Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-04-18
!, /. carlisle, The kaGU-Iothing Wing Noni,
L. ner for tengress. J.. "a u,

:. We intend, this week, to give a: fey
oil THE qualifications which en'itlef this gen
tlenian to the support Cover the LEI" "
We meah, } Of the %o. frs Of this district.
lie is represented by the KunamAa Rf:-
publican and -LadepfndeM Republican as
beinga good Dcmocr al, and a man every
wav worthy Of the sup port u Democrats;
and he veteran editor in Charleston hopes
that the Wings and knpw-Nothin3s will
NJ. make this fact an objection I'd kin1,
but give him 4 hearty sUPp9r t, as be has
;, deemed il bis duty TO accept a nomlrMion
at their hands. This, VIC a. nit, slihHs .
erea. deafsfdisinsere$ teslness, on.tl ! part
Of Mr.. cAsLlsLLr, for, II he f3d tct-r feeir
Ell their nomination, he would not taT@
received a n.2mlrlatio b froH }. any 'o.ber
party. t,r.:-E u d. =" .,-~.. r.
Mr. CARLGsLr- was a n,eml,eeof The LAID
ConTertisny III frame tbe pIescat lpnsjltV|
lion Of the State, and Is the 3cdiov ofrths
Kqnautq RepuMican speaks Hof. Ills servi+
eei ia Hat bodyas e lis3ng him - The
support Of tie voters Of this district, We
will4irst show what he did there, any Why.
Father NxwroS, RI ibid Wing praises
him. - f. -. ., II a.. ~
AMI here a word, cnpas>ans u. lIie|
Iadepsadehl Republican,: Ethe edition Of
that paper which was published the dry.
Mr.. WISE spoke at Point Pleasant, there.
was Al editorial taken Prom the GreeHbrl-.
or Ira, and which looked as II tie editors
II the RepnUieon*wish Jed to. 'Jalher'' a
their own, in which Mr., WISE was bitter
ly assaulted, as having eRgrafted that clause
in the Constitution WHICH is 50 distaste(ul
to their stomaehs, to wi t: that clause which
exempts the negroes Of he rich man which
are 12 years oil and un Her, from taxa ion.
while it taxes the poor mau's horse o.
COW the moment ii com rs into tie worhl.
jWo believe that the edi tors of that Tater
have no desire: to deceive the people, and
that they are fair dealin inep, an1 weak
them - publish this :dxpdse, ~ttat al Of
their readers NAV see it, and we also adj.
wise that they take tie l3ru's editorial and
81 o. I d.
re-publishtit as their own, substituting TIC
name Of CARLISLE in The place GfMr. WisG
The following extracts are from the jour
nal of the GJnfenlion: Fl :.f<> ~.
"Mr Faulkner, Of BtfAl4y ,I."fiered tie
following amendment: ! >EI #...&.=
Taxation shah be eqhal aud uniform
!titroudlou. Tie STATE, aid no one species
Of properly shall BE- taxed liigbcltthar, am
other species Of properly on WHICH. taxes
shall BE- levied: AItprdperty ia tie State
shall bel taxed IL proportion q is value,
10 b. ascertaiged as directed BY ) law, ex.
eept slaves under l2 years Of aye, and
such other property as 4 majority Of The
members eleetea,to serseiu zach House
etthe General AssemblY may think pro-
per 70 exempt from taxa.ior."
Thus, IL VIII be seen that this objection
able clause wasorisinatcd BY Western
man, But let MS sec what Mr. CARLISLE.
did lie. Of course, opposed ID, you VII!
say At once, and deuouhecd ii as anjjast
sad oppressive. We viii show YOU how
be opposed i: .-s ii. +. p. .5r
- .'.Mr. Carlisle, Of Barbour, offered tie
. following amendment: h I -: 49, :,
'''fhe General Assembly shAl de$ignaso
the subjects Of taxation. All property Oh
which taxes are laid shall be taxed in pro-
portion TO its value. to be ascertaihed in
the manner prescribed By laws I No one
tpeeies Of property on which taxes ale
laid, shall be taxed higher alan another
I species Of equql value. Provided. how.
eyer, that slaves under 12 years Of ags
shall nor be taxed except in lime Of war,
d suppress insurreciionior rcpel invasion,
when the Legislature may tax I'LL slaves d
Whatever age; and provided further, tha,
The tax on slaves shall b. per eopita, and
shall at no time exceed the tax Ibid upon
E4oe ID yslas Of land.
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