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The North-Carolinian., 1860-05-05
AD NALOREM.
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We are not disposed to keep piece of politi ca
matter before read continually, but the i'm
portancc Of discussing great State questions merge
al, other considerations, and are therefore COM
pcled to '..zecp it before the people In issue
of Saturday, placed in figures before the people,
the question of taxation according to the principle
Of ;d valorem showing that the poor man would
have to bear the brunt of the taxes while he is the
least able to do We demonstrated that the negro
not the property they wished to tax alone, but
the poor mans all upon earth. We have shown, to
prove tnS that S12S 445, 1O2 of new subjects of
taxation all nearly all. from the poorer Class, IS
to be subject to taxation under the ad valorem system
and this independent of slave property lands!
And now wish to show the people-and think
do so-that this property is not to be blessed
with a light per cent Of taxaton-'ot 50 light euene
as lon IS noto taeed proport2ondtely.
The whole of the State last year. amount
ed to $633, 432,97. The whole revenue produced
by land and polls $500, ,21394, the balance Of
S2SS, ,2l9,03 was produced from bank stock interest,"
salaries and fees wherein considered the lawyer
and doctor, &c, and also from luxuries, patent
medicines and various other sources, the and
-couragement of which is not essential doctrine
of political economy.
/ This S2SS,219, is to be reduced by the ad valo-
rem system to an extent Of which no one now
dreams but as a sample of the reduction we will
take the following items which produce a revenue of
FORTY THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED AND
SIXTY SEVEN DOLLARS. viz: Pistols, knives,
dirks canes watches, plate, jcwelry, riding vehicles
bow ling alleys billiard tables and play cards. These
things taxed, under the present system, 100 per
cent and others 1per ceat., while land is only taxed
90 cents on the 100 dollars value
Now let US tax them ad valorem and they produce
what? Why, instead of FORTY THOUSAND
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY SEVEN DOL
LARS, as now they bring into the treasury yearly
the little sum of THREE THOUSAND ONE HUN
DRED AND EIGHTY-EIGHT DOLLARS ONLY
If then in the small amount of forty thousand dol
lars according to present system, reduction
of THIRTY SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS is
to be made by ad vi,lorem what reduction will be
made bv the same system in the whole amount of
TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-EIGHT THOU
SAND TWO HUNDRED AND NINETEEN
DOLLARS produced into the treasury by ar
ticles of the above nature: We have neither the
may compare it and we are satisfied that he will find
that ouer taoo-tAirds Of the State be
produced By the tArnaer, and the man of poor means
instead of little than half as it is; while
the bank stock is protected by the charter, for
their tax can not be increased nor would the ad
valorem system allow them to be increased Let
the people examine. They have plausible theory
before them look at it, scrutnZe it. for the wealthy
nabobs the prime leaders i'll this movement; but
we have confidence in the intelligence of the
they not be gulled-even by the powerful in
fuence and lying arguments which are brought to
bear upon them
The North-Carolinian., 1860-05-05

so when taxed 0d galoren7 as the value of slave pI
perty only $50 900 00o while the value OF all othf
property be taxedis 1926 525 212 Again, we wou!
put it to any sober minded, reasonable man, who 7,
to be benefited! Can explain We think sf
1t is who own bank stock, where the ch0rtel
tires the amount of taxes, and arhere A@t t0f cdal
not be Increased! 1t is who use such articles q
luxury plate and jeaeel7y, which pays, now, nv1
times the amount paid upon land. these are thfl
men, and this is their design, and they think th;
the people will not read will understand and eS
anime All, gentlemen you have counted without
your host You must not depend too much on th@
assumed ignorance of the honest farmer-rememi
Der that though his hands are hard and bony, with
the toll which has made you princes, he knows bis
rights, land knowing dares maintain them r But
who we ask is to be benefited by this ad cazOycs
measure, again !? Such carry about their
persons the bloody dirk, the sword-cano, IL
pistol and the bowie k,fife.5 The gaIn.sIar1 'V3
playing cards to earn himself what he considers
honest living The brainless fop, who with gold
watch ard chan his diamond breast-pn, and solid
gold headed cane, is captivating to himself that
all creation seems his seat and he its lord and
ereign! The gambling house proprietor, the dealer
in liquors these and host of men whose business
is neither humane beneficial, will be benefited
by ad valorem; but the taamer who tolls hard must
pay tor it and that severely. The poor mechanic
laborng the day long, with weary and back.
striving to gain his family livelihood, must bear
his proportion Of this tax that is to be taken off
the luxuries offe and placed upon the necessaries
In the above items have not taken in the Tar
Rosin, Turpentine, Stills, &C., and in fact num-
Der of articles not named mentioned which if
counted up would largely increaee the amount al
ready shown We have written this not
ticle which we wish to put forth correct to a
cent, for we have named small amounts, there |
being necessity for so doing. Our aim is mere
y to let the people see and examine for themselves
now this question is to bear upon them, and are
assured that when they examine for themselves |
his proposition of the opponents Of the Democratic
party they will Indignantly scom men who count
lpon their ignorance, to place themselves and par
q in power.
The North-Carolinian., 1860-05-05

leaving it with the Legislature 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 valorem is precisely the same
thing in the East it is in the West"
The North-Carolinian., 1860-05-05

TBE BuKS1xei CoSrlxuED-AIr Davis, the Pest
master at Concord Mass has been subuected to
the loss of his ba.n with hay, machinery, tools. and
wagons, by the act Of an incendiary. The Concord
fanatics esteem is sufficient justification or the
act that Mr. Davis suspected Of informing the
United States officers where Sanborn was to be
found So that in Concord, to be suspected of a
DISPOSITION to obey the laws of the United States is
sufficient ground for burning up a mans property
why not for hanging him!
1t is very evident that Concord Mass, is not in
the Uniten States because the wonderful Sanborn
lives there. Why not let Concord step out of the
Union if she wants to, and let her go without a
post office and every thmgelse she borrows from
United Ltates ?-Hartt0rd Times.
The North-Carolinian., 1860-05-05

We regret to learn that on Easter Sunday, the
dwelling house of Mr. Pettegrew, situated on Lake
Skoupernong, in Tyrrell county, entirely con-
sumed by fire. The family at dinner at the
time The roof caught from sparks of SCOT from
the chimney, and was not perceived until too late.
But little of the furniture was saved.
The North-Carolinian., 1860-05-05
S2OO,S35,364

There are a number of other articles of property
their value but the above will give a small view OF
the proposition now before tie people to adopt the
All viloreIn principle, by which all the above named
article are to be taxed. 1t also be remembered
that the census Ct $50 only gave slight estimate
Of the value OF number Of the goods in the
advanced for the past ten years, must have produced
an enormous increase both in value and quantity of
the goods 10 be brought under this unbcnding,
horizontal system of ad valorem; will therefore
not nut the increase at so large amount will
be extYayagant. but will simply estimate the in
crease at p per Considering that we have not
received half credit for the quantity Of cotton raised
~ Us annually from the fact that have been
enriciing Virginia and South Carolina with
products, and also looking to the fact, that the
when the census from which we take the above was
connie,I it is manifest that with the increased labor
which has been brought in demand both from man
and beast that calculation of 80 per cent. would
NOT over rate the value Of the above articles. But
placing it as we have said at % per cent, we stlll
ird the grand sum total to be 226, ,ozo,2l2, ana
this is outside of merchants stock in theEState,
liquors. or any other article which has not been
named.
Now, we ask how is it possible, as the advocates
Of I'D oaloren contend that slave property Will pay
as much other property how possible for 1t to do
The North-Carolinian., 1860-05-05
->DBl,4 CA AROiIN!AN.
FAYETTEVILLE, N. C.
AID VALOREM.

We give the following explanation of ad valorer
from high opposition authority
We shall soon have Just and equal system q
taxation UPON ALL PROPERTY" ."-Lluletgh Req
| ister.
THE .5ot,uoz informs its readers. in Yesterday
issue that al ra7o5en means that ncgg6es shall b
taxed according to their value This is new u1l
derstanding Of those two little Latin word. W
have been laboring under the impression, all along
that I'D r"fo"en, converted into English meant 'ac
cording to value, AND AD VALOREM TAXA
TION SIMPLY THE LEVYING OF TANES UPON
ALL PROPERTY, WHETHER NEGROES, LAND
OR ANY THING ELSE, according to the value 0
said property Ullniugton Herold
'sThere is also large amount of FURNITURE
and FARMING TOOLS AND IMPLEMENTS
MERCHANDIZE bank stock, money at interest
Ec+ dc, all going TO nia Ike up the aggregate wealth
Of the state the value OF which have no means OF
ascertaining, BUT WHICH WOULD ENTER
INTO THE TAXABLE PROPERTY OF THE
STATE UNDER THE AID VALOREM SYSTEM
OF TAXATION,"- ,"-Ralph GorroU,
''Above, we have stated what understood to be
the position Of the West on ad yalorem-that is,
that EVERY SPECIES OF PROPERTY is to be
TANED according to its value, not only land and
negroes but HORSES, cows SHEEP and HOGS,
Or eusb0yo Patriot.
Now gentlemen do not Try to wriggle and scringe
out of your olcn ltatforna. your rendition of
that platform \ ou dur6 rot, you must take what
ru W. 1, ~ ~ 7 co. = 1 ~
,.;11 1o1a 80, ! W. are s,,,o ~, .;u ,,a1-o
4a4 ~,
- ~ : ,,a,,o,. 90 ,,,noo,,a -
ro+ tl,o a,d .;ch 1;.4o,, 70 tho f,uon;,,,.
~
Mr.. Pools ad valorem and the ad valorem of the
whole party opposed to the Democracy, that slave
property is not that which they to get at alone.
We will now ,rove Inv statistics f,,>res zcz;ch con
,,ot THAT the only nartics honaftted Nv this in
famo,, nronosition will be spch mon az have 1arge
plate Ranl, stool 60 +boz,o,,>,7,, with
,,.,, 1,-,;,1.,,:e a,,, at1s.,, oo: sS'
,o, a,,;e l;lI;s,,
-r1os 1;,,o,. ..bo,, =
VIZ +,+,1 ,.Ia r. l,5i 49, c+a4;
;,,a4ol e+ aho,t eoe OK oeo
I,i, ,.,.,,},o, ,f la,.o. 1ls ;o9 .,-a,,..>
,-,I,a .-n ~ ,oo 57o
s.'.'. '-''''io
''''o'' ~ ''.' 'N Nti"5e N''iue 49, o'o-o,'0o
w.
~ -a[
-
/" ~ Voo
nave hoe &ot lne number q
...,.. ,t+. tl94;, II1,In
Bushels OF wheat raised each year,
> 100 lee. average value 81, 2,13ol02
Bushels rye, 229,363, average val. 81, 229,363
w - =
The North-Carolinian., 1860-05-05

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
cLENTC>E y. c.,
= 2 practc i; the Counts ana su pcror Court
Y of Bladen. Cumberland, and Sampson. and o
the adj Joining Counties Office the Clinton Hotel
Ftb'y 10. 1850. If
The North-Carolinian., 1860-05-05

A friend, writing of the last hours Of Hsnsy
Heine says: "The peculiar turn Of his mind did
not disappear even in the agony Of death. This
very last week of his protracted struggle with DEATH
he contrved to make me laugh, In the midst Of my
deep afflction to him suffer SO severely. When
came to inquire after his health one day, Alaxan-
der West had been there for the same purpose but
had left. Now, how are you to-day, my dear fel,
low said !, having stepped up to his badsslab.
oh, I am SO stupid sighed be. How = That ?
that Yes, you see' he replied. tAlexsnller est
has just left ms, and Ne have been sEsAangine
IDEAS"
The North-Carolinian., 1860-05-05

A REMARKABLE MAN
Who are you? | inquired to-day
OF one who stopped me in the way
In this Republic some nonresident.
& no am p $50 his answer ran,
Sir, l the distinguished man
The Herald hasn't named for President =
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q. MI. CanpboIIz

AUCTIONEER & COMMISSION MERCHANT,
East Side Of Gillespie Street,
FtYEiFEvILLE. \. c.
Nov 49, is58
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"a. D E.LCLEAD.
Attorney & Counsellor at Law.

: u M NHER VI ILE, N. @.
M Ill attend the Courts of Cumberland Moore
Y Johnson ard Harnett County PROMPT attcn-
don gventhe collection Of all claims entrusted his
care
Dec % IT,
The North-Carolinian., 1860-05-05

''Above, have stated what understood to be
the position of the West ad yaorem-that is
that EVERY SPECIES OF PROPERTY is to be
TANED according to its value, not only land and
negroes but HORSES, COWS, SHEEP and HOGS
Gr eusLOT0' Tutriot
The North-Carolinian., 1860-05-05

NEW XOxK, April 3Oth, 1860.
The London Extra of Wilkes Spirit Of the Times
gives Heenan credit of being much the best man in
the fight with Sayers-
GREAT FIRE IN TRINIDAD.
F"The Star of the West this port reports that
fire occurred the 10Th inst, in the valley of
Trinidad, extending eighteen miles, sweeping down
all standing the Sugar estates. The loss
s estimated at "a million and half dollars 1t is
also estimated that it will reduce the production OF
the Sugar crop on the island eight thousand
hogSheadS.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-03-30
Clerical Elixir.

A recipe for the infallible cure Of all eleri-
cal diseases (patent right secured according
to law
L. Three grains Of moderate exercise, viz
l. A Horse, to exercise the body.
2 A Harmonican. to exercise the mind.
3. A Heart, to exercise the affection.
II. Three grains of active duties, viz:
!. Humanity. duty he owes to others.
2. Humility, duty he owes to himself.
Holiness, duty to God.
III. Three grains Of temporal blessings,
viz:
|. A little House, to live in.
>. A little Hard Bread, to live upon.
3. little Helpmeet, to live with.
~. Three great spiritual blessings, viz:
!. Happiness, in life.
Z. Hope, in death.
). Heaven, in eternity.
Mix these various ingredients carefully,
and the preparation will he ready for imme.
date use.
n. B. If the patient cannot obtain all the
articles mentioned in the above catalogue
let him use such as he can obtain.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-03-30
re Goodmans tools-enoueh, Nathan

we're Goodman's ,ools-enough, Nathan
thought, to equip company Of sappers and
miners. Hatchets, axes, saws, tree-scrapers,
grating tools, hoes, diggers, shovels, spades,
pick axes, crow bars, plows, harrows, cultiva-
tors, seed sewers, sieves, trowels, rakes, pitch
forks, Halls, chains, yokes, muzzles, ropes.
crow Irvine, baskets, measures-all were there
neatly and compactly arranged. 1t was
Goodmans ark-to save him from the del
use of unthrift. Here every night the tools
were brought in and wiped clean and hung
up in their places. The next morning job
could be commenced at once, Goodman knew.
He partitioned of large room in his new
barn for tools. 1t was central and easy Of
access. 1t was pleasant place for visitor
the tools were the best of their kind. Ev.
cry new shovel or rake or fork, before used
was we'll oiled with linseed oil, which left the
wood smooth and impervious to vater.-
Goodman frequently says, Il had rather have
the few hundred dollars spent for toolsinvest-
ed than the same in railroad stock. 1t pays
better"
Now there is no patent on Goodman's plan
and hope many will 60 right into 1.-THE
more successful limitations" the better for
farmers.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-03-30

A PUZZLED PHYsIc1Ax.-Dr. Ferneau of
Suffolk county, was called week or two
since to visit Canadian bricklayer, living at
Cod Spring, and who was suffering from an
attack Of peurisy. DR.. F. ordered him to
apply poultice to the part affected, and al
SO left portion to be taken internally. The
suffering Kanaka, thinking the outside
application more palatable than the powder,
reversed the physicians directions. and the
next day found himself restored to health
On his rounds the next morning, the worthy
physician called to see his bricklayer patient,
and was surprised as we'll as pleased to find
him up and at work, and attributing his re-
covery to the remedies he had prescribed ,ap-
preached him with query-'So no! you are
well already are you?'-'Oh, yees,' replied
the patient, beaming on the doctor with an
expression Of gratitude, i swallow de poul-
teece and rub oh de pow-dare on de rib, and
feel mooch be-ture good! The puzzled ply
stefan satisfied himself that such was really
the case, and drove of whistling.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-03-30
NEW ENGLAND AILMENTS
THE Only 7 REMEDY

NNHE Eastern States, including New Io.s
l. and that section of the Union which
most widely known as New England" CO.
tain thrifty, industrious. intelligent p.",
who have achieved an uncommon dcgre. .
prosperity: with a climate extremely tryi,
certain constitutions, and a soil of SINAI! /. -:
itv, they have contrivcd 10 surpa>s more fa,u.:
communities in almost every thing ttat
duces to social comfort and happiness. L.
fortunately, they are occasionally SO absorb!
in business and mental cultivation, that t:,y
neglect the precautions which are essentia, :
bodily health. dyspepsia and physical d, '.-.-y
arc prevalent among all classes. The t!r>, IT,
case is produced by inattention to the diGe~,.s-
organs. which are so susceptible of derange,,I:.
Thousands are now paving the penalty q: /,
neglect, and suffering daily the most tn:
pains, almost without hope of relief. II
have come to believe that their ailIre.:
chronic. and that they must bear with :; : Re
end. 1t gra.ifes us exceedingly TO anrog:te
to these afflicted individuals that they max
now command remedy of unquestiorat..
potency and virtue, which has never been ;oI:.3
to fail in all cases of digestive weakness or IL
rangement. Hundreds of tongues are ready =
grow eloquent in praise of this wonderful CO..
queror of dyspepsia, which is known as
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-03-30
8eli9ious Readins.
"a Little Child has Broken my Heart

In the year 1853. colony Of Moravian
brethren, settled in Neusalz, near Berlin,
Prussia, suffered greatly from war that rag
ed in that country. The allied forces Of Aus
tria and Russia, being encamped near Neu-
salz, laid an exhorbitant contribution upon
the town, besides which, many excesses were
committed by the soldiers. One evening, a
long train of ammunition and baggage wag-
ons arrived, large fires were kindled, and de-
predations committed in gardens, stables and
outhouses. This served as signal for gen
eral pillage Every house in the place was
forcibly entered, robbed of its furniture, the
windows and doors broken, and property
wantonly destroyed. During this dreadful
night, Russian office: made his way into
the house of the warden of the MoraviaE
congregation, Brother Gammern, and enter
ed the room where his wife was sitting with
her little infant, only eight weeks old. The
officer was accompanied by two servants, car
rying an axe and rope. With fear and
trembling. Mrs. Gammern, while lifting up
her heart to God, took hold of the officers
hand, and believing it with tears, entreated
him for Gods sake to spare her child. The
officer ben down, and as he was looking at
the infant, it smiled. AT this he turned pale,
and brandishing his sabre struck at his SER
wants. Then he hastily ran down stairs, and
entered room where some of the family
we're sitting in fear and sadness, and seating
himself at a table, he addressed his Russian
attendants, saving with an oath, ii meditated
great deed, but little child has broken my
heart"
This Russian officer was brave, perhaps
cruel. He could fight well, plumber and burn
dwellings, and kill their inhabitants, in a
general way. H.: might even have dashed
on, in spite of the cries and tears of fathers
and mothers, for it was an hour OF mad and
frenzied action. But he paused to look upon
the face of smiling infant, and was chang
ed. He was made, not coward, bu: man.
Perhaps he was father, touched at that in
slant with an electric spark from his own
hearthstone, where the merry voice of lit
tie prattler last fell on his ears as he went
ito the wars" At least. While he resisted all
other appeals, he was overcome by the face
Of a child. His emotion gushed out in a
frank avowal; he could not Go the "great
deed" which he "meditated.'
We take this Russian officer as type of
humanity. He seemed to be hardened mon
ster, but there was in him social element.
That element answered to childhood's sweet
call, and held him subdued captive. We
admire this development of the mans char
acter-a character which, till this moment
had seemed savage and repulsive, and from
the touchingharra,ive We gather an impor
tant lesson: that man is a man about in
proportion as he cul,ivates and yields TO the
domestic ties and qualities and unmanly and
inhuman in the degree in which these quail
ties are suppressed and eradca,ed. man
or woman in whom no chord vibrates to the
smiles and music OF childhood, must be ia
ken at prodigious discount in any Of the
relations of life.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-03-30
Where is the shovel !!

Nathan, where is the shovel? Here I've
been hunting long enough to do the work
three times over, and cannot fnG that
shovel"
The farmer was wroth.
II don't know where tbs, summers about
suppose"
The two joined in the search.
"Nathan, you have left that shovel where
wou have worked, know. Why don't you
put the tools in their places.
"Where is the place for it, l should like to
know, father ,"
He couldn't tell. 1t had no place. Some
times it was laid in the wagon, and OCCASION
ally accompanied that vehicle when harness
ed in hurry. Sometimes it was hung up
with the harness, to fall down when net
wanted, or get covered up when it was. A
great deal of shoe leather had come to naught
by that shovel. 1t had at times more than
the obliviousness of Sir John Franklin, and
dehed discovery. So it was with all the 9TH
er tools. They would all seem to vanish at
some times, and then come to light rusty as
old anchors.
The farmers barn was crowded. He had
no "spare ROOM there. There were several
in his dwelling, but the barn was always full
1T vas kind Of mammoth sausage-stuF-
ed every year. So there was no room for a
special apartment for tools. In his magma
ton he never saw his hoes hung on a long
elect, his chains all regular in rows, his rakes
and his long forks overhead, certainly he
was never anxious for such convenient
room.
Why?
His father never had tool house, and his
father was good farmer.
So he was then-in his day-but there are
better husbandmen now, let, me say, and
have no desire to shock any ones yenera-
ton.
Did they find the shovel? No, they might
as we'll have searched for the philosophers
stone. Nathan started for Mr.. Goodman's 10
borrow one. Their work must be done and
borrow he must.
Il don't know as you can find one in nv
tool house, replied Mr.. Goodman.
Nathan noticed that he bore down on some
Of his words like man on pillow BEAM
Didn't he mean something? Nathan went
to the tool room though,fully. A door on
wheels opened with slight push, AID there