Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-12-14

UdS beSu Wa@tTHth uupToutdbic anu CiiiIu-
ercial sehefna OF public enterprise and
b~enevoIeneef naye uuquestiouaI,ly passed
away. Bes who hopes To 1atler the
passions aud fsjbdices, or conciliatc the
confidence aud atIectious Of The people, by
au iudiscritnirate and injudicious relrcnch.
meu,, at the Expense of their veal, their
interest, and -sir properly. most esregi-
ousIy misapE ehends the high motives,
aud uuderratss The viriuous intelligence.
upon which tiIeir estimate Of public men
aud measures Is founded.
The period 81 the year in which our
taxes arc rece eu. is usually after the bu-
siness iransalinns of lie season have
lrauspired, ir prcceeds Of the harvest are
expended. ous sarts dives,cdol The mos,
valuable aHicEesof taxable merchandise,
and our treasng IN arrears To the Bank for
advances to meet those disbursements
which are als heaviest and most nu-
merous in The Preceding months. The ef-
(ec,s Of this arrangement are 10 exact dues
from our ciitzeis nj the must iuconvenient
season lot payments. TO lessen our receipts
OH The ainouht Oh stock in trade, 10 cripple
the opera,ioas of tho Bank, aud to curtail
our own resources, to the extern, To wiic.,
this abstraction 0f so large 4 portion OF its
capital, Without interest. necessarily d.
minishes the ggpfils Of that institution
Under these &c cumstauces, | would sug-
scsl for your consideration, whether our
taxes should net be paid by the first Of
November, as 9 period presenting greater
fiscal advantages, more %promotive Of the
convenience 6 The people, more likely TO
procure full returns, and afordins for the
benefit Of your deliberations, an accurate
knowledge oftbc actual. and not an ami
cipaied stale cfibo Treasury.
Among theIayailable resources Of the
Stale, may beanunerated her %uuliquida-
ted claims on The Federal Government.
for advances giEde to remuneraic our ciii-
zens for e3pe2Ess incurred in The Florida
War. The cgsise and occasion Of that tx
pendiiurc, m;ls no, one in which the inter.
est,or The safs'f OF this Stale, was The
least involved. The philanthropy OF our
~citizcus, IL is EeHaucagompt 10 offer
81 npalhy am (sa Of a people, wsiGge the
pe~ril2ua esoscEnmsp, had
+rIherby treais orsby arms, 10 project
Our guIlantani high spirited youth, at
every call fur their services. voluntarily
rushed to encounter il the cause OF hu-
manly, aud CT patriotism, all the periis
and privalions Of a campaign, 50 i%rui,less
Of The ordinary 'gloties Of war. and where
the endurance Of toll and suffering, AMI
famine and disease, were The only con-
quests aud trophies, their valor could
achieve. Submitting to these, with a for
liludc aud cheertulness never surpassed by
any soliiery-incurrins expenses, losses.
aud deprivaiiuns, which were felt by all.
aud by which many have been impover-
ished-the patriotic sympathies Of the
State were readily induced ~ anticipate
the slow and tardy justice Of Congress, by
advancing The amount Of moro than tweu-
~ thousand dollars, 10 discharge that por-
| tiun Of their claims which was ascerta;ned,
upon Tho s~trictesi investigation, and The
| bc>t co,cmporaneous evidence, 10 be just,
%udisputabIe, and necessary 10 the service.
But u very small parr, if any, Of this adj
vance, US | am informed. has vel been re-
funded: and | therefore recommend the
immediate appointment Of u competent
agent To effect a speedy aud equitable al
iuslmcnt Of this claim, which. So long as
the authorities Of the State shall omit Ia
urpc, will doubtless slumber among Inc
dusty aud forgotten records Of the War
Department.
The bcucfits derived by The 3lalc fran
her barking Institution. have never been
more Iully realized, Ihan under the au-pi.
ces Of its present able, and vigilant dircc-
ton. It's convenience, as The real aud
practical Treasury Of the State, has sup
rlicd all the necessary checks md facili-
lies of most perfectly organized financial
bureau. Its advances. TO meet %approprin-
lions, and instruments on our stale debt.
| when all other resources of Iiie treasury
have been exhausted, have furnished IA
~cili,ics no, only 10 discharge her ordinary
engagements with n prompli,udc unpar-
alleIcd perhaps in tho example Of any
other Stale government, but 10 maintain
her credit, under embarrassing circum.
s,unccs, aad ID. perilous times like these.
when a shade oil douhIi is sufficient 10 dis
mel all the attractions Of confidence. 1t
has added 10 our annual resources, an
amount not less than onc-third Of Our re-
venue, ifnui for the ordinary objects Of
current expenses, at lcas. 10 discharge tho
accruina interest uu STATE obligations;
while at the same tire, by The ~judicious
and benevolent extension Of its accommo-
da,ious, il has done oil within the power
Of 80 limited a capital, 10 alleviate the
pressure Of the times. and pro,ec, tho pro-
uer,y aad interests Of the agricultural cb:n-
munity, from sacrifice aud extottiuu. In
addition to these invaluable purposes, it
subserves the aut less iInporian, uue. OF
exercising a salutary and efficient super
vision override monetary interests of the
Stale: preventing 10y its influence aud cx-
ample, as il has done in a former ipstance,)
a general aud needless suspension OF spc-
Gle payments: furnishing n sound curren-
CIV, negotiable anywhere in The Union; and
establishing a standard Of circulation, by
which the credit, the business, the ex.
change. and the commerce, of n large por-
ton of the South. Western States, are ma
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