The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-02-24
IIaosV Vol. XIII.
A ,SRT. SLAVERY ISSUE II North
0U.G CAROLINA.

AcSRY. SLAVERY ISSUE n North
00.C CAROLINA.
The Aopstitution Of North Carulina.proyil.
that's eapitation tax may be- levied upon al
slaves over the age Of twelve wears ami ,pJe,
the age 91 fly years. ," and exetapts bv ex,ra
words al @thers lPhe eject Of this con ..-
tional provision is to throw,tbe burden ID. ts<.
tiofinpoh eaiess.te, and other personal r-c.
ersdthsn slAUegg,So lunp as the t.,,.s ',g,..
1ighP. tie ingfuaity MAS Submitted ,5 - r.
hon-sIavef9I5inIg cl8sy without murm4 b
ten years ago, North Carolina entered r.s...
system offrft-r'fef ff4PfoVetfebts.whiyli ylg.
It kaf uF%ub5fE shhaneed the yalre 5f ,-.r
er+yy'ana Added yfehdy to the prosperits ~ T.
people, has At ttTe,S5rne time involved rtf n .
in debt, and made it necessary to inrp.s .,.
State taxes in four or hve-fold degree. r..
result IS, that, in looking about for sqls,.,
taxation, the more independeu; and s.t
minds HEeciiscpycred "a lar1- and "a. .g..
Species OF property, wholly uu,az-I 81 it. .
present prices, some thirty million. afI. l.r
Mr.. Bledsoe OF Wake, a member a.,a. Fl. .
stature has introduced bin 10 .tlter Pie, a.
stitHiion!.B1 as to make slaves sual-..t,a o.
rblors'a t1g,.in oomuIon with laad aud .....
properi45 NIB. is "a v0uBg ulan ri tal..it. ID,
this prepnsifloR SHOWS that he poes-s-.. al. ..,
and ente tprtsrlg turn OF aIiud. NeHr... .,,...
tltg.I I'D a's be presents Will become yrs.r
Tharh is nv earthl reaaou why lAe Ha.s 4a
should be c0npeilgt to pay take, Bn.. l.4.t
pra,lBctir,o and uhenhiyated patch ID. Oh. ...IH
6r7Woajiana, or npou his Young and u-.g.5u,
tinei stick Of pig, CALVES, coils, as. ,l 81
nothing 9fehi, little household and Ai,.A.. 3. .
nthlne, Sb lie the wealthy STAKEHOLDER pas . re
inGupon.hia young and old uegruaa. IL ID
nsgEoes are valuable from thu time th-r "a.
Eeven years old and from th,. time until 4 p,
are atYe4Ye, they hire for good prices. Ani.ti
well known that Hesrors between. fifty sa
sixty are liuIv less yaiuabI. thau al amy tina.
lue,I 1902 ......
The census shows that. IN $50, there g,
9s,9l6f4 slave. in North Caroiiu,, under ,ea 81 .ar
old. OF ten, and under fifteen, ther. Scr
A0r4ll-s, Taking l4rye-f.rh- OF ,h,~.. ". lia
tbq5elof ten, eleven, and twelve rear. am d.,
ing - 2L3i2; and making, in all, I2...t
ssyes-Qt twelYs wear, and under I'll. Na.
Carqlina 5.9u=titution rNempls this VAS. lr :.
" from taxation, as wei rs slaves IS l:iE year
Cd AND gpEards- numbering -5,|l7. II .r
b. remarked that al. except aeeut five -.... 3D..
pfthe3e -astare under seventy years Cd. aye. a.
nrr. r. t44ired r.. peri9ya thu u.aal ..t.
" field 4aRds -
Tbe-tolal Euwbrr OF ,ares exempt from a..
atio4 : ltAerelqte lt5,t4o, or more thau La.tti
VINCE ppmpey N tie state.
iAi woghuudred dollar "a head. these art
ai,., WORTH s296260oy. We. thias tha, Ne. aa;
mon overs tated thoir value, and mciil- ,ojAnk
on the contr,ry, ;hat at preset price, ,4ey aa
worth two bupdr4l-apd fry dollar Peel. hr,i
MIR. BledsOe proposes 20 make slaves Jayala
in proportion 10 their value without ry..r-al,
to age or sex; and then. can be- Du good ..l
son urged WHY this should mol take place il,
oppoSa the change. the anttve.ormers must ..s
tuall y1talle and defend the position thar ..a,
prOperty'is entitled 10 peculiar priyitez.. 4n
eUenphons---a position. il h. true. which rar
lfavo always occupied, bat which u-rer. u.n
now has been disputed
"The trainers of the CONSERVATION -uh-err
slaves to capita'iou tax. ON the ground IRA
they are persons only. aud subjected them 10
severef tari;atT,n- or poll tax than the white
But modern Pro Slavery creed IS. thar slave
Irildhr tho C~Asiiintinn. n, NO, parron-. cor
thfncs personal! and hence. a. mere praI
er;y, there IL no reason WHY thew should hot b
subiec1el % the usual laws ra-ulatin- III
taxation ofproperty The Constitution Of Obj
State was originally framed in the wear =,
wleH SLAVES had littlr value. and the lh
adopted was far less Objectionable than j, rat
IL. White males between the arrs of tvs.t,
one and f0rty.ive only We're subjected 10 IN
capitation taA. while slaves of both sexes h.
tween twelve and iitty were made subject & +,
Regarded as persons, TIN. Was evideutivlDipuL
cd as IA determination agaias, the institution O
Slavery, and was, perhaps, believed 10 be- al
cula1ed 10 CHECK ihe further Introduction o.
slaves into the State; bat regarded merely 10
property, the constitutional regulation operate
as discrimination in favor OF that species y
property land in point OF fact. such has ALWAYS
been its effect.
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