Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-06-13

Senators West 23- majority East.
C0mmoners East, Is r HsJ.
Commoners West $50 majority. p
In 1852, when the superintendent was made by
the Legislature, the Senate remained without any
change. -.,-..-- -,,..,....,..,-'.
4 Whereas, in the Commons East 36 counties and
b3 members; West counties 46, and 81 members.
Thus the West had gained IA members in the House,;
and after deducting the four majority in the East
left two majority, on joint vote in favor of the
West 80 8 s. go - - .a
In1s5s. the 81 Eastern counties paid poll tax.
on free and black, '.ssli = f $96,6l8
The ~ Western counties, 74,s1S -$21, 800
And notwithstanding this large difference in favor Of
the East the advocates of nd calm are for increas
ing the tax on the slaves Of the East Is this lust
or proper? We think not. Is the change called
for by the Vest It is not but BY the political as
pirants Of East and West. Mr.. Pool il reported as
being against taking the poll tax off the whites and
IS equally opposed to change of the federal basis
il the West should gain in the House of Com
mons, ip population and by the creation of new
Counties, before 1872. when the next apporionment
is TO be made the East would gain in the Senate by
the increase of taxation on her slaves and thus re-
tain the control Of the Senate and defeat any fur.
ther appropriations for Railroads in the West
Hence. have said the West was too sagaciousSa
people AID too much alive to its own interest to "a
Sor the adj calorem scheme Of few aspiring poll
ticians. to enable them to get into power.
But promised to notice some Of the arguments
ofMr Ble1sce and others in favor Of the change.
First they say there was no restriction on the
Legislature before 1885, and the power not then
abused That ID true, and the answer is there was
no occasion for it. and if there had been, the slave.
holding counties had the power of preventing tt
Besides this system bad been so long and we'll es-
tsblished that no one thought of disturbing It.
Second, these gentlemen say we once had an dd
oalorem system in the State, and why not have it
again? Is this true in point Of fact and if So what
sort Of .asystem was Il when, and how long did it
lastf In 1882 ut the close Of the Revolution, when
the State was greatly pressed to meet the bills of
credit which had been issued to meet the war ex-
penses, bill was passed for " ascertaining what
property in the State snail be deemed taxable prop.
sTHG and y declared " that all lots and lands,
Msves under the age Of sixty years. horses, mules,
and cattle from one year old and upwards and stock
in trade. shall be held taxable property.n Cattle
were rated at 20 .shilings the head. Slaves under
seven years and those between fifty and sixty years.
20 pounds. Slaves Of seven years and under six.
teen and I'll between forty and fity. At 40 pounds
sixteen and under forty, at 80 pounds. Coaches,
charios staee wseont shd other carriages,5 shil.
hngs specie i6r each wheel. Such was the dd 3D.
1orm Nv Of l702, which lasted one year. as IL was
repealed in 1888 The experiment fliled, 10 the
psope could not stand taxon mules horses, cattle
and wagons; whsnS ii 17s1. they adopted the tax
l4)ayes * 4Relve and fifty, snd hesFpslsdhs
eGtvncy agAnd upwards, md asked the people II
shsEse xlllHE - have their horses, mules, cattle
tnd xa6pns 1xed ID order to add tax on slaves Of
~ ages snq sizes. The Opposition candidates say
they g ax|ag aething q less value than two
h0sueh "a neither NJ, Pol q Rogers bas
any right u I'D t6es proyiso. What Nj. Biedsoe,
the in1epondenta Candidate saws do MT krov, -