The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-11-15

tuo AutuI0 1uhy DItuS 1OrLu, UuC tulB we
do know, that, come what may, after
death comes the resurrection, and South
Carolina will live and not die.
ot The Governor and the Taxes.
The Union. OF Monday, contained the
following notice:,
OFFICE OF AUDITOR OF STATE.
COLUMBIA, 8. O., November 10, 1871.
Is having been reported in some of
the papers in this State, that promise
had been made by his Excellency Go
vernon r. Z. Scott, to the late Tax
Payers Convention, to extend the time
for the collection of taxes for 1871, I
would say, for the information of all
concerned, and for the purpose of doing
away with any ill effect which such re-
port might induce, and at the same time
to leave no excuse for non-payment at
the proper time, that, in conference with
his Excellency, this morning, he in
formed ne that he made no such general
promise as has been ascribed to him.
His Excellency informs me that the
committee OF tho Taxpayers Con-
vention who waited upon him in refer
ence to matters relating to the collection
OF taxes, after discussion of the sub
ject: decided that November was the
proper time for the collection of taxes in
the upper Counties; but that in those
Counties where sea island cotton is
March, without sacrifice.
His Exoellenoy, therefore, agreed to
suspend the collection from those upon
the sea-board until that time, where they
were unable to pay sooner
P6raOnS 0eRirinC Tn avail tham mselvae
ofsthe benefits of this promise will be re-
quired to file petition with the County
Auditor previous to the time ut which
the penalty attaches, accompanied by
affidavits that returns from crops had
not been received; such petitions will
be. considered.
The public will. therefore, place no re-
lance upon the report referred to, as
am assured by his Excellency that no
extensions of time, other than those men
toned, will be granted
The collection of taxes for this fiscal
year will commence on the Goth instant,
and continue until the 18th of January
next; after which time, the penalties
prescribed by law will attach, and be
strictly enforced.
County Treasurers will proceed at
once to enforce the collection of all de-
linqnent taxes for previous years.
EDWIN F.. GARY, State Auditor.
Our readers will observe the statement
OF the Governor rs to the time for the
payment of taxes. Let us now to the
record. On page 1O1, proceedings of
the Taxpayers Convention" we extract
the following:
''The special committee directed by
the Convention to confer with the Go
vernon of the State in relation to the
postponement Of the collection of taxes
in November ensuing, (this MONTH beg
leave to report:
'That, impressed with the conviction,
under the peculiar circumstances of the
case, and in view OF the fact that the
people of the State are thus called upon
to pay the taxes for two separate years
in one, OF the justice Of the measure CT
relief proposed, they have had an inter
view with the Governor, who has au-
thorized them to state to the Conven-
tion, that while the various offices will
be open in November for the reception
OF taxes at that time from such Of the
citizens as may be then prepared to pay
them; get that tho period for their payment
wiH be extended to the 1st March, 1872,
penalty aoiA attach.
"(signed) T.Y. sIMoNs,
Chairman"
again, Gen. Butler, Chairman Of the
Committee OF Eleven. on page 1O4, in
his report, says: "Your committee urged
The inability Of the people: after paying
the taxes now being collected, to pay
aacop1 Tow IN Novor,hor poxt Hio Ev
oellenoy said in reply that it had been
represented to him by we'll informed
citizens, In several parts of the State,
that for large class OF citizens whose
taxes were small in amount the month of
November was more convenient time of