Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-04-18
MIR. Pool and his Platform.

While Mr. Pool and his organs in the East are
endeavorng to create the impression that they will
not if they get the power increase the tax slaves
his Western organs are taking the ground that the
negro is mainly aimed at by the present movement,
and that negroes should be taxed at least as high as
land The Iredel Express has the following as its
motto under its Editorial head:
"Justice demands that like values in slaves should
pay equal taxes with lands and other taxable prop
erty."
And the last Greensborough Patriot says:
"Gov Reid said, let all property be taxed accord
ing to value far can be dene under the C9nsti-
tution-agreed say the Wings and when that is
DONE let US also tax negro property according to its
value If my land and my houses, [horsesI and
COWS are to be taxed is it not also right that my
neighbours negroes, which are much more profitable,
shouldalso be taxed -the Wings so think and while
they 90 heart and hand with Gov. Reid to tax pro-
perty according to its value they also say, let the
same tax be levied on negroes"
Land Is. now taxed one-fifth of one per cent, or
81 on every thousand dollars worth. Let negroes
be taxed as much as land, says the Express. The
slaves in this State are worth, in round numbers,
two hundred millions of dollars. One per cent on
that would be two millions of dollars; and one-th
Of that would be four hundred thousand dollars
Like values in slaves" says the Express, should
"pay equal taxes with lands" The Express, speak
ing for Mr.. Pool, does not propose to decrease the
tax on land but to increase the tax on negroes.
But while the Express seems to be after the negro,
the Patriot comes right out for taxing erery thing,
horses and COWS included The Patriot, because
it wants to tax the negro desires also to lay tax
on the mich COW and the pillow horse. Is there any
necessity for that? Is State debt SO heavy and
are we so hard run that we must tax the farmer
only pillow horse and the childrens only milk COW !?
For shame! Is that specimen of the Patriots love
for the people? That the Patriot speaks for Mr..
Pool we have no doubt for the Editor of that jour-
nal was here on Saturday last, closeted with Mr..
Pool and engaged with his party friends in concoct
ing schemes for the campaign.
But Mr.. Pool says, in his platform and on the
stump that he is in favor Of taxing 'every species
of property according to its value, with power to
discriminate only in favor Of the native products of
our State and the industrial pursuits Of her citizens
There is no exemption here, and no Imitation
"Eoery species Of property is to be taxed according
to its value Mr.. Pool says, we understand, that he
is in favor of exelnpting certain amount, and he
argues that his platform justifes such exemption.
When Mr. Pool satisfies the people that discrimina-
ton means exemption, he will convince them that
his platform is as he represents it. but not before.
If he would discriminate he must tax eUery thing.
He cannot discriminate and exempt at the same
time.
We have already said that Mr. Pool is handling
H.. ka.l Ill L. u l.. - G. n
is not at all posted on ad ralorem. He is an apt
student we know, and he is laborng hard to master
the subject and present it in light which will please
the people; but thus far he has made but slow pro-
gress. The secret of his blunders on the subject
and of his slow progress in comprehending and pre-
sentng it is, that his heart Is not in it, He voted
against add valorem in every shape in which it was
presented during the last Legislature; and he has
never to this day, expressed his regret fo- those
votes. He has endeavored to explain them, but he
has not admitted that he thought differently then
from what he does now. Desire for Office may
change conduct but not the feeling of the heart
If Mr.. Pool regarded adj calorem as wrong in prin.
ciple in 1859, what has occurred since to convince
him that it is right?
MAY DAY CELEBRATION AT KIrTRELLs-We learn
that the Raleigh and Castor Railroad will run trains
on the LIST day Of May from Raleigh and Warrenton
and will take up passengers on the way, for the
purpose of accommodating the Sunday School schol-
ars and others who will visit Kittrells Springs on
that occasion. The train will leave Raleigh at 8
O'Clock, A. NJ, and Warrenton between and
O'Clock, and return the same day. The charge will
e$l 20 for the round trip from Raleigh, 81 from
Marrenton, and 80 cents from Franklington and
HenQerSOn. The occasion will he HIGHLY interest.