Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-04-07
Convention Of Taxpayers.

SShSouuVu VI Ana
The Chamber of Commerce of Charleston
has adopted the following preamble and rcso-
lutions:
Whercos, Under tho operation of the pres.
ent State Government, tho majority of the
property. holders and tax. payers of the State,
from whom the public revenue is mainly do.
rived, are excluded from any power in tho
legislation of the State, and from any prac.
tical influence inthe.imposition of taxes;
And, 'ohereas, The moneys raised by tax.
alton are improvidently aud corruptly used
and expended by persons who hold Office un.
der the State government, and the sum ap.
propriated for alleged public uses arc exces.
sivc aud extravagant;
And, ,chereusSThe credit Of the State has
been pledged illegally, and it is now proposed
to pledge the credit Of the State for further
loans, by new issue Of bonds which may be
negotiated in the market to persons who may
take them in Ignorance of the circumstances
under which they are issued. Therefore,
1. RcsolOea, that we, property holders and
tax payers of the State residing in the city of
Charleston, do hereby deem it our duty to de.
clare that the bonds heretofore issued with
out legal sanction, and the so called sterling
loan, or any other bonds or obligations here
after issued purporting to be under, aud by
virtue Of the authority Of the present State
Government, will not be held bind ng on us,
and that we shull, in every manner, aud at
all times, resist the payment thereof, or the
enforcement of any tax to pay tho same, by
all legitimate means within our power.
2. ResolOca, That We deem it our duty to
warn all persons not to receive, by way of
purchase, loan or otherwise, my bond or OBJ.
IiIgntion hereafter issued, purportirg to bind
the property orpledge the credit of the State;
and that ulf such bonds or obligations will be
held by US to be null aud void, as having been
issued in derrogation of the rights of that por-
ton of tho people Of this State upon whom
the public burdens are made to rest.
3. RcsolOca, That tho tax. payers of the
State are hereby requested to meet in their
respective counties for the consideration of
this subject, and the enormous tax.lcv;cs of
the curront year, and for the appointment of
two delegates to represent each county in the
State Convention to be held in Columbia on
the second Tuesdayin May next, for the same
purpose.
4. RESOLVED, That this State Convention
of Tax Payers be requested to confer with
his Excelleucy. t Governor, on the danger
Gus fiscal condition of tho State and request
his official aid and cooperation in the invcs.
tigation Of the accounts Of the Comptroller
and the State Agent in New York, so that
the amount and character of the bonded del
and all other liabilutics of the State can DC
clearly stated with view to such further ac-
tion as may be necessary for the protection of
the public creditors and of the Fax Payers
of the Commonwealth.
PARIS, April 2-Evenipg-A serious en-.
gaGcmcnt took place this morning between
the Government troops aud the Communists
About 1000 National Guards marched on
the Cour Bcvoic, and wcro met by the Gems
D'Arms and Guard Furcsticrs. The cap.
tain of the latter gaIlopcd up, waving his cap,
intending to address tho COMMUNISTS, when
Iouave with that body shot him dead. a
general action then followed The Gems
DArms took five prisoners, one 76 years of
age, who were shot Immediately. The guns
OF Fort Vacrien swept the road aud the Com
munlsts fed. Twenty five insurgents were
killed and many wounded.
The engagement was over at o'clock, and
the National Guards still hold Porte Macl.
lot.
Battallions Of artillery are hnrrying up.
The Rnphail Id beating, and the ramparts
arc being manned
The greatest excitcmcnt prevails
LONDON, April 3-A dispatch from Yer.
sailes to day says: Marshall AIcAlahon has
been appointed Conmandcr.in Chief OF the
french army.
A dispatch from Paris this forenoon says,
tho Commune has issued proclamation
couched in the following language:
ATTACKED by the Versailles Government,
we have permission to protect the city, and
call for aid of citizens"
There was continual movement Of Com.
munal forces during tho night, and distant
can nonade was audible this forenoon.
= A heavy falhofsnowis reported through
out Montana Territory within tho past few
days.
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