The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-07

the Legislation of the past year in Virginia has
been to depress all the material interests OF the
people. Taxation has been increased almost be-
yond the limits of harnan endurance, and the
Democratic Legislature, With Its two-thirds ma
jority, has passed oppressive and unnecessary
laws, among which the funding bill stands prom
inent Under its provisions taxation on the pro-
perty of the State will be double what it is now,
or not less than one dollar on every hundred.
Worse still, because it is unnecessary, they have
compelled the people of Virginia to raise money,
either by sacrificing their property, or products,
or by paying an enormous rate OF int "est TO pay
these onorous taxes by the LIST day of September,
1871, or forfeit five per cent, while we are now
officially informed by the Treasurer OF the State
that the money socolectedis not needed until jan
uary and July, 1872, and is lying in the banks OF
the city of Richmond drawing only four per cent
interest, presenting the astonishing spectacle of
State forsng its citizens to loan wealthy corpora
tons more than million dollars at the low rate
of four per cent. per annuin, while at the Same
time, under this extraordinary combination OF
circumstances, our citizens are thus compelled to
borrow their own money at the rate OF twelve
per cent. per anntlln. fEf5E
The passage of such acts in Virginia by a
Democratic Legislatureis only in keeping with
Democratic legislation wherever that party OBJ
tains power as exelnplified by that great leading
Democratic organization OF the United States
the Tamlnany ring of New York. This Legs-
latllre has passed laws neutraliZing and render
ing void and OF no effect the homestead provisions
OF the constitution placing the execution of the
laws establishing common schools in partisan
and unfriendly hands, and have violated almost
every pledge made by their authorized represen.
| tatiyes when pleading for the admission OF the
State to Federal representation.
They have created q partizan judiciary, and
given the county judges created by caucus nomi
nations, unprecedented and unheard of power
They have reGstabiished that relic of q barbar-
GUS past, the whipping-post and by giving the
judges power 10 select the iuries in all cases
have enabled them to do, as they have done in Q
vast majority OF instances, exclude the colored
man from the jury box, and deprive him of the
right so dear to ALL of defence before jury of his
peers. The Republican party invite the cooper
alton of all good citizens in correcting thest
abuses, and do hereby
| "Resolpe, That we are opposed to levyins
| upon our citizens any further tax than is neces
/ sary TO a strictly economical administration Of
the State government, and demand that oul
representatives in the Legislature shall do al
in their power to alleviate to the greatest ex
tent possible, the burdens of the people, and tc
decrease heexpenses of the State.
"Resolue, That we demand the honest ano
| scrupulous enforcement of the constitution o.
the State in all its parts and such Legislation
as will secure the equal rights to all, guar
anteed by that instrument, equitable taxation
the benefits of the homestead act, q thorough
system Of common school education, and an i'm
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