Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-01-18
For the Standard.
AID VALOREM TAXATION.

Mr.. HOLDEN If the Salisbury Tanner, in its
article Of the 10th inst, had confined itself to dis
cussing the merits of the Address of the "Wakc
County Working Mems Association" should have
hailed it with pleasure, for it is the first attempt as
yet to rcfute the positions therein TAKEN The Ban
ner, however, soon Sided from the merits, and fell
upon position assumed by others, as to the mag
mary evils likely to follow discussion of the reve-
nue. system. This the advocates of the present
tax system seem to regard as their citadel; and
from it they are throwing shells, which in the end
will burst their own guns to the great dismay and
establishment of the gunnerS themselves, and with
out doing the slightest execution to those against
whom they are directed
The Banner may be assured that its article shall
be duly considered and answered so far as the
limited talents graciously extended to us by the
Ne'es, enables us to do. At present have an un-
finished contract with the Meas and Press to furnish
certain information in of their failure to do So
This done, the Banners political economy shall be
examined, and his figures turned round and added
up.
The denial of the Nees as to any completely with
its friend, the Era, and the former and present
platform of the Press on nd ralorem taxation, will
also have to be hereafter noticed. 1t is not the in
tenon of a NATIVE" to suppress anything in their
favor-nor in anywise to mis-state their positions
as both are persistently doing, by preaching from
text they are afraid to publicly announce.
The Press and Aeus have been asked this uues
ton How many of the slave States contain in
their constitutions restrictions on their legislatures
in regard to the taxation Of saves9 They have not
answered; and that the people of North-C aroIina
may see that it is not heresy in other slavehoding
communities to allow to the legislatures some power
in regard to the taxation of slaves as property.
will faithfully quote the provisions in their several
constitutions in relation to taxation wherever such
provisions occur | use an edition of the Auericon
Constitution, published by Lippincott & Co., 1859
The different systems of taxation in the several
States with some few figures connected Herewith,
will be hereafter given, if it should become neccssa
ry to proper understanding of the matter.
DelGware-There is no constitutional provision
this State in regard to taxation; and the lepisa
ture is not restricted in their power to tax the few
slaves who ale still there as property.
Maryland 13 of the Declaration Of
Rights adopted by this State, is in the following
words:
THAT the levyng of taxes by the poll is grievous
and oppressive and ought to be abolished that
panpers ought not to be assessed for the support
government but every other person in the State
or persons holding property therein, ought to con-
tribute his proportion of public taxes for the SUD-
port OF the government, according to his actual
scorth IN real or personal property vet fines. du.
ties or taxes may properly and Justly be imposed
or lad on persons or property, with political view,
Tor the good government and benefit Of the commu
nifty" Cfhe Italics are mine)
In the above article the princ,ple Of nd oo7o,en
taxation is distinctly announced, and the epIsla
ture is unrestricted in effecting it.
viryiaia-Article 4, sections %, %, "a, and %
of the constitution of this State relate to taxation
and are in the following words: 'O''
"a2. Taxation shall beequal and uniform through
out the commonwealth, and all property, ot6e
than slaves, shall be taxed in propoportion to it
value, which shall be ascertaned in such manner a
may be prescribed by law"
'2S. Every slave who has attained the age @
twelve years shall be assessed with tax equal to an
not exceeding that assessed on land of the value {
three hundred dollars. Slaves under that az
shall not be subject to taxation; and other taxabl
property may be exempted from taxation by tn
vote Of majority of the whole number Of member
elected to each house Of the general assembly"
"a A capitation tax, equal to the tax assesse
'-s' land Of the value Of two hundred dollars. sha