The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-07-18

mer, would be to exempt their tools, and
and The necessaries of life, from
taxation at all; and the Legislature would
have discretion to say how lar this exemp- /
ton should go. But admit, for argument,
that discrimination does mean to iar some.
Amply it. Tax all those articles IN Burke
county which the Legislature desires to
exempt one cent. That answers my
competitors hairsplltting definition, and
amounts still to an exemption-fof one
cent divided among the people Of Burke
would be sufficient 10 satisfy my competi-
tors definition Of discrimination. Yet u Is
upon this that all the capital IS attempted to
be made against equal taxation as proposed
iby our platform. lie says the East under
stands that everything is to be taxed. lie Is
mistaken. The Eas, understands no such
thing. No paper, nor any man N the East
Of our party, has taken such position. They
all repudiate the tin cup SANDER. But Mr..
Turner's motion ~ the Convention IS referred
to as proof that we mean to tax tin cups.
The proposition was TO change the consttu-
ton and to insert in it great principle Of
equality and justice. Mr. Turner moved to
insert precision that tin cups should not be
taxed. To exempt them from constitutional
provision. How would il have looked in the
cnnstitutioni Yet, because the convention
refused to propose to insert constitutional
prohibition Of tin cups, jny competitor says
! it is proof positive that We meant TO force
the Legislature to tax them And this is the
whole argument. But my competitor saws
the tax on merchants Of 50 cents on the 500
value, is paid by the purchaser, aud is, in
/ IL. Iba i
latare passed this law. Tin cups are pur-
chased from the stores, and are therefore
now under Democratic tax OF 80 cents on
the 800 value. So my competitor and his
party already tax tin cups so cents on the
500, while they tax slaves but u cents on
the 500. II tin cups were taxed al ua.orem.
my competitor admits it would be only 10
cents on the 500. So if we are for taxing
them at all, its only 10 cents, and that viii
save 40 cents On the 500 on tin cups. But
they intend this whole matter to mislead the
people from the true Issue.
But he SAYS much will be lost by the tax
on silver plate. gold watches. panoes, &C..
Iif taxed no higher than land, &c. But my
competitor saws our platform means by dis.
eliminating in favor Of native products to
/" tax articles brought frnm abroad higher
than those made in the State Now, silver
plate, and watches. ani pianoes. &C., are
made oH of the State, aud II his construc.
ton Of the platform is correct his argument
falis-tor they night be taxed higher than
land, &c. But he says we would lose on
bank stock. billiard tables, circuses, lawyers
and doctors, SC. Is there any man here
who does not know that because we tar
property according to value. that IS no rea-
son shy We should fail 10 tax e<eiusire priri-
Legss and licences? We do not permit every
man to bank, or sell liquor by retail, or keep
a billiard table. or practice law or medicine.
4 Ii one man is allowed privilege, which il
refused to others, he ought TO pay tor it; and
because We tax his property according 10
value, is no reason why be should not pay
tor il, and my competitor must know this.
/ Yet he continues TO pnt forth the argument
for the want OF something better to say. lie
speaks Of playing cards. pistols aud bowie
kniyes-they are not taxed now. The men
who sell card. are taxed for selling them and
rightly, and those WIN wear unlawful weap-
ons are taxed for wearing them. This Is all
right. and has nothing 10 do with taxing
property according 10 value.
II Dul wy GUtupckitUI llldhES AHNNH uWtst abNAt
foreign liquor, and SAYS al vaorem would
tax that 10 higher than land, &c. But re-
member nv competitors construction Of our
platform. H. SAYS, il means ito tax srt:-
cIes brought from abroad higher than those
! il the State" Foreign liquor Is brought
| from abroad, then hOw does he say we mus,
put tie same tax on that as on land, &c Z.
whleh i not brought from abroad" lie
blows two ways on TINS question.
i The government protects every man IN
the enjoyment II Nj. property. and every
man should pay in proportion to the pfotec.
tiun b. receives. TOR the support Of govern
inen,. Ms competitor objects 10 this fair
scheme. lie would strike from the American
banner Florida, which take, little negroes
from The cradle IL the gra,e-Grorga, Ken.
tucky, Louisiana, MARYLAND and Texas. All
slaves Of all aye. are taxed upon their value
10 those states. Nv competitor says that
little nezrne. Weld nothing to their owners
although thry increase 10 value SIS zach
wear. But INV much land has the farmer
which yield, him nothing, upon which he
PAYS taxes--saamps. old fields, gullies--tliat
never will increase in value, a, the little
; negro.
lam charged BY ny competitor with never
! having voted Tor aty railroads in the West.
, The tfargt 10 falss! ! voted FOR every rail.
. road charter ia the West ! drew the second
, bill for the Weaera North Carolina Railroad.
Whiei rms by my somD,iitor's door. and used
. every eEertiuu 20 secure its passage through
. a spcand rea Ing 10 the senate. have never
voted against any Western improvement or
appropriation for one. an infayor 1t run.
ming the Western North Carolina Railroad
10 the Tennessee line. in tie earliest prae
iieable tine.
Nv competitor never voted cent for sny
improvement IN his life and he j. the
stingie.t man in lie World lie sntrd even
10 strike out ~, 500 frum tie BBneOmbe
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