The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1860-06-30
From the Western Sentinel.
No. 3.
Ad Va1nre1n-E0w II will w Ork.

OPPOoAeiOiA
writer's cndeavorng to divert at ention from tne
force and effect will notice few Of their points
The Fayetteville Observer seems to be neftleo De
cause differed in opinion with it as to the numpe' m
of negroes in the State. Now, think that caI
satisfy, the Obseroer, that am right; that W
have but little, if any, 900 slaves IN th'
State. l stated in No. l, that. was satisfied ~
had more slaves in the State, between the ages O
IL and 80 years. than had under II and over Do
Now, | am prepared to prove it. On referring &C
the Census Returns of 1870, find that we had N
that year, 2ss,o4s slaves in the State: 0i y .ns,
number, 148, ,O46 were between the ages Of IL And
30 years-(We then had 148, O46 black pols3 an
We had only 14O, 500 under IL and 90. Now, we
have only about l51 900 black polls IN the State
according to the Observers own showing, whieir A1
cludes- all slave over II and under SO. Then, ac-
cording to the proportion in 1850 we would oaly
have about 142, 900 under II and so making
293, 900 in ALL So that according to the proportion
In $780, the Observer cannot possibly get tn slaves
up to even 800, 600, much less 1899 900. Again, in
$780, had 245, COL slaves in ls4O, 245. .8l7, be
ing an increase of only ZIG in ten years. Between
1910 and so, the increase was 42, 731. Why this
difference? Between 1910 and 80, cotton was very
high South, and this of course, affected negro pro
perty in the same way, raising the value of negro
nearly up to present worth. The result was, large
number of slaves were carried Sooth for sale and
by cmigrants.
Bcween 1910 and 80, cotton was low and SO were
slaves; consequently, there was no demand or mar
ket for them South, and they remained here. Since
1850, cotton has again gone up and have negroes
hence the present extraordinary high prices. The
result has been, that we have continually dro-
YES of our slaves going South And these drovcs
principally composed Of women and children
small boys aud girls; that the natural increase
has been cut Off to some extent. The same cause
that operated between 1880 and 40 to prevent an
increase in number Of slaves have operated equally
strong since 1850. These are facts known to
all. And l think, sustain me in the opinion that
we have not more than 29O, 900 slaves in the State
at this time As to the number of black POOLS in
the State, | took them from the statement of the
COmDtrfler VIII | md iad in
every Opposition paper, just l had them viz ::
l47,9l3.
But the Observer winds up by stating that the
deficiency of 1875 thousand dollars, (Which showed
in No. L. would be created by ad valorem, after
taking off the $50 900, the of the taxes
ken OFT of real estate, would leave Sl45, 900, which
sum sum would be surplus or that much more than
would be required. Now, l show ed by facts and
hgureS, that 11 Fotorem would re nce the present.
t"rts on property, principally in the hands of tie
Fch, sl'o,ooo And that after applying the in
crease taxes on slaves, to the the deficiency created
main deficiency OF : 20 GOO in the tressurv which
added t. the $4,000 would make the SUN of
si9 700, which Woud have to be made up bv tax
ing other property, not now taxed. Yet the Obscr-
yer with THESE facts before it pretends that Sl45-
0;to of that sum- would be surplus and not need
i.,.eed to he ccn,oeMed to resort to such pcruer
Sions as that t. sustain ad valorem.
In tic last Press | find editorial and two com
n.unicat!ons in reply principally to No. 3
g.lll first notice iltle calculation in the ari ,le
signed common Sense He puts the whole n 4
bcr of slaves ii .ne State at 100000, and aver es
them ut $500 ahead just lS7 dollars and 81 Us.
more tn n the acreage value negroes in Geo VA.
And puts the whe.e value of ne groes at 24O
million Of dollar In Georgia they have 45s,s64
slaves, and yalSt7 scl2 at S27!, ,62O,406. Only 3
million more than = common Sense" values
groes. If he be s1,rrect we may expect to sec,
droves of slaves coming from Georgia to North
Carolina, for sales instead of seeing negroes
daily, carried So4.th for sale. Such calculation as
~, t.
deceive and mslead. The rest of the statements
of Common Sense" are on par with the forego.
ing
The Press, and TIC other writer who calls him
self Truth" tacitiy admit that calculations are
correct, far the reduction of taxes are con-
cerncd, the species Of property namel in No. 2;
but endeavor to avoid the force of ,hcn by saying
that the stock &C. of Fors th will not have tn he
taxed to make up the deficiency; that it will be put
upon other counties; but were very careful not to
state which counties. l suppose the intention was
to have the impression, that it ould be put on the
Eastern countless avherea joIiy Of the slaves arc
But the Fayetteville Observer spikes that gun
Tn paper has divided the Counties into Eastern
aud Wcstcrn.-And in replying to speech of Mr.
Cantwcll Ad-Valorem, il says:
'Ihe East pays a little more thar half She taxes
and has a little than half the Senators And
under :the proposed change (Ad-Falorcm) the
East scarcely by possibility gain MOI than one
Senator, for its increase OF taxes Will not Se >ne-tf
teith part of the whole, twelve Thousand 'ni.srs
Aud yet these Eastern counties have 80, ,Ol6 biacR
polls, and the Western only 90, ,s97. Ind ud cal
cannot possibly increase the hole tor upon he
East more than ST., ,OUU.-This proves that my
calculations showing that al valoren, would not
increase the tax slaves more than 30 thousand
dollars, even over the mark. Now what becomes
of the cry of the Opposition, that, ad valorem will
take the tax from the poor man and put it on-th.
negro.
l stated ii. y. 2, that believed Forsyth was
over an average county.-And there, have care
fully examined the statistics, md find that WAS
correct-Or in other words that, if the property
of the State was divided equally, among the
different counties in the State, that each one
would have the same amount, that Forsyth now has
more property and population, than she wos.'e-
entitled to under such DIVISION and that a consider
able portion of her present property and population
would have to be passed other counties This
being the case, instead of the deficiency of So 400
900 created by taking the tax off Of Interest Diyid
ends & Profits, and other property in the county
being put upon other counties, the whole of said
sum would have to be raised by taxing othec crop.
erty in Forsyth not axed and in all probability
an additional sum, make up deficiencies accrune
in other Counties. So thut the chances that ad
vaor en will increase instead of decreasing the taxes
of Forsytn.-Now Wacre viii this deficiency o
So 4uO (two thousand nine hundred and sixty -fou1
Il 1854, of which will be created under ad valorem
by reducing the present taxes. property princip
ally in the hands of the rich FROM if YOU dc
not tax the horses cows, mules, hogs and houshcld
ard kitchen furniture, farming and Mechanical tools
and the crops, productions, &C., of the county.
have shown they cannot put it on the negro or
other counties. Then where will it come from2-
nder ad valorem it will have to be made up BY
taxing property principally in the hands of the far