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EQUALITY AT THE BALLOT-BOX: EQUALITY AT THE TAX-BOX.
By Sherwood & Long.
GREENSBORQUGH, N. C., MAY 12, 1860.
Number 1.
M. 8. SHERWOOD. J A MRS A. LONO.
SHERWOOD & LONG
PUBLISHERS.
Published Weekly, ud to be Continued Three Months.
PBICB TWBHTT-PIVB CENTS.
ADDRE8S'
Sherwood & Lobct, Greensboro', If. C.
gore tfl friend as its foes, and be apprehended,
from present appearances, a little more like
ly. That bo bad a strong dislike lo bog
meat, and this loco foco shoat in particular.
He solemnly protested he was drawn inno
cently into the affair by Mrs. Sally Dillard,
whom his honor knew was ono of the drol
lest creatures in all creation. Shehfd start
ed the affair as a good joke, and joined in it
for the fun of the thing, and to have a hearty
laugh at tho locofoco's, when Sally had suc
ceeded in chousing them out of their pet pit;
From the Fayetteville Observer.
EQUAL TAXATION.
Having, on Thursday, by the publication
of a portion of Gov. Graham's speech in the
State Senate in 1854, very effectually dispos
ed of tho Democratic pretence that the Whig
measure of equal taxation would violate a
compromise of the Constitution, we propose
now to offer a few plain matter of fact obser
vations on the nature of that proposed meat-
I uro, and its obvious equity. The following
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From the V arrenton Newa.
SINGULAR CASE OF LARCENY.
For some time past considerable excite
ment has existed in llalcigh, relative to the
larceny of a half grown pig. Various reports
were in circulation, more or less exaggera
ted, and considerable curiosity wap excited
to learn th particulars. The good character
hitherto borne by the accused, and their pos
ition in society, made many incredulous as
to the participation in o n ean an action as
stealing a poor man' little pig. The exam
ination took place last week, and our special
reporter furnishe us with the following ab
stract of thf iYectcliugs :
Jack R'v-iUuT, -jigy K (Jtiii and Jacky
Puddle, wen I-i-muI before hi honor, Jus
tice Rip Va; W i ? il. ! ehiuged witn stealing
a pig, the ju'om ;-r; v. ut lr M ev, ji rospeeta-. F
bleeitizfti U d Cut., in W ik tt)iirit) . The
accused w vc i !('( iU'.''..-r-!' . ki n speeimens
ot the ela. ; ?-. .;' .- ll'.4.i-f t it-l politu ianw,
who, thou-,, iiM-y i.i!k-v : if "butter
woidd'm hi ii i: niHMt' ni'M:t-.' ' cvidtit!v
knew a tri 'k r tVM ;t,J .'isi-erii, a hawk
trom a li.iii-i , t v " M : . .M.v was accompa
nied by In- ! :(!! ;k1vim v.. the celebra
ted Orator ; ;iu- gernionn vot creates
a (MeuttMtii;. , i ;!i't m s rs) his own
Ppeeelu's
Mr. Mi-.', a i i fj.4';tr , r,, n deprcHKud.
being cnli i -. -t:i (I t fat 1:ul for nearly
two years rixu v'l a dear .lit .! animal of
the poreiTic n-ccs of. mo'n.- than ordinary
'intelligeiK :uil whieh answered to the name
or Ad. I'Jiui he nad taken great trouble
with it, an. I taught t to make a marked dis
tinction ij tv i . n .vhiteand hlaek folks, beside
valiou ii 1 1 U? 1 1 ieks whieh would make
it very pMjr.ii.a . and prove a mine of wealth
to hiniM u ;i tioniendu Having to eve
rybody aii-l Jtih. w.ife. Rut all his brilliant
hopes writ llated by the prisoners, who,
without :!'. .v itghte.H.t mtiee or authority,
had pott" .1 ,rpm little Ad, and were, al
ready exhlMtir.g it all over the country, as
the Learnt l Opposition Pig. In eonclunion,
he besought hif honor to give him back his
dear litth pitr, that it wus all he had in the
world to mnke a start into business with, that
he was utterly ruined unless thso "rogues in
grain" were made to disgorge their ill-got
ten pluiitter. Iii answer to a question from
the J ustier he stated that it was a genuine
Southerne "no Imiv breed." When Mr. Mo
Sty concluded. Orator GasbagK made two
gasping attempts to address the Court but
bfiiii; ov reotne by the intnsitv of his feel
iugs, and the magnitude of his ideas, he sat
down wiping his physiognomy with the cuff
of bin coat, as he patriotically declined to
patronise Northern manufactures by making
use of a pocket handkerchief.
The risoncrs, beinn asked what they had
to say in answer to Mr. Mosey ' statement
(ie -igy Coon ma fe a rambling "(jlock and
iitill . Hhre. " ahout at. old sow. called Fre
Suffrage, that belonged to one Davy; which
Wa ih daiu.l little Ad, and of coursr the
latter could not be the property of the com
pluin.iei. Th'H in law and fact it was a
Extrdy. and belonged to any that could catch
it, utiusH the real owner came forward, pro
ved proper1, and paid charges. There his
Honor remarked, with a;rin, that last item
wov.d Ik a serious one, as little Adhad kick
cd up the '-Devil to pay," 'generally and in
divntuail , aad his Satanic uiajesty was not
eusl satisfied-'
Ja k Register aurtni bin Honor that he
did'nt care no 'bawbee" for the Devil, the
pig, qr th' complainant. That he would
have f.trii us well pleased if Mr.. Mosey had
hisinfernal pig back in Ram Cat, that at the
best it wa a vicious animu' justaa likely to
5-l Jk W Sffi i8,t!0 r? f Whig Platform which
7 rIjlffl lit thin AiihiArt
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,4 Whereas, Great inequality exists in the
present mode of taxation, and it is just and
right that all property should contribute its
proportion towards the burdens of State
"1. Kesolved, That we recommend a Con
be on the wrong side of your mouth.
Jack Register. Thats nothing, your Hon
or. I am. used to laughing on that side for
the last seven years.
Jacky Puddle stood on his dignity, and
Kir s . v ;? Z , T 1 I- veiitiou of the people ot the State to be call
Know Nothing with regard to the entire i , , . , P , J. . ,
affair, and invited all present to take a horn i "n fcderal bar818 a8 Pctica
with him in the Executive mannon,-! ! f.r thf,PurPose of so nioditjing the Con
we got there. i ftitutioti tlial. every 8pecies of property may
rtt ,. . . , ! be taxed according to its value, with power
After some wrangling about the owner- .. . . . . ',, r .
ship of Ad, Mrl-New- was examined. He i u "inmate only m favor of the native
kniw Ad from the hour ii was pigged to the f " State and the industrial pur-
present, and had always known it as the
property of Mr Mosey; thore were a num
ber of persons who took a great interest in
the animal, but he couldn't swear they were
The chief inequality, if not tho only one
( ont plained of is, that lands and other sub
jects of taxation are assessed according to
real estate, pays $30. We know it is said
that those under 12 and over 50 are exempt
ed because they are nonproductive. This
everybody knows is legal fiction. Many of
those over 50 are among the most prod u jtivo
negroes in the State, earning to their mas
tors from $100 to $500 a year; while it is
woll known and admitted, that every one of
those under 12 is increasing in value at the
rate of about $100 a year, and this $100 a
year is Just as really and truly $100 made by
the owner upon this little negra as is any
$100 produced by the labor of any ono of his
grown negroes. How we put it to any fair
man to say, whether any property that a
man owns pays him. better than '..hi $100 a
year of increase in the value of each ono of
these little negroes? And if it is thus con
fessedly productive property, why Should it'
not contribute its due proportion to the pay
ment of tho public burdens ? If, on the oth
er hand, any of tho old or young should be,
by reason of any infirmity, a charge upon
the owner, tney should not only not be tax-;
ed, but a proper deduction t heritor hould be
made from the aggregate valuation of those"
who re taxed.
But it is said that these little children may
die without ever actually irodu-ifi" anv-
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. . . . -, ii i i . .tuer vauie. wnnst negroes, now the largest s : J r ' . . -
joint propria H. had his suspicions, ; of ? : in tho Slatml "to the estimate of their market value,
but -least sa.d was soonest meded. In - J convertible into cash N'lnch would be much higher tf there e ,uld
answer to the m-ctt-td he stated, that ho al- uie .c ,n" Sl ren3 tonvtrume inti casn, guaranty that they wou.d not die
t . i j. ' oay far less than th.ur due proprtion, ac- , J , . v " ui uoi oit,
xxajs CMjns.de re.l Ad as ' u, great .hakes lbeir value. As was shown by So also one dwelling or store house or. fac.
and i ad fivquenih -, id Mosey it a vi-; ,iluhlim tu:fi ,n0l tory, may constitute the chief vnlne .f hi
V .fl ' ' t J I I ft Ilia K.M 1 HI V III V.rPllMl VVfLf 111 M M U Jl M I . .
(Mi)tis nuiinal. tii.-J it A'ould eventually kick
up a miis in :! iieigtiborhood. Ii had
always ihoright there w;,s more of the BIck
Heoublican thai ihe Southern breed in it,
and therefore kept hts.ye on it, and gave it
a knovk whenever he got a chance, its hab
its wort' so jiugnsici'u-, that it was a terror
to the neighbor-;' it had a peculiar animosi
ty t little luggers, and od darkies, and
whenever a poor man lef t his door open, it
played th very puck with his stove, pots,
pans.&c. It -was' a snapper up of chickens,
and a ripper and tearer among feather beds
and furniture. ITe' considered it a public
nuisance, and was rejoiced when the defen
dants were so foolish as to steal it. He
wished them joy of their bargain, and sin
cerely hoped his Honor would leave the vi
cious animal in their possession. Mr. Mosey
entered his protest against the latter senti
ment. After a speech from Orator Gasbags, which
we will report at a future period, his Honor
decided to hold tho prisoners to bail for their
appearance at August Court, and in the
meantime 'would take into consideration
whether it would not bo necessary to indict
Ad, as a public nuisanee, which pught to be
abated. The defendants were then liberated
upon bail, and held responsible for the good
behaviour of Ad, until the final decision of
the case, in August next.
Our limited space prevents a fuller report,
but we have copious notes, which we x may
publish another time. Some of the cross
examinations were decidedly rich. It is
rumored that the defendants are already
sick of their spec, but we doubt its trutii, as
it is "neck or nothing" with them. No mat
ter how the affair ends, they cannot be worse
off than beforej if convicted, they will be
pilloried and branded, but that's nothing,
they are too well used to such things to care
for anything less than continued suspen
sion from Office.
' the slaveholders in 1835. as a consideration
! for tho concession to the landholders of an
I exclusive representation in the State Senate.
1 Tno reason for the concession no longer ex
its. Democoacy has wrested from the land-
Vi fu rhoil nO"f nf t h n lumnfita iP li io nnm.
promise, and there is therefore no reason for man7. ml,.,,on8 Ham, and regularly tax
taxable real estate. That is lbui de
struction by fire, and it is as great : pecuni
ary misfortune thus to lose the ono by lire as
the outer by death.
But how is it with the land? Ar tnero
not millions of acres in North Carolina worth
continuing the unequal burden on them.
Tho average value of negroes between 12
and 50 years of age is at least $1000 each.
Suppose one man to own ten sue negroes,
worth $1U,0U0. lie pays into tho State treas
ury as tax on them. $8. .His neighbor owns
$10,000 worth of houses and lands, and he
pays on that . $20 of State taxes. Is there
any reason for this inequality' Not that
euwuicu uo not yield the owner any profit
whatever r Why should he. pay a high tux
on unproductive land whlist the slaveholder
pays no tax on unproductive m-groeKsup-
posing that they were unproductive, which
we deny '
A persistent effort is made by the Demo
crats to deceive people into tho belief that
tne object or the Whigs is to Ucvi.-unmv ub-
More Compliments to the West. Wo learn
from the Tarboro' Mercury that Gov- Ellis
said in his speech at that town that,
" The basis would give the control of both
bonne of the Legislature to tho West. It is
from the East that the money comes and he
behees that the people of the West consci
cntinuid would spend ono hundred milions
of dollars in building up their railroads, cut
ting down, their mountains, and filling up
valleys, and it is the Eastern people that
must furnish the money. The mischief re
sulting from this would bo incalculable."
We should like to be present when the
Governor get to the West. Ralexqh Register
Send on your clubs !
we can perceive. Both are equally protected Jectf f taxation subject now exempt, such
in their rights, and sustained in the values 'M t,l?eBhoQ. . ,urnUuro t,l",,' wid-
of their respective species of property, by the oi oniy xaise, tut it is ao-
very same government which is maintained . ttturo alrea,J hK the right
by the common fund of taxes thus collected. 7 l. fucn lI,,n al,(I ' it were designed or
Out of this common fund the Executive and desired to exercise that right there would be
Legislative and Judicial departments, and all no ned to call a convention to give the pow-
else composing the government that protects er But tho -legislature has not the right
all alike, derive their support. Without this j tax. neSro property according to its value.-
government, to proteet and secure those hat 18 xPreb forbidden by tho-Constitu-
rights of property, neither lands nor slaves tlon ' fnd !t lt thereJoer necessary to get an
would bo of value in North Carolina, except amendment of the constitution t confer tho
so far as every individual could maintain his r,ht to equJll,ze taxation between lands and
rights by his own strong arm. Such being negroes. When the V higs come into power,
the undoubted fact, we put it to tho con- "V holJO,urid be,,eve tl,at they will, they
science of every fair man, of every party, will desire thus to equalize the taxes on all
whether it is not equitable that those who the leading subjects of taxation, but not to
equally receive protection, accordiug to their cr(?ate new subjects unless the public neces-
rnsnoetivfl rft -essitipa for it. fthnnlrl onnnllv 8teS Should demand them.
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" " uhjivj uiuc wo propose to snow
that, as only tho samo amount of revenue
will be required under the one system or tho
other, when the amount levied on negroes is
increased, the amount levied on lands will be
correspondingly diminished, and so in many
cannot believe it Who will be willing that cases a man s taxes may not xq reality bo
his neighbor shall justly taunt him with matertally increased or diminished. For tho
avoiding his share of tho public burdens; and Pre8enl we must pause for Want of space,
throwing them upon one who is no more able ,
tnan nrmseir to ucar tnem, and yet is- called l, " jejuni xmaaon. a no wan
on to pay his own and more than half of his county correspondent ofthe Salisbury Watch-
neighbor share On the other band, what tnat at a "fog rolling in thateoun-
freeman will tamely sabrait thus to pay his aer conversing upon the subject of equal
own and bis equally rich neighbor's taxes? taxation, he found that "there were 4 demo
It ought not to be desired and it will not be crat?J in lnc crowd out of 5 who declared that
submitted tO.V they would vote for such a change, believing
But thecasoXB far stronger than we have it wa right. But, ay I, Democrats are op
stated it abovo. The owner of these ten poaedtoit. Gov. Ellis is opposed toi t. They
negroes, worth $10,000, is, on an average, 8aitl they did not care if he was. They said
the owner of ten others, under 12 and over il wouW nt be fair lor one neighbor to pay
50 years of age, who are worth say $5,000; the tax of his more wealthy neighbor, b
by reference tu the last census it will be seen cause his properly happened to consist
that just about one half of the negroes in the lvcs."
State are under 12 and oyer 50. On $15,000
worth of property, therefore, he pays $8, The National Union Convention met ia
whilst bis neighbor, with $15,000 worth of Baltimore on the 9th instant.
pay for that protection, according to their
respective amounts of interest protected?
Can any fair man whose property consists
in negroes, really desire that his neighbor
whose property consist in lands, shall pay for
his protection in his negro property t We
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