The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-07-14

as sncy arc, ahd not as perhaps they
ought to be, our asoirations being
humble, there being very little prac.
tical liberty and substantial justice in
this matter Of public education, if wo,
the unpretending, uncnlightcncd and
innocently difidont minority, arc not
permitted to act with regard to it,
upon the Dutchman's common sense
rule. "You pays your none y, and you
takes your choice"
Scotts q b!ushing Impudence.
Ever and anon, there is exhibited
IN the South tho outrageous "insolcnco
of Office" which is the natural result
Of such governments az reconstruction
has for time fastened upon us. Gov
ernor Scott's letter uron State taxa
tion if a fair specimen.
The law prcscribcs that "lherc shall
not DO assessed collected and more
than ono million of dollars" Scott
very coolly tells us, "that 81, ,230, 900
which has been osstsScd,' contrary to
the express provision of the law, is
equivalent, making allowance toy de-
)"uHe's. to tho amount prescribed by
tho law" The question arises, what
dcfaulters Reflect upon it, fellow
citizons. Observe that quarter of a
million and over is put on you, with
out warrant Of law, "to mako allow
anco for dofaultcrs." How much will
tho County Troasurers be in default?
What will be the amount Of Comptrol.
lor General Neagles' default =? A
margin Of $3.50, 900 allowed for steal
ago ? Modest men /! For who can
suppose, that taxpayers would be in
default to that amount, or that the
sheriff will not comply with the law
and "collcot it by distress, or other
wise r. Aud can any one tell us tho
meaning of that sothcrwisc T. Can
this tax be collected any "othcrwisc"
than "by distress - If so, how
Scott admits enough, oven in his
clustering threat Of "convoning the
Legislature again" to prove The lilo.
gality Of the proceeding. If he has
law to assess 1880, 900, why convene
tho Legislature 7 Evidcntly he
knows that he has no law on his side
but tho law Of barc-faccd impudcnce.
The courts cannot decide but one
way, and if Our people do not resist so
vilo precedent. they arc tho most
abjcct of slaves. Suppose an addition
al half million had been assessed to al
low for dcfaultors. What then 7
What rascality there must be in the
administration that calculates upon
such on amount Of corruption
Again, if it wero so, that onc.Gfth
of the people Of South Carolina (what
a vile indictment is this that involves
evory fifth man y should provo in do.
fault in paying their taxos, ought the
other four.ffths to be bullicd into
paying their portion for thom : Sup
pose that A. B. G. D. and Il. each
contract debt at a grocery storc Of
800, and suppose that A., at tho end
of the year, don't pay his hundred
dollars. Where is the justice, law, or
common sonso, in tho grocer charging
$25 Of it on tho bill of oach of the
other four who are willing to pay
their hundred Mr.. Scott would,
doubtless, mako a fortune in such q
grocery store. Wo would certainly
patronisc him ourselves, with tho pro-
vious understanding, however, that We
wcro to DO tho fifth man, whose 40
count was to bc distributed, with tho
utmost impartiality b. his Board of
Equalization, over tho bills Of the 9TH
er non.resisting and punctuall y-paying
four! If, according to Scott, Moses,
junior, surpassos Calhoun, McDuf1io
and Preston, in eloqucnco and wis
dom, surely after such brilliant scin.
tillation AZ this lottor on taxation,
mono can doubt tho assertion of Mos.
os, junior, mado upon tho Same memo.
radle third, TIM. Scott IS A JEWELL. in
the diadem Of South Carolina. -
Shake him, and he shines.
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