Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-02-22
E st~tEsA 8 1913 For the Standard.
AID VALOREM TAXATION. -
No. 5.


" " Holden, Esq- ..a5J-.
In your paper Of the 18th, a communication over
the signature :" A Shareholder" headed "Advalo-
rem Taxation" seems to be going the round Of the
papers favorable to the adoption of this system of
taxation. Like the communication of "Native,"
the attorney of the laboring mechanics of Wake
county, it seems not to have ELECTED any reply Of
any kind, and it is but fair to presume, like ma
tive" that abuse not argument is all that it will
have to contend with 1t was, however, admitted
few days since in meeting of the :" mechanics and
working men of Wake county, by another legal
advocate of the Society, that while others relied on
"abuse" the writer of the articles published in the
Standard, over the signature of " Junaluska," did
not resort to abuse and "really made some attempt
at argument" Replies to the lawyers of the labor
ing mechanics WILL therefore, have to be postponed
until some attempt is made to convince the writer Of
the article the signature of Slaveholder that
whether his argument in favor of ad ralorem taxa
ton be regarded able defence of the system
not it at least convicts the writer of more incon
sstencies than one. If he be the same Senator who
at the last session of the Legislature made effort
to amend the Constitution for the purpose Of APP
plying the principle of ad ralore taxation to slave
property which is prohibited by the Constitution
as it now stands, and it is quite probable it will
remain, until both "Slavcholdcr" and "Junaluska"
are done contending over the question not only in
the Senate but in newspapers out of the Senate,
it is but fair that the readers of the Standard,
well as the members of the Senate, should have an.
opportunity of examining the arguments for, and
the attempted arguments against, adj UalOrem taxa
ton. This is much desirable than replying to
the same questions than trying to answer the argu
ments of the la5oring mechanics are brought, who
by their lawyer NATIVE" made to pursue a
policy directly opposed to their interest and abuse
the laws, because they are led to suppose they dis
crminate against Them when every law which they
complain of discriminate" in favor of the poorer
Glass; "least able to bear the burthens of State"
But it is known that all agree that ad ralorem
taxation is right in part when applied to lands and
other articles of permanent value, but not right
when the principle is applied in the same manner
to perishabe property that at best has but a few
years existence, such as slave property" And be-
fore replying to "Slaveholders' argument in favor
of the shareholders of the State, must examine the
bill he introduced into Senate at the last session
to amend the Constitution to benefit the "non.
Shareholder" and the speech he then made in favor
of the "laboring poor" whose friend he protested
to be- to see if there is anything necessary to sus
tain at least the charge of Inconsistency"
If it was necessary at lust session to amend the
Constitution as proposed by Stakeholder" to ben
eft the shareholders" by taxing negroes high
er than the limitation in the Constitution, of moi
| exceeding BIG per cent more than the tax on the
"laboring poor" what change has the Constitution
| undergone, that now gives the power to the Legis
laure to tax 'slave property" for the benefit of the
shareholders themselves to their hearts content
without limitation to protect their property agains
North lanaticsm? Truly the shareholders ough
to feel grateful that they have shareholders capa
Die Of understanding and defending their interes
both in and out of Congress, capable of proving
that the Legislature has the power, and then will
equal cearness prove that the Constitution has no
the power to limit legislation on negro property Il
benefit 1.-THE landless," and then benefit the slave
holder by preventing him from setting up any CLAIM
to land or jurisdiction which would protect this pre-
perty as to prevent his interference with the land
less paupers of Europe The shareholders may eS
claim, as in days Of old, "save from such friends
and we will take care of our enemies
| JUNALUSKA.