The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-01-14

and business. Of the people of North Caro-
lima. have been assessed under oath, By du-
| " appointed public officers. for the purpos-
Is Of taxation. For tie last fiscal year
ending 50th September 1878; what did il
oil amount to.
I read sir from the Auditors Report.
Total valuation Of Land S70,i72,3I0.
Why sir our public debt is more than half
the sum. The lands Of the State loaded
| with debt to more than half their value
Town property Sl3.s55. 07s, which is load
ed down since the new order ofthings, by
local taxes more than il can bear. The
next item is value Of Horses, Cattle, Mules
and other domestic animals SIG, 99i.5TS.
How much northern hay and northwestern
corn, aud oats. are bought to support ihem's
The last item is for. value of farming utcn-
sis. money on hand. Or on deposit, solvent
credits &C.. s23. $3.50. 43O. This last item
exhibit, first. the whole furnishing Of all
the implements Of hasbandry Of l.07l. SCI
people engaged in agricultural second. all
that they have reaiisedin the way o. accu-
Imulated profits; third, the value Of al.
kkindsof bushes Such il very imper-
feet picture Of our actual condition.
| PRESENT AMouYE OF TAXATION.
] The grand sum total of the whole is
sl24.82l, 456. And upon that nanifcent
schedule OF taxables which assessment was
made last year for the support Of govern
ment.
1 l read again from the Auditors report.
There was collected for State Taxes $780,
4 6l5 For all county purposes s9l2,90S.
This statement does not embrace Township.
City. and Town Taxes for local purposes,
which estimated at s2OO, 900 will probably
be under the actual sum collected. Add
these amounts together. and we have the
aggregate sum Of sl.593, 523. assessed aud
collected on valuations Of only si24,s2l,-
l56 in property aud effects, Of which. at
least one half. is unproduciive.
CAN TIE PEOPLE BEAR HIGHER TAXA
TIoY.
Sir. ifthe people can bear any further
taxation. at the present time. it must he
for objects which impose higher obliga-
ton. more iaperioUs necessity upon
them than even the admitted high and sol.
emn.obligation. ofpaying the just and hon.
est portion q their public debt. l VILE.
nulneraic some Of these objects.
II LIST Wemust put our system Of Com.
mon School Education. upon sure and re-
liable foundation. Half our population
over ten years Of age, cannot read or write
and al political power Is vested in and
derived from illcm.' They bold oil Office
in their gift; life liberty and prosperity
!, are II their disposal. Isurpose, the xild
est enthusiasm or universal suffrage. ant
equality before the law, never dreamet
that such mass Of illiierates could safel.
re trusted Wit tie Government Of State
For this. aud other cogent reasons. the Peo
pie must be educated.
2. A Peniieutiary is on hand. and
large number Of our common jails have be
come insufficient for the safe keeping 0
aud safety 81 prisoners, and arc Other
! wise unfit fcF lie confinement u humar
. beings. Aud State policy, and eomiuol
humanity. join, in requiring great fsfOr
I nation 10 this respect.
9. The present state Of The country ha
added greatly TO tie number Of tie dcsti
iu,e and helpless rocr, both white ~
! black. throughout tie State; considers
!" bleporiioa Of them being destitute orphans
Their friends and neighbors have ~. thei
former ability 70 take care u them. III
destitute poo. must be suceored. aud III
orphans taken 10 out Of the cold.
= 4. But above al these there is ano,hc
2 class Of dependents. still more helpless
y and on that seeount more deserving ou
: pity and cnr care. Imean The one .l,oa
= sand idiots; and halfih number o. Il
: sane persons; whom the n,inistering han
: &c our public charities has not Jet reached
Z Hundred. q them. daily knock 1t the DO
= 81 our noble Asylum. But the door
: shut. They cannot enter in; becau'
y there il 10 rom Afflicted Of Cod NeI
= lec,ed and iorsaken Of their fcIlow.crcI
" lures! they return sgpiu TO their bopcIe
!" dcsiiinlion and misery.
~ Sir. lift we're possible, for one unite'
20 intelligent voice. 10 ascend to Us. fro
or this assembled mass Of our suffering e
low ercatures--would We could hear The
o memorable words?
% .uT. go an huooered aud Va ctea