The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-07-21
Desportes, Williams u Co., Props
Utter Degradation.

TO what pass have VIC como
Had any set of executive officers in
any State in the Union, attempted, be-
foro 1860, such an usurpation as the
assessment and collection of $3.50, 900,
without warrant of law, and in the
face of most positive prohibition,
they would havc tromblcd in fear of
impeachment and expulsion from Of
hce. The vengeance of any Legisla.
ture at all worthy of tho name, would
have torn them down from their be-
sotted presumption, and humbled
them to the dust. But the plunder-
crs now in office, treat tho Legislature
with the contempt it richly deserves.
1t is but so much clay in the hands Of
the potter, and thoy do not pretend to
conceal that they look upon It as such.
Far from fearing impeachment, Scott
impudently acknowledges that the
law prohibits tax Of over million
dollars. The law, however, he i'm
plies, was a mistake. We mood $l,-
100000. We, therefore, contrary to
tho prohibition of the Legislature,
hlvo coolly assessed it. "Factious op.
position in the Courts" will do no
good. he continues, for I "will bc
compelled to call the Legislature to-
gcthcr,' tell them about tho $50, 900
they forbid being collected, n set of
woolly-hcadcd dunderheads that thov
arc, and get them to pass u law that
1t must be collected notwithstanding
Did insoloncc cvor go beyond this :
Can any Legislature fail to winch bo.
meath such an exhibition of tho scorn
OF its own creatures Do thoy quietly
accept such uttor degradation 7 Let
thom, if they choose. But let our
people try the courts, to divide tho
republican party for tho future, if for
Ao o'hc' purpose,
We arc told, however, that wo orc
for the first timc living under Ga truly
republican form Of government. :"
Yes, and wo propose to remember
that, for the sake Of show, wo have
been left the power to vote. Wo are,
therefore, minority that cannot al
ways be triflcd with, and which will.
one day, wrcak summary vengeance,
by setting up and supporting ono
snake, to bite off the head of another,
"which, if not victory, is at loast re-
vcngc." Remember tho past, and look,
thcn, to tho future. Remember tho in.
ftuence which overthrow Muckey--not
that it hated Sawyer less, but
Mackcy more. Such influences, when
the next struggle for stealago comes,
will DO stronger than before, and like
n fly in the pot of ointment, will
cause the whole of it to stink. Treat
the Legislature with contempt. Good.
The Judiciary as corrupt. Better.
Sweet souls, they will draw their sala.
rlcs, but nevertheless, will, though
rotten, SECRETLY resent it. propcrty
holders as slaves, to do the bidding of
the carpct-bag Trinity, Scott, Tomlin-
son n Parker. Best of all. Affeutlonate
love, of course is, tho natural conso-
qucncc
we can como ourselves to but one
conclusion, and it is, that those mon
horo to make hay while tho sun shines
and then take their departure. Somo
have supposed that, from tho amount
OF their extortions, they wore contom.
plating credit business and tho piy.
ing us little lime. But thcy owl.
IDENTIFY mean cash, and tmmcdiuteIy,
and it is source of morriment to
ourselves, who can't bo hurt much by
tax upon propcaty Of any sort, (for
they stole all ofour property, and left
us deep in debt. "long, long ago") to
sec, that tho barcst faced impudcnco
and hectoring bullying upon tho re.
cords of American history seems
about to cow aud intimidate a once
free people into abject submission
Our cris, why did not they assess
$2,ooo,00O, when about it, and "al.
low" million, instead of $3.50. 900.
FOR DErAuLrERs 7" Wo arc aston.
1shed, whom we think upon It. at
Scott's moderation. Wo tako back
our threats WE WILL VOTE FOR u,,,
FOR THE u. S. SENATE.
Folly SPREADING.
Ideas, undoubtedly, rulo tho world,