Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-12-07
For the Advertiser

Mr.. EDITOR: Supposing Editors to!
know all things, we take the liberty of
propounding to you one or two ques-
tions, for the benefit of few Taxpayers
of this County; and as you are either at
or near Headquarters. and the time is
short from now until the 18th January
1872, the last days of grace for paying
Taxes for the year 1871, we uesire you
will give us an answer through the Ad-
uertiSer at as early day as syourconve-
rnience will admit Of Under tho old
State constitution, we were allowed from
four to six months inawhich to pay the
Taxes for the year past, or, in other
words, the Taxes for the year 1871. would
not be called for before April or May
1872, aud if paid by first July no penalty
would be attached. But through the
grace Of a General Assembly, composed
principally of negroes, we are now al.
lowed fifteen days. If the taxes are not
then paid, the property of thewhite peo-
pie will be sold to pay them, and State
Bonds taken in payment for said lands
thus sold. So says Gov. Scott. Now we
desire to know if John Woolly, the
Treasurer of this County will take State
Bonds for State Taxes for 1871. If so, of
what date, and of what kind, as so many
are now being issued. We desire to
know the exact kind. Also, if Mr.. Wool
ly has commenced taking County Scrip
for County Taxes, from persons, outside
of the Ring, at par. He had not COM
menced this at last accounts. AS the
State Bonds are worth % to 50 cents in
the Dollar, and County Scrip from 20 to
so cents in the Dollar, we should like to
avail ourselves of the opportunity OF
specializing on small scale; Just spffi !
vie1ru nj -1r;Isu TO pay or TaXes on the l4th
January 1872, as we are afraid the motley
crew at Columbia will begin to accuse
Edgefield of being disloval if they do
not get their pay soon. We do not like
to try your patience, Mr.. Editor, but we
have still another question for you to
answer. There has been but one session
of Court in Edgeficld this year, although
it is said we arc entitled to three sessions,
andthrce weeks at each Term. Who are
to blame fin this shortcoming? Who
but the Offices of the County, the Sheriff,
the Clerk, the Jury Commissioner, and
the County Commissioners, all Radicals?
Was it not their duty, if not their inter
est, to have had a lawful Jury drawn and
summoned? Two Terms passed and
nothing done! Taxes ought to be con-
siderably reduced! Can you give us
any definite idea of time when .he
Courts of Sessions will sit again? Arc
the Thieves all to go without day, Just
because the Radicals want their votes
again next October? -,fs
We have been reliably informed that
the Taxes Of this County for 1859, amount
ed to over One Hundred Thousand Dol
lars. Mr.. Woolly ought to have large
amount of this money now on hand, and
in all probability he has, if he has not
invested it in real estate. The indebted
ness of the County is increasing every
day, and if there is not some check put
upon the officials, this Indebtedness will
not fall far short Of Two Hundred Thou-
sand dollars by the first Of October 1872.
Although Gov. Scott talks aboutretrench-
ment. ne knows the Radicals i'll Office arc
to follow his example. Get
all they can and keep all they get, law
fully or unlawlully! Have not our pco-
pie had sufficient evidence of this fact
What more do they want9s3As the Id
rcrti$er has always stood up forthe right,
gioe as light. We are in the dark and
half scared about the Message of His
Excellcncy, Gov. Scott. We hear it is
over a yard long! And the Taxpayers
are in rebellion throughout the State.
ONE OF THE PEOPLE.