Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1859-04-01

is not the proper test in deciding What
property shall, and what shall mot be tax
ed.
In this county, the object Of almost ev-
cry lean is to accumulate an estate, and
his object is as fully attained.if he grows
rich by the annual increased value OF his
property, as if he receives his annual prof
lis in cash. Therefore if A invests S10,-
coo in young negroes from one to ten
years OF age, and they increase in value
ten per cent. per annum over and above
their expessass icla as
mate: ana 3 invests $4,000 in bank
stock, which yields him an annual divi-
dend Of ten per cent. in cash, it IS perfect
ly plain that 4 Is accommodating an estate
as rapidly as 3. And if a is growing
rich as rapidly as b, and his property re-
qnlre8 as much protection and II costs the
State more to protect it, why should he
not pay IS much tax as b? BJit although
young negroes do not pay to their owners
an annual profit in cash, it is well known
that they l52y q larger profit in their an
uual enhanced value than land, money at
interest, stocks, or any other species Of
property in the State Il then, young ne
| groes enhance in value more rapidly than
any other species Of property, and If q
man grows rich more rapidly by invest
ing lis money in them, than if he invests
it in any other kind Of property, and if
it costs the government more to protect
them, why should not young negroes be
taxed as other property to support the
government:
The sixth objection to al+ering the CON
stitution is, tba5 1t egiU 5njuro tie ;ustttu-
ton y $ltfos<y.
III WHAT way, MT, Speaker, Will it in
JGre sne institution OF slavery in North
carolina 70 TAX slaves as property and not
as persons: ?" jill the institution OF slave
y st'1er oy putting slaTes rs property on
an eqaai ioo'ihS Mjth eli the other prop
err n lHe safe ~ reference 10 'aEation
= ~ tii' - ''1e tAqoil'loh ana pack LSepu5-
l1os'il i3'o's 81 ,lie LiStlF OF property ID
s!.Ve8 IL y thal sitIes :9.a "of property.
:. llS'' IS tIle i:e''1,c'safio ldea 0! me right
81 properly III slaves It IS, il Senator
Jo"Sias IS 10 be regarded. as good au.
lhoflly upon t,af sa9]ecf, that slaves are
ptoss.! : 49, ilelce oa az eq4al4sx VIII.
5T9'5s - -
ilie loSite, VEL ne'Neen tic Democrat
- H, !'S.'s4, No13 y oF'h ana 0a2sh, and the
I,'S.1 s9 l-4i}ooIicSln ana Aoolltlo1 party IS,
"iie''ei slaves are =, - pc regarded as per-
sous OF properly: I!lat was Jhe ISSUE in
me I l;5se campaign ia limos, between
I<oSS7;sS = "'d l.iico!h ana hence, while
| 32uSiaS ProciSlls TO The world that, ''the
democracy OF Illinois, in the first place
Pc 5l'H t'Gc. .sIeh O me supreme Court
- tll9 Z hi.eu 2Tates III the case OF Dred
,3eS'''' II a. ao'ifo.afIVe interpretation q
tii9 sons ut"! an, IN accordance
Win 'ilat aeciSsion, holds that slaves are
properly, ahd lonce an equality with all
o.hel iInN5 OF property" we find Lincoln
at All 1Lion y deGlaring' amid shouts and ap-
pause rom me oI4cA l:epnbilcans and Abb
oillo'iisTs. MS opposition TO the idea Of
property IL slaves, and ezn!tln@ly asking
and when this new principlc-tlis new
proposition that 10 human being ever
thou ght Of three wears ago, IS brought for
ward, I combat il is an evi, tendency to
dishulnanize the man, to take away from
him all the right to be supposed or con-
sidered IS human. / combat it, therefore
as being one OF the thousand and one
thing doing III these days for the purpose
Of preparing the public mind for making
property, and nothing but property, of the
Now, Mr.. Speaker, if the right of prop
efty in slaves is recognized by the ahlest
statesmen and .jurists in the Union, by the
Democratic party North and South, by
! the laws of Congress, by the supreme
Court Of the Uniten States, by the consti-
tuition Of all Southern States, and confirm
ed By the opposition Of black Republicans
how, | ask, can any sane man suppose for
g moment that the institution of slavery
| can be injured by taxing slaves as pronnr-