The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-03-21
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the present constitution, how many votes do
you suppose the proposition would receives
Would it not be at nnce replied. and perhaps
with some impatience, No, we have refused
any restraint in regard to land, and il would
be unjust therefore, TO provide one as 70
slaves. AM, is the injustice any the less,
because, both lands and slaves being pro-
tected under the present constitution, you
strike out the protection of one aud leave
that of the other, than il YOU had new con
stitution to make, you refused protection to
lands and inserted il for slayess Sir, this
subject has sooner or later to be met on
manly and intelligent ground. When You
take away the present constitutional pro,ec,
ton to land, there are two alternatives open
TO your adoption, one Of which YOU will be
compelled TO take and these are either 10
| insert new provision which shall afford the
protection YOU have taken away, unaceom-
panied by political power, or to strike out
all protection TO property Of every kind, and
leave il to be taxed at the pleasure OF the
! Legislature. For. Sir, when It shall become
known to the people Of the State that Won
have sent them consiitutinn, as YOU pro-
pose TO do BY this bill, in which no property
Is protected from taxation except slaves. and
that, Of these. one. half cannot be taxed at
all. and the other half only as white polls.
you nil haze produced rar upon the inter
est Of The Shareholder, quite as fierce as that
you are nor raging against The iqndholder.
Let no one accuse NE Of desiring To produce
such contest. The charge would be as
unjust as untrue. A stakeholder myself, Ia
considerable amount OF the estate with
which am endeavoring TO provide for u
somewhat numerous family, have every rea-
son TO desire security aud protection to that
species of property. Blu, when we are called
ON TO consider propositions for change IN the
structure Of the government, il is necessary
to analyze society. and see Of what element.
il is composed. and how they consist togeth-
er. And as matter Of policy. do not
wish to see slave property enjoy the bad
eminence' Of being the sole favorite Of the
constitution, and subjecting its owners 10 a
public sentiment which cannot be otherwise
than injurious; and as public servant
charged with the duty Of guarding alike all
the interests Of the State, and 10 allow I,
none an advantage above annther--l cannot
and will not consent 10 put the landhoidei
without the pale Of The protection Of IN,
constitution and leave the stakeholder with
in ~
{" / repeat, sir, il is delicate, and by NJ
| means an agreeable task, thus to review thu
great interests Of the State. aud place them
in apparent antagonism. Bat i unnecessary
that we shall realize what we are about
when an amendment TO the Constitution i
urged which Is ii the nature Of an attack on
one species OF property, and survey th'
whole field before Us. The landhoiders arr
not a majority Of the people, but they ap
|, pr0ach much nearer to II than the slave
! holders, aud when Won have triumphed owe
them, and exposed their land 10 unlimlieI
taxation. especially when yuu accompany I
/ with a new tax bill, they rW turn upon no,
. and demand a rpeaf Of HE projections Ggaias
fares On siares, and DiH fid recruits eaoagl
10 carry Il as ~ Storm. Thus 4 contest j. 4
be begun. OF which no Inan tan tell the end
, "Sir. it Is to avoid these consequence
) that ! offer the amendment under cunsldera
: ton Since YOU propose, as have shown
D to abandon and violate the compromise a
) 1855, TO annihilate the checks and balance
| then established between conflicting inter
! esis. 10 allow nne of these Interests an al
{ vantage il could never have obtained but 70
) that which ynu propose 10 abolish ID another
{ the earlier aud more calmly YOU can seltl
the matter the better. When compact be
! comes thus disregarded Or misunderstood
{ and there Is determination to get rid 81 IT
: terms. il Is high time to call together ih
parties who formed il. and let them agre,
! upon ne~ stipulatinns.
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