The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-02-08
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We.madet spme reierspee. yesterday,
to the course taken by M =. P. Moore,
member, Of the, Legislature from Green.
Vile; Ia opposition to the Tax-Payers'
Convention, whiok is to be held on the
18th instant. We do not care to allude
any farther to the misoonoeption he
seemed to be laboring under, that one
OF the prime objects OF the convention
will be to repudiate the recent action OF
the Legislature In passing the Funding
ASt. or to his views OF its value as set
Element. We do not any more than
Mr.. Moore think it advisable for the
convention to take hold of this matter
at present. We hope that it will not
1t Will be time enough whom we sec how
it will be received by the creditors, and
how the faith Of tho State has been kept
In regard to 1t and kindred matters.
But Mr.. Moore. claiming to represent
his Conservative colleagues as we'll as
himself, said something more, that
CRATES unpleatSatly on our ears. He
stated that q caucus of the Conservative
members -more than thirty in num-
bsr-had been held in Columbia, and
had resolved that the re-assemLiing of
the Tax.Psyera' Convention at this time
was unnecessary and impolitio, and not
likely to effect any good purpose. and
that 2 petition to Congress for relief
from the heavy burdens under which the
taxpayers Of the State were laboring,
would very likely meot with no response.
He added: ei' {.
~'As the convention would certainly
meet, he thought it should memorialize
the Legislature, before it appeals to
Congress, for redress; that he felt more
hope at the present time of returning
sense ut Justice on the part of the Le.
gislature OF the State. than ever before,
feeling confident that an appeal to it, If
devoid Of partisanship, the evils of
/. which complaint is made aud felt. would
receive an earnest and sincere consider
alton. and doubted not that redress
would be obtained"
The views OF these gentlemen are en-.
titled to respect. They come from the
few Counties where oonservatism still
has hold. Tho other portions OF the
State. which have no representatives of
their own choice in the General Assem-
bly,. which pay taxes, but have no voice
in levying them, or in determining what
their amount shall be. which. feel tho
nnmitigated evils OF the present state OF
things, without having any ability to
arrest them, look anxiously for what aid
they can get from the more favored
Counties. The representatives OF these
Counties are, in moral sense. at least,
their representatives, too. The con.
clusions to which they seem to have
oome may be such as meet the approval
of their immediate constituents, but
hardly, do justice to the large con-
stitualuy OF the Stute. vino aTa i'll .
different condition. The conviction has
sunk deep into the public mind that tho
time has come when every effort that
promises success must be made to bring
about q change for the better. Ruin is
upon rs. and disgrace and dishonor not
far of. Are We to be told that there is
no remedy at all for intolerable out
rageP Cannot the people meet calmly
to consider their grievances and devise
suoh methods of relief ns may seem
practicable2 For our part, we see q
hundred things that ought to be done,
and We SEQ immense danger to the pub.
lic spirit in hopeless acquiescence in
wrong and in spiritless indifference to
right. We are not welded to eny nag
ticular form of organization or effort.
We desire that the attention OF the
whole country shall be directed in an
authoritative way by our own people to
our exact condition. How do we ex.
peot to receive any benefit from the
general public opinion, or the comfort
OF any sy mpatby from other communi-
ties, unless We Lave the intelligence and
spirit to speak for ourselves. aud to en-
tighten them in the very peculiar and
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