The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-05-30
Ad vaIerem Taxation--Tbe Warren
ton News ngain.

The Wanenlon News Of the 18th instant has de.
voted column 10 but in The very outset he shows
his disngeniousnes by misquoting wotds-and
then hangs argument upon the words he puts into
mouth, accusing Of forgetting the subject upon
which the discussion commenced. We said be had
failed 70 convince o. 10 views" whereas
he quotes having ssid he had failed TO convince
Us Of "errors in our views upon ad pdlOrem tdrafon.
We have never expressed our views upon ad ualorem
taraiiOn, asd therefore there be error. be
convinced Of All We attempted 70 do 10 show, By
statement Of facts, tia, there Inconsistency
in Governor Graham. those who acted with him. IN
opposing the introduction Of free sufisge in 1854.
and now advocating an ad vsorem taxation as regards
negroes and land. The one followed the other Is
natural sequence. We said, that in 1884 = Il vas
lofesecn and forelod, that II the constitution was al
tered impair the protection which the landed
interest had against undue burden Of ta1stion.
other amendments would be required 70 put the two
great classes Of property holders upon equality ~
and therefore Il vas that amendment Of the con-
s,tution pieeemeal BY legislative ense,men, vas oppos
eJ, and convention advocated. By which al amend.
ments necessary 10 jus, equilibrium could At once
ne maIe. hbo Auat " was - Hnnounceu IN 1891.
while the free suffrage question under discussion
Is. we should think sUfieen, answer 70 the aeeusa.
ton nov made thar Mes.rs. Graham. Badger a Co
have this time adopted The id salorem project ss
short cut to Office"
We are not noW arguing 10 convince the editor o.
the Wsrrnion News that be has made mistake 10
the position which be has assumed upon son,roseried
ca..,;oo W. 80 snf.;.n,ly .r,,,.tn,.I IN h.,...
nature 10 know that that would be . vain attempt.
He has undertaken TO support Gov. Ellis and III. De-
mocrslIe party in their opposition to equalIing The
taxation upon land and negroes and be cannot be s1.
peeled % make any admission that sil affiliate against
the party.
We said, n former article that the breach made
IN the Constitution BY the introduction Of Ere. suf
fage cannot be healed the evil be prevented only
BY placing the other great in,e., in the SANE category
that one may Pro.se, The other This proposition ap-
pears % he mystery 70 the News he cannot zee ho~
one evil " can be neutrsled BY The introduction d
snoher. he says.
AS the Recorder snd Gov. Graham ssset, that
Free suffrage has len lsndholden defsneeIsss why.
We ask them. % they advocate change which win
place the still more important and more exposed, ints
rest d slavery 10 a similar predieamenti"
We do not admit that the liability Of property 10
taIsOn IL evil. any more than any other srpen.s
iot comfortable living i i but contribution which
Al q " are required % pay Tor providing and prsssrs
ing The blessings 81 civilization which We enjoy II l.
only when TAXATION unequally and anjuslly sppo,.
toned that Il becomes an EVIL And this " evil /"
We desire 10 proven, BY putting the great isIsbe
interests upon equslity-io remove ihs temptation
which seinlsrss, msy suggest 70 relieve one Il the
expense o. The other.
But a. the editor o. ih. News does no, sesn 10 Be-
capable Of pstesising bow two evils can operate 10
neutraIs each other. wiIl endea,ot 10 make 4 intel
Igbls % him " referring % chemical operation d
nature The natural world sometime. aIotdng striking
illustrations o. the moral. ss in this instance.
Il is well known that the city Of Philadelphia re.
eeises . never failing supply Of pure and wholesome
user from the river sehuykill. Yet stated that the
immense volumes d suphufic acid discharged from
The bottoms of The eosres the head waters % he
sehuylkiI % strongly imppgnas The stream lha, il
kills I'll The hsh for more than thirty miles below The
mines. But as soon As il enters The great siIurean
limestone region shove Reading. snd receive. the
waters q Maiden Creek snd other limestone tributaries
sudden change takes PIsoe from being eles, snd
translucent, they now become milky and eIouded |
gfsa, chemical operation is going on, the two impure
sfssms the one impure BY the amount q lime held IN
solution end The o'hs BY The suphuic acid from the
mines, become one. snd The impurities 81 both, BY
chemical attraction, unite snd form gypsum and sink
70 The bottom % that before reaching Reading tho
water become. pure and clear and 9. for I'll purposes
Thus The acid Of The mine, nsuirsliIss the lime Of
Maiden Creek, md Reading u furnished with pure
- wsier for domestic purposes and h factories. md
Philadelphia for household use and her thousand.
steam engines
And 90. by msking the interest n n. l.pdhoId.,
End The saVsholdsf one. Nv nt.,,n. 49,. =