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have jia controversy
WHIO AD VAtOHEM. J
Whcbeas, Qreat in
equality exisia in the
present mode of taxa
,tion," and it i just and
right that all property
, . ' ; - : 1
ocracy, thefe-',.-'- But they present by no mentis the concluded ffo apply the samerulei'to j In the"bne cs, jfertafii prtjpertyjrol-
(unltss nf.leea, only oKmost glannjr instances of ine- arauscmcnts or privileges, wmcn are raersnre Dotorjonaiy-atiowcv. xo swop
own.;;orft5X TqunUty in tbe-tnxbin. 1fc Take the tax? not property for this would be to-from' the, burden f.jth publie "debt.
f..nVrtf trn .U' t ipa ?;k,' 1,.?,' fo v'f aiiRnrrlw !irorn hccansft a raaT thought f In tbe othet. "every Jrian will be com-
Uin.i AU T AL.Utl.J. U V liJfc IUUUUHI a J . i v J y "'f Vu-i (JUik, , J VI IA"UU11., n i o Ulil, "'fe 1 . " O -,. ;r . J- ; , . - V. ' . . t I . ! I ' , 1 f J.
J?ofc,- :Thnt; we , I rejoice ta.beJieve,, in, comeftpt per cent, on- the income. -You see at ; it well to feed his child -with a fcpoon pelled to War lhat bflrdeif lnrppor- eats ana ciassesiot property. go
in the same ..way? JAt any , rate- itJ to thejriefee tne poor, aceoraing to
must he manifest toallwho can under- their poverty Bat Immi told these
should .contribute " iu-iNattonaivd that we f-iipejativelyetpankd..w, Bt foripar . riian-a-. slavetholder-en ixttxaWe ne- j stand,. the English language, that eve-; are mere catct-worda. - Xbey are no
proportion towardatheiefiecially -d e precise j spme of :.tbem -may,, be. jndineil . .to pro fellows that t)ring- hmf;-in on ry argument, drawn' troma tlie v "nig,j;eucn tning. ; i.ney exprea im viiw
lirirdPtM ol htate ;tlieintrO uctionattliM'! -i. i .. ..T. . . i . r Jr. i vuvtrAil... n lin oflwt that wo H nnf n PTnctni
. Itesok-ed. 1 bat tf re-ntnie by th Up owtion. . , , . ; -'V. ' . , V
i . n 'r . .ii Ai , TTlt ..fT I iMtlTSl m V. Ift. PJlILSH P.r a PU; annua v.. I Tlrtll
oomtneiid a- convenii aty 01 orm varo-. i tr ' - ---- - v- - , ,..i. v - r
tion of tlie people ol iin)i mto.our State pU-. . fats and figures touching ibeiitfequul-! is it that LAJiO-K' is jt;
the State to-be called jitlca of -a question. of rities of our present tax-bill, t .-jv.'frmr tlrft fs-bb as
rttifineffXttvter-L tax tTir-rh like property, comes as near
DniliejCiitimuaNO r-iWMiiniwni aniciin- I nnb-t, t m 4n4 nirmir tnho pmi. rff " ,Vt r.iTifn :ct man hrmrt O nnfflP ITV 1 11" lien Wrir 13 mOOM Id
ifvingtheCk)ntitutio5ivf?uii8 raieck Ulky-, , from vLich Kc' vnue i- (t-v f f.l. jtHrj pays thn ."Stbfj ( two dollars and. .:i VsnviM.n ttve other, touching
that every epeciee oi jingit to t.e premature, the aggrygyte ,Vt-lue.-'!d;. in,in.y,n3i!d 'frt-j V';rcnt?. Tbe -?lw.':er tvViitnifo-'- u u j cjs : J'Ut" do not think it
i property mavb taxed impolitic, daitperou-, .iiK: iQouipt's Rt-ppii, -18.1.) J j- tonari dM4l 1 -i bv'ib'e ' wv a"t? of-ihVi woubfftl' reasonable or honest JoeKarge
i -.nh , oisuvVatde n lbtv account," that, either, party
inateorilv in.iavofofni.4d.Uv of thej.-,: VtvM i.t.t. ; Klrt '-.-'.w; f it: The capita listen Fomethg " meant to exempt them altogether or
the na;ivvprodiict8 oi'ujiio whvn T"ff L?a,,v,iT';u1' . .-""S ' ; - c ilm InidTrn for a TainT 'day : The laborer, H to tax tbom as" properly'.
our State aul the in ja.- ti.r the i-ai?iiiof ; of b;r, ; -j.t li.w: I & bc endr 'of. the VoWr. fin'drh'i?1itite'! "Let-ur "now: ed back alittle way and '
citi ze n.-Bl U Now observe, first,,-generally, how (income! gonf to teed, Ins w.te; aad i renew tne-rea, qneton nrre-xne on-
thitPms '.deniWifltt-s. it. 'children.- vTheirwer;hread and meat .ly nation to which parties have spo-
.ad valorem rwill havepon reducing
presfcly declare -that taxation Tougi ji-4a
be so. adjusted qa to x&i$s4q!j4lly
as practicable, within the jimitff the
Constitution; upon Uhe various er-
ow
as
fitinn jtfHftnw
(die C'-o n t i t i vi . ujiofi
Hie- vtinouR jalej'ebtti
unijl claa"-cs of ioper-
tv ui all nK'tions , of
Value, it - iiRt;uns -.-proportionably a
utnUulton if the DlIUu-
fcrattc platform.
Fclloxo Cilize7is":l'fiu(l I cannot
meetiwith you, in all' probability, at
several of tbe prinejpnl tux-pather-ings.
Tbe SherifTs of the two Conn
ties have made tboir japporntments so
as to conflict both with eadi other and
with my Courts. Hinder theVe cir-
cumstancep and epcteitilly as - I am
personallv unkri'nYnMn many of 'fny
1 fellow-citizen? ' of .Sl.anly County 1 1
deem it but just and respectful to submit j
to you in this form, a- briefly as I .can,
ray views oh -the; important question;
of Taxation, involved in the present
canvass. Tb rev Is nO other, compar.
able to this, tn'Ynngnijude, which -; de-
. miirKU your attention;. '
Let us. advert nirnont to the fctate
if the question. It very inip-u tatit
for you to clcavly untlevMand the pre
cise isH'-j in depute, ias it will serve-1
put a.-ide a grt-at douliof frivolous mat
ter' with -which a 'discission of the stib
tect is usuallv ertcunioef ed. It i.- not,
'then; proposition .-tp increase or ai-
. mini.sh the taxes."" 'Kjobody-of 'Jithcr
party-destres to raipo tnore money than
is nece&ary to meet be publicwahts
and liabilities; noi? bureweany renndi
:i tors among us, " who Would be willinfr
to raise lc?s than is necessary for this
purpose. ! A certain! sum of money
.must be raised by taxation1; and of
course no change in the system Of Fie-
venue'ean either inerrase or "diminish
man wed a
is"tnxej I irive tbe:Denioeratie;i pa-r- keiinJiQie should tbe vropeHp of the
h1 might adopt
point. , Jtou are
bc.ta.xed and., of
what will not be taxcd.uuder the.pfo-
it; any more 'than, if
; " debt, the' means whic
; to pay it -could -not a fleet lit; 'amount.
Nor is it a nue.sti'bn ;is (0 WHAT
shall be taxed. Tbcfe is a groat eon
fusion of ideas on tbi&
':' foretold of what uill
:-U.uuaer iiie.pro-
poEed system ot ad. vii,orM, witu.as
m uch con fid ence as if the. lie ven ue Iii 1 1
were already' passed.! Ta my mind it
. is strange, that any man "should be fool
' enoueh to thinkrh'e a3f proving any
' thins for or ajiainst VAKOREMwhen
he was gabbling all the while only a
Kout taxing" or not ta xing particular
articles. Wc know what' nui?t be tax-.
1 eil under any system. .It ?sjh"et,.i;R0
: j'Kiuy of, the: State t bat must, ever .be
the main source of public revenue.
If needs nA nronbet to KIT its thai.
iav getotnctlnbg from circuses,
-but-
inces
comnareur to wuai- in-- ruwiwu. i
our citizens' luut, cuidriTiufc.lr Sottic
States ha ve publie lands or other funds
to ; relieve ' their per pie but 2orth
.Carolina has no such resouice. r
The real issue now stands outfit
is purelv ai question concerning the
mode ofVaxatign: Vo differ about
the manner- ofding-a thingT-whichrJill
agree" must be done. .t-V gi veh'am'oun t
must be raised tor tlie l reasnry max
is admitted. , I must be raised chiefly
V , mrti 1. 1 ii A n f 1 11 tl f
I vmi 1.11 il .y fc-rvim. v'""f.
privileges, licen.,?es''ft"id , the like
it is all as the dust- of the- !balai
omparcd to what; tin
out of the nroDertv of .tlie' State rtha
is alsoadmitted. JIcw shall it be wis
ed rth'at is the disputed pmnK -How
shall the rROPERTV,. o.rihe Staicbe
taxed ? i that is. thtestioBwhiclt , is
addressed to your intelligencen the
present '. canvass.: To "-this- tpaestion
each of the poltticaj ,aHUaliasgen
- a different answer, "tQ4ihch t'&SoV
attention! . p iyt v-s-2 ?M
BeforeiPeorae; bowever to Estate
,'iKe-"positions' of patves ' on'' th;Ts? .fhies"-
tlon, you may Inquir
really be-ahyx)CcasiUi foilchanging
- our present mode' of "taxation ?-JPut
. poUties" 'aside, a ad 5you ' will ; sea feel V
-find two' opinions among well-informed
men on tlis point-. ln. spito v of ; the
prejudiceith'wl'uchaf ti?an real and
. attachment .invest rtlietY.Bnhje'cfjeven.
the.Pemocrats copcdo that" the pre
sent tax-bill, is so glaringly detective
and unfairly., bnrdensorae, -.that they
implqre us .riot' tpayitC'.e ? b?st
1 they will do ifthey af'ebyycotiiiiied
in power, EspVcwyTia"s the Democ
racy of Cabarrus spoken out . on the
necessity for a, change in pur revenue
nolicV14 At a T)rmncr!Hft :motmi-
held on Tuesday of lajst January Court,'
over whiohTCdl Coleman presided, it
heavier, wetgbt of taxatLonnot un
like a huge buildrnn set upon a, wood-,
en 'fguudai i on . r;v" lvati-O.uch .a Sy s
tcra djiit coiiipc'H'ng the Jveak; 1 6 Jbear
the burdens of the strong ? What is
its tendency but to make the rich rica
er and the; poor poorer ? WberOiWill
it. end, if pti.evcrcd in, .but in . tlie.
prostration of all our feebler industrial
interests? . i.. . .. '
, Observe, again, more pirticularly, I
tlie ineC uaiu i es u m on g i n i ic in Si--
The aggregate slave property ;.. ojf-the
State,you perceive, is taxfd less.than
6 cents on the 8 100 wort h-the land
ed property at 20 cents on tbe -isain
amount; So that land pays more than
three times as higha- rate ;as- slaves.
Besides;. yon must remembet:thtTri
der cur.Constitution, cmsidtrabJv
more than half-of the slaves in num
ber and nnt far .diort of half in value;
pay no tax at all; while land -from tlie
start and f whatever 'quality, i'tax-'
ed according to value- To; -ijlu.--'trato
the practical difference : here lire two
men, one owns-a piece of land worth
$500 by his" OAvn tabor he puts - im
provements 'on it, which appreciate Us
vak-e to 1000. The State-makes
haste to send'the tax-gatherer after
. . . . " . ji
him to compel him to pay on this en
hanced ,valne---the - products - of his
own labor. The other-man owns, say.
a negro woman or two, giving birth
to children aud .thus addino- evpry year
or so, one or two hundred dollars, to
hi wealth ;. but the State waits a long
time before (-he comes and reckpn
with u'm for this constantly increasing
wealth. -She gives hUn. twelve i-.-y.ears
before he is asked even '.to return a
cent of it. for taxation. Let me . re-
miiid;the landholders of this- Senato
rial District, who. own no. slaves, that
tbe- Qutfageous inequality, qf., wbl(:b
have offered an.illQstratiou, is contin
uallv" going On, in- ever-rVaiying pro
portions, all. around thein thrpaghou
the State. How long, will they, suf
ferjt,?...- -- , ... - - ' '
... But is it much better , as between
'those who are both landholders -and
slaveholders ?- Here - ar- two men
worth each 82,5,000 in laud and sta ve's
one has $15,000 in slaTes 'nndlQ;
000 in land the otbeH L,000 in
land and S10.000 -jr slaivcs.. .Every
i'bodv would say iti at they" ought
I nav'the same amount ofi ta.x.c?,.
in'der dd valorem they wfnuld 'do o.
Ilowi is it now ? , At the prcson rat.;?
of6 ccxts on slaves, and U; on, 1.-
one would, pii y . 536" on.- b.s property
1 r and the other. 29 difference ofven
i n an. r nu rKisuu tuau s c
two-pence. V . , , .,, . ;
, ,But we hear a great -deal about; be
taxation of slaves .for county purposes
Thiais one of the trump cards against
Equal Taxation. - And certainly when
we, recollect that the revenue for coun
ty police is , derived solely, fromthe
land and the polls, and that slaves -'are-
las mucu inEeresieu.Hi.iiit; Hiaintt-ii.iijvv
of that-police as land, We should look
for something like-. equality between
real estate and the black poll m rais
in County revenue. What -is -the
act Take Cabarrus Ooonty, whefe
real estate is assessed, at 81,-7 i5;284,
tv joy of tti-Ts admirable contfivande'for j Slate be, taxed ? 'AccojiiH to val
1 - . .' l Tin rlM i '
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the benrdit of -theuaboring cbissc
Equally oppressive ia the tax upon
merchandise.- - It is Imposed ripon! ail
ciffgfVd'matter'liow often made
or whether. 'ox cash oj upon, credit.
iWhat is the effect of such a tax but to
drive, out of the business 7 enterprising
'ntenjof;8nallr.oanvfi0 have to- op-
crate upon the .mony., or credit . ot
their.frierids,? ,1s it' not a device to
xalrthe wltu'JtaO.rchSnt1' over hts
poorer rivals - How much more .sen-
iblc it would be to tax tbe capital em-
pWcdat.an ail -valor am rate, ..Wiiclv
would .place .all upon an equalityi.
Ttiis jtax is levied, ., besiaqs, at tne
ate of-i of l percent upon'purcbases
of.jordinary,gQ(tds-4-l-i per-5cen.t-V'on
;Iothing 5 per centv. onjiquor-bougtit
n the State and 10 per cent, on for-
-t : , . -.. : i
eiin liquor. ;v iow. taKC a cat3 ioi n-
tist'ration.4 Suppose a merchant, has.
made this, spring a purchase, of seven-;
thousand dollars . Worth, .as follows ;
six-thousand dollars -worth of ordina
ry ;-caols- fire-hundred dollars worth
of clothinc, five-hundred dollars. worth
of: liquors of which one-half has been
bovght in .tlie State and tbe other halt
out of it.'- -4 Wbat tax does be pay.?
Just seven ty-hvevjriollars on that pm
ehase. or more than 1 ner cent. .. lie
would pay, did I save? I shoukl.ratb
er have-aid-the consumers, it must
e so. No man will submit to suck a
per cent on his purchases without tak-
ng account of if in ins sales. And
when we consider how this tax reaches
out its hundred arms and fastens on
nil that we eat and drink and wear
how the rich are able to -avoid it by
purchasing for themselves in the large
citi-es, while the poof mnst Huy irom
the retailer at homo considt r this,
and tell, me whether r pur mercluinL
and their customel-sliiave not good
reason to thank -Dertirjcraey and take
1 could extend tueso remarks upon
the ineqttalitie.4 of the tax bill to any
length r birt-it is f.at deemed necessa
ry-'. "Tconc'lnde'tvith. '.a single genera
observation. .AlTcv.cnue system no
j?eeurinr samethioc like equality, unv
formity and simplicity, it must be con
cedt-d: is'' radTcallv ' defective. Our?
as we liave partly, seen, is noi -cpi
grossly unequal but it is, besides, s
eomplicated and involved "in a double its operation
nirrht nf HiR-nft " t hnf a the ItCV- t;Tn C
a:u!e pP.'.ceis in ,th'e. St,ate can't see
ill rough it, nordo they pretend toanr
'j uniformity of practice under it. - It
embraces a, list' of Articles more "in
number, than the letters of the alpha
bet "twice told" over, and almost ev
ery one is taxed nt pa " dhTerent "rate
IE, say the tngg... j,na; answer
drives. the .centre. If , is 'straightfor
ward and can't be misunderstood,
But it is unconstitutional at present
to"tax all property according to value.
That is sV . The Constitution puts a
limitation on the power of the Legis-
aturfr in respect to taxing slaves and
slaves oniv. rtfauirlner those over 12-
and under oO years of age to pay
neither move. nor less than the white
poll.. ..Therefore,-say the Whigs, '.'W e.
ecommend a .convention on tlie fed
eral basiffor the purpose of spmbdK
yirigthe Constitution that every spe-
ctes ot property mat oe taxea accor-
ling to its value, with power to dis
criminate only in favor of the native
products of the State and the indus-trial-pursuits
of her citizens." Our
proposition, then, is simply,vto amend
the Constitution so as to put every
pecies -of property, wdth thcsmgle ex
ception pf home products, on an equal
ooting before tbe Legislature m re-
spect;to taxation. -JSot to tax.-every
.your: taxes ? This question, as I have
stated, is wide of the tissue. -The aim j
of al valorem is not ta make one man
pay more and another man pay less;
but to equalize -the taxes between
them, so that neither will pay more
tban his vdue share. Suicehpweyer,
you ask the question, it may ai ell
be answered. Upon the supposition
that the Treasury will require no more
revenue, under ad valorem than it does
now,it must he evident at a . glance"
that the effect will be to lower the tax
es on ninety out of. every hundred tar-
payers. I need hot trouble you witji
figures aiid calculations, though I have
them at hand. Test the thing in this
way Suppose there be a church, -of
which' fifty pf you are members. Your
preacher needs $400 a year, and wants
no more. You raise it, but with pret
ty hard work. Suppose, further, you
get an addition' of a dozen to you?
membership., and every one of them a
rich man, bringing with. him a liberal
free-will offering into, the church trea
sury! Do' You' ask me what is 'the ef
fect ? Why, of course' the-rate upon
each'ot you is reduced tor tne preacn
er's support, and. if need be, you have
to spare for other . useful purposes of
the rongregation. . JNow tnere are in
the State, at least, 180,000 valaves;
worth at a fair valuation-S70,000,000,
that don't pay one cent of taxes-the
remaining 150,000, worth 130,000,-
000. are taxed "jideed but .in no.just
proportion to other property or te
their value. These slaves ar "in the
equally as practicable upon all fljyin
terests and classes of property it it
toucjiesfultilling the . very- lettb of
their requirement..' When thevtl us
they intend to gelt as near as praica
ble to "a. particular point,and thev.be
an excellent highway right to' ii. of
icourse thy will tke that way; 6rJ:on
teas tuey don mean what theyy.
Tjhey must, thereFore, go ad vaViem
on all. . property ! but -slaves, prfplse
their answer is dark, anibiuouiand
with double sensfi .-deluding.' S'pme
of themJI knowJin' order" to getiout
of this corner haxie urg6d,hat, thi hgh
opposed to equalizing itg,xatim:iCf
are in, favor of- eo'kalizinat the. bur Jens
of taxation. Will these gentlemo be
pieasea to quit inerr nair-spiuunganu
distinguish fornS plainly betweenthis
tweedledum and tweedledee .It,
everl tan-gatherj any Sense at alyo'ut
of such twaddle', it' means' that aM-ich
man ought to be njiade td'
proportionate tax . on , his pr6pHty,
tt rrm a aAdi -Z t V. H
01UJU1V. UV.CU. If lUUl ViU v ucivj W. J
, . 1 '' TT -,'! ' . ' 1
nrnvto ao it. i.toj are jpu goirj
measure the disproportion? lllo'far
... . . o i . .i ;.V '
win you carry it i against tma mon
strous doctrine (if it - be what they i
mean-1 protest with -uplifted haiisl ini
toe naroenf common nonesty and rjood-
gbvernment. . Incorporate it lhtot jour
Teyenue policy t and' jrou wUls6pn,tfen-
der taxation popular .with thpspel
lows wlo are down at jds and 6t at
elbows. You, willjbe inVitect, perjiaips
iorcea, iq auvanee. oa.;yur past o
thintj, as Democrats falselv -assert, but hands of rich' men, a Targe majority of
to give the Legislature the same power; wnom, i am persuaueu, are-wnuug w
over slaves as it now haWover our'oth-' have them rated like other -property.
or nossessions: and to define: the nrin- Whatever is raised, tlieretore,, under
ciple upon which it shall proceed in alt valorem, -from this immense capi
ta xing' every kind of property.' ''-'We tal, must come in relief of land, mer--
carted about! this istricCT learn
with especial ; diligence a docjament
oj mo wayv wnicn nas neen appiauaeo.
by the Black Bepblicn-esa ii tho
iNorth ibr its' abolitionteaachciea",s a:
J cannot concluao iritfeouVinYokjn
your zealous supfiort fbr MrPboL Vur -
candidate 'for OoTernoi-ft statdard -
bearer4 yrithout fear - ancHnth.but'rjb
proath. ' ThB.bannervir hin"lir
JEQff4t 'TlXATIOJf-f An4l let coma
wha t"T4ay; 4rllet fall , -what iukj'pi&.
county' slrm!8hes'Terii'iTo
loves justice - should ralljj; him who
bears Hhat banner e cr-' coly;.'sOat
cause innst' triumph in-the exxA) ,
doubt itwoul(3rbe t4 doubt your.intel--ligettee-GoMlis'-liks-figled'-
. r
himself in therraesbes bf his own cun:r
jngThrDemctllarkha '
scattered itself to 'tho-ourwindsVS1
thatj?yoit can't find it Ven,arith a
search warrant. ".Its boasted Ration
ality is dean gone. ' W here.nnder
ibeec circumstances, will'ho1 honest
masses go, but to that well organized
band of patriots, whose" iplauona ;5s
Equality at the tax-box f thlChttituf .
tion of the Country theUnunt eftKg.
States,, and the mforeciimts.rftjt! "
latent . - ,-jfes.. -:
rarnfellow-cjtizens, ,44 xrcV
, Your ob't servant, '-"'-i-?'
. A VICTOR C. BARRINGER.T '
.Concord, N. C, June 20, 1860,?!
and tb make the. rch, pay all theljax
es, becadse, forsooth they ca alford
to do it;-. You "open t wida the- tljor,-
through - the prerogative" of 4axai.0nv
for plundering the estates of the fjat
thy, tinder the rrt-etext of spppoffin'g
th governments Mltfis" fit tb reJSid
Uie advocates bf tbisdislibnest IcHnte
of equalizin g thb burdens-bf taxapon; 1
mat ii some. ji opr. cuuftn.
AB .TAL0BEM 1XPMINEIF
BYHUESTI0N8 AND JMBypRS
Q,iWhat is the Debt 'ofNlriK Canh
Una? , Yl-,
A. The State owes 8 millions Oft
bonds already issued. It'wiH aooa
v owe oyer 13 millions on liabiliUes al
I . J'Jj - ?.. ' . a ' mi i -
rea " incurred.,, The ' ordinaryllex
penses ot tne, goTernment,.are- on an
average over '$W)p,00Q; yearly; ttM ,
certain the taxei .must toon Hraiud f
'to. at least $800,000 tp r09QOrOO9 an-.;
Q. Cart this amount be eouitably,
raised -ander the . Democratic, lyitexn
oi taxation i , ..v r?
and slave,propery;s ouite as' ralua
b'e. Xand'wiirpaylnserj;ea in
tlie IIaggreg.atc. for. County, .purposes.
,8512 ,.9J.andlaves $l,X320,Is
that any approach to equality f put
ting State.and County taxes togQthcr
every-thousand -dollars wqrth-of land
?A"ar?arrTO!rt'-dfOi? into--flietWT-rb'vxi
and .in a different way iome m .times
f.r-eiicah;sorae ti m es a d vol or em-
some times on capita I-r-some times on
nrofit some times on pnrchafe?
while "slave's are taxed as' white men.
A 'part' pt the subjects is listed a part
.unlisted tlie Clerk collects : tho tax
on jsonie-fr-the' "Sheriff on others.
.- Thktngit altogether, ! tlu'nk we may
all confidently aflirm, with the Dem
ocracy of" Cabarrus, that in such a
tangled, ill-ranged system a change
is imperatively demanded.
,y0 comeiio coziaiue .now u;4i wiat
fcH AN o Tshoul d be...;Idxg each voter.
tb"endarefullver-ibr himself' the.
pii1jb'4d.I Iloill be.struck .witlj,
their rctnarkaoie agreement- in, mini
that they undertake each of ,thow tq
pr6scribea-jncrde of -taxing-PRotERT Yj
alonev ' .We.deriyexevenue from other
ourees, 4esides, property for exara-j
UVUUIOK "
hat'or more will pay
suspect rmiMMJ
the"fa1fiat;han
-f " -jr., i.-"-" i4T
State over, I jina toe araounoc Ay
it4&f1i manner tv towards Cbuti-
ty purfsesw ?n. -.m wund
numbers,, tprjana
siavqsiyj.
for
& Thus -we seehat'siayeppjiertis
tt. ' m j r i ,i . .. , . .t
do riot distrust the people, ; speakmg I chandise; &c. Ubserve, too mauma
through their representatives, m the eitcct is produced, not as i;euijuiau
matter of taxation especially wheri tell you, by taking it off of; land, for
their hand held, back, .by an equal exampje, .and putting it on. slaves, but
institutional provision, from pressing simply by ..equalizing the taxes on
harder upon one species ot property eacn ; oy maKm-, in ouie.i
than another. W e arewtUingthatour wmcn Deiore paiu iiiue i uuiis,
slaves shall ' take pot-luck with our come up to the proportion required of
r.,'r ,1 ' n'm." vt,l In it vnli ! M m nn'im pit han.' Other DrODertV. . . .'.-''". -, '
dise." and (if Democrats will have it so) t And tins is uie system, ienow-ciu-with
even our household and kitchen zens, which is ,to bring the tax-gathr
plattcr. It is not possible for me. to c-rer down On the trivialities of our
make-our position plainer. - . ; homes and bur farms ; on our tm-.cups
- There are some men who can look and pewter spoons-! Raw heads ami
at no . public measure but through a bloody, bones, wherewith to affright
mean personal selfishness. There are children !, Just as if a man, jointly
others who cart see no "truth,, tliough it bound Avith van other for a - debt . ot
be as clear as the liht of Wert at 81000, is working his little piece'of
noon' that makes against" their own land to death m the effort to pay it.
party cre'Hr To such of either sort, A friend shows him - unmistakeably
f have not a word to-I say. To all of that his co-obliger is concealing abun
nobler mould and more enlarsed views, dant means to pay one' half o.f it, and
I would urge, what can be juster in a offers him assistance in the attempt;
State than the principle of taxation but the stark fool turns away from his
which we propose? Gun. any thing frien'd and says, "Jfo! never! If 1
f,n ,,nvo VuZnU niPorrT'eotial 'in look for any relief from that quarter,
. ' . ' ..1. . C11 m.CC 111 1 .nmr. n-nrt
c'ration if Suppose our propose ms onenu to cuicij wiuCiw.vv
arr're?, aud the Legislature comes only take rny land, but won't leave me
c,m fn v.KUl ,mH..r it. what will cven'a poor man s.uowry-
f-.r fn tVtri Sronprtv of our - I would not have you to forget -the
citizens is concerned? - After exemp- concluding words of our platform-
tin a certain amount for -each .tax- "with power to discriminate oniy tn
paver, nothing will remain but to, fix filler, of the : native products of our
the rate pet cent, which must be laid State, and the industrial pursuit tf
on tlie othev' propertviiiordcr to raise her citizen." There is avowed a bles
the -desired revenue. "What the amounjt sed, policy for North Carolina, if we
of this exemption should be, is a mat- "can get it thoroughly rooted and groun
ter of detail, which must be delerm- ded in her fiscal legislation a policy
Wd nnon a full knowledge, of the av- which, by imparting new vigor to the
I . O i - - . . . I 1 . . J A. "11
erage condition of our people and;th.e arm ot nome inausiiy, win ai. un.vexe
exigenctes of the Treasury. , .Heve an 1 stimulate the productions of
Maryland, Georgia, Texas and other tne piougn, tne loom ami me uvn.
cifntVi wlVn f.'hve ndnt.ted the ad It is the old Whig doctrine of discrimi-
a ct-ctoTY, nnr fiYM' nn various nation in favor of Our own products
nniniini w-b; i tovnr tyi-xt bp done and our own labor against all outsid-
in this narticular; the operation of the ers. The Democrats prate. flippantly"
system is still uniform and equal, enough about it. now r but don t every
li'iv not tb snecific I body see that they are. ploughing all
.,,;VrT Vf )', ATPmntion": . hft navs the. while' Vitlf our beifer'T";' There is
nnthmr, on nrtnortv. but Only Oil hlS ROt a WOrd aO.PU$ UlbCrilUUlB LLUU AUi
fu ruo ' : and weiknow that the teachings of the
.The .thing, which should concerns Southern-Democracy, are' bitterly hps
first, and'most is .to secure an "amend- tile to th. doctrine. M. , ..
f tha, f!nntitnt nn so that the U , We turn now.ia, tne.. answer gien
Legislature may tax every speqiea .of by the Democratic-party to -the ques-
jrding to. this. Just rule- twny Mow shoxxia property oe wxeu i
poor, they-are alio just!, : Thywni
tolerate no appeal to their sens of
poverty, which does violence to I jieir
higher; sense of justice. - They LHvill
sanction no ...-system of . taking moey.
from their pockets forthe commo'de-
fence and welfare, which doefrnpeal
equally by all accordinc;- 'to 4fCTj
man's ability. '-Neither the rich ; nor
,i. .!... . . l. i i.i. ! 'i; .-.'r.i..-i.s
tne. ppor ougui to ass lor.iess oruu
mit to more. But Demopratic." ,4ad
ers may squirm as thev 'please. l-ere
is tlieir hand-writing ; and upon.viery
principle ot lair construction, it .-i,iom-
mits them to ad -. valorem on alKithe
various interests and cbasses of prCper
ty, except slaves. This narrow&be
field of controversy to a single ifiue:
SHALL SLAVES 'BE TAXED, LIKB OfJaE?.
PRitrPEBtT, ACCORDING t0 VAliUE fWe
saV they should be. The Demo? rats
say they should not be. ' In rega.to
all other property l we agree tha;i the
principle of ad valorem is rightvand
snouid. De jappueaj .
r Thereof ellow-citizens, is the pvjci.se
question. Judge ye 1 Arid canviyou
fail to see that, if r the slaveholder, in
North Carolina occupies a badfmir
pence now, forasmuch as: he apl Jis
protected a gainst taxation In ooron-f
stitution, it must inevitably be telold
worse under this'proposed Democgitia
scheme ? - .A slaveholder I. myselg . I
should deplore the results of itsuc
cess. Can you give any gool-relfcson
for believing it to be premature am-
pontic, dangerous iaiiu uiijubv , w ua
a slave according to varae, uut Je
Iv. wise, safe and right to tax, in; that
7 - . ... . 'v - . . .
way, the white, man a taoor, wor ding
by his sider t the 'rato' of ; ontjer
eent.r as it is this iday t : Can't ei ery
4.. ... t -mil Tin liirn'f nn unorbt f my1i
man's rjecttiiar ioap..Dui,viue, iayjH
der s AndWUat -must, toat ioaa,ipe
' A Kp'All kinds of property ex
;ept slavee, household .and, kitchen
furniture, horees. cattle, hoes. &c.i are
already taxed. as high as they can bear
ci:r.i i rii.-"'
oiaves nowever, are dui ngntiy ,tax,ea
. ' Q. What 1 'Slave lightly taxed t
now ao you prove mat ( . i f,
. A'v Why "hy tho. ComptrdWsj&st
Report; 8203,000,000 of slave iropefr
ty-paH 6nlyllS,S30,whno 898.000;
OOOofland paid $191,980. While,
lawl'paid 20 cts. on one hundred! val-!
ue, slaves paid,5 cts.. '.While , slaves
paid otifedolJaiSJI land paid three dol-
mis aim iiiky cem. ,
. .0, Io Inndcrstah
ndyoujo say lariqi
pays pearly four twe'as much ii
slaves.? ' !; y - v
; A. Yes, land worth $1500 nays .$8.
A slave mechanic worth $1500 would
be, taxed 80 ctd. . If the slave is om
50 years or under, lSgfa would''pay
pic f rijrfi 'iimusenwnt such ns rcircus-j
esSrit otlier'fetroers,;fro; licep8es
sncKtas retailewix W trftPl
nrrt'jJenps. such as Banks, -&e..iBui
f-rieifhet imTtas pretended.d lay
t vn'.ii.!?v'with restiect5 tcrb'iiSM
by them Nowrrhat is ttipast xs er
ence jrom tins uiusbmi .
,1Yhy..tevi
ni:oDertyvacw
; : iu. ..Vrlm-nror wbnt Lamuot sure that a unxaerstana onruong as Tne seat oi iue.
ti- in:k :Lr nl Democratic friends here. In one res- Constitution itself it - idle,, m
trifr - Uku indeed, they have not left us to tared, If talof applymg lgtS
K?fc&&;? Se." ; Can it be nos- d3ubt or mistake They'are opposed quackery.. There remedy
ibletlSec inhemgvirtueoiatie
' - V . 1 1 t "I'n:: 4 ..Li. a. fitinir the basis HDOlidllCfli rejcifufl wOplei-T .
i tT"c c ii mi ii nn i i i-ti r i.i i i r. ii in dcca i -t r-
to IcqW6opstitutiQnal.protection .-raised, .beUewng.it .to be :pJF.
against opDressivaxationlvjchUa JHc, dangerous and unjusv Tbey
l, otbir oIassss? are opposed to taxing slaves any-other-
f dow'hhv"'rule5:with re?nect tcrtfmnse
lSiTt. m. ile thai Vs tfrfcrf; TEii W M iffj
eivu a howlj.iUjJStritipn,, .uj-fplaM- . Bnt when'theT come to tell as
"rr&fiJ-vti SxfnJ snchiDoae .&-.half.!dozeaof ,yQu-.n(ieaeT'w.iv-j kj - - -
. - 'n . i - m -
hntJitfirt. ' t
; .Q;fwhy";d9"4 not. the LegTslature
tax slaves higher. ? , :
AI Becanse the Copstitutiprforj
bids' the taxation of slaves' under! 112.
years dind bver; SlalVesj be
t-een 12 and ot0 can only be taxed as
high as white mep. between 21, an45I ,
Q. ' What ia' thip number of slaves in.
the State f" -1 ? '-'.:' '1. -.
AJp.l$$ jtherefwere 288,548i
f thev increased ! between "1850 "and
160 as they mqreased between 1840 .
and 1850X17.8 per cent.) there must .
oe now 55,M at six hundredfold,
ars each;:worth $203,000,000.. .
Q. What are the n'umbe'r and valno
of slave polls', iL t. thosf .betweer;l2
and 0. ' -j '.I. . 'C?-5dt
me mufloey jfiopui omits tnose
ui xiagecompei, aaq n tnese anawe
htfve mot irss Sffl52,O0O4wpftb Vt v
least idytvvjAjvyt These one Jvmivi .
dred-and thirty , millions, pay only.
I V V &a. the number and.Talpe
of thWe slaves whick cannot be iaxed
a'faft by itheXegislature Y T:l
L 1 ThlretSf
sa. $73,000;000.1 TesesevehtT. '
I l, :ti: -ii.-' i.fj -r i
eren' if the State sbould be invoked in
An experfsiTe .war;;,
,Q. ;But why'atawej fbytaf .on -''slaves
Belwee'n 12 and 6Q sois to make f
tiifor ttos-IossT " - ' ' '
a t r- 1c r4J -Kf
. A. lsecflnsA thn fTnnatitiition dacM
.riot aflbw th4f io jbe'done wtthoulVais-
f--T.t: 'it. .- f s.'TT. r.
iuz iue-iax oaine wniteman .jtimta
men are ooiigca to, leave . toejrDnsi-
ness-io serve as iurors..M.wnnesseSi
itive jto tigtit our hattles and for pther puh-
but I He duties. The poll-tax is high-enough
tVfign 1 f ireaay; perhaps, oo nigfer
" ; . T Q- Bnt possibly slaves.; pay, enough
1 Close.- l nave passeq nguvtia.m w. wjumyiqzcM ..soak yp tniiut
thelrneSf rny 'arg'unent- tysidM!- quaMyT ' " & .' -.4 - liVx
in the end ? The i public - dee if W
rpndv tro nbrh.S9.000.000.. It. 2an-
not fall far "short of twice that en; f by
:--- !.. 11!. ;'- .
the time tnose great puonc woritsare
comnletedi to which the..faith ofjthe
State is pledged, j Now-ia it pofble
that as slave owners we are wUl&'g to
f laden the: shoulders of our fellow-pro
perty holders, each - accordmg tpins
full strength, nth this grievous;: bur
den, wherrweecarcely .touch itiur-
I. . f ... . -.!',. ."..
f selves with orn oi trar nngers-nnic
"of the fairness of a scheme, whtcAfaT
W everything eqnkTXeept oniin
slaves, tKc$Jtdif?i faf ,a("tSp
eyii is , if 5 tne
83
tinctlf before ybu the feal issuj i'bo- . -A ! No. Land ;is taxed "fpr. county
lieving that if you'-Bbe vthat ctrly. phrpbses-so are "fmtc men. In Wake
wa i?5oiyea,n oue
our. mVentrevenuclsvste-ts i.nikti
doing yeryclittl ifetoremain, uj
ry ; and for the reason thafthe sames tajig Wfopirtjf taoref
constitiorialpbhgatn-,3innas
tftfmthpR.Lf xchitp.liead.jLndlheJbaaeKLia JuAt.tlie sameas tosav,
alike tjunoni man .tbirtij jt rif'htta whin Ui3 CMim, .
n.Tntioo:-iiA.thP T4PmslaUrC-4 IrhnrAfrvra bl3.ODrj0SeCttnWnippiDtTiuj
. ' Sx-i; M:...:.Ti.. .n Tt wmibl be .wisieourse-. sBtUBdairoportrtitia.
nnnrivtf 7 .1 w Mn.nro4 i,'ndW:.to itFOUJnnetof: taxiognpoa uieuiers,
i V - . -. , WVU1 UUUiV I IV WM ' "J T -- " J J-' -, - . . . . .- . .1 .
, - .4 - . ... i - ' . .- , . . . . ir . ii . .1 a. .a thA nnu.j
Hhinnn J . .....j:. ....iT Jl
egates from this''Ccnty-:in.tbe'leni-
"vianu cuam vxmvenuon'-iaB ia
Cast the vote of Cabarrus TofXh
i. - Inn .r,r 1 a rr It all Sit JLTWl C leal . ' 111 U ' UW V V c ; H ' 1
"T?: .1 " ..Til".- iAl.toTworlr Pnh man among, themselves. I. hay eturned ttieoks-reirpTmcipi
are- .thav axel according-to tus strengiuw .-"uyi5 if t'v.V- 5 .v " y-4r".p ii nr - -t L7 A
i-FS-M- .-tnn ;SA n?v.1at i'this wav and that wavt read ititradietious ohjectipBSto
.iiyit Decade ooucwfit' IL'-.l. UAi,witu centr- wrir iimcs
titwas manage, while making a great ZL "
nothing, ot o. Land mvs W timeistmnch
tUrftWniine, mmWK "12-- 4?? fe- Jm i 1 vea hhut lb eirslaxes xreticltand
li2arL.aO'SjaFes,i tney vjawaveu wush?6ctc, cinf nui,.. -: - - 0 .
tattSe Ielnr? aim' ff anotic A crtaW dt(mghvJwUh
t' Mcanfsy Co., bichasjesn oms tand xtxst.. Houses and turpen-
ppinionainongry ou; except'ofi. 1
of thosetwuo iook into .tnfir
worn-ut an
taxing
i
w--J ' . I
counttJ !andTfbrth a1 !ittlKover ! $3!-
000;000 pays to tbe- Countjrand Stat
$I3,6Ilr white ' sras-:wo"rthnver ;
$OdO,X)00 paf tn!y 7,474 ffand
iHWaVe pays 40 entg Wnfie $100,
slaves 11 cents.! 4iegfoforth
1 m pays $1 X nd worth $ltvv .
Lietore: the excessive-weisuj
1 xl .4,t.itftAlWMtnTtAS Lil9 X tl Kwlln.nUlUUuliI. tAfiAUB r -
rcn,3-speeiaiiyimTOrTafli . .r ovatAm ntetutmc
nAitytherweenthent. V-KmJmA pnfriruU itc-propejrtyrar yra-njpieu v. if - '
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