The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-05-16
TUlRDAY| MORNING. MAY 16. 1868 !


is il most shameful, that in forming a Con-
| s' ss'titution, cure should be taken to- prevent
Brf roSues from being dsfranchiscd, whilst the
same caution is exercised to exclude tue most
intelligent, yirtuous and patriotic from the
fright Of suffrage Itlwossd seem Tint the pur!
pose of the framers Of this Constitution was to.
found n community of rcgues a.ith paupors in
South Carolina And so astutes have thoy
been in carrying out their purpose, that they
provide in section IL, that nll who have al
ready been convicted of felony shall DO allowed
to vote. go, 81, 81 lt,a5,i5 sS 81
.SKo. 2, ART; Prohibits the Lcgislatur.
from sloyying poll tax of more than one dollar
on each person, and declares that this tax shull
be applied exclusively to the public school
fund And no additional poll tax shall
bo levied by any municipal corporation. In
othor words, tho property must pay oil the
taxes of the Government, aud persons shall pay
nothing for their protection of life and liberty.
The idea is that Migrants and rogucs arc to be
n sort Of aoLtcsse, exenpt from taxation, as was
the case of tho aristocracy in France previous
the school fund, scction1 authorizes the Log
slaturc to punish those who may embezzo it,.
by declaring them disqualified for holding any
Office Of honor or emolument, in this State
But, then true to their purpose of vcsting all:
political power III the hands Of such pcrsons,J
it provides in the same section, TINT the Conc
raj Assembly fby two-thirds yoto. may re-.
move the disability upon payment iii full Of the
principal and interest of the SUI, enbczzled.,, +,
Ii u man has stolen money from tho public he.
may still hold Office under thesG Govcrnnient,i ift
he will give up Ikea gentleman tho money,
stolen Il ess u
"SEc 1G-P Provides that no debt contracted
by this State in behalf OF tho late rebelii in
whole or in part, shaIl ever be paiid.
should the non-prope hold ing neg rocsS slss
KEGS mud Southern rene ess in the
tion prohibit the pro- holder from
these lcbts they aee
altas!lish sheas
Tbs lssa1t Sisl 5Ils, nj nj
why shoald it not be paid? Tho property
holders, who assembled i'll Convention iii 1865,
and who would have to pay this debt, never
thought of rrpudiating it.
CSC Of ART 10--Estanb!shcs uniform
system OF free public schools throughout the
State, and provides for the division of the
State into school districts. This will do very
well in New England, where tl:cy have a dense
population, but is wholly unsutcd to the sparse
population of South Carolina. In many Of
the school districts, four miles square, there
will not he child to be educated In ma
jority Of them there will not be children
enough to make Il respectable school. The cx-
pcnsc Of such system will be at least 81 ,OtO,-
900. 1t csstcmplatcs and forces the education
of the white and black children in the same
school. This, no Que, who has any regard for
the morals, manners and future responsibility
Of his child. will tolerate. They who are
able may emp y private tutors for their sons
and daughters; but the poor children will have
no alternative but to 20 to these schools, or be
uncducatcd
"SRc Makes it compulsory for MI chill
dren between the ages of six and sixteen to
attend school for two years. The compulsory
system may suit the genius Of dcspotic Gov
crnmcnt like Prussia, but is at war with the
spirit of our free institutions There are man;
parents who arc not able to spare the services
of their children at home, and many others
who are not in condition to furnish their
children with suitable clothes and, books for
their Attendance at these schools. AT least
parent should "a permitted in free Rcpub-
can country, to govern his own household, and
determine for himself what is best for him to
do. In order to support these schools, a poll
tax of one dollar per head is to be levied,
which might raise 100000 This would
leave 5000 900 to be paid by taxation O! pro
pcrty.
SEC. S-providcs for the establishment Of
State reform schools for juvenile offenders.
This is new system TO be introduced in South
Carolina, and of very doubtful policy. 1t will
certainly add hundreds of thousands of dollars
to our taxation. Al the public Schools col
leyes and universities III the State are, by Sec
ton 10, to be free aud open to ali the children,
without regard TO or color. There seems
to be II studied desire throughout all the pro
| visions of this most infnuOus GOnSt itutiou IN