The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-04-12
/. The situa,ion. and tho Remedy.

The situa,ion; and tho Remedy.
MR. -EpTroR;; Che s0ontinged limportu-
mites oi1friends. WHO Ataoh ,mMe Aplus
to my views than ~ lare sdsitleA toE
make NE ask aSapacSfn yoer bhbmAs. {
{ While I suggest alfemed xfot bur pre- Z
sent grievances. T must say 1 have little
hope that those who now have the power
in their hands>will everwillingly submit
to its least abatement. look, rather,
for relief in the overthrow of the NATIONAL
Radical party, to,whioh the enormities
praotioed in this State are in no,small
degree contributing. ''
AZ to the double tax proposed to be
collected in November, would say
resist il in eve'.y ,0dy short Of actual rebel
lion. The whole difficulty, thoughi may
be removed by the authorities requiring
no tax to be collected in November, 1871,
half tax in March, 1872. and then O
whole tax in November, 1872 In such
ON Arrangement we ought to acquiesce.
This disppses Of an exceptional grievance
Of great magnitude. But there are others
Of permanent nature aud OF greater
|
cludes the idea Of peace, law and order,
as long as the blood of the, Anglo. Saxon
or J. Cavalier courses through our veins.
refer to the monstrouB system, OF election
frauds practiced upon US, the Wholesale
robbery Of our property under the guise
of taxation, and the sfuandering Of. the
money raised by taxation for purposes
other than the wants Of an honest 90
verhment. These. wrongs cannot be
remedied by change of the qualifica-
tions Of voters or, Of ,office.holders, nor
by a ohange lof our present system of
representation. a conclusive reason ia
that these changes cannot be made; nor
will the party in power ever consent that
We shall have majority in the Senate,
| which confirms appointments by the
Governor, or in the Housn; the majority
OF which determines the selection OF
United States Senators and Judges.
All we can ask, with any expectation
of our request being complied with, is TO
have check po,cer upon taxation and
appropriations given us. This can be
done by the Constitution being go
amended as:
/. To require four managers OF cleo.
tions at each election precinct, two of
whom are to be chosen by each political
party in the Counties; to have the votes
counted as soon as the polls are closed,
and the results aggregated the second
day after, by two from each box. (ono
from each political party,) assembling ut
the County seats.
q. To require for the passage Of every
bill imposing taxes, assessing the value
of property for taxation; borrowing
money or raising revenue in any way,
and of every bill making appropriations.
creating any debt or liability, or lending
the faith and credit of the State in any
\ way, it to receive the vote Of Mree-fourfhs
of the members Of each house, tho same
to be ascertained by II vote by yeas and
nays, made of record on the journals Of
each house.
3. 70 provide that upon the adoption
OF the two foregoing amendments, all
Acts, and parts of Acts, relating to the
assessment of f'property, for taxation, the
imposition OF taxes, and providing for
elections by the people, shall cease and
be no longer of force, upon the first
meeting Of! the General Assembly there
after held; and that all Acts, aud parts
OF Acts. reinting to the aforesaid sub.
iects. pussed by any General Assembly,
shall cease to be of force upon the ad-
journment of the first session of the
General Assembly next elected.
This il asking as little Of the Republi
can party as will ensure us relief from
the enormities We are now suffering. By
these amendments no right or privilege
now possessed by our colored citizens
would in the least be impaired; while
their real interests would be promoted.
Is there enough justice in the Republi-
can party to grant us the protection
III, 20 oA< ,.l
And have our colored citizens the good
sense to acqniesce in a proposition SO
reasonable aud moderate?
JAMES 81. RION.
WINNsBoRo, 8. c., April IL, 1871.
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