Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-01-16

moyal of the tax has unaolvone some discussion
already in that body, ana VIC can discover from II
but little likelihood of the expected relief being
granted. The House passed a bi tits true, repeal
ing the tax on all cotton after the present crop, but
the measure met with violent opposition, and L.
nally assumed the shape of political discussion.
The bill went to the Senate, and a substitute was
there proposed and adopted, suspendnlg the tax
on cotton grown in 1868, but insisting, OF the same
time, upon the continuance of the tax thereafter;
and also to exempt the importation OF cotton
grown elsewhere, from any duty at ALL Even
should the suspension of the tax become law, 1t
will only be such, in all probability, to induce the
planting of full crop, and beforeit goes into mar
ket the tax gatherer will again be set after the plan
ter, demanding the one-fourth of the value. We
have no confidence in Congressional relief upon
this matter. The Washington correspondent OF
the Charleston Courier gives the following account
of the Senate discussion on the repeal Of the tax
1.-THE discussion upon this measure has exhibi-
ted in its most disgusting forms all the distinctive
features of the Yankee character. In the begin
ming it was set aAoat by avowed Northern specula
tors, whose only object was to get back the taxes
already paid upon the crop Of 1867, supported 6y
others who had advanced money upon that OF the
present year. The former got Q vote to-day IN the
and may yet succeed. The latter were quite sue
cessful, as will be seen. 1t was amusing to wit
ness how those gentlemen, who are interested in
the manufactures, of which Cotton is the fabric,
sauirmed ut the views of Western men and again,
with what evident disgust portion Of the Radl-
cals especially the Northern wing, viewed the sug-
gestions of the Southern renegades as to the neces
sity of a permanent repeal in the interest OF the
"poor negro" One of these latter gentry Mr..
Fowler, Of Tennessee, went SO far as to say that
without any tax whatever, it would be found to be
impossible to make Cotton growing ~ profitable
pursuit-that not only the monopoly but the sue.
cessful competition with the rest Of the world tell
with the institution of slavery-and he spoke the
truth If any there be who have been led to be-
lieye that this measure is intended to relieve the
planters of the South-that is the owners OF the
soil-I can only say that they labor under very
great mistake The Yankees have now full pos
session of the elephant. 1 commend them to
prudent husbandry Of their resources"
Had we not better, then, in truth, make up our
minds to abandon the growth Of cotton? 1t waA
not pan. With our ports thrown open to the i'm
portaton of foreign cotton, duty frec prices will
become lower than they are at present. The peo-
pie of the West, and along the seacoast of South
Carolina and Georgia, are starving on cotton al
ready. Where will they get bread to subsist upon
until September? How many in our immediate
midst will begin to feel the pinchings Of hunger
before another bread crop can be produced?
The growing of corn, wheat, potatoes &C., and
of cattle, hogs and Sheep will give us plentiful
supply Of provisions, and something Of value to
spare in exchange for the commodities Of other
countries. We may not become rich all at once
but we are pursuing safer road to future pros.
perity than the one we now travel. We should
recognize, now and forever, the great change that
the war and its results have wrought upon US in re-
gard to the production Of cotton, and cndeavor to
conform our action to the stern DEGREES that these
slavery are daily pronouncing against u.s. With
events we could produce cotton and pay expenses
With free labor we cannot Why discuss the
Question further?