Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-07-15

.of Eqnalisation, was $l64, ,Q22, ,342, which, L am
Ec6nNsoed; ishin 4ir bsapx asrsaaBama; sod that
Htbeiasessera lad dQue. their rAotg honesty apd
ssSy, tsessIy, tRs snsaeet you'd h'gs asse ~ least
Upon the sup szsa,tg the Bsgd q Eas4iiaa.
ton, the State D. taxG taree- -tourths
ofohepee cent, which should yield i fe9enle of
$E230, les; Eat Glowing defaults. more
than ttoN A0o, ,Ytlie' amount ptesNlnd by the
Leo6latare can be realized. OF this sun, $500,
0e6 vii be paid out for interest large proportion
ted to the current expenses Of the State. and will
bs returned 10 cur people mextiuguishing The feat
ing debtiaccumulated during the past thtee years,
apd:in the establishment aad maintenance Of public
By tbis statement, you will perceiYe, geutlepea,
there is nothing in the present system Of taxaiion
Rto,tastHy the charges Of anaiineS or oppression !;
nor is it excessive or extraordinary, either as COM
pared with the past experience Of our sown State
Ier With the existing rates Of taxatien in other
States Of the Unien LII, -. :.
tbs ;Ssess as + I sa ias j M Ssss & ,ss ss sssgs
|being satisfactorily accounted for.by the arrearages
left from tho preceding administrations, and. the
expenses of, the increased legislation necessary.
And IS regards our sister S6ees, venture the as
sersio6 that ne State, south Of north II us, has
nofa uaoderats rate Of taxation than ptr.ownS'f
,It was to hatesbeen expected; however, that
the sabstituien Of the present system .of taxation
for the one heretofore in practice wonld. be- un
satisfactory to many, and give lse to complaints,
ipasmuch as large portion oftheprope opery.holders
of the Stats had been subjected ID oSH q. nominal
taxation, as theE property was greatly under
valued; now they ne required4to eontRibnte their
.probeptionaB shine for the support of thf State.
While this may be considered . gIeyaaeeby thsp,
no candid, ,apd diantaressd person vii 90 regard
It. And Notwithstanding the 'hment nations about
eoyer valuation Of lands, there are but few of
'thee~nass who would consent 70 eeifhenn at their
brought at sherifs and bankrhpts' salee are sno
critenen of the vaine ofthe property disposed of.
as there Is genera1lyta patpsaI sympathy among
the people present for the unfortunate debtor, and
he is permitted to purchase his property without
6pp0sitiou at kis ownpriee, ,SS~s~ -,1Se
There is no doubt that there are imperectims in
the tax law and Irregularities in the sxeoutea of
It. For the present. individuals have the right to
Appeal agSinst what they deem ineqdiable and pn-
Just, and7I hsve 10 doubt such saltefatisas md
notifications of the law IS viii be shown to.bs
beinade at the next session Of the
feB's Bus sbIls unp.oto .s efforts ase Being made to
asstioS 4 onnressiye p s,,d Ei5nansi vona invite
got, t look atits aSeSss anoH He nros.
psrity:she ecnSdif and. the characterS the State.
In aHordina satissctory evidence Of the determi.
nation of our peopl to bay It's debts and meet its
fespoasibdites It has ftea lie credit 81 the State
from The verge 81 bankruptcy TO respectable and
.promihent position IN financial andrnmetary,cir.
cies.L, ,Darbahds, whichat one 6me could he pur-
Chased for ,tveuty.6ye cents on the. dollar. now
command seventy cents, and are steadilyI I'd
Ysacsng. hsenaet thst + an i i hopes BY tie first
Sihrisisem aone, there 6is beer already eaisI to
de people of q, 500, 900 ;but4hssstasesory vim
dicatan of the AnsnGsl sesoufcea.of the, State was
of infiniteE more yslue ia enbancinn the value Of
propety shrpughout it's entire limits, to tie extent
6f many milions and attracting to It tie Attention
Of capitalists aud emigrants3 i.a-.2.' 3. ::
Z Tbeasatihs debt d fthe. .Sats has been provided