The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1856-07-03

to'. iE'""S. ihefe u no TAX ut all re
qulred If he is resident, and has resided
SIX months in the election district. Then
he Is entitled to vote without propsr,y
qualification.
NJ. Butler. II he had resided there 70,
six months. no property qualification is re-
CURED; but, IT ne has not resided so long
he must have very small amoun, Of land
Our people do Rot even pay poll tax. Here
Is the provision Of The South Carolina con.
slitutiou:
Every free white man of the aoe O,
twenty years. being citizen Of this
ol"te, and having resided therein Two years
previous 10 the day of election, and WHO
hath freehold of fifty acres Of land. or a
town lot OF which he hath been legally
seized and possessed at least six months
before such election. or, not having such
freehold %, town lot, hath been a residep,
III the election district in which he offers 10
give In, vote six months before the said
election, and hath paid tax the preced
ing year OF three shliIings sterling towards
The support OF this government, Shall have
right To vote for member or members
to serve in either branch of the Legislature,
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such property. or Is so resident"
The Senator has presumed to character.
ize her constitution rs republican only in
form, when II has the freest and most en-.
Iatged right OF suffrage or any State in
The Union. grant you that, when the
Legislature come into operation under the
constitution, there are conservative elements
which, | thank God, have wi,hs,ood the
Wild feeling of what is called the rogress
OF the times; but il does not become Inc 10
aiiude t. them now,
come next To an allegation which. il
tie Senator were here. | think he would
not look me III the face when | repeat n
and that Is, his iusolent and untrue charye
OF the shameful nnbcci!ily" ofSouth Caro.
h"a during Tie war of the Revolution in
'onsequence of slavery. Sir, imgrati,ude ,s
The In"n~ter Of vices, and when 1t is asso
c'a'ed win injustice, 1t ough; 10 bc con-
demned 10y the consuming indignation Of
even those who may 10 morrow be our adj
ver>ares. What are the fac,sl The news
OF the battle of Lexington WIS carried TO
Charleston by express; and the very dav
they received the intelligence the Liberty
Men, n they Were called. broke open the
arsenalH and distributed the arms. |, was
but few days afterwards before Boston
,ent vessel 10 South Carolina for bread
and wine. We sent then, [ think. Ss.sOo
worth oi PROVISIONS, and seventy barrels OF
wlne-jhc Maine liquor law did not pre-
van IN Boston at that time. Laughter |
we gave them bread and, | answer for it.
South Gar INA has never asked pay for
her hospitality. She would never brooI,
The though, 81 asking pay for The bread
size ioui'I Out Gruu her euuniryiEeu: corn.
~ men 'hry were, sir. Massachusetts WAS
WITHOUT powder Ihen, and We furnished her
with it,
ile'e viii say. les, forge, it, ,hat the
battles "i Lexington aud Banker H,ll in
the he'oiuIiom | regard as The battles of
Marathon aud Sdlams. They gave th.
CHnmonwen,h of Ma,>achu,etl, IN I'm
h"t'an.y Tor Commencing the lAor;ons
contest winch has resulted IN the indrpru
dence OF these United States; and I
shall be the last man 10 touch the laurel
crown winch ,rows from tie lluod that
enriched the SOFT upun which those h,t,i..
"eTe fought The very powder thal was
used alter he tt,tic ~ Bunker Hl., wa,
turni>ned 10y S,u,h C,uu!na. here Is Tho
enHy, not only IN lno history oi South
C'io'm:', tHi ~ the l.Ntoiy of Ma,>achu.
sets. la kam>:,y's History of .hc Rno,n
tIon IA South CaroiIna Volume i. Iage 43
yuu whi lind:
~ The uno ~. these military rrepara
uons we'o making, the wnoic qunuli.y of
powder ia the province dil not e.cerd
IhIec thousand pounds The people not
"r'S'"""y designing a military opposition,
"' care Mas taken tU provide stores; but
n"", reduced To the aiIein tive of f.hlin.,
"r submitting. extraordinary methods we're
'"keh 10 "btnn u supply. The inhabitants
ol E'Ht tIouda having never ioined in
measures OF opposition 10 Greal Britain,
'"t ports "i lliaI province were open Tor the
purPo Is OF trade.
"l"ei"c persons, in which number wcro
included Captain Tempirere, Cochran, Stat.
ter iutI-, Joyucr, Mrs,rs. re ant. William.
son, AMI Jenkins, authorized bv the CoUm-
cl ct S'lcty, sailed from Charleston Tor
th"t ccaN' and, 10y surprise, boarded YES
sci near the har of ST. Aucu.tine, though
Give buu,h grcnadier> of tie l4th re-
glnent were or board. They took out fl.
teen thousand pounds Of powder, Tor which
they gave "a bIil OF exchange to The captain;
aud, having secured a safe retreat 10 them.
selves, 10y spHlng the guns oi The powder
vessel, they set sal for Carolina Appre-
hcuding that ihey should be pursued. they
N'eered Tor Beaufort From lhn; place .hev
came toy III" inland navigation, and deliver
ed thir prize to the Council of Safety.
whist Their pursuers were looking for them
at li,e bar OF Charleston. This seasonable
supply enabled the people of South Caro-.
INA TO oI!ise Their suffering brethren in
Massachusetts,, who, though Immediately
exposed to tho British army, were in a
great measure destitute Of tha, necessary
article OF defence"
In book published in Boston. entitled
Dealings with the Dead" fin / these en-
tries: