Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-07-25
F. G. HAYWOOD. ESQ.

in their anxiety to defeat the election of Mr. Hay
wood, have issued in pamphlet form copy ola bill
introduced by h i'm in the House of Commons at the
last session, the object of which was to make proyi
sion to meet portion of the State debt about to fall
due, but which they would have the public, and es-
pecialy the voters of Wake County believe was in
tended to raise the tax on white polls fifty cents
The bill shows that Mr.. Haywood was then in favor
of providing for the payment of the State debt by
raising from white polls and from black polls also
sufficient revenue for that purpose; the revenue
thus to be raised to go into the Sinking Fund and
to be solemnly pledged to pay off the bonds he pro-
posed to issue as they should become due To make
the matter more clear will state it succinctly as
follows: The State owed nearly if not quite mil.
lion of dollars, on account mainly of endorsements
for the Raleigh and CASTOR Road. The money was
not in hand to pay this debt and no part of the in
come from the usual revenue law could be spared to
pay it What then? Mr.. Haywood saw that the
means to meet the debt must b. raised the State
must repudiate He accordingly introduced his bill,
providing for the issuing of bonds to pay the debt
But he foresaw that without some fund pledged to
meet this debt when due, the bonds would neeessa-
rily have to be sold below par Hence the PROPOSE
ton to impose special tax with this view. Land
was not included in the bill, because land was al
ready taxed considerably higher than slave proper
ty; and it was not possible to raise the tax on
black polls without at the same time raising the tax
on white polls. Such, in few words, was the sub
stance of Mr.. Haywoods bill and such its object.
The object which he had in view commenda-
Die and patriotic. That object was to provide in
such way for meeting the debt that the bonds of
the State when put in market, should not so below
par; but as part of the means in making this
provision, it was not, we presume Mr.. HaywoodS
intention to admit that slaves not taxed suff
GENTLY high compared with other property might
be supposed from mere glance at the measure
He no doubt felt and foresaw that under the pres
sure of heavy State debt if the shareholders did
not yield something more than they were already
paying, demand would be made, similar to the one
now upon us, to change the Constitution and place
the slave subject Of taxation at the discretion of
the Legislature. The sequel has shown that Mr.. Hay
woods sagacity both in respect of the proposed in
of taxation slaves and the sale of State bonds
without such Sinking Fund as was proposed by him
to sustain them has been fully and strkingly vndi-
Gated. The bonds which must be sold for cash, to
pay old debt, have gone in many instances con-
siderably below par: under the provisions of bill
like that of Mr. Haywood, they would certainly
have gone at par, and must probably have brought
premium. We repeat then, his object COM
mendabe and patriotic. If he had retained his seat
in the Legislature he would no doubt have intro
duced other bills on the same general subject of
revenue and finance, and would have taken occasion
to explain to the Legislature and to his constituents
the measure under consideration.
But what is the object of the Oppositonists in this
business? Mr.. Haywood proposed to increase the
tax on slaves well white polls and yet they,
who are now rousing and exciting the people by a
proposition to tax all slaves dcnounce him for it
That which is right in them is wrong in him. They
these very positionSts-contracted at least one
half the debt for which both the white and black
polls now taxed eighty cents; and yet they are
trying to make capital against Mr.. Haywood by pro-
ducng the impression that he was for taxing the
white polls alone to pay the debt
Bear in mind, voters of Wake County, that it is
not true that Mr. Haywood is in favor of raising the
poll tax. The object of his bill has been accom-
plished in another way; and he is now opposed to
increasing the achite poll tar one cent We state
what we know. Be not deceived by the false charges
! of the Opposition.
1t is also reported that Mr.. Haywood has not re-
signed the Office OF Clerk and Master. This report
is untrue. Mr.. HayrOod resigned that office before
the canrass commenced
1t is apparent that the Opposition making
desperate effort 20 defeat Mr. Haywood. We appeal
to the Democrats of the County to make his cause
their own. Let them see to it that the numerous
false charges against him promptly met and
thoroughly exposed; and let them, while doing
their full duty by others the day of election, be
to exert themselves for that candidate on the
ticket who is thus unscrupuousy assaed.