The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-09-04
vate affairs. If adopted population must
cease to pervert the government, and war
could no lOngerlend g legal sanction to crueI-

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contend, war is the normal condt-
ton Of mankind, posterity viii have
It's own wars to sustain, and 1t is, therefore,
unreasonable 10 burden posterity with;debtt
tor the cost Of ours. Deeply interested 10 sup
pressing these ideas, the rulers Of the people
will ofcourse treat them with derielon. ettlf.
It must suffice for the present thus to submit.
them nakedly 90 their wi merits and with
ont detailed vindication, although their prtE-
ciple is already accepted In substance by some
Western States In their recent constitutions.
Their advocacy must In the main be deferred
until the facts and fables of the pending eau
vsss shall have ceased to engroes attention.
less, be offered. The power to borrow
money Is mlschievous. Just In proper.
ton as the government is liberal in
form, and as the nation Is prosperous,
the very constitution Of human naturapre-
cludes any efectual regulation OF 1t. ln q
monarchy there may be some supervision,
but iu republics the tendency TO abuse ts ahs2.s
lnlely lncorrlglble. No human skill can de-
Wise, or human diligence put In force, ade.
10 exist at all IL must Inevitably be.ahused.
and the abuse must progress TO an extent 40
solutely into'Prable. The mere burdenufstax
alton Induced by It Is the least evil among ttS
foul progeny. Fraud and corruption become
virtues under It's influence. Statutes to be set
as objects Of popular reverence and similar
honors nave been proposed TOR its cull1vators,
dpcreed TO them. A government rpstraintd
within the limits. of absolate necessity may
be supported by moderate taxation. ,Sttlrthe
nature and amount of taxes imposed shonld
always be potent. They should De plain. visi-
BILE and palpable. Deceltful, fraudulent Meth;
DDS, which have been devised, draw money
from the pockets Of people Without their con-
thn ipnnooltinn ohopld ho ohnt.r
iahed. Duties and excuses for revenue belong
10 this class. Such furtive methods of obtain:
ing money should be known through pros;r
~ecutions against criminals. The asserted
difficulty In sustaining the government under
such q system is unreal The public expenresl
need not be great, and the necessity OF ratsing
all revenue By taxation at the m ef ex-
pendilure or before 1t, Ia susceptible to be
utilized and made The source Of great public
benefit. However truthful 1t may be, 10 a,cer.
tain view OF the matter, that all taxes are
ultimately borne by the laboripg class they
are nevertheless In the first instancecollectet
from those who possess property, aHddtst:by,
upilorm usages every dollar. required for: the
expenses Of The government should be ct
class would: be enlisted in5sdutyS gnardibg.
against the. official eEtravagance OF the gov;
eminent. Mortgages upon labor, the
most cafe and desirable OF in1estndente,2
would cease, and in9thetr place eaffrighted
capitalists could contemplate the only,
they would then perform a public duty htiher.o,
neglected. Legislative Corruption would De-;
effectively opposed. Under this keen scrutiny
mal whose record was tainted could paae
the ordeal of election. Long, patient study.
has convinced me that or the practicable yof
precisely this popular surveillance
rests the last hope of our republic. Paternal
lie. not necessarily, misehievous ID
8 monarchy; but In q republic based nponsunt--
versai suffrage it cannot fail to foster tnnnmeril
able evils, and It. ia, In lact, the sum OF VI. yll7r
lanies. A government which devotee some OF
lis powers to putting money IN mems
pockets must employ others ain ritne'
eXtorion policy. It involves @ contin-
nous career OF rapine and taVoritlem. NY;
deep aversion TO all these things mas inauceo
me to encourage the movement which yen,
and doubtless my name Will hei
presented for your consideration for 9 ncm1.
nation.. In that event I beg leave respect:
fully to Withdraw 1t. The strength and ter1S'
phssls which have marked the language i8m--
ployed. by some gentlemen 10 addressing ma
on The subject must be my excuse for saying
what follows. Success should OF, courss5 pc
the object. In the present condition ora n4trsr
OF -urtarafi6Ea qtc- MI fesdr6r &c .I1uucr p
many equally reliable as reformers. probably
more capable OF ppplic office and YET less
likely TO. combine formidable, elements l2L
Opposition. / could Eot ccnsslt To-. Sud;
scribe to q platform containing ether pEoies:
promise of amendment.EThe ie4isting.pfaet.
.ticeIreauires this, and. that practice may n9S.
be abruptly set aside. Love of that absolute.
indepepdency which can hardly BE- maintained
in public office. adesire to promote your su1s.
cess instead of.impeding It, and q belief mat
can there best. perform the lnolVlcust ~:
zens quota OF puolic service, nave createo IN
nv mind an unalterable resolve 10 remalnl
pri'a'e 'sa'iou' Ao'i CHARLES o,CoNoR.
O'Coner's letter was referred to The commit.
foe IN nlatform. The committee ON crtden-'
tials was as follows: New York, EHan:Alien;
South Carolina, Stokes; Pennsylvania, JaGopei
MARYLAND, Sackeits; Delaware, BroWp; Onlo,
High; Michigan, Wheaton; Georgla, hameeyi
Illinois, HanIey; INDIANA, Brannan; KANSAS,
Brooks: WISCONSIN,, KenneLI; Iowa, srayer;
Missouri. Williams; Kentucky, Gerger; Ten
nsssee. Parish; North Carolina, TrolIt; west
Virginia. Vance; Colorado, sBryant; NeW Sef-
ser. Potter; Mississippi; Price; Virginia, Bel
thilne; Neorasku, Brook; Alao anna. w
No other State responded. CONFUSION. WnioH
the chair was unable 10 check. made lC ampos-
sible TO hear rtle proceedings. When California
was called, Bayard, OF New jersey, rrad big,
authority from The Democratic commlttae OF
that State to represent it. Upon notion By
nTd. was allowed to rppreaent the Siate..2Pen-
ain call of Stats Vallandlgham. OF, KEN
tucky. moved that Inc convention adjourn %
the oolh OF November. [Cries,, ''Put him, out
s.nnr him QUIT Valandigham's friends
claimed bis motion was 0 pracleai
Joke. The committee on permanent OF.
ganIzatIon, one from each State, was
ordered, and twen.y-tour States responoea:
Bayard, of New jersey, represents Caltlornia
on this committee. Alter a recess Tue So1-
yention met, and q friend apologlsed for va,
landigham, who therefore was excused ana
resumed his seat. The committee on creoen'
,ials asked time, which was granted. f9e
nnoirmap of The credentlai committee mace
an Informal report that there was entlre mar.
mony in the body; whereupon the band played:
No,ody contested 8 single seat. ferry1 OF
| Michigan, reported from the committee on per-
manp9t organization: President, James Lyons,
ot virginia: vice, Richards, Of 1htnols,Tand
one from every Stale represented. Mr.
| Bayard, Of New Jersey, who also represents
| Califot MIA, moved that Blanton Duncan ne
| drst yice-president. Adopted. Lyons: OF w,
| gInia. when conducted to the chuir. riaicuieo
| Inc Greeley party as The dolly Ysroep
marty A committee on resolutions was ap'
| ppoInted. A motion to add the labor delegate
from New York TO the committee on resolu-
| lions caused great confusion. The Chairman
refused TO entertain any motion, ond upon
motion the convention adjourned to nine 10
] morrow.
financial.
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