The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-01

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I'VE stated p few weeks ago. the system
p1rsuad By the United States Tax Com.
[4deA0hers in the sae. Of lapds.was de.
|1iHhed 30 comp!ieate az daonfuse | o md
|aEies 30 thatIit w6uli be nexEto impos.
|sible for any oneto getibacksan estate
entire. It thus happens that, even in
regard to school farms, which are mostly
the agent OF the Government whether
The whole is taken from ono estate or
whether it may not be 90 situated ns to
extend over two or more boundary lines
Of other owners
1t is necessary, therefore, for my one
desiring to redeem lands now in the pos.
session OF tho Government to como pre.
pared with tho fullest description OF the
property sold. If possible, plat Of it
should bo given, with the old land
marks aud names of tbs adjoining
owners. We would recommend to oil
who desire to make applications to re-
doom property to get all the details pos
sibie beforehand. It will be waste Of
valuable time to inquire what property
is subject to redemption. The Govern
ment cannot furnish such Information.
Lst each owner make application for oil
his properly sold, complying with the
regulations and Acts Of Congress-, copies
of which can be hud Mt this Office.
The lots and houses in the town, how
ever, are about oil that is worth redeem .
ing. These may be had without much
difficulty. The plantation land cannot
be sold for more than six or seven dol
lars an acre on the average, and olaim
against the Government for the full value
Of it when taken will seem to many Of
more value than the fractions of the pro.
perty in its present condition.
| If all the sufferers 10y the tax sales
could be brought to net together as petit
TONERS to the Government for relief, ia
stead of putting themselves in tho posi-
tom of litigauts against the present pos
SCISSORS. there is not the slightesL doubt
hut that a reasonable compen sation could
be obtained, which would be infinitely to
BIO preferred by them, and which would,
by settling the tax titles. receive the cor.
dial support Of the new owners. Snch
a compensation. too. would not be sub
iect either to lawyers fees or judgment
claims for old debts. The United States
in paying claimants does not allow it,
| dBouto " Uc huuJeCL 10 Oru6IS Oh COuIIS.
Money cannot be attuched in the hands
of the United States officers. We urge
upon losers to form All association t.
procure legislation of this kind. Every.
thing favors it. Congress is overwhem
ingly Republican. and is anxious to show
good vii! to the South. The President
wonld gladly avail himself of the oppor
tunity to chow The same feeling.
The Northern and oolored elemen,
here could join their interests heartily
il the movement by representing the
Ben eft aocruing to them by assuring
them of the undisturbed possession Of
their property. 1t is possible also fol
the soldiers aud sailors who have lost the
one-fourth which they paid on great
deal OF property. to have it returned te
them. The Government never onght tc
remain in the position of real estate spe
culators. All that it ought to have done
by tho tax commissioners WAS to obtair
the taxes due from this section. If the
bueiness had been done by sensible
practical men, that would have been ths
view taken by them of their duties. I'm
fortunately they were visionary enthusi
asts aud fanatics. who imagined tina
they had n humanitarian mission to per
form, and while protesting a desire II
bless, only succeeded in cursing th,
country with the silliest projects, hal
carried out. Beaufort Republican.
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