The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-04-18

Journal, which bill WAS ii the following
words:
i" See. 2. Be il further enacted, That all I
he colorea Inhabitants Ut This State shall De
.nbjeci 10 such cap;alion ar other tax as the
8enera, Assembly may impose; Provided, |.
That nothing herein contained shall prevent /
exemptions of taxable polls as heretofore
prescribed By law, in Cases Of boaly IN
tirmity."
Mr., Pool said that this was mt PROPOSE
ZION to tar anything according to value. and
would leave the STAKEHOLDER without any
protection against having the whole taxation
OF the State placed apea his slaves--that he
was opposed 10 such proposition then and
is opposed to il now; that his position and
the platform II his party proposed a YER,
different thing. K proposed to tax all prop
erty, slaves included, according u its value,
giving the slave ewner protection ssAIns,
having an unfair proportion of the taxes put
npon his property, and To the owner IT every
"iher species OF property an equal projection
against having an unjust proportion OF taxa
tion put upon them. Ii was this principle
OF equality and protection to all that he IA
vored, and that was the distinguishing diff.
ference between the Wing platform and the
abnye proposition Of Mr.. Bledsoe; that he
voted against the amendments Of Mr.. Ramsay
on page CPS of the Senate Journal. which
was in the following words:
That colnrel inhabitants of this State,
except Indians, mt taxed by this Cnns,itu-
tion. shall be sabjrcl 10 tax upon the al
valorem principle. provided the General
Assembly shall not see fit Ia tax them upon
the per capita principle, in which latter case
they shall not be taxed more than white per-
sons, subject to capitatinn tax
Mr.. Pnol said that the FIRST part of this
amendment would pu, tax upon sicccs &C
cording 70 value aud leave all other property
without such TAX; thar this woul,l be une.
quail and unjust to the ,laxeholder, for the
same reason that Mr.. Rirdspe's resolution
and the Democratic platform were unequal
and unjust upon the holders OF other prep
erty; tina. he was FOR rat,ins tax according
20 value net only npon slaves but apon otter
property also, ard was opposed 70 exempting
either. For this reason he had voted against
these propositions, and wa against them now.
lie repeated that he desired equality To the
slave nwner and the Bon-slsse owner, ex-
empting neither. and was therefore c0mpell-
ed to vote against any proposition that ex-
empted either IRON their Just and equal
proportions Of the burdens Of taxation.
That The Governor in his r ieigh speech
had attacked him behind his back. and where
his friends could not defend him. and had
there represented him aud the PLATFORM Of
his party IS proposing 10 discriminate in
favor OF nnihins, as being in favor of taxing
the faulty Bible, he meaiclnc administered
20 the SICK. the crddlp, tin cups, &c. he
was surprised that the Governor, or any man
who wa- able 70 read. should make such
charge. that the Wing platform provided for
no discrimination IN favor Of ANYTHING. lie
would cali the GDsernur's attention to that
part of the Opposition platform which the
Governor had taken snch particular pains
not toread. II was in the following words:
with power TO discriminate only in favor of
the native products Of oar State and the in
dus,rial pursuits Of her citizens." This
provision was meant 10 exempt from taxation
all those little articles Of household and
kitchen furniture which are necessary 10 set
up man in his Industrial pursuits. but the
Governor mad denied that i; WIS in the plat
form though he had a copy Of it in his hands
WIFE tprdhRNEs ttBfi-Atih Whs siiNtAat
10 the one contained in Governor Reds al
rGl0rsm message when he recommended the
exrm ption 1T one hundred sHh iifty dollars
worth 1t property IL Cover all these lttlr
things. Such an exemption did not interfere
with the great principle OF equality. because
il extended to every man alike. The cor.
siitatioa Of the State Of Texas eompels the
Legislature 10 impose IN 81 va.orsm tax upon
all property alike. with power q exempt
three hundred dull,rs worth 10 cover thIse
little articles Of household furniiure; that
hoped tie misrepresentation would not b.
made again By any naa who knew how To
read.
Mr.. Pool said iha. lie would call the Gov.
ernur's attention to the fact that ihe Demo.
cratic platform contained 70 such exemption,
bur proposed 10 tar erfgy thing equally. tx.
erpt negroes. The Governor aud III, plat
form wrfe tor taxing the Bibfp. and the tin
cups, and Tie baby's cradle, but not slaves
that the negro vas the oulS thing they pro-
posed Ia exempt from equal taxation that
no southern Stale except North Carolina had
ans constitutional provision exenpiiag slaves
from taxation according 10 value aud equally
with uther property. Virginia j. The mi.
State 'hafapprrarhes Tie eAerptiohnr slaves,
but lie taxes them according 10 saiue. limit.
ing tie value 10 her constitution. Six 0i
the Southern States 10 their constitution,
make it obligatory upun The Legislature to
tat al taxable property according to value.
while the other seven leave il discretionary
with their Legislatures 70 do 50. Nj. poaI
proeetJrd ID read from the Constitutions II
the Southern States CONTAINING these prOsis.
ions, ard called upon the Governor 10 help
him 10 place North Carolina side by side
with the sister states Of the South in taxing
slaves a. property and not as per.Dns; tia,
treating slaves a. persons AMI not A. property
was embracing the leading principle II the
Black RsppblitaH pIrty; that Il was blot
upon the CONSTRUCTION u North Carolina
which he called vpp1 every true sJgthprn