Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-09-20

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-rFhs aot passed: blythe Confederate Congress
(says the Richm6nd Rfig) for raising direct
'taS.oft fifty cents onsthe '$lo6 worth Of propxrs
.ty. makes every provision for the COLLECTION Of
The tag by Confsderate teofficers. but attKe same
timesgives those States. which may choose to
do so. an opportunity to assume the collection
OF she amount due by EACH Tho act provide,
that il, any stateshalI pay into the Confederate
treasury the amount Of it, assessed taxes, in
specie sortressury notesison or beforestbs, fsrat
% ofAPril neSt,'a deduction OF ten per cent on
hegross'amountSshall'b be made. In order to
ascertain thes quota of each State. an ssses.-
ment is to be made BY. assessors to be appoint
edsby collectors in the various districts. on or
before the first -ofNovemBer next or a, cash
valuation of'the ,pFopsrty on the irst Of oc4
- We infer from, Indications in the Southern
papers that allithe States south of US will take
charge. of the collection Of their respective
quotas. This courss ia recommended hy the
saving in.theseost %of collection, and stiltu,ore
by getting rid of,a .avenous troop of coafede.
rate, officers. The only. difficulty that, occur.
to US to X,rginias ed ePtigg The GAME policy, is
sthat ths collectors and assessors must be i %:
pointed. and the latter must, aetby the first6f
Noyembsr-sn earlier day thsn::that on, which
sthe' Legislature meets :" ;Thsrsis so4s obssurity
in the. act 81 stowh.t the duties Of the colleo.
tors wilibeif the sss1n1es the collection.
All not expressly provided. as ii should be-
that that contingency theifs functions shall
cesse. Such, no dSdbt. was the desire of Con.
gress. and amendms6t in that partic ular car. be
yet incorporated Otherwise wo shall present
the, disgrace full spectacle OF launching. our new
Government With = whole batch of officers.
performing no duties aud receiving full pay
This would bo somsthi6g quito as .1bad as any.
Thing TO be found in tho rotten BuresaoeraoS
.of. the old rotten Yankee concern at.swsshing.
ston: -Itaesms necessary. in order to ges the as.
asaam snt,in stime, that the Collectors must be
appointed they have tho appointment Of
the asaessorH who have to act by the ;first of
November But for this We might hope that
PresideafRsyiasi ip yie3 of the probability of
theistate, taking upon itself the responsibility
of. lodging theinvidious and disagreeable task
of appointing lIsetors, s.pd thereby saving si
the new rsRaSiis from .ha disgusting spectacle
of q widespread scramble iorsofice. Though
we'do noeknow how it> may be done, we:hope
some expedient may be DEVISED by which this
disagreeable task may be avoided
The rage for office contributed more than
one .osu.sta the subsersiou of the Government
which Washington and Madison -estab|i,hed.-
The Same prolific sourceof demorali.a{ion trsns.
|splanted. .tosour system will Be attended by tie
same result Enough. of the old stock have
|ssome from " Washington to inoculs.e our system
with The seven'year itch and Lhe fourteen year
scgryy; and unless the wise and purS mon. who
,control. our GSverumentsse. arrest the disorder
ct tho stsFt; We are p the bt0sd'road to speedy
destruetios !. > -
KESTucKY.-Thef news sby telegraph from
Kentucky iasdiseousaging, nevertheless we have
somejindieationathat il thsresre many there who
'hsssnot and viii not Bow tho knee to Bssl
The Louisville -Gsurier says: -
Such AN uprisiug Of thu people,oS Ken
tueky assthat which. is now mauifestine 'itself
agsinst tlis, vars policy of.tbe Admin i,trasion
'andsitsiPsid supposters in this State. haa.rot
besa WITH essed ses many years: Nsyss, ,hxs
there ssea sseh edthg.Is'as ai.playsa siass
the ssspporssls Fresidsntal ss.uSas Of: 1910.
Norris e :eohfnsd to one part Of. the ss.lss It
Pervade, all alssses'ofs our people. tsave onl,
Fand except those who have theHspfsns laid to
make money through Government eontfsefa
and'from the lsce.s,tiss sf tbrir 6ufeting .eoun-
>tryrnen. AlI.evsr the State, cins slmostsevery
.neighhbesboods hs..realssossteissa are .ria-
|sings in their naiestzsand dsna1dsng thssaBs
position of nsl.r4lisSswhich thsaSIate lss, SOL
emply assumed 5shstl 90 main tsined IN good
fsith-that nei.ksr ef the .hslligsreatA shall
make Kentucky aes@piRg ground OF psthvsy'
for thstE s GsrmissEstbat they shall not be cIpshad
sspdef spubliS asb. and gfeuba hen cath heavy
taxes to carry on mad and aicksd seontsst
sgainst .he sodih-tlie. no, being fsspo iis nsi6iiss
|sT tie. wsr, they sLslknot be reaa1redssS sS bsssr
ilAbssviest' bnrde6es;, atds shAss.bo ops, ,gst
thss ter@eEpubliss plsaess md 4 81 pBshted,
faith, backed BY tks Sehshd Is 81 sSSssi ifdencv
sihss'm.ds and On appsfs si|sa|. .iyijl prompt
ssmsjSfRy Of 'disaIsgi.isttirs. to demand I tis:
Fa & ss.ndn mn yi.hin'epr limit,
tand Iifd9es tkemste, tax lmesiupi.s ts,take:'
hessdfs prevent II rib srr;iihtod dion
s.; ;esns iatathe yy thpss Who WHO Would. use
them tos!irspps saiyll wsEiaiSepg ouEpsppls, q
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