The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-04-27
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State Dehf,

:" A"'oi VI III encTBeClC cHOrC TO
obtain better government, is both
short and simple. That argument is
Tho enormous increase of the State
debt, the enormous cost of the State
Government, and Tho enormous taxa.
ton, which increased debt and In.
creased expenses mako absolutely ne
oessary. Can any man who looks at
the figures doubt that unless we have
a purer and moro frugal administraA
tion, tho State will be hopelessly ruin.
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!. The appropriation for the ex.
pensos of State Government was
S42o,0oO in 1866, and is $40, 900 in
1870, exclusive Of the interest on the
public debt. Besides this, there is
county tax, amounting to more than
SoOO,O0o, aud tho oapitation tax
amounting to $200,OoU.
2. The salaries Of tho State officials
were $5o,800 in 1867, and are $l67.
800 in 1870.
o. Tho estimate of tho Comptto1-
lor-General for tho expenses Of the
year 1859, under specified heads, was
$777,300. But the amount actually
spont was ST. ,296,752. And this does
not incl ludo the 100000 spent by the
Land Commission.
4. 10 mako long story short-the
debt of the State, direct and indirect,
which was six million dollars in 1868,
is now fourteen million dollars.
How can any one, in the face Of
figures like these, advise his fellow
citizens to practice masterly in 40.
ti1ity, and wait patiently until some
peaceful revolution shall not only
hurl Radicalism from power, but wins
out, besides, tho long roll of debt and
taxation1 Tho only thing which can
save the State and tho people is q
change of government ut the hext
election. We cannot AFFORD to wait
for if tho struggle wore postponed
two years longer the taxation would
be so enormous that neither oom.
mcrcc nor agriculture could thrive
and prosper. And thon the only
'passiye resistance" remaining to tho
people would be general Exodus
from State which was ruined, less
by tho act of her enemies than by the
obstinate folly of q fsw of her own
children Charleston Ne,Ds. s,
East AND WEsT.-The Baltimore
Gazett has little hope Of reaction
in the West so long as New England
rules that part of tho country, as we'll
as tho South, by emissarics called
Senators and congressman. The Ga.
zcfte says:
"Wo have no faith whatever in
anything tho Western people can do,
until they make an entire change in
their representatives. When they
send to Congress Western men--men
racy Of tho ideas---a different system
of finance and better system Of
revenue may possibly bo carried into
effect. At present, by dlnt of persis<
tent self-asscrtion, md by insidious
political combinations for purely sell
fish ends, tho East is paramount in
Congress, and will continue to carry
matters there with high hand until
its ascendant is successfully disputed,
and the advocates Of monopolies arc
put down by men who will not aban.
don their convictions Of what is best
for the welfare Of tho whole country,
to serve the interests Of party and the
greed Of cliqucs and speculators. But
that timc has not yet come"
MyssIssIrrIANA.--Tho New York
World has these two anecdotes relat.
ing to the two persons now Represent.
ing Mississippi in tho Senate of tho
United States,
"Those are two cheerral incidents
connected with tho seating Of the
Mississippi senators. First, Amos's
credentials, which read thus: Il,
Adelbert Amcs, Brevct Major-G one
raj, United States army, Provisional
Governor Of tho State Of Mississippi.
do hereby certify that Aldelbert A mes
was elected United States Senator by
the Legislature of this State on tho
18th day of january, 1907 And
tho second little joke Is that Sumner
and some Of that kidney were very
anxious tho negro lately brought into
the Senate should have the exact
place formerly occupied by Mr.. Da.
Wis. and, accordingly, waited on Mr..
Ross, who occupies that seat, with
request that he should vaoate sAnd
do you want a seat,' said Mr.. Ross, as
reported, in substance, 'for the negro
you have brought in = 'Yos.' f1And
want me to vacato to put him in7'
'Ycs,' (this in q phrenetio tone from
Summer, withta deep gnrgle about
ekai rights, ge-lory, etc.) 'Then III
soc you and the nogro d--d frss,' quoth
Ross; whereby the ge.lory Of s.ks oca
casion came to naught," asa1yi 4z,ls s.e
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Kidd's buried treasure is reported
to have been found again, this time
on Staten Island. The discovery, was
made bya citizen of Rossyille while