The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-12-03

saying that the Democratic press have
discouraged the movement
From the Edwards Courier-i
In THE CLARION of last week appeared
call for a State Convention of Tax
PAYERS, signed by w. L. Nugent. j. z.
George, r. Musgrove and VIM. Palmer,
to assemble In jackson on the 4th OF JAM
uary, TO take counsel together and petition
the Legislature for relief from onerous
taxation, and from the great burdens inn
posed upon the impoverished people ofthis
| State, through the license given by law to
, the Boards of Supervisors. The call is
issued in pursuance of resolutions passed
by the tax payers league recently formed
in jackson, and the committee earnestly
urge the tax payers of each county in the
State to form leagues and send delegates
to the convention in January next. Let
the people, both white and colored, go to
work at once, and form leagues in every
town throughout the State, and demand
reduction of the taxes, and if the Leg
| islature refuse to reduce the taxes, let
the people stand firm, as one man, and
refuse to pay single dollar. The time
has come when the people must unite
for self-defense, In order 10 protect
themselves against extravagant leglsla-
ton, which, if continued another year,
will amount to confscatioD, impoverish-
ment and ruin Let the people speak
out!
| L-ro,,, t6a Crnor,if TfD1ec
Elsewhere in this issue will be found a
call for meeting of tax payers, and We
commend the stated object of the meeting
to the citizens of the section. The re-
duction oftaxes is certainly a much desired
object, and we will earnestly cooperate
in any we'll directed effort in that direc-
ton. This subject will be referred to in
| the future.
From the Tallahatchie News.I
In obedience to the call of the above
distinguished citizens, we are requested
to call a meeting on the 18th Of Decem-
Der to assemble in Charleston to form a
Tax Payers League. All are invited to
attend without regard to color, who are
in favor of relieving the people from the
heavy burdens of taxation. -COMEO ONE
COME ALL.
From the Canton NALL
We copy from the Jackson CLARION
the following call for State Convention
of Tax Payers 1t is desired that all
interested should get together and petition
the Legislature, in regard to the reform
needed. We hope our citizens will feel an
interest in and take part in the movement.
Prompt and earnest action must be taken
if we would avert the dangers and
utter ruin and confiscation that is immi-
nent.
From the Vicksburg Times
The jackson CLARION publishes call
signed by Messrs. w. L. Nugent, j. T.
George, Henry Musgrove and William
Palmer, for Convention of Tax Payers,
to assemble at the Capital, on Monday,
the fourth day of January next, to take
counsel together and petition the Legisla-
ture for relief from oferous taxation, and |
from the burdens imposed upon our i'm
poverished people, through the license
given by law to Boards of Supervisors. |
The call is issued by authority of, and is
signed by the above named committees
pursuant to resolutions of the tax payer, |
of the First District of Kinds county,
who earnestly urge all the tax payers,
white and colored, of every county in the
State, to organize leagues and send dele
gates to the proposed convention.
They announce that 'they desire
firm, patient, well organized, distinct and
fair movement, in which all can partici-
pate, and which shall in its inception and
contamination carry a moral power that
cannot be ignored, and urge activity
and cooperation on the part of their
tellow-citizens, and unless prompt action
be taken, they have nothing to ex-
pect but confiscation, impoverishment and
ruin"
OF course the advocates of the much
needed reforms suggested can rely
upon the hearty cooperation of the
Times.
From the Natchez Democrat.
We give place this morning to a call
for
A STATE CONVENTION OF THE TAX.PAY
ERs OF MISSISSIPPI, TO ASSEMBLE IN
JACKSON, ON MONDAY, THE 4TH DAY
OF JANUARY NEXT.
The Convention will meet on the eve
of the assembling of the Legislature and
its design is set forth to be, to make to
that body the grievances which the people
are suffering to petition for relief, and
to cooperate with it and with good citizens
in securing prompt and effective action for
relief
We fully concur with the CLARION
when it says, as we have several times
ourselves asserted that the present system
of taxation is robbery which the people
are morally religiously justified in resist
ing the enforcement of by every means in
their power, short of revolution. The
must not be restricted to
cutting down the expenditures on account
Of the State Government 1t must extend
to the county governments. The people
of Mississippi are taxed, one way and
another, four millions of dollars, which is
more than four times the amount of taxes
that were required to carry on the State
and county governments before the war, ,
when the taxable basis of the State was
six hundred millions, instead of one
hundred and fifty millions as at present.
In other words, the people are paying
sixteen dollars now when they formerly :
paid one! Relief from this growing
injustice is the resolve of the classes who T
are suffering from it, and the dominant G
party, if its leaders have ordinary J
sagacity, to say nothing of patriotism,
will respond to the public demand :
n a very tangible and practicable
shape. r
This is movement which we heartily a
recommend to the tax payers of this T
county for their earnest support and CO.
operation. We hope to see Adams county