values OF those different do
scsip,:ons of property. That this inequality
grew pht' Of the adoption by the bill Of dis
siailar ana unequal bases Of v.,uo ON which
to impose ria tax being for lands TON the
asruss,ncn; o. lS5Gi, specie o. cGnreltible pa
pr; hhl 70" 1'sYss, money, sn1 other per-
so':ai h'epe:ty, liz incdHrntible paper carren
cy III 1868. That By the prices OF gold in the
maj he. .ni al tns generality of commodities,
tie .ieprrG.et!on Of lii4 currency w.s prot4s-
lily n"i uuw short Of i for |. II war esijma
ted-he thought under egiimated--bY the
SecrHtr:E Of The treasury iiim:c!G ;wo raontal
sgn /" he then = fr |, ami IRA moT III
innh,ed!Y CREATOR.
Assuming the 'l'pTeris,.'ii ri lha ,ne2ent
paper cnt'rucy. :" L., f!ns f,+ one con-
paici with specie ~ sonyartihin cuI'7lcy at
sc, (shn .;"'e O: Inc t:;t asae.,DieIt OF Isns)
n, III" uGt'at'"i, ~ eYH1i raiHtS I'll thu
=. iir.'rai Ia. jec.: a. txatrpn h- the prssenA
bill v"u!d hv az ts.i!9ws:
L,nl valued NJ $1,000, s.e*ie, in sc, lhcn
pa d u specie.
L,n.l valued st Il 000 sl.scio, in 'G3. pays
~ ;he Ill $40. papai=:. 81 sp.,cis; which
| il q reduction IF 3TTt per- c,"t
M.nry, s!,;a, les, aud I'll personal property
wlrh ha, adv anr,d in p5irc in ,hs ratio Of
thu depreciation Of the carrency, ~ largo
PORTIONS rf i hat-
Wv:th =! 900, specie, in SO, then pad -
specie.
Worth :lohn paper, in CD, pays $40,
! papcr ) 10 sprHia or $50 per Cent. increase.
Slaves, ahcvs II years old, pail hsf,re the
war, aaptci!ic tax oi II 81 On constitutional
vsI saticn tf$"p0 eS1.l. Including these unde'
~, Wa may cn.''i"r. neal ; -,luuEh fur q fair
c lnps:i -".:, thG 1t '.o slaves repreSentel
22,LuU H0'th - slave !rIieliy. Now aesun:-
rrG slave! rs lbs~ d0uhlni in price n.lrcn tia
;" hmm, NJ sI.e war, whiCn lie, Relieve, sn
ITsr cE,;inatr, ;!is TtSuit would stand hns:
S';:v- o;'i:? prcrih 81 00u. Sprcia, in SC,
e., ps'i !: spec1".
Sa'ne l,Fup Ity IL wD.ln $4,000, pspeT, in
'c3, K, pHya go, papo'=-Sj specie, beirg
an increase If rs per cent.
;hu", u lsnIh'Ii9' who paid heretofore
ll00,. would. by tho present bill, pay OH the
-ai,e land what was bnt the equivalent Of
;G2 80; tn, holder Of personal property
WHO paid 500, would now pay cu tho Same
Talur .f pH'snnai property $3.50; the ela7o-
h,!'ir: " ho pail 500, would now Psy 1926
J sH!d ifat M avn inttra"ta @"Th manly in
lam". Ia prrductG yicide! nav hIre Or
fGn' laid the p,i.:cs Of 30. Md road ~
osslly pay N thu PRESENT curranCya three
or faar !";d increase # iaX. If the
san,H was noe, ta tho full extent ,he ;,.e
Hlth landhudrgs generr!ly, yet all arrived
laTEsT iIcHnsG ny lrr thsn in the ratio nf
the iacrcsaod tsx fixed by the bit. Why
should MT r'n, TOO. bear ri tnrh ti:e our
tar liar" al the public burdens; | ID tho
Disparity "Sa too mo ~t'nus "ud nf;ist to
rgGaiv" !he ranrtiln al tha llnu7r; that The |
r"ts .rhu:n'g inc iii Ia lis cnsrca>lnent |
ough; III be :nc"nai1rrc1, end tho biz then |
a"nt la Il: To the CoFrui,lsG, with instructions |
70 reform 1t; and if any gentleman e"iitel |
to do II, AZ ! was not, wau'd move rec N
sideraiiun, and the motion should prevail l !
would then m"ye It's being cent TO tbs COM
mii'cr with such instructions. [ fuggaat,d (
that Tia requisite change" might DO made in J
either Of sevaral ways; by resssessmelt
lenia, OF ny t"- ';n:rrG u p:c"enL vA]- y.
Ilnm im "''r'""cy, SO aa 10 put E.r~ &c "
siIne Eas'1 IS personal pTcps~ ii on N"
va!Ie:n Il l.c'sonal ptVp'' " OF "
i: formerly bore iii apscts 'ly al In price
rencr, and thsn taxiGI Or c1l'efuo'e cur
a. the ,1t. 'cqus>' the present currency
revenue n.c:.ej i to raiss the amount OF
assu.snert D. That prcGcTrtd tho 70
r.michi - .cauEe, though, in g neral Terms
land: near enough tho truth t. say tost
ceas' ercrally lad advanced. 'aJ, : p"
c<, vet tnrrr weta yas: lncal disparitieS oc-
y,ncI ly III" wsr itnla in some places
sc,l.H; having faiIcr in p:i2s Ia othsrr, hut
.l:co.i, advanced Fr.. 10 all SHADES Of Her
enco to pc, hlps sn a'ysnre at some points 81
ionr O. tiYn fI their former prize. Ea'd
tlr,t Gu:,n.. ne Revolution. under very snMl
) ise ci c'rl-isnces, rra3:g.sln5Its WcrS con-
tiau,H? u,t:.rrl ll"ng with the iax biit::, aud
-. ysira.icn; usually mode in specie, while
> taxes wsrn p.ysble either in sp:cie Tor wh,
wac though, par CURRENCY OF = sivtr
amouDt or j / luany inc. tha. elncu"t i. lhs
: recognized ssdeurensted currrn"g a5.o-'iDg tt
lin +. limlth:. d., rIciA;i"H.
:. added tina! / ta,; asked hs ,ia!a. ii
: si"rlo day :rf''r the "i.g' of":,cru was ~
liz. Ell, IN order :aa. might riIrr amend
= m.nt.., and tia. t." d=!a, Wa, d+nied me
That had not He td ihem earlier b.,canEe
auid the mutituia of other subject. lie, usnd
ing attention, had beer unable earl Ter +
give ouch conaide' alton to this one as to- en-
abo ne 10 detact c'hcys ley the erront on
. principle OF The bill, "r snen way, ssta.sctoe "
IT, niys.lf 20 apply emsdy.
: OH ctsd that the amount proposed to b
rsistd by the bill tcas mhoNy dfsproportiond
10 he rants # The Treasury, and ought to b,
| Greatly INC, tcaeH That tLa amount of Rcv.
nue. raisc1 he:h:e Lha ear from the portion
Of the State nu.g Tiliia our reach might be
) stal.,,, aa Wall 90 could coai.ituro from such