The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-11-23
views OF THE STATE PRESS.
Try tho Courts.
From the Marion Crescent.

from the Marion Crescent.l
We do not exactly see how sufficient unan-
unity cap be secured to make the resistance
tO-tax-paying doctrine success. We see that
Judge Al3rich favors this plan, but on redec-
ton we are constrained to believe that It Is
brought to bear would be sufficiently powerful
to unite the whole country 10 this cause, and
unless 1t Se general, 1t would be runous. The
Phoenix suggested the proprtety OF applying
to the courts for redress, and we ar. inclin.
ed to think better of this plan. The judicial
arm Of orr government was intended for
Just such Contingencies as this, when
the executive and legislative departments
are too corrupt to do Justice to the people
But can we rely upon 1t Is 1t not more than
probable that the bench will tall US We Tear
so, and yet we can see no other. l II the effort
is to be made, let every move be well consider
ed before single step Is taken. New YORK 10
at work In this line, and her experience
should be some guide to us now. Let the
complaint be go written that the relief prayed
for will be seen to be a legal right, even
should 1t be denied Then our cause Will. be-
come record, and If we are denied Justice
1khere we are taught to seek it, we can then
find some other course to pursue In seeking 10
unearth these frauds and punish the ROBBERS.
Pay no Fraudulent Claims.
From the Marion starl
The New York World. the ablest Democratic
paper in the United States, estimates the en-
tire debt of South Carolina, as 1t now stands,
at ts37, 49,, COS 20. mt
SHAH we pay this enormous sum? The
voices Of countless thousands of Taxpayers cry
no, no, no. The payment OF so glganuc
debt would beggar the State. We are Geclded-
ly In favor OF paying every cent that the State
Justly owes. We do not wish to aunul q oond
fde contract. We are opposed to repudlating
an honest debt. But We cannot pay millions
from which we have received no benedt-mil-
lions that have been traudulenty used, so far
as we can learn, for the aggrandlzement OF
political cliques. With the voice OF liberty
stifed, let not its dying echo be- changed INTO
the wall Of starvation.
II the Coin be Spurious, Nail It Down.
From the columbia Pnenix
We are. told that the Ring, of which Gov
ernof Scott Is the figure head, now acknowl.
edges that there has been an oyer-!ssue OIL
about three millions. As to these figures. the
public will believe just what they please. we
know very well that We are dealing with
act of uuscrupulous and unprlncipled officials,
who have over and over again deceived the
public. We believe that the over-issue has
been largely in excess Of what Is now admit
ted, and that this will be made apparent be-
fore we are done with this business. Ii, now
ever. the over-issue shall be fixed at from So
900, 900 to $40, ,000. 900, there will be men, who
call themselves fnanciers, par excellence, IN
take the ground that 1t would be better 10 as
sumo these illegal and fraudulent impositions
than to decline to recognize them; we meet
this issue at once. We hold that the citizens
OF South Carolina owe 1t to themselves and TO
their manhood, not to submit to this fraud OF
swindlers and robbers. The just and legal
obligations of the State should never be repu-
dated.