The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-08-29


~ norinyo!nnt,sy seTyitade, keep. rs s. ,u,,s
iahtnent for crime, whereof tie party ssla!!,,l
have 1,eon ,ln': convicted, shall exist. within
the United States, or any plare apb jest lotheir
jurisdiction. ~ M
T7SEce2. Cougress shall haye powes 70 en-
force this article by appropriate lcgiuiatioi."
This could not become part Of The consti-
tuition without The consent and approval Of
throo-fourths in numbcr Of the Statcg. That
number of States could not bc had without the
Southori, States or several or thon., y.e.bo-
lis;on Of fssleveiy, therefore: eoul,l=not bo1aade
lawful and binding without oui- ad We gave
tlist aid promptly AID honestly. South Care
.:na was the frat 20 do it.s4 We.w,io sdd.es,;
you wore parties 10 it, lt,was done taby tic
Legislature o. 1865 or .Ila 18th day. OF No
vcnber. Other Sonthr.l States followed, ull-
IS anI over yourselves false ami wicked mem
Did you do tii:s because they aYowsi ti.eIn-
selves cu.' ci!eni:cs or w.9e you cheatsd your
selves? II The sof.uc. hen it j. tho highest
i'to! CT yo:7' cn.aity to us and'gf .rot- -i.tcw-
1-on l'ie. we .l:. 'e ,ea Is dc s..io;' '.e.,
|f The .s..cr, TIC; yv.ti...sy a'iBv i. ly tl.e
choice zyo,sla .loi.s ani1ieab .sonoi snffaeii
Wo W.: show 70 .ou what SORT Of ;,over.ts
iticht it is hat 20 have se.a;s oyor y5us,elvcs
and ou.s.lvcs. It is now on eAh:5itio., at
t.olcmJ.a: pa; ing IS a,s' prank .c.,e stared
at, Ito shame and r.t';cuc OF our " w}lo.e coun-
try. Ii claims 20 cScrcisc,hc power oftaxa
1911: buS Il does not re ercscn property. .It
would borrow h:oncy Oh th3 crcu;;i Of tile State
1t acst:nys the, credis /, lis lawlyssncss aid
corruption Whoo'ei ,lt.s,i lis money TO
your gcv.:,lncnt VII lose il. nd Lo WI.
de-cc C h:S io:s YOU Eayc t9oycynor. q
I.ic..tc..aat Governor, 4 ;;ccre.arv of Sta,o, :.
Treasure, Co:ur:rollc. Gene N, All Attorney
c:;eral. Superi'h &c Education. .;l
an. -itjr.ant-t caclrl. T.icSc are ,lc oxeon-
tive or administrative coiry You hive
':ci';'tc and House o.: ic.,ie cl.iat;,es These
arc one hurtlic.! cd iifty-;;.c iii nun,er, anu
constitute your Legislature, which le;ics axes,
boTrows + j. csnl and spcnds money for ,ls.
Now this whole Legislature, all lis memhe.s,
end the -:::ccut!ya corps PIT t.cshcr, arc
taxed ST. HlpslD -.ND ~; 1.-TWO DOLLARS
AND TwEaTY-rwo cE..r;!. The one hui.,.-
red ,isd lif; five Legislators Hoasc and ;;enatc)
arc ,aNcd ,i:i hundred and t,.rty-iivc cellars
and twenty-five eenia SI,.H, -, O., ,ual to -four
dollars and inc ccu.s G.. ..-;oa) c.ch. Eat
ninc.y-o one Of these legislators pa.y no tax at
ali They ase no. o. tue tx rolls Tho twenty
sea. tors apd Representatives from the CID
co,ninorcia, C:y o. C, rlestn, are taxed eighty.
ioaz do!.ls sad t:sisy iisc centz .a5.lCo).
al pf this e::,a seye fcne ,,o,!a. is ,nd BY one
'nciile1--s; respectable colo,cl suaa. Iieiay:;s
the hrgcs. .tyl ane in the Leg s;sla,:ye
or Executive Dcpa.silen. OF yous
Thas os!icr one dollar IS .sy ,,stI
he pays :,r--upen Your .iGjpt;sMt- i, ,i,crs i,
Moses. who is iacrb1f for, bit s,sts.5t;
resident CT. Charleston, As, tho Speaker Q;
tie LONE. and tic so., oi ..s chosen. elected.
but nevertheless 4 9. ~, Gk:cf !. \ st:se o.
;ou2 Supreme Corr=-as ae,ch rroil;;s.ag to
&c as wonderful; rs youisi.eSisl. surc.
The executive corps aggregated is IL n,sc,, SIX
teen dollaisand nine.y-:iiHe cents ls1G.99.iGGl.
This large sum, except the Adju.snt-G G ener.,!'s
ono dollar already gpa,ncL, il paid by ,he
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Tho Governor and ali
the reuia;ning det,i pay nosl,.ng. Werefer
to tic taxes Of laG'. they c.nnos yet be
lsoeTtt7ilsa sor 1863. 1863 "a hoIs$,. that .
sense e shame nj! ;al Ace yo,r opFeseM,sss::vey
to coaSribnse seine portion q ihsir ssisries. or
Of tlioi. Lobby. eoa.inyonss thia'' yeag 10 tie
public necessities, Now, We asl. fyou s,.lsreiy
and plainly, do you srpposc such sv,se OF
things can endure? Can a soyernn,c:,t be
carried OH by suc'' personsy VIII they finI
fools who will trust them or lepd them money!
If shey do Gnd such, does one s;r,Sle man ii,
South carolina believe that .i,c property hold
ers will be such fools rs ever TO pay one dollar
Of the debts :hoF nay cortrscs! You know
they VII iio5. Do ycl. suppose lie ta.ss tScy
,o,y will be paid? a Few weeks w! tleier-
mi'ic that becsase il viii IL e.i.ailc Yhctacr
We Shall ag.in Sc put upIer' military rrhdie
One tl.ls is srrc and inevitable yoa per-
siss in maintaining s,lcis :. s.,c. sent we can
nos a.i VI no; llaiat:.a yoa. Il WI nat ho
hostility TO Jo,l-not ,lcsirc 10 cpprcss o:.S
compel you-but Cha. irresistible, unwr.t:cn
l-w Of necessity, Of sclfprose-ya;ion, w.c,.
nature has made or is, a,i,! n,a,le il stronger