The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-08-27

DIRECT TAGATlON.-Ihe Confederate Congress has
acted promptly ard commercially in making provision
for paying the interest the Confederate Bonds and
for finally redeeming them. Another Act vas passed.
and approved by the President last week. authorizing
the issue of hundred millions of dollars in Treas
ury Notes. For the redemption of these Notes, the
Act provides for tax of fifty every hun
dred dollars in value of real estate slaves, merchandise
bank and other stock money interest Excepting Con-
federate bondS) cash on hand, cattle, gold watches,
gold and silver plate, pianos, pleasure carriages, &C.
Any family whose property is valued at less than five
hundred dollars is exempt from taxation Colleges,
schools and charitable institutions also exempt.
This will be pretty heavy tax but it is exactly right
and proper, and will prove benefit in the end to the
South. This direct tax is much the people of
the South heretofore paid to the late u S. Government
in an indirect way by means of protective tariff The
Southern Government be sustained, because if it
fails all lave is gone and would find ourselves
a conquered people, subjugated and ruined. There
fore it would be better for property holders pay
double the above rates of taxation than to suffer
rannical Administration, such rule the
Northern States. We now in for the war. and
must fight it successfully be degraded and
shaved. There is way to escape the horrors of sub
jugaton but by aiding the Confederate Government
and keeping brave and patriotic volunteers in the
field supported fed and comfortably clothed. In this
way the South will certainly be victorious. Let
grumbe about this direct tax; and Congress
unanimous in passing the Act, let people be unani
nous in sustaining it. 1t is the only way to
property, honor, liberty and lives.
On the second page publish the Tax Bill in full.
Our readers would do we'll to it for future refer
cree 1t occupies considerable space. but
Ia n could publish anything of greater import
to the people generally.
ANOTHER Tory cAgGHT.-The Hon Mr.. Bridges who
left East Tennessee for the purpose of taking his seat
in Lincolns Congress, arrested in the mountains
on the 9Th inst. and carried back to Knoxville as
prisoner He was to be sent to- Wthmond, and will
probably like Nelson, take the oath and be released
Two of three prominent leaders of the reasonable
movements in East Tennessee have been arrested-the
other one Maynard has escaped to the Norh
ADVERTISING is first method of promoting
mans business but be should always be prepared TO
do what he promises in his advertisement not to
disappoint public expectation. Seeing flaming ad-
vertsement in some of our exchanges stating that a
Type Foundry bad been established in Richmond pre-
pared furnish printing materials we concluded to
nut our paper in new dress and otherwise improve it,
and week before last we went to Richmond, but
surprised to find that the Foundry entirely unpre
pared to furnish an office The scarcity of lead, zinc
and anthony offered as an excuses very good
one would suggest to the enerprsing proprie-
tors the poprety of curtailing their advertisement If
they can hereafter get the materials and will make it
known we shall again give them call. A type foun
dry in the South is greatly needed