The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-04-15
Taxes.
HEBRON TOWNSHIP,
FORK OF THE ED1sros,
April 10th, 1871

Mr.. Editor-It has been some time
since | have troubled you with a line !;
but, sir, if | was one of the seven sleep.
ers, or Inhabited the inner caverns ofthe.
earth, the heart -rcnding cries of my
countrymen would arouse me, and when
[ am aroused, l must talk, and when I
tdK, | talk plain, and my talk now will
be about that outrageous imposition, the
taxes. Our generous General Assembly
say that they passed the Act TO collect
the tax for 1871, in the fall of 1871, be-
cause the people are better provided at
that time to pay taxes than at any other.
time of the year. Some few may have
been hoodwinked but, Mr.. Editor, the
leaders, (the carpet bag element of the
Legislaturc,) work for no such consiic-
ration. They are trembling in their
shoes for they stand on their sous.
They know that the Legislature that will
meet December 1872, will meet without
them. The Halls that have rung with
their cloquenee " for so long, will thus
ring no more, forever. Alas! how sad
the thought to all true Carclinians! Yet
We can spare them we must spare
them! Thor sutferings in q future
State will be so great, that l, at least,
am willing to allow them to retire to the
mountains OF EEPssdau., State of Massa-
chusetts, to await there their awful
doom. VI Gun imagine, Mr.. Editor, that
[ see the old D-l with that Saint,
Whittemore, suspended on his three
prongcd pitch fork, at the head of a
host of arch-icnds, who each have a
carpct-bagger's %carcas, suspended, and all
on their tramp to hi. SO mot it be, amen.
But l have digrcssed. These fellows know
ing that they will be ousted in 1872, OF
course, wanted to get a hold of as much
of the peoples money as possible, before
that event took place. As the law stood,
they could have only collected the taxes
for 1870 and 1S7l-but by collecting
the tax for II, in the fall of II, their
financiers, Parker d Co., would havo a
lick at the taxes collected for ~. Do
you catch the idea, Mr. Editor?. Cute
amt it. But l have heard that ali
yankees arc good at cute tricks, and
that they never have a hole in the bot
tom of their pockets. l doubt if the
few deludea corn field colored Carolina
gentlomon who represent us at the seat
of Government, saw the trick. Now,
Mr.. Editor, let US fight the devil with
his own element. These suck egg DOES
want UG. :aone--mell. we have a use
for all we have aud all we can get, so
lets keep it. Don't let a man, q single
taxpayer pay a dollars tax in Orange
burg County this fall, aud, we have them
on the hip. Resolve to buck and
gag the Sheriff, the Treasurer, or any
and every other man who offers to make
a levy on q single thing for taxes, aad
send them over to me, here in the fork,
I'll take care of them. I'll hide them !
And that man who makes a purchase,
to furnish means to satisfy a tax execu-
tion-let's resolve that silent rcquiems
shall be sung in lonely places. Imean
,chat I say, Mr.. Editor, andstand rca-
dy to head the list of those who will
determine neUer to pay another tax,
until Carolina is wiped.
Justicel Justice BY the Gods let's
have justice. This is all 1 have to say
qew Ne eek perhaps, you will hear
LEO In THE FORK.
! p. ST. see you have woke up a