The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-02-21

outions that will put on record the evil
dence OF the frauds and spoliations
which have made this convention ne.
cessity. 1t may be that, under our pre-
sent system, it will be difficult to secure
convictions, but at least tue evidence
will be put on record, and may be used
to convince the Congress and the Ameri-
con people of the wrongs and outrages
to which We arc subjected Hence tho
necessity of an earnest effort to make
case that will provo to the country how
great are our wrongs, how perfect has
been our endurance, how just is our ap-
IpeaI, and~ how necessarily tits that Con
grcss shall interfere to preserve tao
character and vindicate tho cviliz,-
ton OF the State and tho Union. 10
DO this, each man i'll the community
must lend his mid. Public meetings aud
conventions Can do little more than
direct public opinion and suggest N odes
OF redress. If The necessity Which calls
the convention into being is not oi sui
ticient lmportarce to arouse the peopl.
to constant effort to carry ont their
IT concentrations. either the evils urc
not SD great AZ they arc represented, or
the people are not worthy ot the efforts
made in their behalf.
Your committee are fully convincra
OF tho deep feeling which now stirs the
public heart, and believe that it only ro.
quircs judiciou5 effort to Keep uliyn and
put in active operation all the energies
OF the taxpayers aud honest ci.izsus of
both races aud oil parties, to relieve the
Stutc from the burdens and humilia.ions
which threaten to destroy not oply her
prosperity, but her very existence This
is not question of party and race, but
OF State preservation, appealing to the
pride and patriotism OF every citizen,
and i'll which all good men Gun work to-.
gether. Nothing, however, can ba
affected without organization, and the
mode suggested in the resolutions ap-
pears to he the most simple and effect
i've.
The suggestion AS to Tho formation of
Tax Unions appears to your mmittee
TO be the most efficient plan and is
heartily recon mended to the favorable
consideration of all honest aud yirtuous
citizens. We earnestly hope that all the
citizens Of the State, whito and ,lored,
without reference to party, who are
willing to cooperate in this movement
of reform, will join these unions and
uctively use their influence to restore an
honest ADMINISTRATION Of the Govern
ment and relieve the people from the
crushing burden of taxation under
which they now groan. To do this re-
qnires earnest work, and each citizen
must contribute to the necessary ex-
pense of eifectirg this much needed re.
formation. It will tnke but n small per
ceutage Of the taxes annually collected
aud used by the corrupt Government
that oppresses us to perpetuute their
power, to carry ont the purpose under
consideration. If the tax payers ure
really i'll earnest, they must not only be
firm and active, but prompt and liberal
in furnishing the supplies. Prosecutions
III the courts cannot be conducted with
out money. aud unless the means be
supplied, the whole object Of the
organization will be failure. ---.-
Your committee cannot undertake, ut
this time, to draft constitutions nnd
rules for the efficient working of the
Tax Unions. and have, therefore,, com.
mitted that duty to sub committee,
who will distribute the same when com
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adoption of the following resolutions:
Resolred, That the Executive Com
mittee be empowered to prepare n sys-
tom Of organization of Tax Unions
throughout tho State. with authority to
take all necessary steps for carrying tho
same into effect.
Resolced, That the delegations from
the several Counties represented in this
convention be constituted committees
for their respective Counties, and
charged with tho duty OF organizing
Tax Unions therein, in accordance with
the plan to be promulgated by the Ex-
ecutve Committee of this convention;
that the said delegations have author.
!ty to tiil any vacnncies that may occur,
and to elect Ohairmen thereof, whose
names shuil he reported to the Execn.
tive Committee
Resolced, That the Executive Com.
mittee be authorized to continue it's
sessions after the adjournment of the
convention, until it shall have COM
pleted the organization and purposes
contemplated in the foregoing resolu-
tons. -.-----.--.
| The President was authorized to com.
municate with the delegations inst
nominated. and ill any vacancies that
may occur.
Mr.. j.. w. Dawson introduced the
following resolution, which was adopted
| ReS0irel, That the committee M.