The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-11-23
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George Washington Murray, OF
South Carolina, the only member OF
the negro race in Congress, and he
as black as coal, says: There
will eventually be a mixed race IN
this country, made up of negro and
white blood At present the ne
sroes have no objections to such mar
riagcs. They think that the only
ground OF marriage should be that OF
love. The objections comes from
the whites He didn't say whether
those who vote with him in Congress
entertained the same idea: but as
human nature is the same, north as
we'll as south, there was no need tor
him to do so. That nature is
against such race mixture as that
referred to is proved by the fact that
it dies out aftor the third generation
unless reinforced from the original
stochs.-.Ilrrondrin Ga.cfte.
Late Acknowledgement Mcdonald.
Upon tho tomb Of .Adiutant-Gen-
cral Mcdonald might well be writ
ten as descriptive of his i1c-work and
character. "IIlitor, Secretary of the
Commonwealth, and Adiutant-Gcn-
cral-scholar and gentleman.
Having been in very truth a gen
tlcman, it follows that he was man
of courage and constancy: that he
was loyal to Virginia and devoted to
his friends, and that he was modest
and courteous.
His services to the public, through
the columns or the Wing, i'll the 81
gantic Struggle Of 1869, which re
suited in lire wrestling ofthe political
fortunes of this State from the hands
of our enemies made him Secretary
of the Commonwealth. And for that
office he had peculiar qualifications,
and in it he remained until the
Rcadiustcrs came into power, but be-
fore this time the duties of .Adiutant-
General had been devolved upon
General Mcdonald at Il purely nom
mai salary, and in that Office Coy
crnor Cameron insisted upon him re-
naming all during his adminstra-
ton Upon the return of the Dem
ocrats to power the Office of Adlu-
tant General was restored to the dig
nifty and position which it had had in
former years, and both Governor
Lee and Governor Mckinney contin-
ucd General Mcdonald i'll the posi-
ton. There he spent his strength.
Knowing that he could not recover
his health, lie lately sent his rcsig-
nation to Governor Mckinney, but
the Governor very properly laid it
aside and assigned Briga licr-Gencr-
al Anderson to the performance of
the duties Of the position pro tenn.
Hope Of recovery from his last
illness General Mcdonald had none:
but other hopes he had, which solac
cd his declining hours and made the
sunset of his life the harbinger of
happiness eternal -Richmoud Dis
patrh.
The Proposed lncome-Tax.
1t seems to be conceded by the
Democrats in Congress that they
have no choice as to whether they
will or will not provide for levying
an income tax~-graduatel or other.
The government needs more revenue
than the existing law will yield, and,
therefore, 50 it is said, there must be
an income tax imposed, or else a tax
upon sugar, and an increased tax
upon tobacco. Under those circum-
stances it seems to the congressman
aforesaid that an income tax is una
voidable.
The federal income tax imposed
for scvGral years after the close Of the
war between the States vicldel one
year revenue Of sixty-iive millions
of dollars. Properly graduated, and
discriminating where discrimination
ought to be made, an income tax can
be made to Weld a hundred millions
Of dollars.
The Democratic National Gonvcn-
ton Of last year failed to declare in
favor Of the imposition of an income
tax, but the Democratic State Con-
vention Of Virginia this year declar
ed for such a tax. 1--WE believe"
says the platform promulgated by
this latter convention. 1--WE believe
the burdens of government should be
fairly and justly imposed and borne.
To this end we earnestly favor
graduated income tax by the Federal
Government.
\ graduated income tax increases
the percentage OF the tax as the IN
comes grow larger. That is to say,
Jones having an income of ten thou
sand dollars would be made to pay a
tax of two hundred dollars upon it,
or two per cent, whereas Smith hav-
ing an income Of one hundred thous-
AMI dollars, would be made to pay
four per cent, or four thousand dol
lars.
None but large incomes would be
taxed nndet the provisions of such