The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-28
VOICE OF THE STATE.
HH1rTHg oReANs OF TIE PEOPLE
sAYABoUT THE TAXES.
The Time Has Come to stoP'
ro oTuE EnJT0R 6FATHE NEWS,


The Time Has Come to Stop!
ToTHE EDITOR 6FTHE NEWS. -
FortysHve thousand dollars stolen by q COM
mfttee 81 the House of Representatives. and
the chairman can't explain, because he would
criminate hin,selt: The investigation stops
there.
Millions added to the State debt!
Three taxes III one year, the east ot which
was enough to run the entire State Govern
ment in more prosperous times. r.
why.the Increase? 70 pay ths steaiages
We don't propose to pay. Those who have
more money than they want may do so.
=, Our land may be :sold. 1t may not, De
bought, The first purchaser certainly will not
take possession. 'fe
Hthe peopeo the North are prepared to de-
stroy their commerce, their finance, their
trade, and expend their blood to sustain these
thieves and scoundreis in depressing saeir fel-
low-eitizens.oi OF the South, by the gods Of war
they shaes kaos ehsnce Of it! -,
one HUNDRED MEN WHO FOUGHT UNDER LEE.
The Time of Collecting Taxes.
From the Greenville Mountalneer]
The Legislature have changed the time OF
collecting the taxes from March to November:
The reason given for the change is that 1t Will
be easier for The people to pay n the fail than
in the spring. This may be true OF some parts
of the State, but we do not think that It 10 30
in our section. Our people generally reserve
their grain until the spring, when prices are
than ih the fall. But be that as 1t may, we
cannot but Suspect that the majority In Tue
present Legislature have made the change IN
order tnat they may have the money IN the
treasury and seuander 1t before their term ex-
hires. Itlss a. significant faot that the next Is
the lasttern Df the present Legislature.
Violence mo- Remedy.
IF. ON the ,Abbeyille Press.l
We do not deny that there are causes Tor
aiscontent. Iha. grievances are many and
GREAT. The rule of ignorance and the -exclu-
sion of Intelligence, high taxes and short in
comes, corruption and proaigacy In of1icialsE
these and many more, all aggravated BY the
ahtipathies of race, are upon u.s.. But we wish
to say emphaticaily that, in our Judgment,
Usoseaee % no reoaedy at all for any Of those
or,eprnces. Violence can do no good, and
will produce mischief, and mischief only. II
is the only pabulpM which can keep IN ONCE
those Who are the authors OF what we COM
plain. It will strengthen our enemies and
weaken our. friends, by changing the hshe
from their epormssies to these disturba2cAs.
-Ithrings bad menttos the surface, end enables
outlaws to fhlssndr distnfbssindustry, and en-
dangers properly, In times OF quiet, good
men OF all parties exert their influence, and,
in times of violence, ignorant, wicked blaek-
guards rule. !,
"Eieht Out of this Filthv'
..tFfom the Winnsboro' Newsl
They are 1 patient, q iaW:abiding, an earnest,
ItNfu ruhi6A Ttaoufp tha
South. But they, begin to feel that continued
submission to such degradation and wrong is
the last method Of providiHS. q remedy. They
see. too. With regret, that they cannot educate
out cf their tiflcultfes, for these vile govern
.ments care nothing Tor education, laYish mil.
Hons anextravagant and corrupt Jobs, and steal
the poll tax and other funds that they pretend to
they do p ft is solemn and aserious question.
We use plain language, and We always mean
what we sag. The people Of the South intend
some way 10 fight oHt OF this filth. 1t isa
clear case, to onr observation. They have been
waiting, With unexampled for9earance, for
Eight, to see their way Clearly Inc
and and heroic, and q, liberty loving people.
They love self-goyefnment and liberty with
passionnte devotion, and will fight for 1t, If
necessary. again. Remember, it was South
ern man who frstsaw the ffst teVeiMnonary
war approaching, and as early as l766e
claimed, rs we now Go, speaking f@ the same
gallant people, ut is "a vam 60 e e4tsnuaN a Ene
matter; we must fght;1 repeat 1t, sir, we must
aqht y. Some form of revolution Is the only
practical method Of sweeping away this fkh.
And An is couing. Well may the guilty trem'
bic. for it isao6 who y about TO- make the
wrath of man to praise hlm, and the reHasn-
der of wrath he will restrain Well may we
all PROSTATE ourselves before His throne, and
Dray for some mitigation ofapproachfng Gala
mites. ,,..z......'... ~. i
:: Shall 1t be Life or Death
From the Columbia Phoenix.l
We say 30 the Times that It's Views, aste-
,spects the South, are erroneous. Could ehe
Times realize the tue state of affairs In South
Carolina, resulting from political corruption
and upisrple, It would understand THAT what Is
considers the exhibition Of hostility TO the gov
ernment Ia VsryTnuch allied to the instincls Of
self.preser1atiou. @Shall 1t be peace or war;"
is q grave question:. and we feefits nomen-
tous gravity. But there Is q grsvsr question
ties and this Is: AShal 1t be life or death ?'
The Times may rea assured that i Il. falls to
note the existehce Of y pleasant and welcome
state of feeling In The SQnthern States, the
'iex-lnSufaentn people thereof ara not properly
and Justly TO be held responsible. This uasatis-
factory condition Of public affairs is due to
Tue ftgtTtc lilQL Luc 1iueo sooioucu w ia uEVu
these Southern states-which regime Is violat-,
i've of all those principles OF government that
were formerly esteemed the peculiar property
of the citizens of this Republic. II the govern
mental pyramid Is made 10 stand upon its
apex, need it excite surprise that 1t fails to
stand firm, and requires eXtraneous proppings
If there he violence apd hWlessness under the
forms OF law, need 1t excite wonder that mo-
lence should arise outside of law? II The Times
would reach the primary cause Of Southern
disorders, let EsRade efstRnd that official cor,
ruption breeds trouble, and that official law
lessness is the pafens Of ipubhc violence. The |
trouble comes from = the political regime at |
present In power-not because 1t Is "Republi- |
cam or ''Radical,n but because in the main 1t
is ignefant, corrupt and eXlravagant, and nom
representative. Of the property and much Of the
virtae and Intelligence ofthe State.
~ Tho Point OF End urance Re1ched.
-. ls..s[ From the Barnwen Sentinel
Governor Perry has been an ardent defender
and supporter OF The Union from his curly
manhood to the present moment. He was OPP
posed 10 publication, aud risked his lie IN de-
fence Of his principles. He opposed the Bluf.
ton movement, and wrote and spoke vigorous
" against 1t. He opposed the separate seces-
sion movement in 80 and 81, and no man In
lhis State vas more jealous and active In his
opposition. He spoke and voted against the
secession movement In go and 81, and stood
solitary and alone on the floor Of the House OF
Representatives, voting no against the OH 10
eaA q convention to secede. And nov ne raises
his voice Of warning against the rutpous taxa
ton which threatens TO produce heuolllloR-
Will his warning be needed? This Is q very
grave question; 1t demands very serious con-
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