The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-06-07

Won ny tell your comFadpB in Vis6uiethat
they hsve seen ne1hiig.." Tou win boeorry
10 hsar hat the brase cd gallsat Jshnson
Was killed while leading charge. His enc
mics can do nothing more against him no has
died nobly.
On our way back, We heard nothing but
praise Of tho Louisiana troops Whip fought nks
lions. The Mississippi troops also fought IKE
heroes.
8 fear that you may think that I boast on my
company too much but must tell you one
thing more. Gen. Hsrdee says we did more
in that battle than any company ever did be-
fore. All along the route, We heard such exr
pressions - these: s'There goes the Washin6r
ton artillery" &c r e At Gedl can't they
Aght!'' ..Good heavens didn't they 30 into
III" etc.. We achieved . glorious reputation.
but paid dearly for it, losing six men with
twenty wounded, while nearly thirty horses
were killed. Love TO all. ;si1g
Your affectionste nephew, WILLIAM.
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Imporsaas fre0 NoFsh Carolina.
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x .o.s NswBsas, Nay %, 1859.
| Events have recently sranspired In the State
Convention at Raleigh, which are Of the most
significant character. Strange things indeed,
are brought about in these revolutionary times.
Slavery has vet received wss given BY the SOY.
ereign Convention Of North Carolina ct one Of
its recent sessions, in the shape of taxes upon
Slaves The following tax upon this species Of
property was levied
1.-THE annual tax on oil slaves over and less
than 10 years of age il Is; over 10 and lesa
thsn Is, $lO; over Is and less than 20, SIS
over 20 and less than 46, go. ".fa boz
As strange a. It may seem, this measure be-
came a Law by large majority, and 10 now EN-.
bodied In the State Constitution Uf course,
the most extensive shareholders opposed thif
mode of taxation 'as as war with Christian
principles, and were shocked to think that such
an outrageous proposition should be brosched
in this an enlightened century, "What, sayt
Kenneth Rayner, 'do you propose to levy Z
tax upon human beings that have souls? Why
cir, smore shocking barbarity could not be per
petrated. Was greater insult ever offered q
the Almighty? Horrible, horrible, to contem
plate" 9ats asg sSsias
At this stage OF the proceedings the Hon. j.
A. Gilmer, from Guilford county, rose in hi
place and reminded Kenneth Rayner 'that the
Chief Justice Of the United States once gave .
decision TO the effect that slaves were property
and had no rights that white men we're bound Il
| respect; and that he, Rayner, indorsed and ap
proved Of that decision, calling it one of The
to know If the gentlemans views had undergone
change, and, If so, in what particular Il il
the gentlemsn's conscience or pocket that il
outraged! Which 10 the most horrible TO con
tsmpleS II would remind those gentlemen,
said Mr.. G., whose c0nsciences are 80 sudden
~ changed by the Introduction Of this PROPOSE
ton to levy = tax upon slaves, that they all
without single exception, heartily concurret
with the Chief Justice in his decision tina
slaves are property; therefore, it is self.eviden
that their conscieDcss have undergone no chang,
on this subject, hence We are led to understand
that their pockets alone are affected. It cal
be regarded as only tax on service, not OF
souls. q {,
II also, while am up, desire to. call the at
tention of those gentlemen who are opposing
this measure, to the fact that they, and the
alone, were chiefly instrumental in carrying
North Carolina out Of the Union. Yes, gentle
men, it is you who we're in favor Of contracting
a great debt by carrying on o war with the Fed
| eral Union. You claimed that Secession va
necessary, in order to give better security I
the institution Of Slavery; hence it was for tn
exclusive beaeft Of your poperty that secession
took place, and this enormous debt was contrat
ted, and all of this misery and slaughter brog
upon the country. At the commencement q
Secession you were exceedingly patriotic, al
said that the South must secure her indeper
dence, at whatever sacrifice of blood and tire.
sure.
"Gcntlemen, you have succeeded in forcin
the State out Of the Union; you have also gu,
ceeded in saddling great debt upon the Stat,
thus far your wishes have been realized 70
have had your way. In gratifying your wisht
this debt has been incurred You have RENAME
at your firesides while this fearful struggle ",
going on, and obliged those who represent n
property to fight your battles. Now that tt
debt has been contracted by you, who represer
the slave interest of the State, you neverth
less have the GOODNESS, with oil these facts sta
ing you in the face, to rise in your places an
refuse to be taxed. By Directing to pay 20,
share of this great debt you are obliging thos
who fought your battles TO pay it for you.
desire to know il there cam be any thing mo,
ungratefu and inhuman than this. had n
hand in bringing about this unhoy war WI
| not in favor Of secession, aud am not now.
love the old Union, and long to return to il
folds. / had no voice in contracting this deb
have been opposed to it all along. Notwi.l
standing this, am willing that my slaves shoul
be taxed heavily to liquidate this unjust debt
Yea, would gladly emancipste them all If
would restore US back as we we're before TIL
slavery question 10 the cause Of this war, an
l
cipation measure is adopted" ~
: The Hon. VIM. A. Graham also made We,
able speech in favor Of this tax, as did Messr
: Badger, Bagley, Barns. Brown, Doanell, Foste
! Holden, Leak, (of Anson,) Satterthw waite, Wa
rem, and many others Mr.. Graham said: 18th
|. gentleman from Hartford (Mr. Rayno,) accuse
this convention Of incompetency for the duty
revising the constitution. The gentleman fro,
Rowan Mr. Jones) asserts that it has falle
into dsfavor with the people, and therefor
they both concur in its adjournment or diss,
luton. From the moment this body dete
mined to equalize taxation upon elaves as upo
other property. so as to expose all the =,
sources Of the State to levies, to meet on
great and increasing expenditures, and sign
fed its disposition to revise the constitution
this effort commenced, and ever since the
have opposed this great measure Of REFORM
But the gentleman from Rowan makes grave
charge. He asserts that the convention, hs
lost the confidence of the people. How
this ascertained! The people have elected u
man their prophet to proclaim their voice.
Each one of US can speat for his own const
tuency, and presume for no other. hav
derived no such information from NINE"
Mr.. Grshams speech is an able production
which will endeavor to send you in full II
is one of the leaders of the Opposition part,
HHu VIII Oououets De tue next Governor OF thl
State. He is strongly supported by W. W
Holden, of the Raleigh Standard, which wa
formerly the leading Democratic paper Of tb
State; but since secession, which 1t has opposed
the paper mas taken sides with the Oppositio
party, and is now recognized as its leading Of
gan. In bringing the Hon. VIM A. Graham
name forward for this position the Standard say,
Why such an anxiety on the part Of the De
ss secession no party stripe. to know who is t
DO the next Governor of North Carolina w
think their anxiety msy be relieved in some d.
gree ty telling them who the people will no
have to rule over the destinies Of North Carol
ma. First. they will not have foreigner (rnear
ing tho editor Of the Raleigh JournaL) Second
ly, they will not have Yankee (meanirg til
eiitor Of the Raleigh Register,) both secesh.---
Thirdly, they will not have secessionist Of Ii
South Carolina school. And that there ma
not bs any doubt who is meant under the thir
head, wc will define the term by remarking ths
the people want no man to preside over the de.
TIMES Of the State vho made the election of Nj
Lincoln the occasion for breaking up the Go,
eminent" ...Isssas
This is very emphatic aud tight TO the point
and il but reaects the sentiments of a large ms