, 1865-06-04
Uhicaqo Qribunc.
SUNDAY, JUNE i, 1855.
rrE xoUTnR A>D ITS TAXES.

SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 1855.
TIE SOUTH AND ITS TAxEs.
We publish elsEhere a circular issued by
The Cni'. i States Tax Commissioner for tn.
cit, Of Charleston, s. G., tsgc,her with me-
morial tisut d hy SONIC five hundred property
lcldt1s O, that city, lumbly praying the
1petpont mrnt Of 1h- tax IN account Of their
extreme rnu'y. Their ctiy, th:y say, Is in
ruins Their delicate Humen {of course this
,cGts only 10 tue Caueassiaus, not these
whom they have been won't to lash aud selN
Sid ,l, helpless children c;y ior brad.
TUT: Lcslts a,e appalled, by thu prospect OF
arp:oscLirg famine. All The money. in the
c;y wopld not pay the taxes. Such, they
say, Is 1.-THE present, truth III condition Of
lie oncc wealthy aud prosperous city cf
Charleston" .-
Ne will not pluse to exult over the humil-
1aticn Of those who 60 richly deserve to be
hun iliatcd as these Charleston ti.c-eaters.
No, 10 stc in such sequel the Just fruits of
t.c:r 'hrrats to mike the grass grow In the
slr,cts Of our Nortfetn cities lis to be wiliful-
ly bind to The teachings Of Providence. We
tai The attention, ho~cvc1 Of all who urc de.
c1simlng upon the Incidence Of thr negroes at
thr Sonth TO one statement in this memorial
which p:ota:ly aprlEts with as much force to
The blacks IS to the whites, not only In
Charleston but in most parts Of: :hc South.
"ilarrver apAs.usly wiling to labor, en-
"r]oyu.nt is E,oEt difficult to be lad, and
.YLcp obtainec pvocurts no more than bare
"1y cnoueh for the individuals daily bread"
This curdston II .hinss, II not in part
csused, is certainly aggravated, by the refusal
OF the slave ho.d,rs to canf.rm to the new
stale Of things, 10 employ their ex slaves
wlcsc labUr tt.5 ntcd, AID to pay or aErre
to rag them wsses. Much ado Is sought to
bv made In SONG quarters hccausc the slnyes,
it is said" refuse &c work." But docs 1t not
equally ap,ear tlat in all snch Instances the
mastc triuse 10 pay, Or AiIe, agreeing to
psy. Ills the slavc's duty TO refuse to work
longer us SLAVE, or On nuy olheE basis than
that laid down in tht iI.Esottal Emancipation
Proclamation itself, viz: that sin all cases
Hhen allowed tb.y labor fliihinlly for rel
sclable wsg.s." Let Us not condemn the
negro for r, fusal to work withou. finding
out whether Ills 1t.usal is not justly based
uyan tie masters ,tfus4l to pay. Nothing
tus eurE hu1nliall, !, :,td suit ring as are ex-
hihi:ed in the Charleston memorial will
Jrirg these arlstpera.'c idfcrs 10 their senses
and lehcA tl.m faat they must pay a fair
days wages for fair days work, whoever
per:o,ms II. or he stripped Of their property
and co1Dlsl HID 10 wosk or etaryc.
Tic visit of tue Tax Commissioners to COL
1ect the t.dsrai taxes III Charleston aud
tLruuglcut the South will have most
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Ien1n.se'o'els ~ n'sN eou'u ~. Nv asssss
mtnt llst "nalese'' no1 aas ,nlo, hiH'ton
10 'he s2iue VI P1opett1' ~ 'he owner
~tfc hoeen'ces ahu n"oooS IoePe'atca oi
cared mnch aooul !anhe@ ta4 EaAeseFs.
NO sooner u. "eseF' o'o lu' y III lae aosence
Of the stale assessacns Aoll' peoceeo 10 aa
ycrtatc the assessed llopeftS iof sac unoel
the eli assrssfnent roll than nos1 o. owners
tntneo ur, On every A@"u Ill 'o5ai 10 lhe
co1c, ano aoA.ous " pay tAe taAes ~ aocs
lion only A'''e tlene "e'c gwen 'ncm'
II &s easy 10 lan9e1ac "hht ensnSs- 4ae ao
sentce hhos toat 70 kecp MS property he
must SO 10 VOTE. LIE ca1ss AROUND nln Luz
Fame esesaF- sameo auu fompes, whom lev
days ago he Threatened 10 snoot, necauss
they asked wa=es according TO " Massa Lin
kun's'' Lew gospel OF freedom, and very pa
tropiz'pcly and generously assures them tha
nobody likes them 70 we'll as their ok
muster, that in withholding wages h
Was acting soi.ly ioF 1ttlr good ant
TO bis own manifest injury, de-, DC
finally closing with nm t'iler to them Of wosc
to the amount of about one-7e"itn or ha'
sba' their setrc's a1e 1eahs "o'tn' "nefe
upon the ytnh1 o. ssss no'o iaooonSu
dance, while III, psous tt erees express Incl
religious gratitude tn thanksgiving prayc
meeting, and ths "rEEcr question" Is set
tied for all '.mr, tufj, It only to a rise Of wa
Ecs Over lh,. tame road tEarci.d 4 few cen
turics aeu the European =Crfs, boors. peasants
and villcsns whore blofd now runs in th
veins oi our nlo>l aristoctntic families. Witt
the came difficulties DOW expc,1.nced by ou
freedmen, did they obtain liberty md wuge
from their fcudul lusds. We arc inclined
think 3hc tax Eatherer will do rs much Us th
Fr.cdmau.s Nc,ici Association to restore In
dustry to 1llack and white, and prosperity t
al1 ut the South.
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