The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-21
AN APPEAL TO THE HONORABLE
SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
IN BEHALF OF THE CONSERVATIVE PEOPLE OF
SOUTH CAROLINA, AGAINST THE ADOPTION BY
CONGRESS, OF THE NEW CONSTITUTION ~. -
PROPOSED FOR SOUTH CAROLINA. .afTf 2.

Ihe undersigned behalf of large portion the good people
OF the State OF South Carolina respectfully appeal your honor
bic body to arrest the adoption of the Constitution proposed
for said State In spite of the respectful submitted
to the House of Representatives and the Senate that
former body have given to said instrument their approval
sake OF all classes of people, for considerations affecting
peace society," view of the substantial State
put in jeopardy by organic which may truhu chara
rzed apoita abortion offspring incapacy and preu
dice and hate submit asthe the
South the high court of last resort
country.
In addition to the remonstrance
paper and in the address made to the
OF the House of Representatives herewith submitted respect
fully invite the attention of your body the exhibits
hereto appended, and marked CA !" 'B" and &C."
Exhibit CA gives the items and shows taxation
provided for In the Constitution The State
impoverished The property which her people their slaves
has been swept is true given
the Sae nevertheless that property longer capital
and value The the the
everywhere visible The labor of country passing from
state to another and is disturbed demorazed The
flower of the commonwealth have fallen battlefield the
broken fortunes and disappointed hopes of weigh
heavily the energies of ut least the old less sangune
amongst Yet under these circumstances affecting enough to
touch the sympathes of manly nature
it, Of the political here
in South Carolina threatened with the
plan of public spoaton under the gse equitable system
Under the forms of law it proposed away the
little that the war has left "1arao representation
combined with representation araon" Thus in South
Carolina is contemplated tyranny British
Parliament 1776 and to add thereto startling
We refer you to exhibit CA Although South Carolina
struggling for bread yet observe how, under the Constitution
the burdens of taxation have been increased:
Proposed now to be raised :. -. -. 50 $50 $50
Before the amount about 35O 600
Proposed be levied the State per cent
Before the
taken into consideration the Depreciation of the
value OF property the the difference greater
take the case of piece of property town. before
Levied before the this per cent, making ~ so
NOW at same valuation, it pays at per cent, 300
Thus the proportion stands as to g.. But this ALL
The property valued before the at $4,000
Before the per levied on this would give Is
But to raise the $500 required demands of 10
cent 3OOl
Thus taking into depreciation of the value of
real estate the proportion stands to 90 provied
for in the Constitution absolutely tceny times as great as before
the Nor is this ALL But in the land which has
deprecated value than city property proportion
greater than the established above
common thing find large tracts of land sold by
less than the amount of taxes resting thereupon
Exhibit "B shows that the Constitutional Convention was
composed Of -a~.3
Whites At
colored 74E
sHo4r~a 121|
"A colored pay of taxes a. % SIT 90
alone paying ...........ts.... .,...... S5 80
Hence 73 colored pay ). $32 58I
Or less than so cents each. 80 e'
il white (conservative) paying sos ST
Hence 46 whites pay. $252 ISL
Or less than Sc each 49, & v.
OF the At white members % pay tax the IA
coored members So tax at ALL Of the whites least
fourth Government employees and Northern avenrers
Of the coored men, goodly number from abroad
Exhibit &c" shows that Legislature elected under the new