The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-05-13

pecial benefit Of the negroes. 1t
ought also to have legalized poly
gamy, which has likewise great
favor with this class Of people.
"The settlement ofa wite's prop
erty, provided: for in section 8,
might have been left to the discre-
ton and visions Of the Legisla-
ture. 1t is an experiment, and if
found mischievous or unwise, the
Legislature ought to have, the
power Of changing or altering the
law. But this ordinary act Of leg
islation has been incorporated in
the Constitution a. a fundamental
law, not to be repealed. :.-.:l .
ATTACHED to this Constitution,
are several. ordi n ances, and
amongst them one which repud!-
,,ates all pledges Of faith and credit,
; on the part Of the State, to- any
corporation Or private individual,
made since 1860. The honor and:
credit of South Carolina, her good
faith and most solemn pledges,
are thus treated as Of no consider
alton whatever. But this ordi-
nance is on a par With that, dis
honor, despotism, and unscrup"-
lms extravaganza which peryade
the whole CONSTITUTIONS and are,
worthy Of the infamous source
whence the instrument has its
origin. 5 ,, q. r, ',...>,.',- = .,@ -.
"The ordinance to createa Board
ofland Commissioners, Authorizes
the purchase Of lands for the pur-
pose Of selling them out in small
tracts to purchasers on credit.
This wild and ruinous scheme, isl
likewise, for the negroes, and is
likely to benefit no ONE xespt
the land c, m missioners and their
friends. = State stocks are to be is
sued forthe purpose Of purchasing,
these lands. They may be sold,
but the purchasers will never. pay
for them, and the loss will -ulti-
mately fall upon the State. Did
any one ever before hear Of 81,
many effective provisions for.
squandering public money, when
the whole State, and all the-peopIe
in it, are reduced to bankruptcy
and poverty" -
Thus has it been shown, in the
above analyses. how injuriousfy
this Constitution must affect the
interests Of the white MAJ, and
how inconsistent it must prove
with the peace and prosperity OF
the State. But, ia addition to this.
the Committee believe that it can
be shown that the said Con>titu-.
ton is not the less injurious to the
very class-to wit: the black people
whom itseemed most especially
to have been designed to benefit.
On this point, the Committee ask
leave to invite attention to- the
comments of the Hon A. Burt,
one OF the ablest lawyers of the,
State, and a man, Of the highest
character, and Of weHsknown poIit-
ical conservatism. The following
is his language on the subject OF,
the provisions Of the new Consti-:
tuition, which confer the power Of
taxation: -.
IAN analysis of the provisions
Of the new Constitution, which
confer the power of taxation, l
have not a doubt, will assure any
candid mind that no people on this
continent can endure the burdens
which it imposes. The principle
which pervades that entire instru-
ment is that all taxation, except
for single purpose, shall be i'm
posed upon real estate and upon
the income from the sale Of mcr-
chandize. In estimating the in
equality Of taxation, we cannot
omit the fact of the great diversity
between the two races which in
habit the State Att this momeSt
the. taxable property is held by
one race, and under that Consti-
tuition. the political power is vested
exclusively in the other. Notonly
are the ordinary appropriations
for the civil service Of the State
imnosed unon- the nrODertY held