Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-01
THE TAx-sALE OUTRAGE.

10 the EditOfs Oh the Union ana American
The tax ssles have come, and with them
the outward appearance Of fraud and pee
| ulation which has been going on as des-
cribed by "Juslitia" Did you ever stop
to think upon the facts that appear on the
surface Of the first days sale. If you will
stop and examine them for one moment
you will be astonished with the conclusions
which you will be driven to at once. The
City Council passes Law by which they
impose heavy penalties for failure 10 paw
taxes, and provide that these penalties shall
go 10 the tax collector in addition TO his
regular commissions and fees, and also
that he shall sell the property, and he
proposes TO receive pay in checks and
when no one else will buy, to a large ex-
tent, persons connected with the city RING
and government, come forward and buy
the property. Now how easy is it for
the groasest frauds in this way 10 be
perpetrated upon the people. The prop
erty can be bid off by one of the ring
and the checks manufactured and put in
the "miscelIaneous" items of public ex-
pendiiures, and used TO pay for il and when
the owner comes TO redeem, fifty per cent. 1
is added, and thus Fictitious check for one
hundred dollars can be turned into one
hundred and fifty dollars in dean cash. I
And from what all have reason 10 believe is
going on, is it unreasonable to supposethat
this chance TO make money out of the
properly holders will be overlooked or
passed by, when so good chance to hide
it away is at hand? These things may not
be done; bnt one thing is GER
tain, they can be done, il those in
authority are INSCRIPTIONS enough
to do 30, and WHO DOUBTS? But
suppose this is not done, bat the ring and
those who for the sske of making money
run with them, and have bought checks
from the ring at seveuty-fVe cents on the
dollar, engage either in their own or others,
names 10 this last swindle, and attend the
sale and buy property, they at once fleece
the people at the rate of IS per cent
Twenty-Five per cent. discount Gu the
checks, though, is equal to 393 per cent.
on the money if turned over but once
a year, and 80 per cent on the amount
of taxes, penalties and charges added to
that, is S35 Per cent. which has to be
paid in money, or the property lost. So |
it will be seen, that where a man or poor
10 W poy toACS duu IL I
chances to be reported and sold under |
these outages proceedings, the owner is
subjected to loose his property or pay the |
enormous usury of 833 per cent in order
to redeem it from the taxes, charges and |
penalties, which per cent. ia probably
shared by the parties % the transaction,
as follows: The collector % per cent; /
the purchaser of checks % per cent, and |
the purchaser of the property so per cent;
and in this roundabout way just doubling |
the debt or outlay Of the unfortunate for the
support OF the government. From what |
has been stated, it will be seen how easy
it lie 10 crush all hope of those in moder-
ale circumstances of retaining what they
have earned by The sweat of their brows.
Will the poor men of all classes stand
this wholesale plumber much longer or
will they put forth their strength, and rid
themselves and the country Of these rob
bers. ! predict the time is not distant
when the real people will assert their
might, to the overthrow and dismay of |
their deslroyers.
AN ENEMY To WRONG 4