Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-26
FROM tas N. I. Journal of canuercs. Ind1
Ihe worst Government in ~. ~,

tug South Carolina government &. Al.
III ,ne Worid. In knavery and ~,
.npt,oh IL Is as bad as the Tweed rae,oo cot
~Lu wha. s.peraoas density of ignoranca r.,
sn TUG oio Now York RING w.s W
stranger. TweedPs men oouid 20 was
wIite, out those are arts to which yna, .o
the south Carolina Legislators bava o.
attained This ignorance ia esnecisIi. 10y al
koIous III public officer clotbaG Ia,
pin pne. - osoi ' nis Ieiiow' men, for it rendsr-
l nI,n an easy uupe OF the Intelligent viII'.us
anu mauifests Itself first of ali in tians'
.o"es. 10y, anu most prosecuting spirit Iowsna
'no poiticai minority. The Twsed go.
,Ea ,Uoneu Us, out In jolly, unmal,cious was
A. 10, no,ei seIec'ed special class for ntnp
uer and oppression. But the 49, pun
South Carolina have fen,ilsh Ieves Iu
'shd owners hale born of Ionn,a u1 tue
preJuuiee, and Kept red hot ~ oaIa,.t anu
scounorels who load the neero Isaisia,E
neneVer negro member hesitatss ~ ,,iis
s,asi;nas a. 10y way of providing new
pneles al his ear, " Keen nm tba
anu iorce these land owning aristoo,..
sell thsir lands" This poli,v Of s a.s "
sho pinnoer conjoined has drivan nn Hs ,iss
a9us a9nusI 'ases 20 one half OF the gross innoms
| Varv msn, Paons s 10 South Carolina
taise the money TO pay these nons,., "
chafses' anu the state has sold tba1rt.i
9uu e e., ieu is" tneni out with bsrbarons hos,a
~ io' :, -oo'oz ACRES wero declarel fo, ,f.,,
~ and dno o,a,e oy the non-payment OF taxes
ana over this sequestralion of ss,a,sa go,
their promised division sno,I, - .' anu
uissolale or both colors there ia o,r.o. a-u
Jolcihs al columbia. We trust thsf ali ,a.
SOUS q. .ae North have read. or will nn,
lali 10 reao, tue strong and sensible remon
rantion no, op,ou by the Tsxpsyars' Cen
lima capital. O"tu Na'o
lha' ooay Is tJmposed u Eepublican. e,c
' Deo,lals' "hite ana colored rich and poor a,
.ouieoefates and stanch original Uptonis,s ~
, hs pue vhe common bond between them. and
that one honesty; and the accuracy ana -,,e-
" OF their statements deliberately ma IL 80 ~
ioi'h 'auuot De inpeached. They saw in -. e
a that majority OF the Legislature. who 80.
.ue taAe'' own no property whatever. an1 ~,
n,-'. 49, p! tue taxes have no voice IN til.
G government; lhe annual State expense, hsy. -
creased irotn 100000 before the W. =, e. 90 -
wv a' tue present time, the public debt h =. ID
: 'ancsu Ia SIX Years from 600 600 10 81 0On oGr
anu lhHt 100 without Improving the public worE
o' auoing dollar to toe public property. leeIsla
tive committees make large sums in brih. -
e passing private OIlI judges live in lear ,rrsn,o
q oy ihe Legislature, 9ut do not dars 70 viola
l. tneu Wishes uries are packed BY the tLrea Sta,
oneiais' WHO are tools Of the Governor, oHcss
d oartereo away in the Executive Department. .e,
Y ..Vus ~ arc eouuucteo ny persons appointed in th
/ interest CT State citce-aoders aud the retpr,,
II are under their absolute control and ,heraGara
might be added are docto.od 10 suit uecessir,e
v ms Is = bare outline OF the terrible indicLmeI
u presented by the Taxpayers Convention 10 n
In earnest consideration of Conorsss ana -, :,
De whole peop.e. Proofs, il tActs and agures a
k company It, there Is 20 gausaying is tr.t
10 honest men, here and thsr. whc have he's
nj elected 10 Office under the false impression th
r. r. their sympathies were with the thsyiny rlaior
lie ty, denounce The State government in the stron
~ est terms. Congressman Elliott (colored1 in
n speech al Columbia, the other day, did moi min
of words lie boldly attacked the infa nous aims
ou OF % al Tue legislative trusts, and called upon
s. nIenus lP1rAcularIY the colored ones 10 aba
m don their plundering, prosecuting, agrsrj.
~ schemes.