Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-02-26
The Duty of the South.

The Duty of the South.
The "New York Tcrald" Of last Saturday,
In concluding an editorial under the caption
Of "The Politicians Trying to Stir up Troub-
les in the South" says:
In some important partiulars we believe
the South will be agrccably disappointed in
Grant, and it should not inauguratc his adj
ADMINISTRATION by kicking up a fuss in advance.
Nor will Grant get into OH unnecessary fight
with Congress upon the question Of Southern
reconstruction. Unconditional negro suffrage
is what the white population of the South are
experimenting. General Grant may not be
called upon either to oppose or approve it.
1t may be taken out of his hands altogether.
There is am pic reason to doubt whether the
proposed amendment to the Constitution call
cd the fifteenth article, providing for indis.
criminate suifragc-niggcrs, Chine c, coolies,
digger Indians and all the rest of tho ballot
torsaken portion of crcation-wil be adopted
by the required constitutional minority
thrcc-tourths of all the States. The West
does not seem disposed to bow down to it
Witness the fasco of the Inauguration Ball,
where, because it was placardcd by Western
men, "No niggcrs admitted" some Eastern
niger worshippers split off and would have
nothing to 40 with the affair. The West has
lntifaceblc prejudice against negro equality.
United with the South and such Of the North.
cfn states as arc opposed to the negro equal.
ty, the majority necessary to adopt the Eff,
tecnth Amendment cannot be secured.
And upon a question of negro equality
placed distinctly before the whole people, we
are frm in the conviction that the affirmative
would be voted down by an overwhelming
majority. The sentiment Of our population
is undoubtedly in favor of still reservinc to
the several States those rights affecting social
and domestic relations which but few dcspot-
lc powers on earth have succeeded in usurn.
ing and controlling against the will Of the
people. Therefore let tho South stick to it's
proper vocation at this timc-work hard. rasc
good crops, be economical, save money, main
tam law and order, and let the mischief max.
ing politicians all go-whcro they belong.
Important to Grocers and other Dealers.
a number of groccrs of the country (says
tho Washington "National Republican, have
got into trouble through inattcntion, or igno-
rance Of, their obligations under the revenue
laws with respect to articles liable to stamp.
we will state explicitly, for tho information
of such, that s%ardines, anchovics, prepared
mustard, syrups in bottles, jams, %jcllics, meat
and fish sauces of different kinds, COLONIES,
cosmetics, and all the articles enumerated in
scedulc G., are liable to stamp duty, whether
made in the United States or imported. Tho
stamp must be affixed on each package offer
cd for sale. An article is offered or exposed
for sale when placed on the shelves or in the
snow case OF the merchant. Sardincs, ancho.
vles, sauces, syrups, prepared mustard, jams
and Jellcs arc subject to tax according to the
weight Of each PACKAGE one cent stamp if
the package docs not exceed two pounds in
weight, and a stamp of an additional cent for
every pound or fraction of a pound in excess
of two pounds in weight.
Parties selling imported articles of the
kind mentioned must afix and cancel appro-
pirate stamp, such articles being subject to
the like stamp tax with domestic manufac.
lures. Where the importer sells in the orig.
mat packages, !. c., those in which the origi.
nal manufacturer or producer furnishes them
to the trade, and not the single package which
the retailer sells to a customer, he need not
break open such original package and stamp
each separate article. but may sell tho same
without stamp in tho original package, case
or box, and the dealer who breaks TIC pack
age to sell a single article must afix and can.
col stamps on each. Tho absence Of stamps
from an article offered or exposed for sale is
Prsma Jacie evidence Of fraud
Canned fruits, canned vegetables and canned
oysters are exempt. Dry mustard is exempt
also, olives, capers and pickles. Cooking
essences and extracts are also exempt. But
all essences, extracts, toilet waters, cosmetics,
including bay rum and Florida water, hair
oils, p%omadcs, tooth washes, powders, deu-
%trifices Of all kinds, arc subject to stamp.--
Boxes Of aromatic oachous, pastiles or troohcs
must DO stamped, and matches, wax.lights
and tapers and playing cards. Every dealer
is regarded as a manufacturer, and is subject
to all the liabilities Of suoh for selling, remov.