The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-07-30

II and claim protection 70 lneir slave property.
e considering Mr.. Buchanan in the abo
: light, and the records of his life will not perm
. us to look upon him in any other, his electis
: to the presidency must be regarded as DANCE
c GUS to the south. We are most emphatical
e opposed to his election
= 1t must be borne in mind that all the pape
from which the above extracts were taken a
: prominent and influential democratic sheets.
$ m Q. Bulletin.
TAXES ON SLAvEs.-We have but very r.
Gently received in these parts the acts Of the leg
islature, passed at its last session. We ha,
looked over them, and find the following la
in relation to the assessment Of slaves, as or
of the monuments of legislative wisdom and iu.
tice. It reads as follows:
"All assessors hereafter shall assess all slave
between one and FIVE years of age, at two hun
bred dollars; all between FIVE and ten wears {
age, at three hundred dollars; all between te
and fifteen years ofage, at four hundred and fit
dollars; all females between fifteen and forty
five years of age, at six hundred and fifty dol
lars; and all males between fifteen and forty-fv
years of age, at eight hundred dollars; and al
OF both sexes over forty-fve years at age, a
three hundred dollars a z-
This law is clearly unconstitutional. TIL,
constitution of 1852 provides expressly that al
taxes shall be equal and uniform, and all prop
erty shall be taxed ad valorem, or accordine
| to its value. Now, suppose, for example, tina
one person has slave thirty years old-a good
mechanic, worth from two thousand to twenty
FIVE hundred dollars, and another person has
poor crippled or sickly negro, forty years old
and consequently entirely worthless and bur.
den to his master, is it right, is it justice, is il
constitutional, that the worthless slave shall be
taxed as much as the one worth two thousand
dollars? Is this taxing property according to
its value? Is this taxing property agreeable to
the Institution and spirit of our state constitu-
ton? We think not; and the law should be re-
pealed. The only true standard of the taxa
ton on property is according to its value, and
It's the only kind OF tax a free people should
submit to. This tax on slaves is a specific tax.
as much AS the tax on trades and professions,
tor It values and taxes all slaves under GER
tain age alike, without regard to their value
50 much for legislative wisdom and justice.
claiborne Advocate
COLUMBUS SEcEDERs The Mobile Register
publishes the communication of a set of sece-
ding Americans at Columbus. On setting forth
their reasons for going over to Buchanan, it
'sgloats over it' in nearly column of words.
As set off, we copy the following from the
Columbus Enquirer:
A CLICK BAcK."-We direct the readers
attention to the card in this paper, signed By
several gentlemen whose names were attached
@ the boiling circular of which we spoke in our
asst. This document has been cause of much
oud rejoicing among the Buchanan papers
If the State, and the Importance they seem to
lttach to it shows how greatly they needed en-
of some kind. One of them
peaks of it as 'the action of the American
'arty of Muscogee!" We regret that we have
0 do any thing to abate their exultaton. But
he parties placed in the wrong position are not
Wiling to be published to the world as sup
orters of Buchanan. understand that there
re others among the published signers who
ay that they never intended to pledge them
elves to the course indicated in this circular.
nd still others who have not acted with the
american party for many months-who voted
galnst It's candidates at the election last fall!
majority of the signers of the ..bolting cir
aar' are net known to US, and We cannot say
ow many OF them repudiate it. Fillmore {
'uid to-day beat Buchanan nearly two to one /
this city. .1s
COLUMBUS, (GA. JUNE 25, 1856. q
a CARD.-Nhereas we have noticed that t
II names have appeared to document intend 2
g to commit and pledge US to the support of .
democratic nomlneesfor president and vice c
esident and whereas this was liberty taken O
TN our names and sentiments wholly unau- +
oflsed by US, we therefore, as an act of JUS
e to ourselves and friends, have thought it ft
+ duty to contradict and repudiate the same y
(sgned) II. J. Smith, w. w. Tilley. J. NJ. b
aghes, Cornelius Sem, l. 7. Brooks, VIM. q
.rtlett. - +.
HE oTE ON THE KANSAS BILL-The name ry
Mr.. l. IT, Davidson, of this State, is not to W
found recorded on the final vote upon the 10 II.
nsas Iopeka) bill, in the house of represen- or
ives. MIR. Davidson paired off with Norton ha
Illinois. VIZ
Mr. Campbell, of Kentucky, paired off with De De
'ore, of Ohio. @ w
General Quitman, Of Mississippi, paired off be
h Watson, of Ohio. nj:
Mr.. Maxwell, of Florida, paired off with an
nnington, Of New Jersey. OF
Mr. Foster, of Georgia, paired off with Sim ei i
ms, of New York. wa
Mr.: Vail, of New Jersey, paired off with Mr.. YET
chic, of Ohio VIC
Mr.. Letcher, of Virginia, paired off with ia,
hop, of New Jersey. BIZ
ar. Hoffman, of Maryland, paired off with Bo
it, of Indiana der
DR. Boyce, of South Carolina, paired off the the
Burlingame, of Massachusetts,. Mo
Or. kett, of South Carolina, paired off with die
cd, of Maine n
he first named of all the above pairs were ed.
INST the bill--the second for it. '
his carries the vote up to 10 yeas, and 1917 the
s-tourteen States for the bill, and sixteen was
inst it, and one divided. Messrs. Sandidge the
Eustls, of this State, opposed the bill to I
last. mai
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ut while giving to his letter the acknowledge rive
II OF our admiration and respect, we refrain d dg
evoklng any recollections which may seem obie
lar the sincerity of our praise, and for ken
reason We forbear all comment upon the thir
Fpretatlon which Mr.. Buchanan gives to f e,iL
ain disputed point of democratic doctrine, I
ectlng the power of a territory to establish shin