Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-10-08
From the Fa. ettevle Obs ,ver, Oct l 1851
The TIIh= Law.


"Reecgni'ion by France victory the convincing
the latter h ded b, hrayss Ruccess over secranz
San energe must be b. n. a rres to the 1naLees
and feeding the peope Will you pardon me for few
Ism she ,lhe La Liable obj lat,
accumulation at inaccessible points 2Lo eva ions Sd,
., in INV cpiDion the g,eute the effect of ca1ig
to withhold .upPiss rom the general mak'' 4'h'
"Whs isn't flour in ma1ke? tbs currency is not
the pee pie get M Of has taught
da, ger II h01in9 Confederate o'es How can
dy this evil? II IN judgment by repeating MI. mem@ ev
tax uld be high but the farmers can pay
it, They ". u!d be obliged IN order 10 40 So 20 be snnpv
would be increased the price would 60 down thus those
by ;,opres.me:t ~ shat e ds the railroad lines,
OF led could not BIZ enough IS sure g tate, his
taxes in produce they will as body sell nothing to The
people they will not need money Let TINS TAX
be paid in money tie circulation will be largely diminh
ed and The farmer must Add this tax, recognition
by and Bsequent Increase o. COL ence Ia me GO
yerument, which will carse funding not compulsory,
and the will improve and trade in breadstuns
sprirg up again.
We concur With our friend in his hopeful view OF
he situation" We have desDaired OF success ID
this war Feeling always and deeply, that 1t Is not
in man to command SUCCESS, that the South may MOI
even dese it, and that it has been and the VIII or
Providence topunsh the sins OF both 5ectons YET we
have faith that this punishment IN what they nave o.
ready suffered and what they may have yet 10 sur Is
for wise purpose; but that in the end we shall assu-
redy tsium ph. The United ates in their gigantic
| power were rapidly approaching to condition IN
which, if they had remand united, they would have
been the scOuge OF the world In mercy they have been
disuned and sborn of their supendous power as well
az of something of the coDCeit which would have In
ductd them to that o"er wronstuly and reckless
w. We trust it is irreverent to suppose that lor
some such purposes these dsunon has been permit
ted and both sections visited with war. But the war
| must close, in Gods good time, aid We are permitted
to STE from Sacred History, that justice is always doDe
in The end We tave faith IN the justice OF cur cause
| We know that the South driven to dlsuaion aud
wax mainly by a tanatical meddng Of the North
ern people with what in way concerned them now,
though it ought TO have CONCERNED them when they sold
| the D groes to And then, though we know that
there irregon enough i'll the South to ca down the
punishment of War yet believe it will not compare
with the shocking moral condition of the North Such
considerations have given rs unwa7erng tath that IN
this the battle will not be given to the strong But
snch considerations and such faith we should have
been miserable enough curing the past months when
many have been despondug under revefsts, SO many
have had to the loss Of relatives, and many
have been driven penniess from their homes by cruel
enemy We cannot think that SO hard fute is IN store
for to be consigned again to union WI such
people ,:.,
to Cfr t:w observations upon our friends ob) 3ctlOns
to the tlhe law We freely admit that the law may
not be perfect and that 1t inaugurates vast and com
plcated system. Bet it necessity, and is the
suit OF the NEST anxious deliberations OF body of emil
nent'y patriotic IL, n-the very bss thing that they
could devise tor tie relief OF the country.
TIE FIRST objection, accumulation of produce at
Inaccessible points, is fully met by the law ITSELF which,
10 the 9Th section provides as follows
SHOULD the Secretary Of War notify the Secretary Of
the Trea>ury that it would tie ccable tor him col
The articles taxed in kind any OF them, 10 be
received in certain districts or laca then tbs sec1ea
localities the money value OF said articles specified in
ssd estimate not quied in kind and said money val
shall be due the fist day OF January 10 each and
S sIs year. D. '''e's'0 as '00
We have heretofore been asked, what would be "the
money value" Of such articles? We suppose, not the
value in market, bat the value fixed by the commits
sioners regulate mpressments. IT, Tor instance the
gov >rnment could not in Moore county, and
should elect to take the money value, presume it.
would require neither nor. less than $40 per bar
rel, the sum fixed on By Messrs. Blackstock & Bur-
gwyn the proper price in case OF impressments in
county. 1t could not be expected that the gov
eminent would take less than it uers to give, and it
would be unreasonable and unjust of it to require
to be paid under such circumstances than il would
Pay il it were compulsory purchaser.
The I'd objection il, evasion. This only be met
by vigilance. 1t is common under oil tax iaws. Dis.
honest men will find some mode OF evadng any law,
however carefully framed 1t would not, however,
seem even easy to conceal visible and tangible OBJ
jects like crops TO conceal ncomts profits end many
other objects of tax. ION.
The Sd objection does not appear to to be we'll
founded Suppoe money tax equivalent to the
amount OF the p.u uce tax substituted, perhaps
the farmer might d it necessary Sell the tenth part
OF his produce to pay the tax but, having lone that
he would then have precisely the motive fer with
holding tie remaining nine-tenths from the general
market. he remedy proposed impressnent By gov
ernmen1, is than The disease. We do not sup
pose bat any other imaginable mode of procuring cup
plies is odous, iconFenient, or Uni us the i'm
pfessment mode. 1t is OF the advantages of the
tithe-iaw that it seeks to tbYiate the necessity of i'm
pressment.
AS to the withholding Of food from market, We do
not despair that more generous and Wise course will
yet be pursued by the farmers No with Iul barns
it seems to u.s. sleep quietly when be knows that
bis fellow beings bis neighbors and friends,
perishing with hunger Will they perish The an |
swer is furnished by the increase OF of rob-
berry in all parts of the State Ii the rich will not sell
at all only at prices which The poor not pay, do
they expect the poor to starve? We would not take
from the thief particle OF his guilt but is not the
extortioner who drives him to it likewise guilty :?
The man who refuses to take Confederate money is |
maniestly public enemy, and ought 10 pack up and
90 into Lncons dominions The success of our cause
is now dependent upon the currency question. Our
gallant troops have done their part noby and yet
ready to give their lives to the cause And what i'm
agnabe excuse man who is at home give to him
self to his country, bis kpsmen on the battle
fields, for refusing to risk little money instead of his
worse than worthless life A little money Afraid +
to &c his produce for Confederate notes. as we hear
that are when his refusal helps to destroy their
value and enable our enemies to conquer and to de-
prive these tmid, mOney-ovng extoroners of all that
they possess money lands negroes and all Was there
ever 30 unwse, so unpatrotic suicidal proceeding
Our correspondent proposes to abolish the 1.-THE tax
and substitute money tax. AS he cannot have over
looked the fact, first stated by Mr.. Pugh member of
Congress from Alabama and more than once REPEATED
10 the Observer that according the Constitution no
money tax can be laid on land and negroes, the great