The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-13
Ncw Orleans Damorrat.

Editor New Orleans UetnorrMs
I observe that that VIGOROUSLY loqua-
cious and mischievous negro Burch has
introduced n bill into the Senate, for the
purpose Of imposing o special tax upon
the property OF the city Of New Orleans
to aid In the construction Of the Pacific
Railroad, and proposes, SO Us to render
this tax valid, that 1t shall be submitted
to q vote Of the people.
These ignorant and corrupt negroes,
under the teaching Of the still more
II corrupt white men. have made wonder
FIJI progress i'm legislation. by assuming
4 the power to impose y tax on any one
declares that taxes shall be equal ana
uniform throughout the State, or In
other words, that the Legislature can
impose no tax unless It falls upon every
part or the State equally.
Btrch should be taught by some OF
the Conservative members that II tax
Il demanded OF this parish to sustain
any enterprise be IL public or private
it must be laid by the local authorities
to give it even the semblance OF legal
ty. and must be afterward approved by
its payment. But whether lawful
or not. Is 1t eapedient to make any fur
ther exactions upon property, already
unable to meet its present obligations,
when it's revenues are not in the aggre-
gate equal to the taxes imposed upon 1t?
Burch and his teachers in the great
art OF legislation (which has for some
years meant robbery should know that
even law has it's barriers; that 1t cannot
extract blood from a turnip; and be-
sides, the people who own property are
not in q frame OF mind to submit to have
their property taxed by q vote submitted
to people, q majority OF whom own no
taxable property, and that they repro
bate the doctrine lately become fashion
able. Of the right to vote. other peoples
property away.
This bill is u type Of nearly all those
enacted i'm the last seven years, during
which time neither justice, reason, hon
esty nor expediency has been consulted,
and the inestimable right OF local SELF
government, under which all our rights
are secure, has been utterly disregarded.
Burch and his compeers, white and
black, must remember that 1t is in bad
taste at least for mon from Baton Rouge
to legislate upon the rights Of property
of the people OF New Orleans, and they
must remember, above all, that the Lee
pjslature Is not now, nor will 1t ever be
again, what 1t has been for the last
seven years-n band OF robbers sitting
in council to divide among themselves
the property OF the people OF the state.
No, Mr.. Burch, these days are gone, and
the sooner you know 1t and square your
actions accordingly the better 1t will be
for you all.
Remember, that the wisest man Of old
said that oppression made wise men
mad and one OF the greatest Of modern
times added, Eyes. but the distemper Is
still the madness Of the wise, which Is
better than the sobriety Of fools"
| see that this mischievous negro, oc-
cupying time to the exclusion Of inn
portant business, has introduced u bill
TO compel children to attend school. /
wonder II that is for the benefit Of those
whom he calls my people" Isuppose,
rs an addendum to this, he will bring
in bill to give my people" brains to
comprehend the education that Is
taught. The same Earrulous and OBJ
trusiye Senator introduced another act
for the better protection Of labor and
capital. Why, il he possessed the
slightest inkling Of what true legisla-
ton consists. or had grain OF common
sense. he would know that law can only
protect labor and capital In one way
that Is by rendering property secure,
instead OF attempting by unlawful
means to violate the rights Of property
by imposing additional taxes upon q
people already impoverished by exces-
siye taxation. No COMPROMISE.