Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-04-07

OF goods in the State, and they are liable to
pay tax. The words are, "it shall not be
lawful for any petty chapman, itincraut sales
mHu, travelling agent, or other person, not
naSing any permanent and established place
OF business, and stock of goods within the
state, out OF which the tax may be levied, to
carry on trade and make contracts for sales.
by means of samples or patterns, or otherwise,
without hrst procuring from one of the Treas
urels, as herein provided, a Iiconsc to carry
on such trade as itiucrant salesman"
:. lhesc persons are required to apply for
Incense, and the terms of application and of
the license add other features to the dcscrip-
ton The applicant must set out dcscrip
ton OF hiS trode. The license must specify
the ""t"re cf NE trodc, and the bond which
is required is conditioned that he will make
a true return to the Tax Collector of the bis
trct IN which the sales may be made. show
ing the amount of the Tda to be 1,ajd BY him
Tor one year from the date of the license, and
VIII pay such amount as soon as it may be-
come due, Sc.'
These provisions imply two things FIRST,
shat the party is 10 engage in itnerunt trade;
secondly, that he is to sell something upon
Which tax is laid The first provision,
therefore, limits the general words " other per.
sons to persons Gj"sdcm gcnerjs with the
chapmcn, itncrant salcsmen and travelling
agents, with whom they are connected The
second provision turns us to the tax Act, to
ascertain upon what sales the State has laid a
tax There VIC find that an express execution
from taxes is made in favor of (" the products
OF tins State and the unmanufactured prod
ucts of any of the United States or Terrific.
rics." This exception embraces the identical
products Which form the subject of your en-
curry; and the tax Act of last wear in rcla
ton to the tax imposed on sales both by per
mancnt and transient persons, uses (exccpt
as to amounD the same language which has
been used IN preceding years. No new tax
las been laid, and if the products to which
you refer paid no tax last year, there is no
ground Tor holding them liable this year.
1t is equally manifest that the persons in,
tended to be reached by the act are of pc
cu'mr character. They were to be of the
intlhcrant class mentioned in the title of the
Net From SUCH mischicis have been found
to arise, and the law Intended to guard against
thcSe. Before these itincrants arc permitted
10 nave free access to our people, some of
our cltlzenS must answer for them. But to
| our own neighbors who have been selling us
their agricultural products for many wears
we would offer the kindeSt hospitality. If
the words of the Act be strained SO as to en-
brace them, they would reach our own plan
ters selling their own produce, and would
make unlawful even an ordinary sale of
horse, or negro, or any article or commodity.
am therefore, of opinion that the Act
does not extend to the wagons which bring to
your village for sale -four, corn tobacco, an
pies potatoes and other products from the
ncig!lboring States.
Very Truly, Yours,
G. G. MEMMrNGER.
Col Il, e. McCAw, Yorkville, SC
TIE MEXICAN DlpPIcuLrY. The sne-
cial Washington correspondent of the New
lork Times says:
1t Is the impression here, and it has cone
abroad, that the capture of the two Spanish
steamers by our naval forces is an act of war
against Mexico. and that it will be resented
by the nation, or part of it at least as such.
THIS impression is altogether erroneous. The
capture OF the two steamers is death blow
to lew thousand priests and capuchins, with
Mons. Gabrlac and Don Miguel Miramon
They will be furious, but powcress for hostl-
ltles against the United States The NIcxi-
can nation hate the Spanards and everything
connected with them, and they will unite in
gratitude to the United States for intcrposng
III Their boaif, and capturing the pilaticdl
craft fitted ont by their ancient enemies to
crush their liberties. This act on the part of
orr naval forces in the Gulf will do more to-
give us power and Influence in Mexico than
years of ordinary friendly intercourse.
The correspondent of the Tribune tele
graphs the following:
The Cabinet had a protractcd sitting TODAY.
at which the capture of the Mexican steamers
and prisoners before Vera Cruz was much dis
cusscd. The Administration is still greatly
pcrplexed how to extricate itself from this dif
fcuty: If charge OF piracy be sustained
two hundred prisoners must be hung. If not
then our officers committed a wanton act of
war.
In all the statements of this affair, made
on onrsidc, for the Mexican version has not
yet been received, it is alleged that the reason
why Capt Turper fired a shot ahead of Ma
rim ssteGmer was because he refused to show
his colofs. The coluson occurred by moon
le, and it is well known that no mnn-of.
war hon. g his flag after night, thus destroy
ing.tte only ,,,etext upon which this bellige- !
rent act 'was p,cfcs:cdly justified, Besides,
both of Mmin's steamers ;ycre atanchor when
attacked. aa - 49,
WHY so .Moon BEArTY IN PoLAND2---E I
@ Because" says Bqyord Taylor, "t,torc girIs
do not jump from infancy to young ladYi.ood, I
Tltey are not sent from the cradle to the par,
or, to dress, to sit still md look pretty. No, i
they arc treated as children should he, Du.
ring childhood, which extends fbToro,b q No. |.