Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-12-03

cessity to the happiness and welfare OF the
poeple of South Carolina that the following
measures of reform shall be enacted by the
General Assembly and effected by the gov
ernment, to wit;
/. That the expenses of the State govern.
ment he by law at once reduced within fixed
and reasonable limits, and the present tax
levy for the present year be curtalled IN con-
formty to such reduction.
2. That stringent law for the registration
of the voters of the State, in obedience to the
mandatory requirement of the constitution,
be passed by the General Assembly.
8. That his Excelency the Governor shall,
at once, by his power of removal ana ap'
pointment, effect change in the officials now
holding Office by executive sanction, so that
the incompetent and dishonest officials may be
removed, and that competent and honest men
may be appointed in their places. Therefore,
be it
/. Resolved, That committee OF tve be
annointed by the president of this body, who
sball he authorized to seek audience of bis Ex-
cellency the Governor, and urge his recon.
mendation and support of such measures OF
reform.
2. That said committee have power to con-
fer with any committee or committees OF the
General Assembly, for the purposes of secur.
ing, if possible, the objects indicated in this
preamble and resolutions.
8. That said committee do report from time
to time to the president of this body, their act
ings, doings and conclusions, with any special
recommendations.
In advocating the adoption of the resolu-
tions, Col. Hamilton said that the resolutions
did not propose to effect a revolution. They
only proposed that a committee should 60 to
the Executive and the Legislature with all
due respect with these measures, which have
been recommended and promised by the utter
ances of the Governor elect himself, in his
speeches. They propose to say to them, we
come to you as the representatives OF the tax
payers of the State with this our bill of rights,
with these measures which no one can say is
not simply asking the rights, the justice and
protection to which we are entitled as citizens,
The protection of life and liberty. He was
not one of those who hoped that these meas
ures would not be adopted. He hoped they
would, and he saw reasonable grounds for in
dulging in the hope that they would be adop-
ted. While he had no confidence in the abil-
ity of Gov Chamberlain to clear himself of
the past, he thought that the necessities of his
situation and the peculiar position OF the
State Government, would force him to favor
whatever he deemed reasonable and just and
these demands we're only reasonable and just.
After some further discussion and few
amendments, the preamble and resolutions as
given above were adopted A resolution, in.
troduced by Gen. w. H. Wallace. having in
view a memorial to the Executive and Legis.
lature, urging reduction of the expenses and
taxes was referred to the committee appointed
under Mr.. Hamilton's resolutions, and con-
ssting of Messrs. Hamilton, Of Chester Moore,
of Beaufort; Wallace, of Richland Muller,
of Lexington, and Wylie, of Lancaster.
The following resolutions, introduced by
Mr.. Robertson, of York, we're also adopted:
Resolued, That the committee be charged
with requesting that the General Assembly
provide by law for the election of justices of
the peace, as provided for by the constitution,
and also for that of county auditors and coun-
ty treasurers..
Resolued, That the Governor be requested to
extend the time for the payment of taxes,
with view to obtaining reduction.
Several other resolutions were introduced
and referred, and after brief but harmonious
session the Union adjourned, subject to the
call of the president.