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

Mr.. EdHor-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
[ az, aroused, 1 must talk, and when I
talk, 1 talk plain, aud 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 off Tie year Some few may have
been hoodwinked but, Mr.. Editor, the
leaders, (the carpet bag element of the
Legislature,0 work for no such consiic-
ration. They are trembling in their
shoes for they stand on their sous.
They know that the Legislature thut will
meet December 1872, will meet without
them. The Halls that have rung with
their,eloquence ~ 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! Their sufferings in a future
State will be SO great, that 1, at least,
am willing to allow them to retire to the
mountains of Epsidam, State OF massa-
chusetts. to await there their awful
doom. VI can 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-iends, who each have a
carpet-bagger's c%arcas, suspended, aud all
on their tramp to hill. SO motel it be, amen
But have digressed. These fellows know
ing that they will be ous,ed in 1872, OF
course, wanted to get a hold Of as much
of tho peoples money as possible, before
that event took place. AS the law stood,
they could have only collected the taxes
for 1870 and 1S71-but by collecting
the tax for II, in the fall of II, their
inanciers, Parker a. Co., rould hayo a
lick at the taxes collected for ~. Do
you catch the idea, Mr. Editor? 2. Cute
Amt it. But l have heard that ali
yankees are good at cute tricks, and
that they never have a hole in the bot
tom of their pockets. l doubt il the
few deludea corn field colored Carolina
gentlomon who represent US at the seat
of Government, saw tho trick. Now,
Mr.. Editor, let us fight the devil with
his own element. These suck egg dogs
van our money-well, VI have a use
for all we have and ali we Gan se5, so
lets keep it. Don't let a man, a single
taxpayer pay a dollars tax in Orange
burg County this fall, aud, we have them
on the hip. Resolve to buck aud
gag the Sheriff, the Treasurer, or any
and every other man who offers to make
a levy OH a single thing for taxes, and
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-iet's resolve that silent reauiems
shall be sung in lonely places. Imeau
ichatI say, Mr.. Editor, aud stand rea.
dy to head the list of those who will
determine nerer to pay another tax:
until Carolina is wiped.
Justicel Justice ! BY the Gods let.
have justice. This is all have to sa,
VOW Next week perhaps, you viii hear
LEO In THE FORK.