South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-02-08

constitutional view of the question,
10 incline our patriotic Governor to
rvyoxo his Instructions and we silt
cerslv hope that hs uav do 80.
Scventh-Tnat for upward Of GEN.
tnry l. has been the fixed policy Of
Virginia and West Virginia to exempt
from taxation productions of agricnl-
turc; and among many other reasons
we may suppose that policy 10 be bas-
ed, first, Upon the importance OF Civ
ing every legitimate encouragement
to that essential branch Of industry,
and, second, because they have taxed
the land I'd ite full value, its animal
power, its implements and machinery
of Ersbandry. and its labor aud all
other capital employed IN the cultiva-
ton OF the soil, and il seemed a mani.
fest injustice and departure from all
sound principles OF political economy
to tax the capital SO employed and ut
the same time earnings produced by
that capital.
Eighth-That as the next Legisla-
ture of Wet Virginia bids fair to
bring under discussion agricultural
Interests OF great importance, it is
hereby recommended to the farmers
OF Berkeley county, without respect to
party, TO bring forward delegates who
arc competent to maintain those in
terests, and il they cannot be MAIN
tanned under the Constitution as i! is
now written, that they be instructed
to submit an amendment to the Con.
stitution that will carry out without
controversy the practical construction
OF that provision of the present Con-
stitutioiI, which Inns been acouiesccd
in by Virginia and West Virginia e.
yer since that aud similar provisions
have been part oil the funda. mental
law under which we have lived.
a STRONG spEs cH BY MIR. FAULKNER.
After the reading ofthe resolutions.
Hon. {. j. Faulkner took the floor.
and in a torciDle speechtof about half
an hour, advocated the passage of
them as presented ~ tie committee,
MIR. Faulkner said there is hardly u
child in the State that does not know
that the power to |, gislate belongs 10
the legislative and is not introduced
to tie executive branch of tho Gov
eminent. Even the United States
Senate cannot pass tax bill. Itwa,
just such acts as this of Gov. jack.
SONS that caused Charles I. TO lose his
head aid crown. No man can send
hundreds OF men roaming over this
State saying what shall and what shall
not 6e taxed. The proposition is an
absurdi:y. When the Governor un-
dc:took TO instruct the Auditor it was
an assumption not warranted by our
Constitution and laws. Under this
order assessors are made your legisIa-
tors, saying what shall be taxed.
Can and will the people submit to
this state of af4irs? Are you slaves,
that yoa will submit TO any such as-
sumption on the part Of the Exccu.
tive?
Why, for one hundred years have
these things been exempted iro.m tax.
alton (! And to submit at this late day
to tie caprice of an executive officer
would be an injustice TO your man.
hood as free American citizens.
This principal OF assumption on the
part of the Governor, lfallowed to go
unrebGlled wonld ruin any, RepuJli-
can form OF governm mt. Garry out
these instructions and you ruin the
agricultural interests of this State.
1t was also fraud perpetratcd up.
on the manufacturers OF Whceing.-
Men had become accustomed to the
laws, and without warning down
comes the assessor upon them, bring
ing almost ruin with their raid. Sur.
prised, they had no tine to adjust
their Business affairs to the new order
of things No remedy exists to en-
force an Illegal edict.
Mr.. Faulkner was followed by
w. w. Downey, William Henshaw
and u. a. Rohrbaugh. all making
torclble arguments against this unjust
order Of Governor Jackson's. All
admitted that The Governor was and
Is sincere IN his misunderstanding OF
the constitution and laws of this State,
aud while they throw the mantle OF
charity over the Governor the de-
nounces his act in this matter as with.
out warrant or precedent OF law.
a Young girl in Philadelpllia who for
three years has beet paticn. sufferer
with sote..hrost has been efrec.ualIy
cured by usiog DR.. Balls Cough Syrup.
The public debt Of the United
States was decreased about SAL, ooo,-
600 dollars in December.