The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-07-08
COLUMBIA. S. c.. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 8 1858
VOLUME. IV-NO. o.

1903 VOLUME IV-NO. g. L
more than 100000 '''' Will nave 10 PROVIDE '0r
The report of the ComptroerGenera further shows
that the cash balance on hand the LIST day of
receipts from all sources from the list of oco 90
ber 1866 to the 1s of October 1867 4543o2 2a
Making total of $685. 493 O6
been signed clipped and carried to cash. pursuant to
the provisions Of the Act 1866, authorizing their
issue The expenditures during the same period
were were: =: ~ .$474453 81
The made this Department and here
WI SHOWS the operations OF the Treasury from the
From this statement it will be perceived the list
of October the balance Of cash hand s1soas 60
The total receipts of the Treasury from all
~ that time has been :...:............ 3oass7 7s
means of the Treasury 4s4427 AZ
The total expenditure during the ass8 IS
Leaving, on the 1st day of May cash balance in the
be very materially reduced during the month of
May by the against for nav
ment before the expiration of the term of the present
1t will be observed from the report Treasurer that the
OF Seo sed ss tax which would realize the
taxoecors OF the say whether the
by onb o soas e sns
OF Of the amount wioh
ton assuming that said bill estimated amount
Bills Receivable
These officers found that it not print
200 OF this only 1922 600 have been
1868,
outstanding and in circulation Receivable only
$135, ,687
No duty devoved upon the involving deli
cate and raied interests that which
Just and equitable system of taxation It accepted truth
done which will enable pay same with the
greatest facility and without unnecessary oppression sudden
change the system of labor which Carolina
for years. the destruction of than the
estimated wealth of the State by the abolition slavery
taton of Cities towns villages farms by the
of and by invading and retrean arme sas
drought which existed throughout the
off almost entirely the cotton greatly reducing
thereby rendering purchase large supplies
for the subsistence of the popuon the great
spoaon of the caterpillar and boil worm pressure of
debts contracted anterior to the when
credit essentially different from exists at the
present time admonish that the people of South
unable to bear burden Of taxation which, prior
ton of these msortunes moderate
of the population the material prosperity of
dictate of wisdom that should the
and reduce expenses by curang salaries dispensing with all
not absolutely to the administration
the State government
The taxation of the present preceding year been sub
ect matter of great complaint The large
land well as other property levied upon by Shes
Districts for the of taxes Enthusiastically
evinces the extreme difficulty encountered by citizens raising
to meet this demand of the State
disastrous because it tends first to decentralization
honesty to the making of false rens secondly
lated to drive from the State valuable portion the community
to seek other localities where the
IS not paralyzed by such heavy burdens
The of the Convention the present
your Leglsaturewhoe abo1s cannot justice the
changes proposed the Constitution
mons of themselves add expenses the State