Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-06-27
Taxes.

In conversation with Andrew Baggarly, Esq, of
Eagle City, Iredell county, last winter, he informed
US that ten years ago he paid about seventy-fve
cents taxes on land on which he now pays about
one hundred dollars; and" said he, al pay the
hundred dollars nov more cheerfully and with more
ease, than did the seventy five cents ten years
ago."
Mr. Baggarly is regarded as an eccentric individ.
ual, but his energy and enterprise more distin-
gushing features in his character than eccentricy.
With small means he went into the forests, hewed
them down, selected his site, and now has in oper-
alton fouling mills, mills, cotton factories &c.
He has raised up village there and thrift is vis-
BILE all around him. Many poor people that former
ly lived on scanty pittance, and with scarcely
shelter their heads, reside in neat cottages
and daily partake of a fare good enough for any
body.
Such the fruits of the enterprise of one "ec-
centric Individual; and only wish there were
mere such. He looks forward to the time when he
will pay five hundred dollars taxes and longs for it
to come
That is patriotism Of the true stamp How diff.
ferent from the miserable croakngs of pcttifoggng
demagogues, who, conscious Of their own unhtness
for office, attempt to ride into power humbug
cry against taxes. Weak and narrow minded, they
have no better than to judge the standard of
intelligence among the people by their own. Nine
times out of ten they will find themselves at fault.
The people know that taxes necessary, and they
pay them chcerfully 1t is not the people, but
| thn-Sknned demagogues that rail against taxes
dcmagogucs that spend more money for whiSkey
and tobacco in one year than they will pay in
taxes.
We advocate taxes for internal improvements.
Every dollar paid thus judiciously expended, will
be returned four fold to ourselves posterity.
Our people are able and willing to pay taxes to
cover the State with network of railroads. to cut
canals, improve navigable streams and develop
the untold wealth of our mineral and agricultural
resources, now lying useless, and dcpriving the
State of revenue four times the amount of her
present taxes. We believe the people are in favor
of taxes, and that they will Indignantly repudiate
| the picayune candidates for Office whose voices
grow dolorous and whose visages elongated over
the idea of the "great burdens the people have to
| bear. 1t is worse than nonsense-it is cupable g
norancc or-something else.
Let the people rally with one accord and silence
the everlasting croakers, that like an ill.omened
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progress by their hoarse and discordant notes. Let
us complete our great central railway from the
shores of the ocean to our western limits. We pro-
TESS to know something of the western portion of
our State, and we do not hesitate to say it is not
appreciated by the central and eastern portions.
The people there have been taxed for improvements
from which they have received one cents bene-
fit; yet they have paid these taxes cheerfully look
ing confidently forward to the time when the favor
would be reciprocatcd 4nd that time ,oH come
it is now at hand, and then will our western
valleys pour forth their rich treasures of grain and
minerals. That portion of the State will then take
the position to which it is entitled, in spite of the
partizan malice of such men as Gen. Dockery and
the stingy seshncss of others that might be named
JUNE 18th, 1857.
MIR. EDITOR Can you tell me why it is that the
Journals of the last General Assembly have been
printed and distributed in distant parts of the State
as have been informed, and yet they are withheld
from the members from the Counties in this our
Congressional District. The Rail Road could carry
them from Raleigh to this District in five hours and
yet no one is permitted to see q copy except Mr.
Scales, who long since learn furnished with
the proof shecs. No such delay has been known
before,-not when we were without Rail Road
However much we censure this, we admire the
shrewdness and tact of the managers of the party
in withholding the Journals from the people, for they
know we'll that said books contain a record tina
would he fatal to Mr.. Scales the Democratic Fin
! ancier of the last Assembly.
YADKlNvILLE.
The above, which we take from the last Register
is low, mean and vile, and was Matched from tn,
foetid brain of some malicious K. n partisan The
Journals and other documents for Yadkin county
and for all the countless indeed, left here more thar
two weeks ago, and no doubt Yadknville" hat
seen them all before he wrote the above.
"No such delay has ever been known before,
false. The insnuation that the journals have bee,
withheld on account of Mr.. Scales record, is St
absurd that no one will believe an honest man guilt
of making it.
Desperate, indeed, must be the fortunes of MI
Puryear. when his friends to such miserabl
rascaity as the above.
''Since the course of the Plug Uglies seems to b
defended and sustained by many of the journals o
the opposition, throughout the country, we sugges
that the aopeiation become general. aud tina, tn
e now boasted American Wing party" be known il
future as the Order of United Plug Uglies IF Their
be less subimity in the title sure there can
not be more appropriateness; and if it is not foun
to work well, the party has only to about fo
another title Heretofore it has been an easy tas
to find names for the party-much easier than t
render its principles acceptable TO the people an
we are sure there are still enough names left"
Winston Sentinel
Very good-the name is appropriate. Hencefortf
for the sake of brevity, we may say the Plug Ugl
It party !" but with the name written in full it will az
= pear something after this sort Know Nott
J. ing American Whig Black Republican Sam-Federa