The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-03-13
Outrageous destination.


Outrageous Legislation.
In the lower branch of the Legis.
fature on Wednesday, there came up
for consideration and action "tbe hill
making valid all the bonds and obN.
cations issued in behalf Of the State
rs mentioned and bet forth in tho TO-
port OF the Treasurer to the General
Assembly, fatifyfng and confirming all
the Issues, and declaring the bonds to
be legal and valid, for the payment of
which the faith, credit and funds Of
tho State are pledged" The passage
Of this bill will lcgalize all the mon.
Strous frauds iu tho issuing of bonds,
the full exposition Of which was laid
betore the Legislature carly in the
present session, aud in offeot sets the
seal of approval upon tho bare -fueed
swindling and thirsing 'practioed by
the Financial Board. We can con-
ce've OF no language strong enough to
condemn desorv.dly go iniquitous a
measure. 1t shtws tr what depths of
infamS the lowest inetihsts pf man
may carry him, and the single con-
temptation Of such I'M act Of villainy
almost makes tho blood run cold in
""r veins. let it be heralded abroad
aud the world know tho character of
South Carolina's legislators, and tho
impulses that prompt their legislation
This last act is certainly tho crowning
ono of oil their infamous doings, and
is sufficient in itself to place the stig-
ma of disgrace UPON them forever.
In this connection, we lay before
our readers the protest Of the Demo.
Gratis in the Legislature against the
passage of the bill in question. To
their credit, three Republicans have
their names to the protest
Upon passing the Bill "relatint to
the bonds Of the State of South Caro.
lima" to its third reading, We vote no,
upon every section md line, for the
following reason "Under this bill,
tax of six mills, in addition TO Mi
other taxes, must be levied to paw the
interest OH the amount Of State debt
as reported by the Treasurer, this
Will swell the State tax levied upon
the people to 80 mills, exclusive of
the tax levied under the license law
and stamp bill, which can and we
fear will be passed by the same instru
mentaIities that secured tho passage
OF this bill this tax, amounting in
tho aggregate to 80 mills, our people
cannot pay; and cannot be necessary
Tor any legitimate purpo.e, of an hon:
est government. Besides; if the stocks
and bonds heretofore issued, the tvtal
amount of which is an unknown
quantity, were issued in conformity to
and by the authority of laws already
passed, then they are already legal,
and need no further law to validate
them. If they were hot issued by
authority of law then they should not
be made legal by tho passage Of this
bill.
"a demand for a bill to declare the
oonds and stocks al'eady issued legal
Is clear confession that all of them
are not legal, which Is rurther confirm.
cd by the provisions OF the bill, which
exonerates the officers who lssued
them from all legal responsibility for
any violation Of law and good faith.
of which they may have bueu guilty.
Hence, wo solemnly protest; 10 tho
name of tho people, against tho pus
sage of a bill which we hold to bs hn-
necessary, unjust and burdonsuh,e . ,
and to the people We will appeal di.
rcctly."
Signed BY J. E. .Hagood, John G.
Sellers, l.. Williams, 8. s. Critton.
den,. G. w. Taylor, T..R. Bass, Joel
Allen, L. A. Miles. 0. NJ. Doylo, J..
i. Shanklin, John Wilson, NJ. D.. J,
l.. Wofford, D. r. Duncan, r. M.
Smith, j: +. Dusenberry, B. G. 70.
com, A. p. Holmes.