The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-02-01


ness houses in Charleston haze been indicted
for the s.lc of packages Of pcrfunery, or bottle
ofIcolognc, frohewhich tfle setsmp.bass bosomei
rubbed ef, 9r has beef swsoi acciaentallyl|
sepoveds TRe astcctIyes Ihcrc Saro said al
.hsve reported pne hundrsd cases Of tbs kiad|
in one dry TTand the docket oFthe United
States Courts crowded with them. These spies
and informers make handsome living on their
share of the fines imposed upon convictions,
and thus an unsuspcctiug people arc pluudcrcd
by tho minions of a government, which shares
with them the spoils. Es4
1t is striking illustration Of the rapid ten
dency Of this country from rcpublicanism to
despotism, system Of cxpiomugc. We
feel confident that in few years, no country
of Europe, not even Russia, will be able to
boast OF a more perfect secret police, than the
once free country in which wc live. These
revenue detectives by an easy transformation,
will become political spies sentiments obnox
ious to the party in power will become as great
offences as they now consider the selling Of q
proprietary article without one cent stamp;
and tho Courts Of justice will be occupied with
the trial of political misdcmcanors, before
party jurics or, what is worse, tho mandate Of
some grand or petty dcspot will consign such
offenders to bastlcs with jury at ALL
But it is not with q view of specializing upon
the probable future arising from such state Of
affairs US exists, that wc write this article.
1t is written with the intention of cautioning
our friends against one iufraction' of the Rev
cnuo laws that is becoming quito common and
which bears with it its own punishment. We
alludc to the practice Of giving and receiving
promisary notes without being stamped at the
time. great many persons think that if the
maker of a note stamps it at any future day, it
is all right. This is a great mistake If note
is not stamped upon its delivery, there is but
one safe course to remedy the omission, and
that is to send it TO the Collector of tho U. s.
Internal Revenue i'll Charleston, and let him
stamp it in his official capacity. After twelve
months, this privilege ceases SO that the note,
after that period, cannot be legally stamped at
all. without paying to the government the
penalty Of fifty dollars prescribed by law. For
instance, any person who holds note gwen
previously to 1st February, 1867, and since
October, :s3aa, ~...,l. =: 80: ::::.. ned. u. $ t. -;
hands . ri;cc Of pnnr, whirh is worth no,niu:::
~ him ut all, ii is debtor is disposed to take
advantage of him, unless he pays Fifty tl,,llars
~ have it stamped according to'law. . ,a VA
Many persons III our community have such
notes, and others arc holding u,,stampc.l papers
three, six or eight months old, which will soon
be worthless to ,licm. If; from carclrssucss or
pcnuriousmcss, they do not attend to the mat
ter, they will assurcdly lose many good debt.
Il Every planter in the District should keep OF,
hand constantly for his own use, Mt least dol
lars worth of two cent and five cent stumps
and in buying Or selling land, it is worth the
trouble Of coming to Orangcburs, and getting
fifty cent stamps, before executing and deliver
ing the title. sa!m tuitl.f
a word to the wise is sufficient
--@mS. e&au--
A FracaS In the Convention.