The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-03-08

ist. 11Bil .hinEs ths a6hgressiohal na-
iority isnow brSughtWithin the reach OF
the wholesome scheok Of the Executive
veto. AS old issues are dying out. new
ones may spring up, the method of meet
ing which by the Administrations and
Congress may still further modify the
relative strength of parties. In regard
to matters OF, taxation. internal and ex-
ternal, in which the late Congress failed
to fulfill just expectations, prompt ac-
tion will be demanded of their success
sors. Among their first duties should be
the repeal of the obnoxious income tax.
Last year its repeal was defeated in the
Senate by Mr.. Cameron leaving his seat
at the moment before the vote was taken.
This year it passed the Senate. but failed
in the House, which was not willing to
acknowledge the right of tho Senate to
originate such bill. Gen. Pleasanton
has announced that he must soon begin
to collect this demoralizing and unpopu
lar levy, unless it is done away with i'm
mcdiatoly. The. new Congress should
lose no time in wiping it from the statute
book. Those of the members who come
fresh from the people-not few of
them being. in fact, elected upon the is
sue of repeal-must appreciate the
strong repugnnnce that is felt towards
this partial and inquisitorial excise. It
may be added that not only is the income
tax unnecessary, but there are other
forms of internal revenue which the in
coming Congress should do away with.
Gen. Logan, who has just gone from the
House to the Senate, said last week:
"The people are not going to submit to
these enormous burdens imposed upon
them by Congress. He did not desire to
attend the funeral of the Republican
party within the next two years."
Whilst the effect Of measures upon the
existence of n party is not the proper
rule of public policy, yet those of Gen.
Logan's party who adopt such rule. as
their standard, may be advantageously
thus warned not only in regard to taxa
ton, but to such measures as Ku Klux
Acts, Federal compulsory education Acts,
and others of a similar character. The
policy of injustice, inequality and Sec
tioaalism, if persisted in, may, in the
light of the reduced maiorities in Con-
gress, bo at least modified.
The New Orleans Times thus heralds
the adjournment of the Louisiana Legis-
lature:
WHoop Human To-day dies the
legislative session of the General Assem-
bly, for the year 1871, after sixty days
life, unprecedented in the history of any
similar body for corruption. In congra-
tulating our people upon the auspicious
day
The first long day of nothingness,
The last of danger and distress-
we gladly turn from the putrid carcass
OF State credit and reputation it leaves
behind, 10 rejoice in the season of disen-
thralment and political rest which now
opens to sight down the vista of future
months.
We are satisfied that tomorrow morn
ing every citizen will draw one long,
Joyous breath of relief, such as the an
cient Egyptians drew when the veil of
night was lifted off their land; such as
Rome drew when the hordes of Attilla
poured from out her gates; such as the
old Continentals drew when the last Bri.
tish transport left our shores after York
town.
Let us, therefore, in the great relief
and prospective brightness of the future,
endeavor to forget the misfortune and
darkness of the past. Let US laugh and
be merry over the wild cat legislation,
of which we have been made the victims
but in wardly and firmly resolved in fu-
ture to profit by the example.
The Legislature is dead. Dead, my
Lords and gentlemen; dead, ye Right
Reverend and wrong Reverend; dead in
corruption and infamy; leaving, as its
bequest, a chain Of evils which will fetter
our energies and bear down our State in
shame and humiliation for many n long
day to como. It is fitting that our day
of deliverance should be celebrated with
JOY and thanksgiving. Not being in
formed rs to the extent of authority
welded by the shadowy Momus. whose