Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10
AN tdlOfeHns
ing explanation of ad Ualorem from

dEEF and HUGS leaving it with the Legislature in franz
ing revenue law, to discriminate only favor of the
native products Of the State the industrial pursuits
the czens This is precisely the position Of Mr. Pool
tiGn which he will maintain in the West With Mr. Pool
the West. "-GreensborO' Patriot.
Now gentlemen do not try to wriggle and scringe
out OF your o1On PLATFORM yor oaUn rendition of that
platform You dare not, you must take what follows
We have your words tor it and we will hold you to
it. We are sure you will make effort to back out,
nauSeous to your TASTE Let the poor and rich listen
the following:
We have made the assertion that according to Mr.
Pools ad UaOrem and the Gd vao1 EN- of the whole par
ty opposed to the Democracy, that slave property is
not that which they want to get lat alone We will
prove by statistcs-fgures acich cannot he-that
the only parties benefited by this infamous proposition
will be such have large amounts of Plate Bank
Stock, &c. the plug ugly with his sword cane bowie
knife and other accompaniment, such playing cards.
nnepin allies, billiard tables liquor shops, &C.
The total value of land in the State is estimated
The number Of horses average value so
Asses and mules, in 80 only Is, 259, average
Mich cows 2sl 49, average value 5s5ssss
Other cattle, 4344O2, d" " 8,......... 3,475, ZIG
Sheep, 595,249, 1" " 2, ......... l,l9O, 498
Swine, l,8l2,8l3, D." 5,:..:..:,. 9,O64,O65
We have not got the number of fowls, &C.,
consequently we do not here state their value.
Bushels of wheat raised each year, ,l30,lO2,
Bushels U5sg Tye e a2sss5 average value 2ss5ss
do. corn, y, 4.05l, 8. d,........ 2a,94l,O5d
Pounds of rice, 5,465, 1867 {" 5,........ 27s293
g i" tobacco, ll,984 1856, " 2l,........ 25l6,SO5
I" &C WOOL 97O,738 2O,........ 1884, l47
Bushels of peas and beans, 1,584,25 average
Bushels Of irish potatoes, szo,si8, average value
value 50 cents 800. 2647s54
Bushels of barley, 2,735 average value ST.. 2,735
s. buckWheat, l6,704, 1904
Value of orchard products, Observation-Disclosures. 34,348
g s. produce market gardens, ............. 39,462
Gallons wine, IL O58 average value ST. D.
Pounds of butter 290 average value cts 829 258
Pounds of cheese 9592 average value Is cents or, 7s
Glover seed, hops, &c. and other seed, 10000
Flax, do seed, silk, sugar cane, molasses' ,oo ooo
Value Of home manufactures. ......... 2,O86, 522
farming implements in 1850, 1891, 532
g riding vehicles, Observation-Disclosures. l,9ll,357
Others under $50 value. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 100000
Carpenter and other mechanics tooIs,.... 500, go
Value of furniture, 100000
8. animals Slaughtered ............... 5,l3O,lO2
Total. $500, 835, 1854
There number Of other articles of property which
we cannot get at procure data to show their value,
but the above will give small view of the proposition
now before the people to adopt the ad UaLore princ
pe by which all the above named articles are to be
taxed 1t must also be remembered that the census of
1850 only gave slight estimate of the value number
of the goods now in the State A State going at the
pace in which have advanced for the past ten years.
and quantity of the goods to be brought under this
bending, horizontal system of ad vaorem; we will there
FORE not put the increase at so large amount as will
be extraYagant, but will simply estimate the increase
at % per cent Considering that have not received
half credit for the quantity of cotton raised by
aly from the fact that have been enrchng Virgin
la and South Carolina with products and also look
ing to the fact that the cotton and tupentne business
were in their infancy when the census from which we
take the above compiled it is manifest that with
hoor
both from man and beast that calculation of so per
cent would not overrate the value of the above articles
But placing it have said, at Is per cent, we still
find the grand total to be 5252l2 and this is
outside of merchants, stock in State liquors. or any 9th
er article which has not been named.
Now, we ask, how is it possible the advocates OF
Qd UaLore contend that slave property will pay much
other property how it possible for it to do when
taxed ad UatOTe the value OF slave property is only
while the value of all other property to be
taxed is 1926 525,2l2? Again, would put it to any
sober minded reasonable man, who is to be benefited
n Can we explain? We think so. 1t is men who owr
bank STOCK where the charter the amount of taxes
and 1Chere that tdI cannot be increased 1t is such mer
who use such articles of luxury plate and jeOery
which pays now five times the amount paid upon land
These the men, and this is their design, and they
think that the people will not read, will not understand
and examine All, gentlemen, you have counted with
out your host You must not depend too much on Tn
assumed ignorance of the honest armer-remember tina
though his hands are hard and bony with the toll which
has made you princes he knows his rights and know
, inc dares maintain them' But who we ask, is to b.
e Jeneftted by this ad valorem measure? Such men a
carry about their person the bloody dirk the
the pistol and the bowie-kne The gambler who use
playing cards to earn himself what he considers an hon
est living The brainess top, who with gold watch AM
d chain his diamond breastpin, the solid gold heade
cane is so captivating to himself that all creation seem
his seat and be its lord and sovereign The gambln
house proprietor the dealer in quorshese and hos
lie of whose business is neither humane or benehcla
is will be benefited by ad Valoren but the farmer Wh
al tolls hard must pay for it and that severely The poe
D. mechanic aborng the day long, with weary arms an
back striving to gain his family livelihood, must bea
d his proportion of this tax that is to be taken off the luz
is uries of life and placed upon the necessaries.
In the above items have not taken in the Tar, h
h sin Turpentine Stills &c. and in fact number of
tices are not named or mentioned which counted
Is would largely increase the amount already shown
have written this not as an article which we wish
nut forth as correct to cent for we have not name
~ small amounts there being no necessity or so DONG
e. Our aim is merely to let the people see and examine
in themselves how this question is to bear upon ne al
of we are assured that when they examine Tor tnese
be this proposition of the opponents OF the Democauc pa
as ty, they will Indignantly scorn men who count up'
he ''''' Raleigh Press
III We regret to learn that Easter Sunday the DIV
ling house of Mr. Pettegrew, situated on Lake Skoupf
a nong, in Tyrre county, was entirely consumed by III
he The family were at dinner at the time The ROOF caug
he from sparks of SCOT from the chimney and was not
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