The People's vindicator., 1874-06-27

1Np""'i~"" P'~ASJ AVA '"''opo
steal that much of the peoples money
and it shall be made to bear it. Il
you construe the organization! of the
white people of this parish to resls
the further advance of your party, II
the destruction of their liberties, an(
the copfscation of their property, int
a movement to array one race agains
another, and "you cannot see it il
any other light" so be it. For VI
coustrue that into just this, and moth
ing less. You and your party, beinl
all colored in its voting strength, ar
determined to give us just such rul'
as we havo had; to continue to plum
der just as we have been plundered
and we attempt to organize to resist
that movement will be declared b,
you to be q desire on our part to brin!
the two races into direct conflict. w,
can see your statement in no othe
light,' and such being the case w
emphatically say, let it come. We are
prepared to "assume the resposibili.
ty," no matter how "grave." We
will "bcar the load" cheerfuQy, and
we desire not, the "envy even, of 50
plausible q gentleman? sthe editor Of
the Republican.
As far asthe payment of the mileage
and per diem to the members of the
McEncry Legislature is concerned, we
must say that the oposition comes to
late; you should have thought Of that
before you paid them; and remember
that, although the payment was a
dangerous "precident," was wrong,
still it was made by Republicans to
Democrats and while upon the sub
.iect, VIC could suggest that ifyour les-
islature had desired to have done the
legal and just thing-to have fulfilled
the wishes of the tax payers, they
should have then given seats to the
members Of the McEnery Legislature
VINO were certainly entitled to them.
"The people will bear in mind that
the tax collectors in seizing property
on the delinquent tax, do so at the
special instance of the Auditor, and
in seizing for back taxes, the taxes for
1873 must be included or be lost. The
withholding of the back taxes is not
within his discretion. To relieve the
people of taxes it does not require
mass meetings and passionate speech
es, for if any taxpayer will call on
tho collector and ask for time we
guarantee he will give him ample
time If he is unable to pay the taxes
now. The tax collector does not pnt
the estimation of the valuation on the
property on the tableau, The meet.
ing represented the only onerous tax,
and that fact should not have been
overlooked.
We contend that the tax collector
has not followed out the spirit of his
instructions, and we have private let-
ters from the Auditor before us that
simply state that our Interpretation
of his order is correct. How could a
person who is unable to pay the taxes
of 1878 upon his property now, pay
the delinquent taxes of 70, VI, or 72.
Such an idea is simply preposterous.
The Auditor says "don't press the
people who are willing but unable to
pay until fall, when they will have
by the sale of their crops":
this is plain of course. No mention is
made with regard to delinquent taxes
because the Auditor naturally sup
posed a person that could not pay
Ill, could not pay any. But the COL
|cctor saw a small loophole to work
his crushing process through, and
he Immediately begins "to warm the
wax in our ears" The iudgmen t
creditors from one side, are not pres.
sing US, and we venture to say they
'rs willing to 80 farther in the way
Of permanent relief for the tax payers
han any man in, or in fact the whole
Republican party.
We think we can discern the mean
ing Of the meeting, and We advise all
,ood and law-abiding citizens not to
ppcipitate themselves into any move
nent that would tend to violate and
lefy the laws. Violent and indiscreet
peeches brought on the last war, and
hose who made them and should have
'een in the front, were often found
o be in some snug position, or were
1empt on account Of their property.
The consequence was that the poorer
lass nf citizons hod II, hao khn r,,ho1o