Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-06-06
The DIGESTION OF Ta4atisa,


We stated in . recent issue that Mr.. Pools plan
Of taxing all property, and that tooat thessmerate
was = new feature proposed to beengraftedl on our
revenue system; and We cited the example Of Lou
isiana to show that that State, though she taxes
lands andgsayes according to value; nevertheless
taxes number Of articles specifically, and also ex'
empts large amount Of property entirely from tax
alton We win cite the examples Of other States in
future numbers; but meanwhile, as Mr.. Pools par
tzans in the West are charging that he Is not pledged
to tax every thing but insist that he is only after
the negro. we will publish to-day extracts from the
writings and speeches Of his own friends to prove
that our charge against him is true In the first
place we will give the resolution Of the Opposition
Convention, on which Mr.. Pool stands. 1t is as
follows: f,,, 7,st,,, ryft1 - si, y as q,J,aaia,
"Rtsolped; That we recommend Conveation of
the people of the State he called the federal basis
as early as practicable for the purpose of modi
flying the Constitution that eus'y species property
may be tGred according to its value, with power to
discriminate only in favor of the native products Of
our State and the industrial pursuits Of her citi-
zens." - }eef9 elasS ll5so&Nvsl4 s,3 sftsTl 1e'sa
What could be palmer than THAR ) ".IEsery spe-
eies Of property" is to. be tased Noeremptions are
rouided for. 1t is true determinations are propos
ed but determinations are not exemptions. ', =
Read the following extracts and then say if Mr..
Pool is not for taxing every thing from the most
insignificant to the most important article of pro-
perty: 'rtif f'~ @''.-7 '51''-7.'s fisa'
"We shall soon have just and equal system of
taxation upon all property" Raleigh Register,
FEB. 25th. - !. ~ ;.,.-s+.,-.t !. n .t.i.t-
"Mr Pool declared that the effect Of ad ealorenn
tax upon property generally would not increase the
tau upon stores"- that the proposed change would
tao articles not tared and thus keep up the
enue of the State without increasing the tax on
slaves. ."-Disc0ssion at Elizabeth CITY from the
Standard 2n l;E,' i.5 ~ '''i 81 ls'fE. =! !.
"The Journal informs its readers, in yesterdays
issue, that ad caLore means that negroes shall be
taxed according to their value This is new un-
derstandng of those two little Latin words. We
have been laborng under the Impression, all along,
that ad oalorens converted into English, meant 'ac-
cordng to value, and ad calorem taration simply
the srying Of ta9es upon all property, ohether ne
groes land any thing else according to the value
of said property. - WILMINGTON Herald. s.-. f.
"There is also large amount Of furniture, plate,
carriages and bugges, wagons carts, and farming
tools and implements merchandise bank stock, mo
ney at interest &C., &C., all going to make up the
aggregate wealth of the State the value Of which
l have no means of ascertaining, but uh,eh pould
e,tsr into the tarable property Of the State under
the ad oalorem system ttaration. "-Ralph Gorrell
above, we have stated what we understand to
be the position of the West onad calorem-that ia,
that erery species Of property is to be tazed accord
ing to its value, not only land and negroes but
horses coos sheep and hogs leaving it with the Le-
gisature in framing revenue law. to discriminate
only in favor of the native products of the State
and the industrial pursuits of the citizens" This is
precisely the position of Mr.. Pool, the position
which he has taken in the East, and the position
which he will maintain in the West With Mr.
Pool, ad cGlorem is precisely the same thing in the
East as it is in the West ~ Greensboro Patriot.
"Mr. Turner Of Orange, moved to take the vote on
1 ad calorem, Offering an amendment: against taxing
such small matters as tin cups, plates, &c. /" The
amendment was rejected ~ Proceedings Of the
Opposition State Conrention, from the Raleigh
Register ,gs.I .fi & s'G# IS. AZ Irf,sIsl .
Are the people of the State prepared for such a
system Of taxat;ona Will they adopt John Pools
ad salorena is it necessary that their horses,
cows, sheep, hogs wagons, carts, and farming tools
and implements should be taxed, as proposed by
Messrs. Pool and Gorrell, and the Greensborough
Patriot! We think not. However, if they want
all these things taxed and that too at the same rate
let them vote for Mr.. Pool E ~ f. - ,t.IH r