Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-12-05

Drie,ors have returned aE adequate equivalent.
In confden, anticipation Of spccdy relief lrnul
rheir rulers, thew settled and reduced wilder.
ness TO The dominion o! the plough. Where
beasts of prey undslnrbcdly roaned, hardy
hiuhIy intelligent, aud dense population are now
10 be r,nud With an accurate perception "i
lhcir rirhls aud obligations, they feel that they
do not stand OH the same tiin and elevated
oround with the other members OF their p0liti-
cal family. The high prcrosailve Of equality
nv rcrsisancr in an uridioiIs discrimination, Is
prac,icaIIy denied them. They do NOT com.
nlnin of the recuniary burden which they are
made 10 bear, but that lis imposition snbSianl'l-
" nr,clu;ms them ,s in the enjoyment "i ben'
eff. Obtained generally without in COSTS, and,
in mapy instances. unworlhily, 1t not iraudn'
Icnlly. I, may safely be affirmed That lnur.
fiitis of ilie farmers are in possession Of their
estates by purchase fnr all ample consideration.
For a large proportion OF their possessions lhe
real worth was paid belure tho existence OF The
treaty. The number VIII" by inheritance
and who moray il not legally, should he con-
sidered as purchasers. Is comparatively very
limited. In despite, then, OF this decided e%i-
dence of right ownership, the Legislature has
subjected all the prorrleors to an ann''nl charge
uno&thgir lands, which | hold TO be unequal
and unjust and probably unconstitutional une'
unal, in reference 10 rent and taxes; nnIst' he
cause poor land pays more than the rch; mn
constitutional lOr the reason that It aanuiS writ
| ten contracts,
If the public spirited and industrious citizen
whn now halls from that Interesting DIVISION OF
South Carolina, had been prevented By cons-
derations Of insecurity Of title from constituting
!, his home, the result would have been loss to
the Stale of averthree thousand farmers, all the
advantages flowing from their agricultural en-
,crprise, the labor of n large black populatlon'
and very considerable revenue derived from
the tax on slaves. To consirain him therefore tU
remain in his present unsatisfactory situation,
would be manileS,ly ircxpedient and impOlIc
Barriers which create avnldhhle distinctions,
especially in relation to Pecun;ary burdens
ourht not To lie allowed in republic; but II
from any cause. permitted, they should exist
only SO long us The public interests nperlousy
demand. At this period too of difficulty aud
alarm. we should rigidly abstain iromtle en-
Eorcement of amy measure that by possibility
mipht interrupt the current Of harmonious ieel4
ins which now So happily pervades oi our bor'
ders.
The difference between half cent per acre,
and the lax that would be levied, If the lands
iwere assessed in the ordinary way, is too small
10 warran, the exercise by the Legislature OF a
questionable power. Virtually, equality in the
payment OF the State taxes wonld not remove
Inc lien on the possessions of the proprietor
bu, by diminishing the yearly rate, only extend
,he pericd of reimbursement Of the debt, for
which his lands by statute are pledged.
Influenced by these views, recommend that
The bonds, given in pursuance of the require
men,s of The act Of '35, in number 25. and
amounting in the aggregate to 81 ,2226 u. lnle'
res, and principal, be cancelled; hat the lands
within The late Caawba trrriDIy be classified
and valued, with view 10 The payment of tax
cs by the owners; and That the State discharge
the remainder of the deb, due the Indlans from
the public treasury.
BY treaty ofIel0, South Carolna agreed to
expond five thousand dollars for The purchase oil
land in Haywood county, or in a mountainous
or thnIy settled country TO pay for the outlay
of the Indians two thousand five hundred dol
ars, and afterwards, fifteen hundred dollsrs
annually. A true construction Of this clause o
The "agreement" perhaps warrants The cunclu-
sion that, whether OF not the emigration Of The