Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-01-25
TAo Poverty Of south oarOliua.

1t is never a general tas k to expose the de-.
fciencies Of poor relations," But when tho
pitiable poverty Of a relative is no 4ess obtru-
siye than his or her unwholesome pride, it may
be proper to teach a lesson of humility by an
exposure of the Gcts. Nov, Sister South
Carolina has brought such reproach upon tho
family, that it would appear, to be uppecessa-,
rily TO permit family pride longer to prevent a
statement Of her miserable delinquencies in
connection with her prepostcrous assumptions,
Tho following is a SUMMARY Of her inagciAl
condition, as abstrncted from reports OF the
proceedings OF her Legislature:
Deficiency from last year 900
Appropriated for roads last year and yet to !
Just yoted FOR . new s,i House 90 900
Voted tho state atc................ 5Op.OOQ.
Voted FOR arms and, Hsmt ............ 800 Oge
Just voted for coast polics. s461,oOor
Total 81 sS2 900
This is about three times the yearly revenue
Of Che State, and Ii people are already grOan-
ing under the dreadful burden OF taxation.-7-.
The Philadelphia; North American gives this
analySig Of the figures above:
OF this sfuY, sl5O,0OO has just been drawn,
from the State Bunk, being the only money
yet used for any purpose. Il has been paid
~ iA4G AiOODo III AHu fAYue ~yAai tSStOh- ~
a special message, dated january q, the Coy
ernol declares that he has actually appointed
officers for one regiment, whose service for orh,
year will cost S9sOO, 900, and he is making up
one more which, for six months services, will
cost 100000. These ornaments viii there
fore draw. the. whole S5O0.OO0 appropriated
hut not yet r;lised-"to arm the State" when
the extraordinary expenses of the present en-
ployment of force IN the harbor are paid. 1T
has been said that the 100000 appropriatcd
for arms and warllse stores was advanced 10
the banks of the Stgtc, but it is, NOT 50 atafed
in the recent discussions in' the Legislature,
and it i. prpbabIe that but partial success has
ATTIC WI tie attempt to force that loan from,
them. 1t is well knawn that forced loan,
was attempted and generally submitted to, but
it still is not acceptedas complete by the Leg
islatrre. ~. ....ai
Such being tie demand at the very outset =.
we have now to see what chance there is tq
get it ION the crediv Of the State" In q long
debate which took place on, Jap. 3th,t,it,Eaa.4l
frequently stated that the bonds of the State
could not be sold for City cents on the dollar,
ana tl,at it was useless to think Of raising
money ty the issue of bonds. 1t was ats,
deemed ir!PFacticable to resort to immediate
taXatoh, since TIC Pressure would
great on the pIanters 10 be submiStG
The genaral drift Ct opinion was in favor Of
getting the money from the banks, and the
up-country members were quite fierce in their
remarks about making the misers disgorge.--
The secessionists are, 10 fsct, sure Of nothing
whatever in finance beyond the S450,O00 just
forced from the Bank Of the State, and pOssi-
bly, the 100000 which the up-country mem
bprs demand on coniractsy Cor the construc-
ton of the great unHnisheS State House, CO.
lossal building which is, indeed, just begun.
And yet the South Carolina newspapers
talk tremenHbdsly OF the power and greatness
of that State. They, talk Of rush Of vclun-
teors from other States to the rescue Of SoN1
Carolina as if they could afford 70 feed
army of defenders. II the companies II
have rendered their services to South Carolina
were mustered into service, there To6ld be q
famine in Charleston in thirty days.