Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-03-17
TAXES

Did ever nation before crave and pray to b.
heavily aod Immediately taxed as this people
j. craving now? The newspapers from all
NJ IS of tho Canfodcracy bring US tho same
[-y v7siy ,no.n,rg. Fer Gods sske lax us
Hero is the money ready. We never were
so well aha 10 pay As no"- Never had
r,,inn srch need Of clc ting aid strengthen
jrc ;tr great sinou of war-a full natio'. al
.r,s.n.y. You have got our Ggi:!in% man,
,h.r ssv, n"s- tskenur inon.y. 9a'so all
on;r &c: us through and cut of this hint;ias,
tir>uIirg war, out sgsin iat" tEh fresh si' and
DAYLIGHT Of blessed po.ce, whcrn ~" ran
hr,ahe oCc, more nnd see our kay, s'd go
or H,;h our qu'st work.
r"oush this out-:y Ia br tay:d n,,y. for
...s ;rcsent, hnrr7 ant worry Co.'Ere.s 1T
,}r, ,sa s2ua'i aa.! i."aithy synitom,h"r.ns
,f.rdlc7.rs lhss" several thing:
fps:. It shaw that oar I.',i': have the
p,ai sr;a 10 perceive tia. ;h:a enormous
So or ""cr>vcl paper il TO, mn""y il, :te"lE
: o. -rrn tho rcp.es2 2n.n.ire oc money OF
-.lnr .,rc i,arfsr ~ il * N some measure
Hated within :i!o s,uAunt ncedfui Gr cS-
,,.,l,-tr. ,ir cnlu:a 't,:;,.' oc the c. unity
ia. ~. ia..nel,.e n.d.ttcdn",a: ri the Can
ie!.;s.; IS nss!f n ia, *rt.: i,"a"ics. Of
.-, :sr,l hat no time 81 u,ni b" io,t II con-
-: t.nI -; SG,"urt Tor a. snJ i.iu a;restiES
i,s f,.r;hcr "xransion) md in Iia ,'ngh upcn
n. .,,s sound basis of l.sgc a,sd iu;: ;ax
i,rn.
&,.ori Il -!,.-. IA, the asop;" kf,.n moi;
OH, ,rIf. n. dr,. sud lad to heat th,t ptin-
cipla a p"Il,r.i e"2nomy, hn $50 the high
&. ir,' r,r.t-r pr,rcp;.. tia "ns n'h'S mus:
r,ii ,>ud ar na'iJEal honor k"pr u.'ar-
r...l...t Tais c = tv ha tsX-a then. ,a,,:"S
=, ;ll.,,na !, n.ana that .h:. ::n::r
.,-.'.'. a;ay hav, ",ire 10 ut y sh!a.H:ins
n, ..s., cord. l;:: h..'t :: the country
va T.! .,,:..i. n. 4! LII iS owes. .,n. lille v i h
Al ,.... Is s:ainst tha' | s. AT wms. dis
GO
i-ri /. III ans, mo- criy 40 'rEudia:ion,
hn.s s'sr. 40 9. u,,.~o:n - Thos' ~h' leu!
: al "a E.n,ree- t. tax them j. oi,l"r :n
,n.h!a lhn rrssii-nt To carey "n :hs ga, ~"
ac i-n:l. rot thrS s.Ine pUor c:eatuEeH wa0
.'''-. 7 Gent t1 make paacc; G't tho
,.ar - p!r' f"r = reconSt' ia win re
N,.iL-xr.. >h;ch wond en- i, gen" nj
ay:chpat, # ,!uh:>, iitb: &c w4r,f"r "',i"n, md
j,ht Of VS. ssainst H., ana ihit~ i"ti 20 +.
and h;.the'ly bankruptcy, srd $ acb.c
p..tirina,ion it the ii,fa:nv, share aT'l share
alike And us-
FomtA pSo7estlha confidence af-,:t,s
Confederate psople in the future Of Tho Con-
i.deE acy; and by proving that confidence il;
assures that future, indeed When ns;ion
oi eur bod md blood hss got to tirt i.cint
xlra il sill off, T e-iY 10th If, SD land,
bnln hiuui Nu trea ;ir", Ia yli;llcat'nr Ci It's
s6y.rsi.1:y an,i its self respect, then il car
at - cn;'lI' Cd; Gannot BE even sc::ons j
Ara rc-m nsntly hur, [, IS su:r, with :. "a
;i,.st All quiet cHrtain'Y, of g!ori@n: .:'s
;,:y and h,s only t. pTn7ito :he INC '"s I"
p.r t';c ,ric- t.! ,ha, ,nratimsh. b''sii"".
frih 1t r,o'"s very geania' :"ctiiTnca
in ;;e :.vrrl,meni Of tbn county. ''y seeking
,otn,aish th.i government u.th III. u'sa;,s TO
e.-'v rn ;;,c goat c"mn'n, ba le"s OF de
i-ite. Whatever partial ::lsccn.emts: ST per
s.n. e ) -" srudgss may exist h"rs snd
s!i,.e a-,ongst ;.cop!e ,cho have etai>; a. home
.-.rn : ~..r-- 10: IN lhe amy there is moth
ing u 4: h, evidently :he hasf' i but lit
;i.r.j-t,d by that CAM or OF suspicion ard
,!issH.c.inn. It Is n reasonable and t.ac:ahle
people, on the whole, az well as proud, self
re';an. and j,alnus Of power. Cnca con
yacsi tha. ;h".c whom it ha7 set over ii, as
tbs rcrr, ert..iyes cf its sovereignty AM de-
% itnEi", # is pnwer, ar" diligently and
hyn. sis .u,iravo,iog to 20 thr,' hlgi, duties,
with liz ard honnr pls6gci 10 success, and
clv"tn,.> .: nothing but an honest 'smr, it
Will trust to all lengths, and tho claror Of
TIE disappointed and the serpent whispers OF
tho traitor will pass nnhesde'l.
Ths-~t"ro, upon all thcaa grnnr's wo a-c
"l.t to o!so;yc the snxiaus desire to he
taxed Go crn-s has tax BIZ hufrrs it;
aah tho House i, lahoring u,.nn ia "details
escl, day in secret session. Why in secret
eers,on; We can understand why the plans
now n,.tler discus4ioa to arrange the curen-
~ quos.,n mny require to be debated with
closed doors; because to reveal tho e,nbar
rassm.at of our finance would he useful iufor-
m,tio, 70 tine enemy. Bus the renson Of lay
mp anil aFpnrtioning taxes in private, is MT go
obvious. We caro- not who knows how
hl,sy taxation wa are willing 10 anhm's 10
fs.t-r than touch tho Yankees 4gsn; and
o. the ether hand, the Conf.dcrase i'nbic is
deeply Interested in seeing how its repfe9en-
,1tlves approach tina. subject, and how they
jeal With j.. We even wish to know how
ini,i iual membcrs and Senators may vote
upon the various items CT taxation. We
wi-h t, ae, vhet5a: those who represent,
or ire Interested in tho great staples of the
country are willing to take chs:s:u--y their
own ia.ss share of the burden Su7dn-,
be- it remembered, crested and undergone Q
manly and especially to.vindicatc md confirm
sh,9a great interests and the industrial sya-
ten and social polisy on which thc7 depend.
In short, while the people are honest. pa
s'iotic aud resolute in this matter Of taxa
tOn one would like to know and see that the
Congress- is fully ahrealt of the people, eqnsl
to the occasion, and up to the mark. #a
Shall return to this to- morrow.
WHO Is TO BLAME?
There is, after all, a ccrtan degree Of ia-
'erest to US, spectators in .nY. IT country, in