The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-27
Shall the Taxes be Paid .

The RarnWell Sentinel Save that every Qay
tho onestion ia asked. How are we to pay
tho taYes. And the question cannot be
answered because the people have not the
,,o,o,, md thoco "a ,ohodv to buv the land.
. ,o,oo ouno, a, roo, outate advises the peo.
- :. -, ond ~ aid ond asstst
pto ~ '.use = f., A. G,ns,oat;on of
eacn otner III leals'ins .ne o -,
their properly. upon Inis 1ne 'o''''S''''
says:
Honesty demands it, and sen-preserVauon
compels 1t. His counsel is, shat'the people OF
each township peaceaby assemble, organize
themselves into committees OF safety, and res
olusely determine, ha y Aae treasurer o was
county dne"lp's 20 c0'sees'a a11uI " s'' s'eo"o
- -. III III hs ..se;st.d M Kn"KIuy IN this M
dioon;se m masks m dominoas but a ma.
tr;e,,c conh,notion To aa.ert tho nrincjnles
1non ,, ,,hieh ~. men, - nor :, 177s and rain
ed onr lndenendence--Rs Rss.staace TO. Taratton
,,;,bow Penreeentot;on This NAV he callad
Rryo1uy1ox Beitsn It Is the only means
of s.satv left These are srono words. but we
have said more than once THE PEOPLE WILL
NOT SUBMIT To RE TAXED OUT OF THEIR
T,.Nnspn ~
In another n,ace tho Same naner says
MT a,.r,,,sts 10. bavo had uar
.,.,,.hoa o.a .,,a,,,,, o,o,,,h e. n,oLo tho
D'Ss~'S~. .A.N S's eAo
neAf. S.sA. "e uopteSa'e s'1en0o, ne u1' nv, W.
%, ~, ."e 80 ~ .u, -.
.''s' .ea.e. !. aDea. '. W pa I ss t,..sa, go
endura moo v,ll he nus,llanimous. an outraged
neon,a will r,se In their, might and sweep
avarv taY.oatharer with bIs hooks and his
nosoe from tho face of the earth.
rha Un;on T,,,oe uorns tbo noonIo that
-. a..,. 80, .ho e.,,,., =, A. Mo-
oH, ~, ~ r. -. ,,.-.-I p.
pro VIII o' p'e''n''u noAO A'o'e'''. -
says
~HoweVer Wiling nepeople may De 70 carry
aeavy ioao OF taxes, tney cdNnoyano Ee-pe-
heVe we@ not stano under another ioao tnls
year, and the government OFFICIALS might as
well make all they can out OF what ls pald
Into the treasury this spring. There Is, very
evidently, general determination TO resist
the payment Of the November draft, from the
simple reason that the taxpayers Will not oe
aole 10 NEE, IT, we suggest shdt tae taxpayers
Of each county hofd a mass meeting, al taear
respective courshouseS, at some early aay, ana
determine tohat they toiR DO in the premises"
f-A.~--Aas-A.'aAnt-Af Of tho -Ra-'. e'Ai'--I--'
discusses, at some lenStn' tne Wnole ques-
ton OF State and county taxation Hls con-
clgsions are contained IN the following para
graphs
"We believe that two mills for the county and
four for the State will be enough for all legitt-
mate expenses, and the property put down
fifty per cent. from the last unreasonable and
illegal valuation Any number of mills is an
Indefinite tax until the assessment is made;
for If ON arbitrary and fabulous price Is the
the rule, thep poor taxpayer may be sold ont
with the two or rfeur mills as the maximum.
"And why this change of time for collecting
the tsxess Or, 1T changed, why not ;diyide
the amount so that the people may pay only
one tax for one year 1t may be that they
discern in the signs of the times coming
change in the political atmosphere, and are
'i'n HeA1 Jos',, anN wv. A. ~