Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-03-27

ISoRntry through the Convention, the yalne
OF this property which is exempt from tax
alton, with the view Of showing the pro-
PrietS Of the owners, of that species OF
property coming TO the rescue and relief OF
tue owners Of, other species of property
q shnd from the Report of the Auditor of
Public accounts. that in Sirginia--T be-
fheye u was in ls595+there were 239, 900
and fraction. of slaves under 2 years OF
age; $4,000 and fraction, of slaves over
II years Of age Now sir, let ,ts see the
operation of this Constitution II pro.
yides that Rll .slayes twelve years al
age or over, shall not be faxed at a
higher rate than $500 worth Of land
and that all slaves under tWelyei years
OF age shall be totally exempt from taxa.
tlony Thus sou sec that the CousIitu.
non values all slaves at twelve years
/ OF age and over Mt $500. That is the
average value If they are onlyG worth
/ $50 they are taxed as sthough they are
worth $500. lftheyi are worth j 500 or
| z,O0Q dollars, they are still taxed only MS
though lheyswere worth $500. ,Bnt Nj.
! President, is $500 the average value of
slaves ~ yenrs old and upwards. Pre-.
iylons 70 4 $50 this species of propGftyidirl
nor SCH So high snsftnOR@-slave property
mas mas doubled yea. thsibbled in yalues with.
IN my recollection. see thntrthe Auditor
i OF fu6lic Accounts after considering this
| subject, estimates the slaves at eI2 years
and over as being worth in Geogin over
/ SGOO. lido not expect5to arrive at their
exact worth here, but my object is, lloW-i
ever, to approximate it, and 10 show by a
system Of calculation what would be the re.
sun, or at least to approximate 1t, if this
property was taxed as in my judgment it
should be taxed. j have estimated the nvc-
rage for the sake of the calculation of all
slaves twelve years old aud upwards, as
being $500, just double what the Constitu-
tlon lxes the value at If that be correct.
by the operation Ot9the Constitution, there
IS just one hNlfof the slaves over l2 wears
! OF age exempt from taxation. The num.4
'er of that class of slaves thus exempted
rom taxution. is lac. 600. Take that nun.
Ier of IL years and upwards Mt $500, and
'ou have the sum of Ssl, 600, 900 invested
'h that species ofpFoperty which paws no
taxes Whatever 10 the government. The
AK ON that property will yield, ut the same
ate that other property is taxed, $32G, 900
.nnually.
Letus look for a moment TO those under
twelve years of age. remarked, a few
moments since, that there were 2sD. 600
and over of that description. take the
average vnlue 6xed by the gentleman from
Mouongnlia, (Slr Wiley, land / believe
tits abOnt CO. rect-if slaves IRE as yRlnaZ
ole in Eastern Virginia as they are in nv
country, liapprehehd theyare. Now. then.
you have 239, 900 of this species of proper
y, worth $500 eNch--which, to a great
extent, has been the cause of conveniup
US together-Which has convulsed the
country from one end to the other, from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, from Maine to
Genrgia, and from its centre toits circnm-
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property totally exempt from taxation:. bn4
tits worth, at $500 per head, STI,HOO. 900
which would yield annually, If taxed as
9therg property in the Commonwealth,
S2s6. 900. W - s .. :,
Aowi sir. putting together he amount of
Which thuse under twelve y;esRI.si a 1
age W0ntd yield IL taxed, sid stHOs E4ItIrJJ
twelve years of.age, which are uudsrvalued
ny e,pfeeentJC C6hsti itdti6 On, and iy6d hive
revenue denied othe Gommonwealthsof
over 100000 annually, to be applied tn
the extinguishment of the present nnbIic
de6t OF the Commonwealth, and to the re-
lief OF the other tax payers, who are al
ready greatly oppressed throughout the
country. taI = -
THE MONEY COLLECTED IN NORTH WESTERN
vIRGlSrA AND l& OTHER SECTIONS. ron
TAxRs.
Now, sir, before conclude this branch
of the subject, desire to call the ntten-
tion of this Convention to the amount of
taxes which the slave property of this
Commonwealth does pay. ! know that il
IS said by gentlemen that We who live i
'he North-western part Of the State, and
those who live in the Southwestern part
do not pay much taxes That we make d |
great ciamor, but do not bring much of
hur money into the Golfers of the State
NnFNIN# ps...s q
tween four and hTe hundred thousand
dollars annually, according to the last esti- |
mate OF the Auditor of Public Accounts. I
Taxing the whole together, Trans-Alle- !
Snapy pays annually upwards of six hund- /
req and ninety-three thousand dollars
very little of that amount, appreheud. l
sir Is paid upon slave property. We have
some slaves in my section of the country.
hut do not know that We could call il in
voluntary servitude- We live SO near the |
iree States on tue border that our section |
OF the country has been almost entirely ]
depoppiated OF its slaves by the influence |
brethren, members of this Convention.
that If, upon Yirginia's broad domain. any
OF her sous have right to be opposed 10 /
Aooltuonlsm, It is the citizens of North. I
western Virginia. They, have suffered |
more from Northern aggressionS than all |
the rest of the State put together.
Mr.. HAYWOOD APCLoG1zEs FOR rng PACT
THAT We ABE SCARCE oY RtGGkRs Is THrs
sEcTfoE. s't = i7SoE
We have not SO large number OF slaves
as you of the Eastern section have. Itisi
not because we don't desire 10 have t5e6I. |
il is not because our soil wflt NOT sunnort
that kind OF poPnlntion-for undertake |
70 say that we have as valuable s3il as can I