Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-04-19
From the North Carolina Standard
Gov Ellis and Mr.. Pool at Elizabeth Chy'

nmed by Gov Ellis and Mr. Pool this place yesterday
which had been him BY the people at tine
last gubernatoral election; and by the late @
in the bending contest the office of Governor He then
proceeded discuss the dd UGloren question ana In s
listener from beginning end that it an effort of great
abyt the speech OF IN VINO mao sne al
classes the State and the spirit to DO JUSTICE 70 all
opposed to the ad uaoren of
the Opposition This issue was the offspring OF par
Go.e;ans to get into power Had the people demanded
change of the Constitution on this subject HAD the qe
the work Of opposition otieia he had less far less
confidence them than he had in the people OF the
event would prove W Opposition succeeded that the
tax on slaves would be increased and the intention OF ne
ery pay more taxes He admitted that the ad uaore prl
cpe applied to all property 1t ooo not woh
ceriaim articles from taxaton What those except ons
He had called upon Mr. Pool to them but that
the 0nposton had specified none-had alluded none
Mr. Pool Interpreted differently and INSISTED tnat II
was intended make certain eXceptionstakng very goou
not to them If it was not INTENDED 10 increase
the of slaves, why the call for Convenon Lney al
change of the Constitution would enlarge the power
of taxation except to slaves because the
restriction slaves did not apply to other species OF
property Why, then this cry for convention ne was
Inherent thing from this boaste eal OF the Oppo
stion politicians. He would lay higher tax upon the
thousand dollars worth of gold and silver plate OF man
than be would upon the thousand dollars worth OF land
The bter would not be so great upon the of the
plate as would upon the of the land who titled
He would levy higher tax upon the billiard table than up
On the threshing machinehe would lay higher tax
all articles luxury and vice than he would the
everyday of e because they could better a
ford pay it, and would not greatly feel the burthen OF
the tax But the Opposition proposed to levy one uniform
system of per ce1oge upon all property alike mus sup
pay the billiard table, and call it equal ar
alton 1t might be equa taxation, but 1t was very
unequal burt of taxation from which ne prayed that the
people of his State might be delivered Under the broad
proposition of the Opposition platform to levy uniform
ad aor rate of upon every species OF property
much that is exempt would be taxed Your vessels
boats mechanical and agricultural implements would be
taxed the bacon IN your smoke mouse ana Inc corn IN your
barns-your horses and cattein fact eUergHg would be
brought under the inexorabe hand OF the tax
Gov Ellis was opposed to thisthe OpposltI0n patoT
in favor of there the difference This was the
and he ready to meet it boldly At present the
State derived large from the tax circuses,
shows, billiard tables, playing cards. bowie knives pistols
liquor selling, &C.; but if ad UdIore1n principe were
adopted the upon these things would be reduced to
level with that of agricultural and mechanical implements
vessels horses &c. Luxury and vice would be put
equal footing industry vessel worth $500
would be taxed high billiard table worth $5OO-and
so of all the rest.
The soIemnly warned the people of the East
against the inevitable of their action at the
ballot box If they wanted convention they had but to
their votes and the people of the West would
accommodate them. If you will not fight own battles
And if you get into open Convention what them
Who will have the power? The West. Where will this all
end? He would ask the East place themselves i'll
the power of the West He did charge that the West
would that power the injury of the East but
Human nature was the every where. The Western
people were a; honest as any P%Gpe len but like all ether
people would do they would do, under similar cir
Moreover, regard should be had to equal expenditure
well equal burthens. Western would object
to raising the taxes all the money raised by taxation was
pays heavy tax for the building of improvements
some s. 600 into the treasury and had no public IMPROVE
ment. Burke county, with much larger population paid
less than 81 OO0 and had received half million apprpri
Congressional OF
$50 900 taxes while the Mountain District paid only about
half that The East had been iberahe approved
of these appropaonsbuth he would not ask the East to
increase her Of taxation The West ought be salts
fed with the liberal spirit of the last. He for compile
ting works already begun; but he opposed to insu
ting mode of taxation by which the West would have the
power of making appropriations dd h6un, and then of
making the East pay for them
MIR. Pool his took the ground that he infavor
OF equal taXaonthat he wanted equality at the baotbox
and equality the taxbox He declared that change of
the Copstutlon was necessary IN order to protect slave pro
perty from undue taXatonthat as the Constitution low
Stood the Legislature could levy high tax they
You'd contingency against the encroachment taxation.
Idr pdreeneSe they have been some time in finding this
out And Gov Ellis in his reoinder told Mr.. P that the
present Constitution gave sufficient check upon score
the white folks had to be taxed pari paSs with the
fixed by the Constitution that property equal
y protected with all property that it just that slaves
their Udlue
Was right just fair or honest that man owning slave
worth $500 should pay more tax than who own
nothing but gold watch valued $50 Why Jim John
son here, who $l5OOOO worth slaves pas
Them while the merchant who brings into the $500
worth OF liquor for sale s7Oten cent his CAPT
honest? should be taxed according to the value of
his propertyhe should be taxed ad ualoTen. denied
unrestricted Convention Gov. Ellis had quoted from the
Raleigh Rgsto show that that what they wanted was an
did say what The resolution of the Con
venon had designated the object of the Convention
said nothing about an open COn0elo." What he advo
Gated was Convention for specific purpose-hat
what the party who nominated him demanded.
Hect 0f nd T0IO fay
property generally would not increase the upon
that the Governor and himself agreed upon this point
That the proposed change would tax articles taxed
and thus keep the of the
ing the tax upon slaves [Gov Ellis upon this point want
and small tax paid upon them, show that the
tax negroes should be increased? Why talk of the
Mr P wanted the tax on the negro ncreosd ac
cording his value 1t intended either to increase
exempt such as horses, cattle Implements &C. Otherwise
why seek change? And the change necessary
Mr. Pool commended that the discrimination
IN his party platform was tantamoun to exemption,
would discriminate If desired to foster particular
Interest," tax of half any smaller fraction of
cent would be TAI, and they had the right dscrim
and this upon the Governors ground that to dscrim
mate implied difference in taxation, and some tax
might be made between them. But Mr. Pool thought that
harspttng and took the higher holder ground that his
platform should be interpreted exemption and not
CRIMlNAToN in the nice Governor and hence
he would exempt certain articles entirely from taxation
though he did not specify them except little articles of
much. - ~ - "
The Governor had spoken of the present constitutional
arangeent OF the system OF taxation upon slaves,
solemn compact between the and West that ought
to be dlsturbedit would engender feenp at home and
give encouragement to the black Republicans But Mr
said this came with ill grace from gentleman who The
of constitutional compromise 1Free Suffrage and the
Governors party had upset the great Missouri
and o and holy
proposed change would encourage the black Repub