The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-15

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Obituary Notices and Tributes 81 90 pc
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.r.>> Of Grn:: jcha Bratlon 10 tb
h,z:nS Of. .FairfarId At n PubIic Merl
~ tailed TO Cunsider The Question 0
Tax Unions.
J .pec,ivs view Of the tax.
,",s, ":ve.n III al th,s State Is re.
;, &c e>A ry tn hat fit! aud cica,
-. 80 he" on # IL pr, s.nt position
i... ""u.l ..ll.. ", % .ct lntclli
,'u., anr .m !i';Jrs.y. (t.o'igiiare !,
!. ".i VI ig'teueG body the thu,Gbe;
-! suI Dl"ice OF GEariesthu, ~hu
.H.c he nluru, ar 20 the discrrdit lne
c>t,,t!''n ui the ti:,anncs IF the S.a:e
II call .ul Canvcutiuu Ut the tax
Pa, f., f the Site was maze aud ra
Sp,"dc.i TO. Delegates we're ..ppulut,
g" ~ zoe various Counties, with The
h.t ve:J dciniis instructions stag,
.a"d DO the best they tbuld.' 'fhey
went to Columbia, o.g.n,zcd The Con
.yentiun, aud aid tho best they could,
hut utterly failed to effect any yooL.
lnuccd our cvnditiou grew rapidly
worse, aud groat depression was tn :,
rosu't. The State can proluoe ~
>nore earuest, Jealous Or Intelligent
body Of men thp.n that which com
posed that Convention, aud its action
on the whole seemed to me judic.ous
and calculated 10 relieve thu fuautes
ol the State from the cinnorrassiu. :.
enla"e eicmen,s iu which they were
beng invoIved. There was but
Que measure which regarded
ut the time Objectionable, aud that
one could not account for tie utter
failure OF the whole and the dcpress-
lnk und distressing consequences
which foil. we'd. The cause was h"~.
o. or all all Of thoih.
There had been DO agitation, dis.
cussi0I or investigation of the situu-
on which would tend TO detlue the
existing position. of the State Guy
elnu.emt, its iaances or eHet It's .t.9-
payefs, niid their relation to each
other. 1t was assumed that they were
thusc Which have existed since the es.
tablishment OF ,AGteri .du liberty aud
are III fuct the fvuuddliou upon which
its Institutions are built. They, re-
presenting ttuse who furnished the
means to pay the expenses Of the
State, and who were rrSpohsible for
debts contracted by the State, as
samed that they had the right
to investigate tho conduct and
tbanug ment of the inauccs Of the
State and that their suggestive efforts
tot the hlaiatanancS Of The etedlt ,.df
the Stnte would neet with: 1T lea5t
fair consideration, If not cordial wel-
coue frum tho government OF the
State. And they were encouraged by
the cDuduct and direct statement Of
the ,Lc.. Guvcrnur vt Che State, ana
"'so ly The actiut .ri his. leGul ndv.s.
tT, /" rl. .tS.tbe;avlssL and ,mvst ia
huo"tial .n,embcr. If TITO ring, WHO
10 dciega,a1n the tloo., iu IuIs sym-
ps,hy with the purpo. es vi the Con
vcLtlUu, evjnctd E'eat 2eai fur tue
welfare ot 'our belo0eI ..State."', url
tbis assumption they 'Dused lhsir.ao
l'oh, a"d u tho assumption had Deeh
ns c"rrec, ua IT. vas reasonable, Just
aih proper, Lht result woulu h,yo
vat IcGteu the cnrnv.t aud lntclngsllt
Patrl'tism of that CVLVeu,lon. Ine,r
ctfu'L took the most Direct ruud t., the
r.lIcf vi tue credit vf ,hc .Stutr, even
Though government winch was iuost
dista. tciul ~ them, aun would have
sav.d tna" government iruu dis trwoc
aud tue State trum iutn, IT their
soics had been heeGeQ. ,Tneir i.i.h i'll
The existence "fthov.ry ine p, i.cipIe
ul American lustnui ~, uefc ia rc.
cunat I, ucpcd South CarO;iuu was "u
errpG. Their placing tinst III the
word Ut Il Aovcrnur VI South C,rol.
na proved to be an crlor. Such er.
rois with lhe ncuuu based Ola them
are complete answer tV the c|Iufge,
Of our responsibility for tho ruiu vi
lhr State, and iuii vindic,tivn vi
the ilbert3 chqrIsriuA, Law nhiL,Le
spirit OF those 'rebcl TAG pa, ere." Anu
Yet tins Governor went ~ Washlup
ton aud repreoentel the ring as post
ed % the outer uetenceS VI AmeIical
liberty, ana sotdiy pressed NY the
rebels who bud no regard for law
lite or lib.r.y. Tfust was then agli,
placed in I'll. word of his official { mi
pshoe, ana the miii,ury power Of Ih'
United States Government was eeh
TO support its bastard offspring In. it
bereio defence of liberty OH the pick
st Hoe. r.; + a. ~
Thus reinforced uua sustained b.
}: its indulgent ,prugenitor, the ring II
J, once applied the crushing heel. 0
4 power to the taxpayers aid Jthei
IA ho9GnsDh treated their action wh!cl
! wssjudicious and oonsiderate, legi,i
= mate and patriotic, with contempt
a aud grew apace in rapacity.,, Her
n was cause for tho gloom, dcspondenc
:" and prostration "of the taxpayer.
II Taxes with them were not dutifu
contributions to . government tha
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