The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-07-07
pemooratis paper.--.ilo. ..
REFLECTIONS ON THE FOURTH or JUEY,
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REFLEoTIoNs ON THE FOURTH or july
1868.
Among the great secondary causes
that led to the Revolutionary war
was "taxation without representa-
tion." The colonists denied the
right of the British Parliament to
levy taxes upon them without repre-
sentation; and the matter was finally
submitted to the arbitrament of the
sword The result was that the great
right for which the colonists contend
ed was successfully asserted and be-
came cardinal principle in the free
institutions of this country And
this point was gained, be It remem-
bered, by achite men, for The benefit of
aohite men and their descendants. For
this the blood of white men was shed
freely, and it became the sacred in
heritance of them and their children.
We do not say that white men may
not extend the benefits of their inhe-
ritance to others; but we do affirm,
that ii is Meir blood-bougM right to dis
pose Of the matter at their ariN and
pleasure.
What now is the state of affairs,
July 4, 1868? The ancient land
marks of South Carolina ruthlessly
removed; Northern man Of recent
importation, who pays not dollar
in the way of taxes, the Governor of
the State; many of the wisest, best,
wealthiest citizens of the State, and
the sons of the heroes of '76, disfran-
chised; the Legislature of the State
two-thirds negroes, and the majority
of the remaining one-third carpet
baggers from abroad, and Southern
recreants and demagogues-many of
them worse, more ignorant and more
malicious than their colored friends;
and, furthermore, we have the pros
pect of being represented in Congress
by Senators and Representatives.,
who will be fit exponents of the
electors who shall put them in Office.
Thus the white people of the
State, who comprise almost exclu-
sively the class of taxpayers, are not
represented. Here, on the 9th of
July, 1868, two days after the 92d
anniversary of American liberty, we
have everything made ready for
"tncotiOn ,ritloM representation.
But this is not ALL We have
representation rihoM taraiion." OF
the 9S colored Legislators, the tax
collectors books show that CT pay no
taxes at all, and 81 pay but seventy
cents each; and 46 radical whites pay
less than seven dollars each, "a pay.
ing no taxes ct all.
The late assessment of real estate
throughout the State is S70,507, 075.
This is the amount OF taxable proper
ty at the mercy of the non-tax paying
Legislature.
May Heaven protect the lamb from
the wolves-or in its good turn grant
that the lamb become q lion, and
thus that the State be saved. GoD
SAVE THE STATE.
And this is enacted in South Caro-
Hna-one of "the old thirteen
whom Mr.. Bancroft, Northern his
torian, has said that she "formed the
American Union"
Ninety-two years after forming this
Union, under its forms and in it's
spirit, the diadem of her glory is
snatched of, the mantle of her sove-
reignty torn away by alien and de-
generate hands, and her nakedness
exposed to the rude gaze of mocking
man.
But be of good cheer. noble moth
er! Your true and faithful sons will
yet rescue you from the spoilers
hand and clothe you again in your
spotless garments. II.
Last Wednesday afternoon, num-