The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-02-21


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md nat .onaI financial affairs y ~
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ef8SV SeftI ha 3Siis4eH nj EE Ftfs sstey naye s
,sss,.sa tar 81 hars pf,shsns ~ our farsnsEs.I
s,,sssssa y,a,, ,ssr 81, the before them
49, s.ssssssfs IA, n (, the minds
z, M ri w
No. ts,sners I,,ss f,,,f que hoie
s,s.,s ~ that ID m e Develop.
al ifs State
,ssss ~ Id oyv snsnuiac.
WI c,,av, s,,,r mines. and Tie lando.
tsssSs. a ..ses, farrners and
HI, s,sss,s psap niaflei
~. 4; te cloth.
49,: .,,. h .fie coal
s,,;.s ~ IS "a, snrnaers az fs,e great Vest
g, hu fs victories al the
:.as aast pastoral coti,-
= aasthv - its Hence the
- ,,s.r.. - sler,anaentt or, other
asasaes t,,a,, they. are en- him. Great
e e es, III H. c,t,.s nnen to the
iaeAoIaess e Anss, ~, ,ns.s.,, srhev ere
4, .,nss for his nro
l u..ss, aad sac,,ra ;hrrsl purchasers for
"a ,,a,, yar,ay ar new railroad
is = -. rho val,,es III lands
AUS usa M ~ pem1,ation would
Al 4 ,,,an,,sactnrps
t,e " ~. ,s tho
and oa,. do
cities, y men. IN saate Inv snls tho
more 70 proneee sus I've, a,,s, 10 foT
h 3 great
Tue s ,af s's ya .ne iminhty has ne
800 4 w. ,nan,,sacrnres. and
!, for successful
mas F,,aa,tI 90 Otto only cantal
sls ~ ,a,,,ioeIaa. and Vet fhe
anu nl ~ ~ seif,interest. are
= ~ mn 4 nrohibitinr enter
vr;sa so - $3.50 = = !.
p'sse m ran,,,or ;onorance which prevails
On = these Questions is exemplified by the
~ ay,ads -, mo few DAYS ago BY
Ed;stinn,,;shed gentleman. that e taxation in
W;s,.;.;a .ros ;5,aater ,,er cnn;fn than any,
si.a .,. i,,s,,,s ~, !, y,,ad;atelv told
49, * Sn,tb yVaas which. with n
nun y. coo noo eos;lvs raises nearly
I o1n nnn " oSs,o pnt,, r am, told
Sog,oyo,ovo Ii LIT, ,,oonIe md we have
ale an VII NH pSop tho Come f,oIonv
tue me.l' s.e 1,o M 400 ,.o;sas nm,
WIZ pousa nnnno - ta,.as a,,d onIr o2e oao
Wards OF ','y;.a tba rast ba;nG ne.
Oh ileI psnp.,u, a id.,, ,Tasr Zealand With
@roes anu go. 49, ,,o's . r,;,,;on
popuia. ., c, ~ noo oen ~ nnhi;c revenue
THESES :, usaiy .,sto;nso r,,bIic don't If
ana oo ei nno N;ctnr;o With . nonrlation Of
ono ,.n;sos COG ma O01 onnIaly. and has
opo ,,,y..;, An "a se5 mn nm Queensland.
III. a,,,,1.t;o~ NJ on1y 1S0>O00. raises
sn .S onn oan ,,aa,.ig and -sIstoins q debt of
oon oen Sn,,fb Australia With r,on,1
Soi'oVo,svonvn o. ano Ias ;noo,no ~ nsarlv
oan VI noo deI,t ~ Go mn oo
,ost.ed How can these small NOM.
I LS i sustain snch heavy taxation? The
nn.,ra,. ;ss bocnnse their q3ubi;c Dol;cu has
Ioa,, tL,, of Lonpsj,t and depelonnent. New
o.a,,.,, w os s,;st voted s25o 1oO fo nro-
9oa. S 49, &C. ond tbe conitoI and inn
lnoLe !,,,.;at ;rr,orir ,noda Tho Tnited
~ ei a'ton ,,a,,o Loo, d;varod aisa-
STATES piospei l'''1 i'''o Dsett
WneIe: 4;,.,.;,a 4ho,,os r.b,o,,
lug noa eon 90 a'd a ~ G;,ate an ore the
aemasoSueS T San na ;,,cnr ,sd thronah the
.os:es mn. o,,d tha aaoi;t;ou ~ slavery The
CIV ., o. Nc adm;ttei, sc ME, in equity
, nstI thn nnbIic creditor. Virginia yolun-
| ta,;i,, entered into q fiobt which her knight
~ SIMS made glorious. The bondholders
neither oripinated nor encouraged the war,
nv. sa,,, sbe;c nronertr ieonarflized nv the
put saw ti,e,f a9ped dshto eu aA m,p who
san,,ra5, - loon from . hank would emf n
on.;o,,S fic,ra IL he so,,rht 70 eyade nav
Want on rho cronnd that Ie Ind had n fight
,;,;.,, onother mani AZ 10 tho abolition Of
s,ar ,n !, was mainly the eaylse OF losses TO
md; v;d,,e,s and NOT To the State. The negro
n .so,' fresnn.r is worth in many instances.
% : 70 tho State Than he was as q slave.
TS;rtaon hundred NEGROES hold real estate in
paterShnrr one hI1ndred in and around
Forn,yins' and thousands elsewhere. These
colored men. by becoming freemen. have
becnme tax.nayers. Thai the capjtation tax
o,,9ht IN no increased. so az 70 peach both
Whites and blacks who have no realty or
| nersonaIty of much value. is plain enough,
Since the State is educating them at great
expense; but fair investigation would
show that the taxes now paid by the freed
| men in one. form or another amount to a
very considerable proportion Of the loss Of
revenue through the decrease in assessments
! OF property when slavery was abolished.
10. 1t should be noted by economists that
| Il is NOT the State but the national taxes
which are depressing our people, Some
years ago I secured returns from every State
| in fine Union. and Virginia was the least
| caves against which we hear few COM
plaints. are terribly heavy. Thus the Yir-
gilman pays fifty per cent more for clothes,
| and far, more for everything else he buys,
than the English or Australian farmer. 1t lisa
reimbursement" of national taxes and