The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-07-08
pemoeratie paper..---No,.. 3 .
THE NEW nEaIsnAruan AND rHE NEW Il.

forced upon the people Of South Cs.
rolina by the Congress of the United
States, Iacting ''outside OF the Con-
stitution"-and the new State officers,
elected under the same auspices, took
their respective posts. II is proper
to refer now to some figures which
already have been given, and which
are especially pertinent now. Iquote
from the speech of the Hon. George
Vickers, OF Maryland, in the United
States Senate, June s, 1868. This
Senator, it appears, strongly opposed
the bill admitting the States of North
Carolina, South Carolina. Louisiana,
Georgia, Florida and Alabama to
representation in Congress-, and, in
the course of his able remarks, he
uses very freely the facts, and figures,
and points made in the appeal put
forth by the State Central Executive
Committee of the State. Take the
Legislature, which has assembled here
he shows that it consists of whites,
fifty seven; colored, ninety weight. The
forty-six radical whites pay of State
taxes, on an average, about seven
dollars each. The ninety eight CO.
lored legislators pay, on an average,
about seventy cents each. Further, of
the ninety-eight colored members,
Si.cty-Secem pay no tdceS at all. With
| respect to the Governor elect and
the seven other State officers, they
pay, on an average, each two dollars
and eleven cents, observing that six
OF them pay no taces at dN-the Lieu
tenant-Governor and the Adjutant
and Inspector-General dividing be-
tween them the honors of the afore-
said two dollars and eleven cents.
This is the body, and these the
State officers, that assume to repre-
sent the State of South Carolina!
We are powerless to prevent it; but,
for one, we denounce this thing as
an outrage and q farce. Aud we ap-
peal to our ellow-citizens-to those
who represent tho wealth, the intelli-
gence and the integrity of the
State-to rise in their strength and
their influence, and by peaceful
means to rid the State, as soon as
possible, of this radical incubus.
Our hopes in the .futme-our memo
ries III the past-our exigencies in the
preSent-all alike demand this ut onr
hands. Well may the Hon. Mr..
| Vickers say:
''A1r. President, L ask if the &c.
nate of tho United States will receive
State into this Union on n Consti-
tuition thus formed and q Govern
ment thus instituted? It was taxa
ton without representation that pro-
duced, in great degree, the war of
our independence; it was one of. the
great burdens and evils complained
OF by our fathers, that they were
taxed without representation; but
here, IN this Government, we have
not only the people taxed without
representation. but we have this
grievance doubly intensified by
having representation virtually with
out taxation. Could there be m ore
fragrant wrong upon any free people
than we impose by accepting this
Constitution and form of Govern
ment?" -'' -,--.'
X, r*,*
''Is it possible that we are to give
to these ignorant millions the pre-
ponderance over the white race who
own the land and other property of
the South, and enable them to impose
taxes without limitation ? The com
mittee from South Carolina, to whom
have alluded, have given in their
appeal the items of taxes to be raised
in that State. I will not trouble tho
Senate by going over the details, but
will give the aggregate, which is g.
230, $50. These gentlemen say :.
'The late assessment of real estate
throughout the State, city, town, and
country, is $7O,507, ,O75, on which a
tax levied of three per cent. will raise
50, 1862 If real estate owners are
to defray the expenses of the State,
it viii require more than three per
cent. to meet them. Formerly it was
about one-half per cent, and that,
too, when lands and real estate in
general had not deprecated in value.
'Shall we, by the adoption of this
bill, commit the whole property of
that State, valued OF $40, 600, 900, and
the taxes of the State, amounting to
| 50, 100000, into the hands of these