The Republican journal., 1872-07-25
The Ruin at the South,

Soutnffh gentlemen al Baltimore last
week, in private conversation, SAYS the
Rochester Union, spoke of the great ruin
that had been brought upon the South
since the war by carpet-bag and military
rule. States that came ont Of the war in
debt six or eight millions, have now debts
at thirty or forty millions of dollars The
ignorant and misguided men who are
sent to The Legislature vote away the
money OF the people in IN alarming man
ncr, and they charge large sums Tor vot-
ing through any bill of corporate bodies.
One railroad company was oh lirpd To pay
100000 10 oct a bill to a second reading
II related tn a matter of consequence to
ihr road and to the public. Another
gentleman Of South Cu DINA stated that
ne had not been on his plantation since
the war; it Was managed by the negroes
who hal rentjnpd and more who had
SInallcd upon the lands lie knew moth
ing of what they had done with lands,
buildings, furniture and plate and under
the military and arbitrary rule. it was not
perhaps prudent for him to NEEDLE with
his own estate Highly respectable men
of the South have been hurled into State
prison this very year, for no greater Of
fence than attempting to get possession
Of their own farms.
The property owners, to a large degree,
are unable Ia pay the taxes on their
property. They have been taxed four
times over in one year. Large tracts of
land are sold at auction to meet the tax
grinders demands The following is a
list of lands sold in Charleston on the 10th
July instant II will be seen that pro perty
worth thousands Of dollars was sold for
less than hundred doIlars-indeed for
ten or twenty dollars in some cases. Is it
a wonder that the people Of the South are
ready TO accept Greeley, IL oct rid Of in
justice and oppression
We c"pythc following from the Charles
ton News, July nth
The sale of the county real estate of delin
qucnt taxpayers was continued at the Fire
Proof Buiiding yesterday. rhe following pieces
Of property We're knocked down to the State
| for the amount Of the overdue taxes:
Estate w. Montgomery 30 acres St Stenhens
81 y.
u. u. Mccoy, HOO acres, st. Stephens.
$l0s IA.
". g. Mcdowell. oS7 acres, st. Thomas,
500 -,
john McElrov, % acres, st. Johns Berkeley,
SO 26.
Louis McLain. assignee, soto acres, st.
Johns Berkeley, SlIl rs.
i. G. NJ Maxim, 300 acres, st. Stephen =,
-McNeery, one building, Sullivan's Island :,
$34 40.
Alrx. MnNuhy. So acres, St. Stephens.
$ Is 93.
y. Mrkarlm. acre Christ Church. $40 Os.
r. M"karn, ; buildings, SuIlivan's Island,
| S14 10.
-MrPherson, %, acres, St. Johns Berke-
| ley. S,,- Is.
x. Nri,nan. vacant lot, Mount Pleasant.
| $40 %.
Estate Wm. NoeS, 800 acres, st. James san
tee. SG2 o6
). Novel;. buildings sullivan's Island,
50 Co.
| j. r. Novel; 423 acres. St. James Santee
SOL -.
i. ": Novel;. $50 acres. st. Thomas 1919 Os.
| Nolan, houses and 2 lots, Mount Pleasant
| GlGS -.
| u. B. Cakes, | building, Snllivan's Island.
| IS g.
Thomas Oliver, a66 acres, st. Stephens
| $S1 III.
n NJ, Orvin, 1913 acres, st. Stephens s25 p.
EStntc IL. Owen, 400 acres, St. Stephens,
$+2 81.
Mrs. J. F. Owens, 65s acres, st. Johns
Berkeley, S5b 30.
Estate David Owens, 403 acres, st. Stephens,
$3.50 a.
The sale will be resumed at II O'Clock NJ to.
day commencing at the letter Z. of the ,lelin-
qirnt list.
Two or three hundr ed other estates are
advertised to be sold.
~ Jealous sportsman of this city is anxious
to wage" S2' that he can catch more brook
trout in one day than any other man in Pen
"bscot county. [Whig.
Got 'em hivcd in some sly place?
The seizure Of cider, on circns day, made
quite Il stir amongsthose whose sympathies run
that way. Wacrvile Mail.
Our cotemporary doesn't enlighten his
readers us to which direction THAT way"
s-whether the seizure, the cider, or the
circus. But that it has ''made quite a
stir" we have no doubt 1t will continue
to be a stirring subject until after election.