The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1861-03-07
Government and Money.

The sole object Of all government is jus
ticc; aud yet iu all ages, it has been the great
| cause OF the most endless and cruel injus-
tice. So weak is man. that the very in
| strumcntality he puts in operation to
shield him from wrong becomes his great
est scou;gc
mere government or2an..a ion, with
oue money. is a liielcss corpse. Money is
its liic-blGol But whilest it gives enaryizing
cN'snnce to the body polotc, it becomes
also the most dangerous element Of it's dis.
solution. Under the prctext of taking
noaey from the people to C rry o, their
, government, three dangers of its abuse
arise: Money is taken to enrich and ag-
! grandize the agents Ol govcrnmcnt-or il
! Is taken to be sIuandcrel on favored IA.
dIviiu;tls, classes or scctions-or it is col
lcctel, artially, so that some are plum.
dcrcl, whilst others receive the p!und, r
The Fl s: of these abuses has not existed
extensively under the government of tn,
United States; but the two last have a.ita.
ted and tortured the body polite of the
United States Tor the last thirty year.
/ AMI constitute the ultimate cause OF. the
/ The raising of he taxes and the cxpen.
dnurc OF 'he taxcs--thcse constitute tn
. @rard difficulty in all free governments
/ Can the government be economical anl i,
limited ia i;S official rrlatio.s to a fai,
/ ren.unCrIi.cn Tor services rendered. Can
it raise tho taxes equally and Justly from
/ all It's citizen, and can 1t appropriate then
I only to the sim lie end of the defence of a !.
aud the good Of all equally? So vital arc
these questions, that We care not what tn
/ iorm> ot the government may be, if the,
/ are auswe;e aIbrmatiycly IN the practica
/ operation ct aHy gopcrnluont, that govern
/ mSnt is 4 Tree .ovcnmont and OH the con
7 trdry, ii government i cxtrava yant. an.
thr taxes nrr cnlcc ed AMI cxpcn led une1u
! ally aud un JUS Is, the government must hc :
! tyranny. All the elm II 9 of corrupt N
/ excess an contention arc planted il Is hu
! som. and force NUT ultimately be its laN
Resistance TO inJu-;;cc is natural. also tina
those who prrc,ice it will resort to force I,
supper; their inj u iirc.
The Confederate States have now an o.
portunity. never before nosscssel by aay
| people to lay the found tons of their GOV
ernnient on the eternal principles of ju-
t'ce and liberty. lfthey fail, after all tn
exp Fence the operations of the govern
meat vi the Cnitcl States has offered. t,
provide for equal taxation. aud ri Ii fla
appropriation OF the taxes To the limitc,
objects OF n Conicdcrncy for mutual prctcc
tlol uud defence, they viii be the scorn o
tae world. They may unlc2r preasn
ir"m without. 20 "n a few years, like tia
govyruuncn; OF the United States. lut th,i
i s-out."n Is certain and iucY table. Di.
tcrcnc', contention, collision, dcs>nlutiou-
The same old round will b. Travelled ovc
again; with this diIf renee. Lawcvcr. foI
lowing their to'ivand dclnuncncv-,h
c'usc OF free COVE .maut viii fall perht,
forever Tha curse Of countless as,s vii
rest upon th2m.
Bu; We tra,t there is sufficient state,
munShjp in the Confederate Con .rcss an
IN the State governments to avert such
termination to Republican Goycrnment o.
tins continent WIlh the scrvi!e aud IL
morint AMI dcbas.d class ruled as Afr CT,
slaves aui every oP! or;nnity Tor the obtain
mcEt oi know,dgh, and the practice o!yil
tue AMONGST the ru.i.n. class, ;he white nlu,
w trust the SDath will soon rear Ehr.
free government at staple i, iound4tin
is phj!n,ophic and practically ftcd tu
the coalition Of our social Organization
The work before u is Of incllcu.abic la
port L N t the ra;u depends. y
III !; sighed weakness should charalturil
our lchbcrat ouS - Charleston N,rcgry.