The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-05-31
THE BONDED DEBT.


| elsewhere, calls for some remarks vindi-
eating the position we assumed last veeir,
Opposing the levy snd appsoP,iasionsso Of o
tax to pay the interest OF the bonded
| debt Of the State, before q thorough In
vestigation Of every particle Of 1t, The
statement Of these gentlemen that Go In
terest ID TO be paid until after the next
session of the General Assembly, in o
large measure meets our approval but
IL was not understood BY tho press Of the
State 70 provide for any action on the
part Of the Legislature a. to the payment
OF the coupons. The commission to be
appointed uas TO pass upon these bonds
aud pay tho interest, and then report to
tho Legislature. If this hos been chan.
ged 20 a. 70 require the commission TO
report 10 the General Assembly, 1t is o
decided improvement upon tho measure
| as. it was originally conceived. Even If
this 10 the case, however, It seems TO IA
improper to have made the appropriation
before the investigation. Tho tax might
havo been levied and the money paid
into tha 'reasury, and allowed to await
such ar ,ropriation as might be made
next session.
One Of the arguments urged by every
campaign speaker last yoar against Re-
pnblicanians Mas .ho sss.dulent bonded
debt and one Of the pledge made was
that this debt should be thoroughly In
vcstigated before one dollar was paid
upon it,, Should the firat Democratic
Legislature appropriate es much as the
Republicans ever did for tho payment of
this INTEREST," If so, then all that we
have said againrt The Republicans upon
this ss.5ject was unfounded. The people
Of our State deaire full investigation of
the debt before we virtually accept the
Republican figures as correct in such an
important matter. The position taken
by these gentlemen, relative to the bills
of the Bank Of the State only shows what
infamous thieves have infested our public
Offices, and If they have acted so fraudu-
lently about these bills, is there any rea-
son to suppose that they have been any
better about the bonds? Does not the
fact Of these discoveries prompt u more
rigid examination into all classes Of the
deb.2 And should We virtually admit
the legality Of the consolidated bonds by
appropriatiug as much money to pay iE-
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Agsin, these gentlemen aTraign us for
calling on the Senate 10 intcrpose its
Radical arm to prevent the appropriation.
They, surely forget that the Senate is q
Democratic body also. They surely for
get that nearly every Radical in the
House-if not every oue-voted with
them TO appropriate this money, and II
they accepted Radical votes to pass IL in
/ tho zi0uS5, we sce no rensoa why tine
Same class OF votes might not reasonably
helcalled on to defeat il II The Senate.
Tie Radicals have aone 40 80 much harm
that we do not believe ills any crime 10
ask them TO do one good act, though we
did not call on any party to do this. We
called upon the Senate aud the Governor
If We had, however, called upon the Rad
ical5 they should not object, as che present
policy Of the administration is not Very
hostile 70 Republicans; but, on the con-
trary, we fna them occupying, by Dem.
ocraiic election and appointment, oficai
/ from the. highest 20 the lowest. s.
As to the crime Of opposing Governor
Hamptoa's vishes, we have only 70 cay
that va ssnssassee.ai ;4s were IL full accord
with him on this Important question; but
If II be true that we see tho matter dif:
Iferently from aim, we are certainly nc.
the only DSsieanat who does so., Gov;
Hampton is not. and we do not believe
thet no desires to be, o dictator. This ID
q freq government, and o man cannot be
ruled cut ofthe Democratic party because
he docs not think aa Governor Hampton
thinks. Dr.. Brown, one Of the Repre-
fgsntatiyss from this Couaty, does not
lagfeo with the Financial policy proposed,
and q numbered other leading Democrats
in che House and Senate agrea with him,
ibrss :saaSsytda rot mean any antagonism to
che uGovsruur, nor aiarespect 70 him.
They are not responsible b the Cover
| nor, but TO their constituents. The viii
of tho Legislature vaa never intended to
| be subservisnt TO the Executive. Tfsao,
this department woaiaA be aboliabed as
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