Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-06-19

lots Fm this land taken by farce from
| flNsSownels it is proposed to pny Mt the
rete of $1,000 per acre, not the price
| which the owners fix they have no voice
in the matter. Neither the lot-owners
toward the Railroad, nor the Mayor, nor
other citizens ut the West end have the
slightest right to object to the price paid
them for damaging their property, per-
baps running it. Those to whom the
iasting places of their lnmented dead are
dfar beyond valuation, can say nothing.
An arbitrary price is fixed by persons
appointed under rascally coniscation
laEy, passed by Legislature universally
aaEiiiinitted to be disgrace to any nation,
iked by Board in which the land-own-
eF is always in the minority. And how
eyer the landowner may estimate his
Property, the Town Council on one part
aud the County Commissioners on the
9sher, close his mouth effectually. These
tWo, interested on the same side (pro
bono publico p wrest mans property
tSem him and pay him Just what they
choose to fix as its value. Was there
any more outrageous oppression ever
heard Of? There never was nm adjust
nSent of value ever made by law or ar-
hiration, where both sides were not
dairly represented, where the owner had
not some slight showing in having his
%operty fairly and properly valued
Tut here are two corporations bent on
%rrying out common design, by which,
1ithout a single chance given him, with
bis hands tied and his mouth closed, q
Private citizen is robbed of his property,
The possession of which is sacred and pro-
kcted to him by the constitution. I'm.
dor the plan adopted, 'Liniment" may
sbc correct in fixing the amount Of expen-
ses at the figures he adopts. The ex-
penscs may be reduced still more. The
road may cost but little more than the
grading, because this arbitrary Board
have the same right to pay the owners
but $1.OO per acre, us they have TO pay
is25.00 It's q wonder they did not do it.
& But "Linimcnt" is 'snpposing' things
only. think "Tax-paycrs" fixed their
Estimate from data furnished BY expert
enced gentlemen, and doubt but that
their estimate is under, rather than over
tho true cost. So much for private con-
ltribution, wrongs and sacrifices. What
10 the public contribute? "I.iniment"
Says: "Don't wait for the demand, now is
the time to build your street. When
immigration" sets in it will he too late"
.(When immigration sets in, SO much the
better for those who have bought up lots
to sell ngain.) In the name of the i'm
povcrishcd people Of the State and Coun-
ty, Is this the time to burden them with
more taxes? Can t..cy bear more now?
Has not the effect Of Radical progress, of
which we hear SO much talk, been to
crush our people DOM with taxes? Are
not their lands sold, day after day, in
large bodies, because the owners are un-
able to pay taxes? Have they not been
compelled to pay U. S. Revenue taxes,
State taxes, license taxes, town taxes; !;
and arc they to have more laid upon
them and for what? "Liniment" SAYS ::
of it is to the interest of the people to
''havc the street go through, let it go, but
"pay the owners the value" So say l !;
but who fixes the value? | have shown
a one-sidcd Board. Who says it's to the
interest of the people? Why the Town
Council, and suppose the County Com
missioners, but one of whom resides in
town (assuming that that residence makes
him familiar with the interests of the
people, and "Liniment" himself
I'VE regret exceedingly that we are
unable TO publish the above in full, this
week. Want of sufficient time is our ex-
cusc. Look for it next week.-E,D.1
ORPHAN HOME OF SoUru CAROLINA.
Having received many cordial appeals
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