The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-11-17
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The Charleston Na;1x savs:

der, two Acts plainly Intended to a{,thor.
!ze an Issue OF $2IO O00, COO '6i bonds, Gov.
SCOTT and his colieagues1ihay have issued
MI the twenty. or thirty millions WHICH
are said TO have bees .rs:ntsa. There
was, indeed, no other limit to tho issue
than such as might betfound in the
honor and integrity Of the financial
ofhcere 1o6 the, State. Ia What that is
worth, the people know too WE'LL They
can see tor themselves that The financial
prospect grows darker and darker They
must see sthht;F to acknowledge, or paw,
claimsof the character OF those which
are attempted 10 be thrust upon them,
would be to conniye at fraud and set 6
premium on successful lknavery. They
must see that there is only one course to
pursue, whatever the cost, viz: to refuse
TO recognize. or pay, any claim which is
not proved to be legal, and to stop the
supplies. To withhold the taxes is to
aota the ring for at least two months in
thsjsws oflruin. ,od ,es1eno1sp{a
The Charleston Courier says: .sll.
There is but one honest path which is
oP9n bei0To u.s., That path leads TO PROS
perity. and is to be fonnd in the repudi-
alton Of those debts which Scott and his
administration have fraudulently CON
traoted.. Governor Scott knows this,
and he, therefore, wishes TO put off the
evil day until his term of Office has ex-
pired: 1t he can collect money easily,
ne expects to postpone the whirlwind
which imust sweep';away his corrupt nd
ministration, but, fortunately for our
people. he. will not ,be able to succeed in
MS designs unless We should prove false
to ourselves, and pay taxes to be applied
n IO inf rrt1s -
Goyernorl Robert K Scott. We need
but watch and wait, refuse to pay taxes
until they can be properly aud legally
collected, and 'repndiate the dishonest
debt, and the day will not be far distant
when the States having freed itself from
the unlawful debt which Scott has at
tempted to contract, will begin anew q
career of prosperity, which will not be
lmpeded by,6orrupt officials eager to sa-
crltice the commonwealth for their own
personal gain. ,al.l5 ,av 7l,lnn
The Marion Crescent says,
What is to. be, done2s What can be
done? These are the questions we are to
consider. And we have very little time
to think about it. Already the tax
gatherer's.n notice is out and the few dol
lars which barren crop year has given
US, must go to feed the oormorants in
charge Of our Treasury. We are called
onto send more money to ELL the pockets
ot:these.thievAB who now confess to al.
most ,dQrble the debt they reported due
by the State in May lastl. We are to en-
trast Our money to those who have in
creased our debt by millions, while tax
ing US four times the amount we paid
when nlopr property was ten times more
valuable than now. Will we do it? For
our own part we are ready for any mea.
sure which will relieve the people, It
seems likei madness to entrust money to
the custody of those who, by confession,
are convicted of theft and fraud. Let
us' ponder the matter. There must be a
way to defeat this monstrous wrong.
The Yorkville Enquirer says:
The PROPER RRMRDY.-We regret to
perceive that the Charleston Courier, re.
ferring to the alleged corruption of our
State officials In regard to the bonded
debt, advocates. out-and-out reputation
as relief from our pending ills; and that
the NeDs. dwelling upon the same sub
Ject, advises the people to refuse to pay
the State and County taxes now falling
due, until atrustworthy exhibit is made
OF the entire liabilities of the State, and
until, Furthermore. satisfactory guaran-
tees are given that the moneys of the
people will, hereafter, be honorably
spent. -nniW .ositf .I .W .
The wisdom OF either of these plans is
extremely, doubtful II Governor Scott,
Niles G.. Parker, Dr.. Neagie and others,
|hc ere charged with perpetrating these
alleged frauds, are guilty of the charges,
let them be brought to the bar of justice
in Q Legal manner, and there be made to
answer for their miadeeds. iOnr State
officials are amenable to the people for
their acts, and the people have it in their
power 5tc held them to strict anconn ia
bility for the faithful performance Of
their duties.
We have. had the temerity on former
occasions to, advance the old fogy and
somewhat obsolete doctfine that two
wrongs do not make right, and that it
is better Tor an outraged people to seek
redress of their. grievances in legal
manner; and we think subsequent deve.
lopments of quite recent date prove
the correctness Of the policy we indi-
Gated. Weasuggest that same course
in the present instance. Let us ignore
the idea Of, Eepudiating legal obligations,