Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-04-18
MIR. Pool and his Platform


While Mr.. Pool and his organs in the East are
sleavoring to create the impression that they will
not if they get the power increase the tax on slaves,
bis Western organs are taking the ground that the
nero is mainly aimed at by the present movement,
md that negroes should be taxed at least as high
Ind The Iredel Express has the following as its
MOTTO under its Editorial head:
Justice demands that like values in slaves should
nv equal taxes with lands and other taxable prop
And the last Greensborough Patriot says:
Gov Reid said, let all property be taxed accord
1g TO value so far as can be dene under the COnSti
nfon-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, horses and
GUS are to be taxed, is it not also right that my
raghbOrs negroes, which are much more profitable,
d0uldaso be taxed?-the Wings so think and while
tier 90 heart and hand with Gov. Reid, to tax pro-
party according to its value, they also say, let the
SINE tax be levied on negroes"
Land Is now taxed one-fifth of one per cent, or
gOn every thousand dollars worth. Let negroes
taxed as much as land, says the Express. The
slyeS in this State are worth, in round numbers,
Eo hundred millions of dollars. One per cent. on
that would be two millions of dollars; and oneffth
| 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 eUery thing,
hnrco- IL Tssa
tvantS to tax the negro, desires also to lay tax
on the mich COW and the plow horse. Is there any
necessity for that? Is our State debt so heavy, and
are We so hard run that we must tax the farmers
only plOw horse and the childrens only milk cow
t@ shame! Is that specimen of the Patriots love
Tor the people? That the Patriot speaks for Mr..
Fool We have no doubt for the Editor of that jour-
nal was here on Saturday last, closeted with Mr..
FOOL 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
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
lhefe is no exemption here, and no Imitation
E''y species Of property" is to be taxed according
"lS value. Mr.. Pool says, we understand, that he
SIN favor of exempting a certain amount and he
argues that his platform justifies such exemption.
"nen Mr. Pool satisfies the people that discrinaind-
''A means exemption, he will convince them that
rh Platform is as he represents it but not before.
Tue would discriminate, he must tax every thing.
H' cannot discriminate and exempt at the same
tint.
We nave already said that Mr.. Pool is handling
I'll 7lse-tOo, with which he will cut his fingers. He
"Ho' at all posted on adj ralOrem. He is an apt
t1uS'H We know, and he is laboring hard to master
' SUBJECT and present it in light which will please
y" people; but thus far he has made but slow pro-
a~ The secret of his blunders on the subject,
." MS Slow progress in compromising and pre-
N'.'s 1t is, that his heart is not in it, He voted
'1'S' al ratOrem in every shape in which it was
s'"'ea during the last Legislature; and he has
~. '' 70 this day, expressed his regret fo- those
b,. lie has endeavored to explain them, but he
r., nut admitted that he thought differently then
~ IN what ne does now. Desire for office may
Ew ones conduct but not the feeling of the heart
~ FOOL regarded dd ralorem as wrong in prin-
~ Ss IN 1859, what has occurred since to convince
4n that it is right?