Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-01-26
ArnIrOR HEHNETT. RNPrFI

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December 81, lSG3.
To he House IF Delegates:
7 submit herewith two tables, in 'tna:T"r 20
4 resolution OF tha House "' Delegates. adopt
ed on thu Oh inst, wh,ch resolution re,t- ~
follows. ~ vat:
! Resolved, Fiat the Au,!,to; 81: Public Ar-
oounts furnish this House r-:g,i ut. following
Information. 10 Hit:
list The number Of rlsvca listed For taxa
ton ia the couuties and corporations if3Ia
which returns have been received for the
year 1868 the number Ut horses, mules, asses
and ennetz; the number of Ga;!!e Tie Eura.
Der OF sheep and the number o! hogs listed
for taxation during the same year within the
! same district showing tho same separately, by
counties AMI corporations. Ai:Ii iae aggregate
thereof
"2i. The number Of slaves n she counties
AMI corporations: aforesaid, enumerated IN the
census Of 1860; the nu:aber II horses, mules,
asses and ienne,s: the aum'@r oi caotic; the
number Of shEt and Tie nuinhci Of hogs
listed l5r taxation IN the sau:c counties and
c0rporaties during the year 1860, showing the
sane - aforesaid separately brconnticS %ad
CORPORATIONS, end the asgre.!Gt" ihoreoi.
"%d. That as Car rs practicable he asceT-
tain and repc-t the increase or loss Ut the
several subjects named, az we'll II the dis.
trct from winch returns have beer received
cs i20m the Su;te a! large
Sii0Ts the number ri sllTc4 ~ -rrEnyy eight
cuUnSies and fT" corporations, specified IN The
r.b!c, us cIrlnEratec in :hr UG..yt St,.:Gs
census in 1860; Lhanunber listed Tor taxation
in 1866 under Stat, authority; mo mum Dor 81
cattle listed for taxaticn IN each al TIE years
1860 and 1868, and the number Of shoep ard
the number Of hogs listed for taxation ii each
of the wears 1861 and 1862 The years 1851
and 1868 are adopted for the enumeration OF
sheep and hogs, for the reason thaS no Ke.i-
ratc HITS were taken prior u the year l6H!.
TABLE II
CanarTisCs se,entr-Cnc rou't.it= art three cor
po-sjioIs, ;ar;i:@: roGrG!a, which aye cithsr
5,cu,s:ci ;,Y the public Gnerig. "r ia conse.
aucnce II his iucurs'nug :herain. No rrLurrs
!!:ere!rc:r e: taxation iiaT@ i'"r!1 Tcc"!Te&,-
This lahl4 t:,a;h';g TIC Ea;2ber or saves sc.
c0rdin: t. Ike ccasa; g. 1850, a:i'! ~" aumhc;
&c hHr.Ys asuics. a.srs anI icaGcts. caStia,
slrnD and hogs listed f1r taxation i'll 1850,
under Sta5c au'!"-iiY.
SLAVES
Iic reference % De. ~ J, I's"lc |. p. -.
accom-; .,nyins 10 G,YHrn"r's ,>a.sasc to the
General ;sStmb!. :, -Gi,i"u u lH;l t., j. viii
, lount :l,at the uuaihrs e .!:,3* in !~"O, in
81, cn,irt Sta!e. wa5 j? ,G:2:& 'rai,!c 2hos's
to nun,l,r VI .:aycs - - va. 7.H'rh, cruns"s
al five corpcr..;olrs listed FL: ,ac.ion in
1868. To have bee ) IL. Si3 Fa,rI inc fore
gnir,y it .rpears fhaf -. t..c IL: 70 wears &c
hare tees engaged IN war, oar i,,-- - 1t !.icv;
ii5!iu. tnc a:3c fGr ;a%atiUHr NJ - sun!, i;s,i
,tiay; !ali below ii45s Htaic ;nr ,:at'r.iaui
.,!rp0Se. at aul a.. 80 !, ;,,r cent. ;..."a re-
termed this calculation 6Y adding p9r cent.
IN ;4G SIS. VI 21.7iS. maxim. Jac slaves IN
1868 in the district under our contra! IA 500.
This being deducted from - 500. ime NUN.
Der -hGs,i IN Table /. ac:oriu% +" ~" census
Il $50, ioEr"s only: >''& ~ The az. AL in;H
ahnrc raiara! propagation and ntAC. caG-r-.
This nlrda Of calculation receives sustain
lug evidence from the records Of births ard
deaths in this Stitr.-.D,: !, aoc m1aryinG
the Governrr's ;1ess0gc Gs aforesaid. II
shows that the prop0rti;n Of births 70 tho
population ii the State in the year ]eG0 v"as
ono in erory thiTty~eight persons, or nearly
.hIs1 per cert per anru1l. In ;hn case OF
Slaves, the natural incccs"e nrnGai,!. exceed!
three pee cent. per ama;4H. But rs ;h2 iNs'!-
est test 1T Tho accuracy " the assumptions
have tel- warran' ad ~ r:#k'ns. r"tar - fi.e
!a-a cuiGmrs in T..'le |. wherein TIC Tur:@ ..T
&C ~ ~
isj2 and 1853 IL given, aGi whiCs, s!nges Il
loss on'7 q nno huadycI and dirty FIRE
slaves IN one year IN tic snventy-cight conn-
lea and Ave corporations ,.1cnIiafod IN thn
table.
HORSES ATSrs ND LENtEts
Tie nrnli,:r OF hGr,ea. asa; Aid irHi.ntH in
leGQ. 81 ta> chtirr c;ta&-.. VA ,:Eo ;;.id
tie na,ahcr in 100, Within tn t".ris3:y free
rccm ;iesCccu, ..;iQn ard i'cura!oTs Il the
p,,bIic enemy, was 2l1, t99, 4nl tha D,'inhcr
III l3G% wGs III JJS, shc". !"ss j.. The
district ia orr rczsns,i sion Of 81 col. /, np-
plv the test of : per cent. :Dr deficient a:sa5s-
m"nis 10 Isl 90S, TIE asccrta,nei Eumi,cT IN
1863 ln'l it caiargcs il by he edition nt
1879, or ma:ea - aggregate .! l9i w
bOr-aS asses snL ie@Erts, :.i.a - he white
papu!ati5G in thu conr-i"- AID corporations
> }
eight horses. & T:r every n4c En d-1A wa'te
persons in the rruat.rS AMI carp "..:iHr"al!".
said,
L. l2CN tie number Of ca.;!s rs-urrri for
taxation n tie nutirc SC:.:r. wa2 OH. 81 ter
n;.Gtg.srreC !.r every unc hunGrc,! white .cr>
.3ns
In 1861 the nu.nhn? Of c:i"le wiibin the
4
sicla Of tns publ: rrcmr, ~:is jG'. Is. LaE
in 1868, j07, l5-2, SLOWING 4 los, 81 r u HGT
cent. per anuun or an a.,:run L.; IJg4 0ru2 JI.i.
70 apply the usoal tnst Of difference bc:"":r
the actual and taxable suni3cr-, ;ho Number
in 1863. if jG1 l52, i, ""'H-gHd ~ in.3'22 or
20 Ga a.,rc.;,r ~ :Ii7.772l r:.!.i" within our
e1u.rol in the iaa: a"n.i"n".i year. a.d is one
ina,ired and iist. lead u 2sLll:. To every one
huo,.rel Whit: :rhati:"us".
augrr.
Sacep Ell! !,r.s wers 10, .s~iAt..i>!y listed
Tni. taxation uo,i! i-II. Thrg aGarnird in
1860, in .ao L i;;a.:2. 30 .:.i25!T2, ard il
1863, 70 l,3}ii, 49, or o i0sa rom our present
costr,l OF Iri ,iSI.
In 1861 tho nr,njer # si'sNo listed i~r taz
ation YRS 459.35l, AID il 1862. 5Gl .GS7 ,ahow-
in III incrtaae Of 72.:%'%6
HOES.
Tn 1851 thc n.,inb,r @: hogs in .hc counties
and corporations. ulde- ou- control Was
$50, 7GS. and IN 1868, wa, 7S22,I9 sirowinS y
loss Of ljG, 90, or at the rate of S35 pes cent.
per anuum
Ia applying the usual Offence ha'woan the
acsuEi I14 tax1tbte nhcrs to the ts.nf- rur
her in 1863, st 5 per cent on 7s2,79S, makes
62,62i. or enIarges the actual nnmncr OF hogs
to SI5.442 in 1863. ,nr ono hundred and sky.
cue logs to every ono hundred whit" inhab-
tants.
According 70 the c.nsrls Of 1860 this State
contained l,0I7.5i7 Whit Inhabitants, 49i ,92o
slaves, aud 81 30 free negroes. a1a!iiTg al aG'
preyate population of I"95.Sli The distIict
col1pris"l III tic counties and corporations
named in table I contains sci sos, and from
this data ha,.a i,awn M cnnclnsihns