The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-09-19
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ERid@ RsiIroa IFhopes shat Ander-
Fson will decline to meet in convention,
| as proposed, and says: ''Let us rather
seek to gain control OF the State govern
ment by legitimate means, and endeavor
to correct the abuses lof power by the
reigning regime in bringing security and
relief to the whole people" The IntelH-
geneer calls the attention of the Ander-
son people to the advantages of the Air
Line Railroad. and gives an effectual an
swer-as will be elsewhere eeen-to the
statement Of the Charleston Republican,
as to ..why immigrants do not come to
South Carolina" t.T..
GREENvuhE.-The Enterprise, on the
subject of estate Taxes" and meeting
in Greenville County, says:
eve last week published the proceed
ings of large and respectable meeting
of the citizens Of CLASSY Mountain Town
ship, held on the 25th August. They
were moderate, wise and patriotic, free
from party feeling, and well calculated
to concentrate public opinion on just
and proper means of rescuing the people
of the State from the terrible oppression
of high taxes, that q central board in
Columbia arbitrarily doubles or fixes any
way they like, and gives to few men or
to single man the despotic power Of
extorting unjustly money from the citi.
zens under the forms of law. The whole
system of the taxes in this State is such
as no free people ought to bear when
they have the power of relieving them
selves, easily and peacefully, by the bal
lot"
"The only way the people can be long
oppressed in this county is by party
excitement; hence we perceive that
ofiee-seekers and ofice-holders are al
ways striving to get the people to quar-
relling about party matters, instead Of
attending to their true interest
"The proceedings Of the meeting of
the 25th August, at which John Dill pre-
sided as Chairman, and Jefferson Barton
acted as Secretary, ought to be preserved
by all onr citizens, as furnishing the true
principles upon which republican liberty
must be main tanned. The people ought
not to quarrel with each other, but unite
as one man to defeat high taxes and high
salaries and numerous officials, and mul
come from far and near to eat our sub
stance and tax us at their own pleasure
to degree never known before since the
first settlement of this country. The
meeting already referred to protests
against division and strife, because they
feel that they must unite in harmony to
defeat the common oppressors. and save
themselves and country.
"And they say truly, division and par
ty strife tend to weaken the efforts of the
upright, and put bad men in power"
CHESTER. The Reporter, on the sub
ject of debts contracted before and dur.
ing the war, hopes that the principle OF
paying thirty y-three cents or twenty-five
cents on the dollar may be acquiesced in
for debts made before the war; As to
debts made during the war, it holds that
these should be subject to the ordinance
of 1865, or to Corbin's bill of 1869. The
Reporter calls attention to the portance
of the Air Line Railroad to Chester.
SUMrER.-The WatcAman discusses at
length the Chinese labor question and
expresses its preference for white immi-
grants.
OcoNEE.- Courier contains a call
from F. N. Garvin, Esq, President Of
the old Central Club, to the Democrats
of Pickens County. to re-organize Demo
cratic clubs in every township.
CHARLESTON. Tho Ne,rS says:
"When the Little Giant of Illinois
| tersely gave utterance to tho truth that
this is the white mans Government he
little dreamed of the Importance that
his words were destined to assume, as an
axiom in the future politics OF his coun-
try. In spite of the mouthings Of dema-
gogues and fanatics, in spite OF the tenn
porary prevalence of negro rule over
some of the fairest sections OF our land.
that grand, yet simple, declaration of
Mr.. Douglas steadily gathers force and
credit with the people of North and
South alike. Aud it is worth while that
our colored people, who have been
taught to regard the saying as denial
of their inherent rights, should hear
what negro-an unquestionable Ethio-
plan, but one of the very few indivi-
duals of that race who have exhibited
the white mans comprehension Of n
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