Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-02-16

and not more than per cent of Der cent over
Il not more than $, of per cent, if more than
s Der cent. on the stock owned: merchants of
per cent on all his purchases whether made in or
on q, the State for cash or ON credit merchant tail
n 1lp,,pnt on gross am,unt of h .;r nnrcboses
Tos Iuw hoy this operate,l O the yario,1s descrp
tions of urooer and interest Mr.. &. then made the
following comparu,,,e statement:
Lana, S>uv invested will
pay at :" celts, 81, 50
Foil ('''cS' ,o sou o.
ID,sr.st N'"eH' VI ''s s,, u ~, az" ,,sr rent
will nly ;y
Dividend and profit, s0n per cent.
viii pay l,s2
>"'e s"a'e'S' 'V' lurs''S"ua '.r g, sr9,,,.r g.,
Negro trader, s,s, ri; kr :, ,,t.ry
viii pay. 4.ro
Vehicles, 81" tho decreasing
,.., "'aus daily 50"
law ''" 'e"'' i,,;, IT, 81,
Watches. s,n e,.v
Layers, Physicians Officers 60" income wh,n'
a''s ff"ieaS' ''V
u',', e''S' ''e e'Ses''' "''' ., ,r..a s '''
iwc.a wear 1000,
Merchant Taors, 500 All Ia i,er cent
on luichA>e>, .i,'9
NJ b'saSoe SAID 'hat the we" riesehted by these
statements iGiiy sustained him in try p"Sltio he
so 'aAei. IN tie carr! part o1 the session, thSt ""
fe'eiuc bills were h"t haihea IN reference 10 the
TdGe OF property hui IN reference Soieiy to what
coula DC mace I'd 'eif. lie tiien aSkc6 10" ihucA
woid $3.50 worth OF rrnpeIty have 10 to Pay uil-
DER the a''af"'em system by which all l1o. .'erty
Wo!!d be subjected 10 Its Proportional share: lie
answered s., or l2i cents on each $40.
Mr.. RI: Continued. No" "hat proportion in value
dad ltii bear to the aggregate property OF the
state: one-hith 10 oae-iouitn: yet IL l"lu "nethiiu
OF the aggregate taxes OF the State Slave property
constituted one-lhrd TO one-ha OF lhe aS;5i 5iegate
property OF the State, and yet paid but one-lNth to
Nf thn tn nt.\r S,tfIt HIN
attention OF the Senate to those garnS inequalities
And he asked them, why should white man pay
hoth capitation tax anu an Income tax ana the
negro pay only cafitatlon tax: why should Tie
o,eFseer pay tax on his wages, and the owner OF
the negro pay nothing on the annual product OF the
labor Of the slave! Why should lawyers. phySi-
cans ohcers and oyeseeiS pay tax on their income,
and the owners OF 6lacSsnl,hS carpenters, me-
chancs and ied-hands and hlrellng slaves. pay
nothing on their income? Why should agents clerks,
carpenters printers and mechanics Of every class
pay a tax upon their income salary or wages and
slaveowncrs not pay tax upon the annual income
hom their slaves? Why should corn made into
whiskcy be taxed and not tax cotton tobacco &C.?
Why should all the property in land be taxed and
only half the property IN slaves? Why this dis
crninaton against the industry of the State, and
in favor of certain property holders? Is not this
discrimination, he asked, the cause of the difficulty
in framing and passing the Revenue Bill If the
present system of raising revenue operates uneq~at-
iy and uJustty, should it not he changei! lie
then proceeded to recapitulate to show that it did
operate, and he protested against it. lie ap-
peaed to all the interests of the State and all the
people of the State to grapple with 1t and apply the
remedy. lie demanded justice and equality, for the
people at the treasury well at the ballot box,
and Legislative and constitutional reform. In con-
clusion he said he would vote for the bill however
unjust it might be- because ne could get no other,
AND because the hlth and credit OF tine State were
involved IN her ability to meet her pressing engage
ments; but he would ask to be allowed to enter
upon the Journals hls protest against the principle
and details OF the bill, as unjust and unequal, and
he might add, IN the language OF MI. Eddey lnqui-
tous.
Mr.. Edney replied to some remarks OF MI: Bled-
soe ON intimidation and allrrements. He thought
no one had attempted either the one or the other,
therefore Mr. b.
4. u. Wasted u S sweetness on Inc desert ar.
a. I l;u PioiI 'e II. Mt'u wv ms .."s y. against
' NJ pi uh anu "e a ", dtsaS W l". t W Gu p,oa
1eI".,, .ou ,o w In h h"; w., INV
"n W. otfI liz, ~, ,ha ad I rIu " ~
I, IN ,,'J m u ~ ,'a,, o"',d o ~ p.,,
nf. 80 "'' N0' '''"'NA u p''' ''''o ''(''
M. p,oJ.oo .,:,1 7. ,.., .o H. ,,.. ..,o.,,
c ,Lo &Iaa ~ ',."s "s ~ ~ toa .a",nd m
tSa h;,I h,t II ,,os Lnnu ha tonL l,t ltt,a ,,art
i, its fr,ming Mr. Leah had bcl,ed to vote down
nm conn,;,t.e , rosolnt;on ba bad ;n,rodnced to
franz Hfr .r,,, t;nJ ~ Iii, ~ ''"N "
Mr. Turner ros,. to . onnrt;o, of ordor T. ,v.s
not naramentarv to discuss matters tt.t had tram,
sn;reI on COMMITTEES
mr. Mr.. Bledsoe boped Mr.. Turner would keen his