The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-09-09
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ernng us. Yon would not do that, but
you elevated over us and over yourselves
false and wicked men. Did you do this
because they avowed themselves our enc
mics? or were you cheated yourselves
If the former, then it is the highest proof
of your enmity to us and your intention
that we shall be enemies to one another.
If the latter, then you now may show It
by the choice you make.
We will show to you what sort OF
government it is that you have set mp
over Yourselves and ourselves. It is now
on exhibition. at Columbia, playing it's:
mad pranks to be stared at, the shame and
ridicule of our whole country. 1t claims
to exercise the power of taxation, but it
does not represent property. 1t would
borrow money on the credit of the State,
1t destroys that credit by its lawlessness
and corruption Whoevor trusts his
money to your government will lose it,
and he will deserve his loss. You havea
Governor, u Lieutenant-Goyernor, a See
rotary of State, Treasurer, Comp
troller- General, an Attorney ey-General,
Superintendent of Education, and an
Adjutant General.
hese are the executive or administra-
tive corps. You have Senate and a
House Of Representatives. These are one
hundred and fifty-ive in number, and
constitute your Legislature, which lcvies
taxes, borrows (if it can) and spends
money for us. Now this whole Legisla-
ture, all its members and the Executive
corps put together, are taxed six hundred
and fifty:two dollars and twenty-five
cents r! The one hundred and ffty-fye
legislators (House and Sonatc) are taxed
six hundred and thirty-fve dollars and
twenty-five cents, equal to four dol
lars and nine cents each. But ninety
one of these legislators pay no tax at all.
They are not on the tax rolls. Tho
twenty Senators and Representatives
from the old commercial City of Charles
ton are taxed cighty-four dollars and
thirty-five cents. All of this sun. save
one dollar is paid by one member-a re-
spectacle colored man. He pays the,
largest tax of any one in the Legislature
or Executive Department Of your COVERT
mcnt. That other one dollar is assessed
and may be he pays it-upon your Adju-
tant-General, Moses, who is a member for,
but never resident of, Charleston, also.
the Speaker of the House, and the son OF
the chosen elected, but nevertheless Apo
c7vphat, Chief Justice of your Supreme
Court-a bench promising to be as won
derful as your Legislature.
The executive corps aggregated is taxed
sixteen dollars and ninety-nine CENTS
This large sum, except the Adiutant-
Generals one dollar already named, is
paid by tho Lieutenant. Governor. The
Governor and all the remaining debris pay
nothing. We refer to the taxes otls67.
They cannot yet be ascertained for 1868.
1t is hoped that q sense OF shame. Will ln-
duce your representatives to contribute
some portion of their salaries or of their
lobby coutingents, this year to the public
necessities. Now, wo ask you equarcly
and plainly, do you suppose such state
of things can endure? Can goEernment
bs carried on by such persons? Will
they find fools who will trust them or
lend them money! If they do find such,
does one single man in South Carolina be-
Ii eve that the property-holders will be
such fools as ever to pay one dollar OF
the debts they may contract ? You know
they will not. DO you suppose the taxes
they levy will be paid? 4 few weeks
will determine thatAbecausc it will de-
term;ne whether we shall again be put
under military rhle. One thing Is sure
and ncvitable-if you persist in maintai. II
ing such 4 government we cannot and
will not maintain You. 1t will nos be-
hostility to you-not q desire to oppress
or compel you-but that irresistible, un-
written law of necessity, of selfpreserya.
ton, which nature has made for as and
made it stronger than all homan laws,
because it is of Divine origin. That law
will compel us to call in the hardy and
thrifty white man from abroad and sub
stitute his labor for your labor. Hc Wilt
succeed TO your peaceful homes and you
will follow tho path and fortune OF tho In
dian, who thought :ss you now think, and
he rushed as you now blindly rush upon
your inevitable fate. You have your.
choice now. You may never have it
again. If you are true to yourselves,
true to our mutual interests and welfare; !;
if you stand by us, we will stand by you,
and there will be peace and prosperity
and all their blessings shared between us.
If you choose otherwise, and stand by
your present associates; if YOU adhere to
them and insist that you will put themto
govern us, and you submit yours ewes TO
be governed BY them, then you must go
your ways and we must 20 our ways.
We will rot modest or trouble you. You
may in peace run your course of wretch
cdness and ruin. We shall not follow
you. We must and wc will take care of