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

! Ada: tta:;, so ydrF 4attsi i3S Thst money :
planty. A snilliur dawn in nov IS I'LL
million SaYed forever, a2i would take the
ace Of : ni.lio:s or paper issucs TO DO paid
for herrsFi-r ir :: crr.eneT four times more
yalushla
called Inc attention OF The lIcn:e in that
connection 70 the resort of our Legislatures
during the Revolution. to policy which had
the sanction Of if it did not originate With,
the Continental Unugress-.he policy OF spc-
ciic taxes, III kind. IL Was adopted, be-
lieve, in '79-and though | could find little,
and knew little Of the working OF 1t, 1t would
seem to have worked well, from its having
hem continued throughout that contest. 4
bushel to the head Of wheat. and 30 in Iro-
portion Of rye, oats, bacon. t., was a. One
time leyied-to be delivered at convenient
1epnts in the different counties, &. Bnt
did not propose to 20 INTO details, but only
to direct the attention end examlnatlnn
OF gentlemen charged wiki this vast aud
difficult subject CT finance, 20 a field so hsd
not yet enterad--but which, he thought,
the time had already come, perhaps, when
we might do it with advantage. At least
it seemed TO him tax tee easiest, to large
vaue-of the m IS. immediate usefanea,; and
one that would stop q: the fountain head, rs far
So it wont, the emissions Of paner, the sou!ce
OF 30 Inu.:! evil. 1t nigh. be NOR: Giroctiyt x
pensive to collect. and moro diff :ult 10 rcsl
lato-hut these objections he hcught il like
ly, would, at such tine. ne lar m,Ta than
counter-halanceL by ths advantage 20 which
he had referred.
sninadverted briefly, also, on the rxcea.
sive taxation with which certain dose 'ip!ions
OF tax payers were newly burdcntd by the
bill. cited, particularly. the class Of auc-
tiOncera some Of WHOM were taxed Ivy this
biI,-and the propo el C,nfndsra and cor
pnrsion taSss-bey' IT! The t'tsl a,souit II
thsil cc,ul;issipna urged that "ua', taxa
ton de.eatoh itTrlf ani truahrd 10 utter ey
tinction tho buslnesa it 60 u"ihstly oppressed.
or was attended with wbrEe effect, which
Always followed Unjust taxation. tho dcrn1T-
al eng the tax psynr, and laa''i & him to re
sort 80 unworthy shifts 80 e.'spe .ae inils-
tice. That believed T. more lnyal or zoa ua
people to 4 Government, Gr who Tiud 30
further to support II than tho people Of
Virginia, wore no whsre tn A found. They
would meet cheer u'lr evary i.nsr which
them aye, even il it went to the quarter, or
the hslf. or all Of thsi, substance rs OF their
blood-providc,l, only, tho d-ran bore just
ly and fairly OIL all alike. Bit II Was the
naturs of 1nsn as indie d Of lvsty,hing that
bad lie, to rebel, ny univorss instinct,
against injustice, whi:h the partial a"d unc
quail pressure of tho pubic burdens Eas
and t" .cpel or escape it il the5 ""u'd, hy al
the means in their p1@cr-iha; It wa; the
dictate. lhert fore Of pablo pnl'cv a. well as
OF plain Justice, to STE tn tho nh!iG bur
dcns should bear inps tally and equally. in
proper ion II his ability: on every ,ltiz"n "f
the Stste.
sci / thst the hill tlagtantiy violated this
Justice in the CASES -eiarTcl to, ami IN many
others sttscting particular classe, "f citlz:nr,
to such M extent as 10 risk crushing nut thuir
calinea altogether and disappointing the
frsmsrs OF it by tho d"alru.tun If the very
su b ect itself Of tho lax. In'g7d, therefore,
thar it should be r, formed. hv GqH, ,i"g the
burdens il inpr sed, and .crrssins largely
this SIN ;unt OF taies beyond whi:h it proposed
in lis present form To arse. That If the House
wnniI not Then proceed in retu'm it, |
wnul yet hope that III anuiher body tie
need III change, would he made in it, ami il
my yi3ws, Oh examic.tion, should g1ih the !
concurrence If their Judgements tina: they
might still find All opportunity 10 give them
practical effect.