The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-10-08

e!ec,ionccrihg purporcs, to humbug tho
people with, in the mouth Of candidate:
but was surprised to see writer Of the
ability of"One Of the People" advance II who
know has no clcrtioncering motives in view,
The rich and middle classes pay nineteenth,
Of the State taxes; the poor pay literally
nothing. These two classes contribute ov-
or one hundred thousand dollars towards
the education Of the poor. The rich and
middle classes submit to be taxed for the
benefit of the poor, il the principle sis con-
irary 10 justice and sound policy assert
the rich, middle and poor classes all have
sons educated at the South Carolina College.
| will make another assertion, that lhssu
who are able 10 send their sons 10 the South
Carolina College, pay threc.fourths of the
taxes or State. Therefore, thrce-four,hs
of the annual appropriation is their own
money, which will be about sixteen thou,
sand dollars; put peg there. will make
another assertion, il is this: That South Caro-,
lima, by having her sons educated at home,
has increased the prosperity Of CUlumbia
murh-that she now receives annually, in
the shape oftaxcs, ten thousand dollars more
than Columbia would have paid at this time
into her treasury, if the State had built no
College there; put another peg there. Nov
let MS see how the argument stands:
Those who are able to send their
| sons to the South Carolina CollegS
contribute $4,000
Columbia pays iu,o the Treasury
as above, 10000
Tuition Fund say, 5000
Total, $4,000
Here is thirty four thousand dollars, and
how has il been raised The answer is OBJ
yiou> Those who are able TO send their
sons To the Eoulh Carolina College, now
contribute annually more in the shape Of
taxes and tuition iuEd io the State, than is
necessary TO educate their children, and vet
" Ore of the People" says il is "con;rary 10
Justice and sound policy" Our forvfathcrs
resisted The principle OF taxation without
representation. Now, in The annual appro.
priaiion, voted by the representatives Of the
people, to the South Carolina College, tax.
tion and representation goes together
agree with "One of the People, that
the State should not grant money TO de-
nominal institutions" Hut he should rccol.
Icct how those Colleges were built up aud
endowed As ] said before, the necessities
of the community demanded more Colleges.
The different religious sect. seeing ih,,, took
The feeling al It's flood, aud by u well organ
izcd sysirm procured contributions from all
quarters. The iuiid,ls (pcrsons not men,
bers of amy Christian Church) rs well AZ tn.
Christians, l""scd ihsir purse strings and
erected Colleges, whose gn,crHu,rnt Was
readily Yielded, from \ patriotic motive, 10
The Ch'isti.n denomination making the ey-
rriion To found such in.ti.u,ion of learning.
To show the advantages conferred on tho
Stale 10y the South CaroIin" College. I will
roin, Ia the State Judiciary, TO the BAR, TO
our Delegation in Congress, to the leading
men in our Legislature, 10 the Pulpit, and
lastly TO number Of her best jewels. who
adorn the private walks uf life. l. this no
recomrense for her outlay OF money!
Before close. wish to address 4 fcw
words To my sriluw-ci,iIens on this College
question. This question, fcuuw.rtizsnS,
reminds mr n good deal Of the Free S,Lol
controversy. The people We're aroused;
they were shown The great injustice Of the
mode and manner Of distributing the Free
School Fund; the battle cry ~as r.iscd ,hs,
the Free School Fund must be divided as-
sording to population, and not according To.
representation. We sent our representatives.
to the Legislature to- SIGHT 20 the last for
this principle. What did they do! Did
they efire, change Of principle, "a desired
by the people No! What then! Why.
they voted to double lho Frse School Fund,
bat let the principle stand as IL Was. You
don't hear anything pow about the Free
School Fund being diyided On wrong
principle. tod you then, fellow .citizens,
that the principle would not be changed un-
less the representation in the Senate was
different. 50 with the College; il viii bo
an elcetioneeriny hobby (if you wish to keep
1t up) when all Of us are cold In our graves.
l do not know who started the question,
and don't care. then beg of you. not to
let this question influence your votes in the
coming election. | intended signing myself
"One Of the Middle Glass;" TO which truly
beiong,'ia my humble Judgment, but have
concluded il would be best to sign tie name
ny parents gave me.
s. B. MASSEY.
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