The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-06
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1895 n'f >. aT5e'sss nc ." VOLUME Iv-NO. 40
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f s5e t H have esd s which has great favor with
might have ee LEFT and wisdom OF the eefeh Ieeisa
have the channg OF or aerna dbmns tine tine
ss w 8g hs 1a act Of has been
this ordinances and amongst
ae them o ths Espadiates all pledges of faith
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Ba thus is e created as @ Of s
and u1rupuous which the whole
instrument t12r1 has has it origin s-.
authorizes the purchase of lands purpose of selling them out
in small tracts to purchasers Eis Wild and ruinous
except the land commissioners and their friends
be s u tor e s psbasars OF I IRehs these They
Will ultimately fall the State Did before hear
so many effective for squanderng public money
the whole State and oil the people it. reduced bankruptcy
this Constitution must affect the interests of the white man.
how inconsistent must with peace prosperity of the
State But addition to this the Committee believe that it can
be shown that the said Constitution injurious to the
very wit the black peopewhom seemed most
to have been designed to benefit On this point Committee ask
leave to invite attention to the Burt one
OF the ables lawyers of the State the highest chaac
ter and OF well known political conservatism following his
language the subject of the provisions new Constitution
which confer the power of taxation:
An analysis Of the of the Constitution which con
mind that no this continent endure the
that all taxation single purpose shall be upon
real estate and upon the income from the In
the inequality OF taxation cannot omit the fact of the
diversity between the two which nhabit
th moment the taxable property held by
that Constitution the political the
ot only are the ordinary appropriations the
OF the State imposed the held by the number
but the other the present moment entirely
exempt taxation for the support public schools
number OF the which property are
vote and cannot hold the
Office created by that CONSTITUTIONS while without refer
ence to property educational qualification past or
any other quahhcaon allowed to vote Need
condhon OF things which the world never before
ancestors proclaimed sentiment which
heart reached to distant
into their constitutions and laws this taxation without
Is tyranny Now not only large class of pro-
but those who hold Office have
property qualification know alphabet as many
OF them Will not know that and Infamous
spolaton of
lof the earth.
Now what consequences? Property under forms Of
law in the gise OF taxation will be transferred the
those who to others
Of taxable property South Carolina to-day and will not
hereafter be able to pay the imposed upon them q
Many of able to form reasonable conjecture
the number of who Will their charity
and sympathy of the State You have already experience
with reference to will have
the slightest difficulty in making your calculations
negro father husband required to contribute dollar
towards the support of the paupers of his race"
He next addresses himself the colored man
and remarks:
IF there be coored Industrious frugal
and morao elevate himself and famiyo that
write that he placed the category white
who owns taxable property and totally
opinion have derived from successful examination of
the Constitution he will be
1t will be taken from him by those who are
idle, triftess and do not to that call
upon ali especae cooed men, who entertain hopes of future