The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-11-13


10. We will maintain the right of I'll citizens to
keep and bear urns-their right 20 assemble and
uctiiiun for redress o; gricvances-to be exempt
trnm The qllarerng OF soldiers in times OF peace,
nm. the suburdinaion OF tie military to the civil
authority.
IL. Excessive bail shall not lie required nor e1-
cessivc fines imposeI nor cruel and unusual pun
ishnen, Inflicted.
II. No citizen shall be compelled tor be witness
against himself, nor be jeopnrded for the
same offence nor snail the privilege o; She writ Of
Uljras Curpus be suspended. unless when ir cases
OF rebellion or invasion the public safely may re-
quire il. and then only by authority OF Congress.
IL Taxes rest TOO heavily upon industry and
business and we dci;inI more just and equita-
bic system OF taxation. all taxes on property
should be mi coioremt and IL captation tax should
no, exceed The lax on lUU acres oftrd class llnd
IA. All officers of The Government. from the
highesr TO the lowcst-executive legislative and
julical-shuuld be elected directly by the people,
and they should have honorable salaries, ascertain
ed and established by law.
Is. Congress having PASSED 4 Bankrupt Law,
for the benefit of all those whose indeb: edness ex
cecls $3UU we hold thai equity and justice de-
mands that provision. ut least should be
maie for those whose indebtedness does not
ceed $3.50.
IT, AS al men are bound by legal and moral
obligation TO pay their just debts, we oppose and
condemn nll efforts 10 repudiate individual debts
bul favor hrir being paid by regul,r in,almen,s-
IL. The Legislature should provide for the
cnptun from levy and sale Except for ta1es) Of
every debtor, his household furniture and family
stores of house. keeper provided, that the
whole, including beds and bedding. does not ex-.
ceed i'll value The sum of 500. Also, one horse
Or MULE one COW and cali, the necessary wearing
apparel of such ouse-kecper and his family. the
necessary farming utensils: if mechanic or dem
list, the tools of his trade; the books and library
of all professional men, and provisions for six.
months to each family with the ordinary cooking
utensils the dwelling house and houses appurte-
nant thereto, together with not less than fifty
of land: provided that the land shall not extend
to nor include any property within the limits Of
any city or town corporate OF this State: anu pro-
vided further. that the said real estate, in town or
county, shall not exceed in value the sum of $780,
Is. We favor the abolition Of Imprisonment for
debt, and protection Of the rights of married wo-
men, and oppose confscation i'll any and every
form.
| 10. We regret that some portion of our citizens
should be placed under civil disabilities and upon
the State being restored TO her position in the
Union pledge ourselves IN earnest effort to have
those disabilities removed from many.
~. The tax on cotton is an unjust and oppres--
sive discrimination against the agricultural labor.
crs of the South, and should be repealed at once.
u. We will encourage general system of free
schools for the education IF all classes. Also, r.
liberal system of public Improvements, and such q
system of awarding contracts for the same MS will
give all our fellow citizens equal and fair chance
to share in them.
ID The Electors for President and Fice-Prcsi-
dent of the United States should be elected direct
| " by the people.
%. That in the government of the Slate of
South Carolina, the legislative department shall
never exercise the executive and judicial powers.
or either of them the executive shall never exer-
else the legislative anl judicial powers, either
of them; the judicial shall never exercise the leg
iSatve and executive powers, either of them, TO
the end that it may be a Government of laws and
NOT of men.
"A. That favor the reputation of the State
debt, rs eighty thousand OF the voters of this State
had no voice in making said debt and also favor
the appropriation of three hundred thousand dol
lars. the annual interest said debt. for the pur
pose of building he Blue Ridge Railroad, thereby
! placing SOnih Carolina i'll position TO raise cot
ton cheaper rian any portion of the Known world
-. Civil and political equality does not include
nor lead 10 social cqia.ity. The former results
rnm positive enaclnrns-he latter from the NIL
tual consent of mankind and is beyond the con-
troll OF law.
The foregoing annnncimioos of principles We
think, wise, henchccnt and just: and we ;nvil.
the cordial corporation OF all classes of fc =
low citizens TO give effect hem in he re-orgaui
zaton OF our State Governments.
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