The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-11-19
The Spirit of the Ssate Press-ORr FL
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The Spirit of tho State Press-ORr FL
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The Kingstree williamsburg Star
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The cry OF reputation has been raised
by members Of both political parties in
this State. The Democrats, 30 far as it
relates to Governor SCOTS administra-
.ion. and the Radicals, go for clean
breast Of the whole State debt. Promi-
nent negro members of the Legislature
have decided in caucus on this policy.
Governor Scott says the taxes must come
speedily, aud repudiates, in proclama-
ton in our paper to-day, the pledge
which he made to the Tax payers Con.
vention last spring, that he would not
enforce the collection Of taxes before
March, 1879. These are stirring times.
The vultures at our pockets and the
bayOnets at our backs, we are in q
wretched condition.
The Keowee Courier says:
The BOND D1FFICULTY.-The reckless
over-issue OF State bUnds, by the present
corrupt officials of the State government,
has we'll nigh destroyed the credit of the
State. A remedy OF some sort ie being
evoked. The Charleston Courier advo.
Gates repudiution. The Neps non-pay.
ment of taxes. Reputation of our old
debt in full is not right. That which has
oeen legally aud honestly dune under the
present State government ought also to
tie respected. Let uR, in extricating
ourselves from these difficulties. preserve
our good name for honesty and fair deal
ing.
Let the Executive Com u1ittee OF the
Tax payers Convention tuke this matter
III haud. and get hold of the right par
ties, have them arrested by legal process,
hrnnSht to trial for their mistleeds, and
thus strike nt the root of the evil.
Euongh is known at this time to place
ueurly ull connected with the State Go.
vernmeut in the penitentiaiy. and
movement Of The XIII Indicated might
reveal the whole ser es uf uuta vi fni traus-
actions. by which millions of dollars
have bteu iich-d from the pockets of
the people. e.-Anderson InteAigencer
The Radical party in this State put b..
tax payers Of nine Democratic Counties
under martial law; now let the tux pay err
put the thieving and lying scamps in
position where they caunOt steal or pre-
vent their former villniny from heing dis.
closed. In that wuy we shall iufiict upon
them wound that will tortnl them now
aud leave running sure" upon their
characters which time will not cure or
dlSlntectants remove the stencil of.
Union Times
D,cs any man who has particle Of
patriotism left. who has tho least sense
Of Justice remaining. think Of paying
the debts incurred by this corrupt State
Government i'll Columbia? Are we 80
mean and low spirited as to tax our
selves, to make these thieves and scoun-
drels rich? No! ten thousand times. no!
Let the miserable spectators in Wall
street. who bought those bonds. with
their eyes open, ut Il great depreciation,
who knew they were stolen from a po-
, verify stricken and suffering people. le;
them be the sufferers. We do not be-
lievo there is Ill honest man, Democrat
or Republican,. white nr black, in old
South Carolina, viii" will not say empha-
tically, repu'liat repudintel Aud ho-
nest men the world over will sustain u.s.
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