Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-12-01
Sn}II-W EEkLY EDITI(

VIII a>hoGy ho Kind enough to tell ne vi re
tae :. .HNsiMi:.=ns Il ;:nnual!y to get sx:y lniln,
N c"in' r"'hcrthink Dir. Memningar wnral
give Z handsome premium 10 arv gentleman
who woui at:':d him the desired info, ma'on
fFt tiiH Governmcnt that a"ount OF coin or has
II property that will byacit! Fit he answered.
TIE prci!H arc 20 be taxed to raise it, the iuqu...
NJ cage "riSes. %hcra %:e The people 10 ct il !
Fac reopi" Eave neither coin nor ::i,y,in,, .hn.
MI! bring ccin And il they hid cotton au. !!
other cash s'tice' thu; wnul bring il. they hsvr
n"t;h means .. getting ;hsrl % market to cil.c:
th. c1charC2.
But j, III? hc said tlo people will he allowed
TO l's; th-:r taxes in cnupuns. aud thus b. re-
i'sFec from HE rannuS eXaction Of coin. This
Is AZ Her' well. ." Ear rs ii CacS: hus # the rc0.
pie Faf no com 10 G0vtrumeMt, ho,y c.r Gov
erna:aG.S Tcy coin 10 the bond -hoi.iaIs? There
IS Ee :Gb The whole scheme is obvinusIy
founded on til" idea tllat oach fax payer will
maS"s nice caiculat;on, and asc,Ttai,! eSaci.
now mach Of the sixty uii!ion tax he won!i have
TO pny, &E} talk just crnugh of the thousand MI
ilo;l Loan TO enabe hint Fay hisssax with his
|.saasasps sns bus the whple affair would be n
shs'n. 1t would 1orii:rt.ff;s be;l coin tsanssc-
ton, VIXEN really not "a cens CT coin would pass
between the parties"
Il Inc rsduction Of tho currency conteia-
plated hg this scheme approxjr:atcs the value
OF treasury notes 70 shat of spccic the govern.
meat vii! not n>5l annually to get sixty
millions in co;a," b2cau:a It's currency hen:.
he cquiv&'e,} o. gid waU!l Ie received il,
payment ii 81 coGpoas th.. may be due. and
not consumed in .',e paysucas Of taxes 81 &
jriie!ous mana ,cn,e3s 6 ;iis sci.cmc tier:
will b. l.o coupons dG: tlat will not be il thc
hands e tx payers. o" eas;l7 Irocrrable y
theao 81 i&ci: rv&iaa:, ;;:oll, o: III eqliv..
LENT, curreRcy. /. "!1 warl,l To- ro'nu'.iiy Il
o';u transaction, whcn really 10. qrnt ".
sin would pass ! t.S.amt! !iapa1tieY." Why ask
ina urra:i'u "v' c.c is tao ;-orerur,ar:: t,
got SKY -lGi';1as IL eli :" Nn cciu i;
needed C: : ''na.n;it;:, :,ansa .i,n" LIS cyi-
ie2; ;h&: Il rArmci' has -: considered this
a:bcn.a fu:ly and carefully, or Ia ,roo!@ tayc
seen ta&. il was cI $, plastic a :1a.nrc r i, Il
ca, be applied 20 tie vo!u:,> Z o;r ccrrercv,
&::i; contracted CT cx.erlc3, ~ aectss:;r re-
~ res.
The oliae:ian :al;2n iy - Farnc>" :hat
rich laukcrs O. broa"rs" ma" clo"opo 70 ,lo
l,GoQ million bonds ard that III" man with
Hro?":'y. INt 80 ,Gonsy, wo".1 i.1"s - IL
p-oTes;% - b,"9,g m,ncy Z }u7 I'D t. ;ay
lis 'axe., Is "a o'.icct:on easily r'n.e'jeli. By
making tax collectors The sellers ,f fh2 bands
,!;e Taxpayers would love ti.c ,irs; privilege
% incchasc, ar; wna;i =cc"~c tina. atno;i; u
:ile interest Of wi.ici, would pay iha;r faxes.
a Farmer .a;nE5 'tho thing is absurd OF,
Is face 10 suppose t;lat :sa y.ca?la conl stand
This .yion "T rc!iot,'' and says that Virginia
wouli hare to Eui 'anc hundred cud idrtT-
millions ct' bonds" = hat woG'3 the people
pH7 ftr t:.nsc tnnis? Currency: which IS
sc.tc-ea around Ike le&ves in Vel,am'jrosa
!nd oaly little Mora valuable. Accord.
ing to "A Farmer Virginia would pay
in taxes cover eight and u half millions Of
dollars, The co.pons &c the l42 millions ot
bonds pays the taxes: AMI rs the purchase Of
the l2 millions OF hon'is is made with Trea~
sury notes, it cannot effect the property Of the
people in Ito !ens. Because there may no
some pecplo who have nos the mn7ey with
which 70 pay th:iT taxes, is the tax law 70 he
abaai0nei? These that have not tho Tr"a
sury nofes must sell sonlc of their property
-, =. a.. -,,.sa,,, enormous WHOSE nj,
require the sale oc hut q small rort'oa oF pro-
ncrtv t. y,rocu-% Treasury notes enough tOr
wha:cTcr amount q bonds his other property
may be required 20 pay taxes !"non. He cen
tinucs:
...
hu' Il u were even E''S''''' "'u'' ID ~
.ins'. "a h!':1c ""s'nt' ~" H."T' ''"'
Whole .,u"ti";', N" lac other iaif eScane -
Tie cyuecHlE q. tao T:'r a~e Incurred N ~"
common cau sa--wbv Should urc-haf the
,,ornmnn!tr r"r Nil! ucci tho rSler half ons"
.-,, 80,
nc "'''EE H"' '"' e'''i
only ny sni!%''"S lac ''S,'"' .'"VS "a nc
','a's WI. :" '''' '',''V'' .''' '''',.,' '' ''c
lrea'y O. 'c's' ~ W. "'''' 80 S",'' ,A;'''',
henSiohs' We 10 iio' "'' ''' "s'''"' - '",' ="
! .'oc..'n ",'': .'e Co., w. - ''.'' '''N,
;'''' al VI '''''.,''' 80, &c
o. WV '", .' o5 .:.., ......- :,..1-
,''''| Ir..:
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h 'hons,nd millions ] ;s - ry nnary m enc. rnrh cs
he ae re-a'r lropcriy r! the Co"iedcra'e S,a'cs
=. .n,nSnF i"r ".''' %T .nos" l',s =" ~
,yh;,.,, Of ccrrsn. =, snhs.rip. iomsn ,l,. lnn.,
conl.l he hal. il is m"ro than orr, i"rii INC
Tes"I, ihflr' ""' VI ~ ~, "'Ii; h,;no1 % s,h
scribe ana pay for :n:!mou,., oc h"nfs equal.
c"r'ain'v.'" :" enc :""r h. af'a pr"'"hly +" a., "nc
,n,,", ~ WV hnLa,. ~ .r ;,r.,L.... anj o.bar
men whose property is n. in monev bnt how
w"nld i. effect the p.*"'cFs aH'' farmers ana
nnnII r,,;, .hrn, 1,wa,IJ force .v.rr man
in'o bank 10 ect 'l,r means OF bu'ing III" bonds
or Into the naas ef i've r.sors ama snr";
10 10 nav his taxes
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