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

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puhlish ne tho ubjoined viesa on ths Tax Bill
new pending in toe Senate? They srs essen
TALLY what sail IN the llou1a, thoush hs7G
taken occasnn 20 somewhat iuodify the fDrn
OF stating 1ny Tiews: whore thought it would
make tlIcm clearer
Respectfully. &C..
WYNDHAM RoBEsTsoN.
March oh, 1868.
| stat, d tina: a.y principal objections to tho
bill wor0-~.
70 tia inequality Of the burdens i'm
poued by 1t.
.. To tbs insuffiHienoY of the amount pro-
POSED u be- raiss,l by H.
waived ali rcfvlenco u the inequalites,
though vety gr-.t. thai have heretofore de
formed our tax bills, and 80 long IS 10 have
become almost chronic in OGr Hystep Of tax
alton, 4 heing unreasonable to be now onter
ed upon, and confiIed myself to such as are
found, i'r Tie frs. time, in Inc present titl,
| and IS gro, III my Judgment, of = most ilagrant
] and startling injustice. said ths equality Of
| burders protested 10 DO secured by The bill,
| by imposing the Same rate Of per cent. alike
| on real and personal property, was purely
| nominal FrI verbal, aud when examined,
would rrvoal real, AMI most uanst and Sc
grava'ci iisPa:ity. That when analgz tho
| tax lad Tauli b. found no; only to press most
| uncpuaiy uIra IT,. iit;artn! subjects of taxa
lion and Oh t:.iIeraDt classes Ct persons, but
would how IL positive A.r! eroar reduction Of
t"o burden I'll taxation On lands-euu.l to 37t
per CELIA large increase Of that on slaves
ct about % per cert and ali enormous in
crease on That Df nlnHey. and other personal
property, appT"xims!ins 80 per cent. az COM
pared w:Lh Tint bcr-tefrro imposed on, and
bone S:, ulual values OF those different do
;scflpti3ns OF property. That this Inequality
grew udt OF the aiur!idm By the bill Of dis
sialar ana unequal ;,aeeI Of ya,uo on which
to iinp"S. lie tax-bsing for lands (nn the
"sHoSflnrni o. 1850, s,eris o. cGRreriibls pa
pr; anI %" sisYtS, money, snd other per-
so';ai !nf"pe:ty, IL. inc6mrn'iibls paper ctrren
cy ri 1868. That By the prices OF gold in the
MAJ ht-. "nd al tina generality Of commodities,
tie appreciation OF lhi- currency wss prota
lily n'i nuw short Of for l. Il wan e.ilms
ted-hs thought under cslimated--by the
Ssc'H5r;; OF The '!rcasur" himac!f .wo taonta9
ego. /" he then , fr !, ami r?"a HOW rn-
dnnhtrHY g:-ater.
Assuming tho dHIToris','i oi thn ,Mesent
p.iei with specie ~ :onqnr.,t.ir cu,r,.ircy nf
SO, hn .,o q: Inc tnat as:es,D,e OF Isnr!s),
t.. II, III" oIcrat'"n - egR1l rafHtS III the
!'.iH"'raI ia! jec.s 81 taxasoa hy the present
biz y ,.,?d 81 aa t.i!yws:
L.r.i .aius,l NJ $1,000, s,.e:-, III sc. then
IA d "a specie.
Land valued st ! 600. specie, in Is, pays
~ The III $40. panal 50 81 sp.cie: which
is reduction If 37t per cat
M"mry, s,a ies, ard Il! personal property
wLrh hn, advanced IN pT,a in the raio of
thu depreciation "f the Currency, ~ large
W":th 81 0H!l, Specie, in 'jG, then pad 81
specie.
Worth :i0no. paper, in CO. pays $40.
paper -; IL apr"ia or so per Cent. increase.
Slaves, ahnvs II yes:s old, pail bsf,ra the
wnE, specific tax Of 81 - on a con: tIutic nal
vs .aticn rf;::.u0 ssGn. Including lhcss unde
~, wa nay rG,:':,''-. nen enough for q fair
c nps 'nr;, the' trso slaves represented
22yE0U .0'th - slave property. Nav assun-
~, slaIs.! !" lbsY l0ublaI in price uinrr tia
," inninr NJ :I.e war, which iz, ! heliere, sn
order rEtlnatr, tho Is5ut would stand thns
S';y- property worth : 00U. Spccia in Sc,
!; =. ps,i II SPec,".
CO. e., pays $40, papcf==;5 specie beirg
aa increase IF Is per cent.
;iGo u lsnthch3r who psid heretofore |
5lQ0,. would by tho present hill pay OF the |
same land what was bni tbe equivalent of |
SO 80: tn holder Of personal property
VITO paid Sl00, would naw pay IN the Same |
value If personal property $3.50; the aa7o-
h,!'irs who psid 500, would now psy 1926 |
! 1T inf To il
lan'. Ia pIrducth yiGide! nnm inIee or
fuu' iald the prices Of So. aud rnad On
cssily pay IN thp present currency three
or fja. u!d increase # IAN. IT tho
sams was no7, IL the fni extent ire csee
9Th lantlh"idnY1 generally, yet al arrived
larger rcamse ny far thsn in the ratio of
the Increased tsx fixed by the bill. Why
should no: 1rn, too. bear al rnrh ti:s our
lar liar" at the public hnrduns' r-t1 tho
disparity "cs TOO mh"st'nus auh nriist to
rcC.ivc The sanction ~ tie llnn1r; that Iha |
v"t" "'huImg ine I'LL la lis rngrcasluenl
oUsh; IL be :nc"naihrro3, 5nd tho hj'l then |
G"it IA * To the C0uliui, l-o with iugtttl-tlons
- reform it; end if any gentleman emtitlel
to do 1t, ~ was not, wIuid move rec m
sideraiion, and the motion should prevail,
would then move It's being cent 10 ths COM
mil'ee with such instructions. Euggast,d
that Tia requisite change" might DO rusde in
either Of Asyeral ways By q ressscssmeIt |
Ian ii, ~ ny s"L n,a:lrg p:c"ent v4)r u
Iih IN III r''-r'"cy, 50 ua 20 put t.,r' 'e %
a,ine Eas'4 IS personal prcps-' Ii Oh u"
yaii:a.i n Il personal prop " or ~
i: furms'ly horo in np:cts 'ty al ti.r price
renrr, and lt'sn taxi!I OF Convertible cur
a. thn 'lf" rcqus> i. tic present currency
rc7elue nac.:sj i to raiss ths amount OF
ass,.sa.ept B. That | preferred tho 70
Il. might 81 .csusc, ,hougb,i in Z neral terms,
land: = ncar enough the truth t. fay tost
ce;.t.. lre,aIly had advanced. taJ, pr
Cir, yc. tnurr Wet: sast local disparities oc-
.lucl hy the wsr; lands in some places
act1.Hy iIavi;g lai!cr in p:ios: Ia othtr", hut
| ,ico.i, advanced En-! 80 all shades Of Tier
ence Ia pei hlps MI advance at SONS points 81
icus O. f;e inI t!,eif former price. Ea'd
tl.t darn, ne Revolution. under very STnii
Isl csc"r,-;ances, reasa.a; ln0nls wcra con-
tiau,:!? o.isrrl a"ng with the tax biIi:;. aud
.,e ysirs.i:n; usually mode in specie. while
taxes VEN p.ysble either in fpecie (or wh, /
vac Though: f. par cu'ren:yl Of = given
amount, or IA ipany ii ne, th3. ein0u"t i. The
recogniznhss deurecistcd currrn"q :,lpg to
in t.. Innate; d., rIci,;i'n.
added tina! | RAJ; asked hs ,!h!a. IL 4
siogl day :rf'ir the "'.g' of';,cni MAS nr-
,r,ei, IN order :hs. might "fTrr Amend-
m.ni.., and iha. t.. delay Wa, ti%nied me
That had not rtis eli IN ea.r:ier b.,canse.
amid tho multitude of o:her subjects lei usnd
ing attention, had been unable earl Ter 10
give ouch ccnside' alton to this one as to- en-.
ablo me 10 deiact cyhcEs ley the eTront Gus
principle Of The bill, ct sne y wsy, sstia.sctoey
to myself 20 .rply remedy.
i OH ctsd that the amnnnt proposed TO be
rslssd by the bill urGs mhol'y disproportion1z s
to he rrdnts cj Tie Treasury, and ought to 6s
ereat'y iac'sGss" The! TIE amount of Raw =
nue. rsisoI before the var from the portion'
Of the State h"% Siihia our reach might be
stst=r;, al We'll 80 could onj,ttuso from such
Il /.