Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-03-25

ton; the second implying the conservation Of its
vast area to the protection and enforcement OF the
inalienable rights of men.
In the ten cent stamp the American eagle ap-
pears resting upon the Americanshield, and in the
thirty cent stamp are comprised in one group all
the national emblems of the eagle, the shield and
the flag, and presenting also the national colors-
red, white and blue In q little while these world
wide travellers will begin their journeyings.
State Taxes.
The Charleston Ne,os makes the following
estimate of what the State taxation Will be, as
suming that the amount to be obtained is one mil
lion dollars:
'According to the census Of lseO,, the value Of
the real and personal property in the State was
$54S 900, 900, and if we deduct from this $2Ol,-
600, 900 as the value Of the slave property since
emancipated, we have left $347, 100000. The
value of our landed property, however, has been
very much reduced BY emancipation, and we are
inclined to believe that the estimate of Governor
Scott, that $500, 100000 of property will be re-
turned for taxation, will be found much too high.
Admitting that great deal of property will be re-
turned which was not returned before, and that q
great deal of property will not be returned, and
taking into account the circumstance that every
description of property will be under. valued, we
do not see that the property returned tor taxaton
can exceed 5000, ,OOO, 900, upon which sum an as
sessment ofon half Of one per cent would pro-
duce one million of revenue. This we can carry,
without any general distress, although districts
which have heretofore been practically exempt
from taxation, and now are taxed according to
their property, will find the burden heavy: Taxa
ton in these days, however, is an afaiction to
which one submits with patience, and if we were
inclined to repine, we might find substantial con-
ISOLATION in the fact that South Carolina-with a
negro popular majority, 8 reconstruction govern
ment, swarm OF place-holders, Constitutional
Convention and two Radical Legislatures-is still
able to pay rate of taxation which will meet all
her liabilities and liquidate the current interest on
her debt
The Wild Hunt after Office.
Although Office hunting has long been nui-
sance to officials and hindrance to the transac-
ton of public business, it has never been carried
on to the extent practiced since Grants election
The perseverance with which ofice-hunters pur-
sue men of supposed influence has become intoler-
able, and forms leading topic in the letters Of
Washington correspondents. There is 80 great
number of persons in Washington, eager to serve
their country in some lucrative capacity that they
find it difficult to get places to sleep, and they eat
wherever and whenever they can. This number
is continually increasing, though many, either on
account of slim purses or giving up the chase are
returning We see announced the arrival Of three
car loads of "hunters" by one train, all from New
York. No State is unrepresented, though the
West has sent over half of all the hungry crew.
Those who have the disposal of Offices are get
ting restive under the tremendous pressure. Mr..
Borie has posted notice on the outside Of his
Office that there are no vacancies in the Navy
Department., Gen. Grant improved little on
this, by telling an anxious applicant that the par
ticular Office for which he asked, was not vacant
The N. Y. Tribune tells the following anecdote
illustrating the brass which is used towards off,
cials, in hunting Office:
POSTMASTER General Creswel is wise in his
generation. Congressman were pressing him yes
terday for certain appointments. he ~rpled that
he had no places for them, and no money to pay
them with. For anybody but Congressman try.
ing to force constituent into Office that would
have been enough; but these gentlemen replied
that he must make the appointments any way
Thereupon the wise official told them Of one ap-
pointment he had made. 1t was Of q clerk to take
down the names of Congressman who demanded
such unreasonable expenditures to further their
private interests or in favor of their friends When
the appropriations for his department came up,
and members were making speeches for economy
and retrenchment, he thought the list might be
useful! The Congressman went away.