The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-04-22

i -gSSIki. Os
Pplace,, man eISGtiohs Ia g ignorance, stu
pidity andvice. The superior race is to
..iE.be made subservient to the inferior. Tax
alton and representation are no longer to
be united. They who own no property
ARE tl levy all listaxes, and make all appro-::
prialions. The property holders have.
! to pay these staXes,5 without having any
/ voice iin levy tiicm rFhe-conseqnoncesl
! ls.will he, in effect coniscation. Tie ap-.
,iroIp5fiati0 upPortsfree schools for.
j=the education OF negro children, for the,
sa,rrpapqrt.ofbldsneg es3ins1lie: popls houses,
/ uiljI5the vicious in jails and the Peneten-
Etiary, togctherwith standing army OF
| ne sro soldiers, wiilEbe crushing and Ut
19tei;ly: ruinulslo the State. Every mail.s
ih1roperiy $ VIII have to be sold to pay llls
taxes.
Slor,oN s, Expressly prohibits the Leg.
I.isIalure passing any law depriving con-
isvict ofsiarcel,y oil the right Of suffrage.
| 1t ,,yas I,prrLcnde that in :: few years
large p1Sporrotisot the -negro voters might
be comvieted of ;s1asrg1N and zt9e Radical I
paltyythereby .!Sllorll of .9LlleWs strength III
5a7l}eiecfinlis! Butts stGnot ril6st shameful,
ll,ataashami ingalG lG6nstttut ton, care should
he taken to prevent rognes from being
|.ohstr~nchiset " liiisrl lrteys:me2 tion5is
:ex efftiised aeSelttat ortif. telli Gent,
tivirluons and patriotic from the right OF.
"a ffrage !! st would seem that the purpose
E5f rs erhc yt.iineis ot tis Constitution waste
found L community of rogu and paupers
lin South Carolina! And so .astute hayc
lalise,y; Ii cafryihg.yout their: purpose
Ethul they. provide ill Section II that ALI
oaiave alEeady been9c0ivieted OF felony
Ishall.be allowed 10 vote!
tA AsSLerI6Ns2 6fsARrfcLE 8, Prohibits the
Legislature fronl-levying a poll tax of
more than fone dollar OH each pei:stii,.a ,.and
Edacnires.s tliat this tax. Shall 'be applied cx
ecll,sively TO the public schooltund !! And
Enosad dditiQpat po 4; tax ssshall| |beclevied By
any ~ In iiitGncipaI- cofpnrarioh Tn otlier
words, the property n. ust, pay, all thetaxes.
Of tile. vernment, and pclsons shall pay
|snothing for their protection OF ilite iand
liberty. The idea is that the vagranta
an d r6gues,ar to be a sort oClesse, ex-
|-einpt from taxation,.asA was sthe-ccaae OF
the ,aristocracy in Franec previous to the
French Revolution: 80 -
1T JpsoIder secure the school fund, Sec
ton is, Authorises the Legislature to.
punish .those who may embezzle-itshy de-
claring them disqualified for holding any
Office of,honor or emolument in this State.
But; then. true to: their pulposeof vesting
all political power in the hands OF sucl
persons. it. provides, in;the: same section.
that the General Assembly, .by 1.-TWO
third vote, may remove the disability
Fnpon. payment IN full of the principal and
of the sum zembezzled!''s II a
man hrs stolen money from uheepiblic he.
sinay sti Hold office InJcr tic Govern
l.nientIii. he vii! .....give. up like gentle
lInlIla.ns,, IMAM the monevlsto!en
+ SECTION is, Providus That no debt Con-
tractcd by this State in. behalf of the late.
rebellion, in whole orin part. shall over.
be.rsidl.75 rs ziWiFiIlY-silou!d the non property
ss5negirees;5 yalkecs $anlAS6ulhern.
l-renegadesin the Convention prohibit the
property holder from paying their debts
| itthey sec proper to doso, and preserve
.untarnished the honor Of their State.
! |{Ihis war debt WAS contracted with hon
est creditors. many OF them widows and
.orphan and why should it not be paid?
The.property@ holders, who assembled IN
Convention in 1868. and who would have
I TO pay this debt, never thought OF repudi-,
ating it. zs:si s: = i.s-se3:s = -.
SscrIoN 8 OF ARTICLE 10, Establishes a
uniform system of free public schools
tbIpughhut tie State. and provides fQr1he
division nf the State into school districts.
| Tl,is will do Very well in New England,
where they haveoa9 tloise populations but
i Is wholly unsuled to the sparse popula-.
,ion-ot South Caroline. In many ot the
tssscbooIDistljcts, four miles square, there
lstsill not DC u child TO 6e educated. LII Il
1naiority of tllsm there viii not be cbil-
MrAii e ssiI0tiah tonidlle iilesl liectable school
4 The exrense of sncll a system will be at
/ Eleasts one million of dollars. 1t contcnl-
pilates and forces the educ;lrion of the
white and black children in the same
l Ischool. This no one. who has any 10
gard inr the morals, manners aud future
resrrclab;li1p-eff fiiliis mis- children, will tolerate
.spriHry piHIry wlio ,areelblea may employ private
|ant ors5fer their Sous dnd .daus htt:rs, but
-tl,e poor cIillre, will have alternative
Ibut to go to those schools or be unoduca
sEcTlox4, Makes 1T compulsory for ill
!. .children between. the ages OF six aud six
teen teen to attend school for Two years. This
compulsory system7nlay suit.the genius
IF IF + 4 :. .tesp6tic government like Prussia,
; bit is at swar.withe the spirit Of our free
institutions. There are many parents
4 w}u,are not able spare the services of
,l,eirlcbildrer ut home esands mapy others
Wiz afs n6t.in2; {, cnndition'to furnish their
cnl,lrrn with suitable cl,,thes and books
for their attendance at-tbeserchools. at
least APPARENT should be permitted IN y
frrecse Republican, country To govern hlsnwn