The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-04-19
The Situation and the Rene
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MR. EDIToR The continued i'm.
porlunities of friends, who attach
more value to my views than
.hcy are entitled to, make me ask
a space in your columns.
While | suyges. remedy for
our present grievances, I must say
have little hope ,ha: those who
now have the power in their
hands will ever willingly submit
to its least abatement. / look, ra-
!; thcr, for relief in the overthrow Af
the national Radical party, 10
which the enormities pr,cticcd in
this State are in no small degree
contributing.
As to the double tax proposed
to be collected in November, !
would say resist 1t IN every uay
short Of actual rebellion The VIII lie
difficulty, though, may be removed
by th, authorities requiring no
tax to be collected in November,
1871, 4 half tax in March, 1872,
and then awhole tax in November,
1872. In such IN arrangement
We ought to acquie>ce. This dis
, poses Of an exec ,tional grievance
Of great magnitude. But there
are others of a permanent nature
and Of greater importance, the ex.
istencc Of which prccludes the idea
Of peace, law and order, as long
as the blood Of the Anglo Saxon or
Cavalier courses through our
veins. l refer to the monstrous
system Of election frauds practiced
upon US, the wholesale robbery Of
our property under the guisc Of tan
alton, and the squandering Of the
money raised by taxation for pur-
poses other than the wants Of al
honest government. These wrongs
cannot be renedied by a change Of
the qualifications of voters or Of
office holders, nor BY change OF
our present system Of representa-
ton. A conclusive reason is that
these changes cannot be made; nor
will the party in power ever coz
sent that we shall have Il majority
in the Senate. which confirms ap-
pointments by the Governor, or
in the House, the majority If
which determines the selection
of United States Senators and
Judges.
All we ask, with any cxpecta-
ton Of our request being complied
with, is to have Il checkpower upon
taxation and appropriations given
us. This can be done by the Con-
Stitution being SO amended as:
l. To require four managers OF
elections ut each election precinct,
two Of whom are to be chosen by
each political party in the Co"n-
| ties; to have the votes counted as
soon as the polls are closed, and
the resnlts aggregated the second
day after, by two from each box,
zone from each political party as
scmbling at the County seats.
2. To require for the passage OF
every bill imposing taxes assessing
the value Of property for taxation.
borrowing money or raising rev
cnue in any way, and Of every
bill making appropriations, crea-
| ting any debt or liability. or lend
| iny the faith and credit of the
State in any way. it to receive the
vote Of three:f :fourths ofthe members
of each house, the same to be as
certained by a vote by yeas a"d
nays, made Of record on the jour
nails Of each house.
3. TO provide that upon the
adoption Of the two foregoing
amendments, all Acts, and parts of
Acts, relating to the assessment OF
property, for taxation, the imposi-
ton Of taxes, and providing for
elections b. the people, shall cease
and be no longer Of force, upon the
first meeting Of the General As
>cmhIy thereafter held: and that
all Acts and parts Of Acts, relating
to the afor said subjects. passed
by any General Assembly next
elected.
This is a:king as little ofthe
Republican party as will ensure
US relief from the enormities w
are now suffering. By these
amendments no right or privilege
now possessed by our co!ored cit
izcuS would in the least DC ill.,
paired; while their real interests
would be promoted. l. there
enongh Justice in the Republican
party to grant us the protection
which these amendments would
afford? And have our colered cit
izens the good sense 10 acqulesce
in Il proposition so reasonable and
moderate?
JAMES II. RION.
WISSsBoRo, S. c., April II, 1871.
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