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

PSSYS NykuuiessSt-SI hoA tA tSahty We 0ouiu
nsys psen secFEsiy. paying debt VIC were
wespi affaid A acknowledge. The fact
tssas bSsh Nys she Fs proposed by sAe
opposition ispyeof c6ac.dsive that IL was
admitted on all hands that large part
of the taxes woiid-be paid In these cou-
pons, and the Hampton appropriation
would be short to- that amount, upless
this,levy forinterest should be aads. In
this connection ist Us state slsAt-it-is-a-I
great error to suppose that only S56, 600
of last years' tax was paid in bills Of Che
bank Of the State; $4,000 were forced
upon the Treasurers by reasop. Of Judicial |
decision, while 92ss, 900 moro were Pre-
scented and sealed up, and ore still in the
hands OF those offering them, and for
which the State received nothing. There
ID also another great mintake On the part
Of many in supposing that these' consoli-
dated bonds are only held BY few btoat-
ed foreignera. The truth Is very many
OF our citizens have invested their money.
in these bonds, simply TO be provided as
all times with the means. &c pay their
taxes, knowing that the State was com.
peiled to receive the coupons whenever
offered for taxes. Now II. is not reason
able to ask these men to throw away
their investments and voluntary 60 shout
to hunt up other money to pay taxes
with when they have coupoDa the same
90 caab In THAR rorkafa '.s'et'''R Il.
/. The largest number of the, tax-payers
pay small amounts. and from, the small.
amounts they have to pay, and in many
instances owing to location, they anaot
avail themselves of these coupons, con-
saquentiy, the men of means enjoy
monopoly in the privilege, end pay their
taxes at the rate of fifty cents on tho
dollar, and that fifty cents in a currency
which necessarily falls dead in the hands
Of the government, while thu. bulk of the
taxpayers, who are poor men, have to
pay in currency dollar for dollar Con
ssquently, upon them alpae salls 7he en-
tire burden of supporting the, govern
ment. 1t is this great ipjuatice ne have
sought to avoid, aud the only, way
in which it can DO avoided Is By
providing for whatever debt we Justly
owe, and then prohibit the payment Of
taxes in coupons, which we can; only do
by providing to pay such Of them as. are
valid. s,5.
You call upon the Senate to sayo the
State from the threatened, danger, pro-,
posed by paying the legal and bona .jaas
debt owed by the State; in other words
you call upon, the Senate to ipterposs its
Radical arm and upset and overturn tho
policy laid down and advocated; by Gov.
Hampton. That the leyying and collec-
ton Of the $4,000 to pay the interest
on the consolidation debt as provided in
Section 9th Of, the Appropriation Bill ia
approved BY Coy. Hampton, we will state
the following facts. When E,sn the Ways and
Means Committee ssY the, opposition to
the 9th Gaotiois which provided for the
interest, &C., and when they saw that the
opponents of the seosioh.Mers using it to
defeat Gov. Hampton and his policy,
| liytich was their ultimate policy,l by ap.
pealingg tn the prejudices OF the people,
&c ls1,iEaiIiititee sent a sub-committes, of
which Mr.. Simpson Vas one, back to see
Coy. Hampton, and urge him TO agree to
same lkindpof snbstituts, if,ue coald
find oney which wonldasaye .thas Govern
ment from this certain and! impending
danger. His reply to the Committee
c9rreaponded with such utterances as
hava made him famous the length aud
bfedth of our entire land ns m..n Of in
tagrity and honor, and in whom all could
implicitly place their faith. Gentlemen,i
he said, We are bound 10 raise shs amount
necessary to pay the interest on such Of
the bonds as q Commission CT the Legis4
lature shall decide to be valid, and is
must be raised now, fci three reasonS: !:
Without this guarantee the bondholder5
will not submit thair bonds to an investi..
CATION, bat will! use them, to pay taxes,
which are cannot prevent. 2nd. II yse nesss.,
pone it until next year twill Iargelyiin-
crease the tax lexy fori chat year, and ie
wonld be much easier for the people 70
pay part this year and pats next thansso
pay it eli next year. 3'frd, Oar party iast
TOO recently come into power TO go before
The people leiwith selargel stax as will nel
'cessariiyi have TO besrlesieta nexs year,
If this years interest Is n6s collected this
year, and tode 90 niigh sendanger allzws
havegainsdl by oara recent eahvasa.5 Be-
aides these reasons esaEe pledged ID this
course, and pledged In aiich s way anss ats
suchls time 40 wouidanaahSi Sit shameful TO-
fslsify orifail to carry out. she urged tl1s
Cphamittse to plak8 or acsept no, SifffHer OF
o colhpfomise, bat TO stand up 60 che sac.
!fioh as provided lin the hiil.a let kha
Senate ;thene defeat the billiif it secs
|'pfoper, and in all lliprobabilitys Is viii des
feat it. but ase have this satisfaeti titay that
the Arstpeifsc fsctivea blow aimed atdaoya
3Hathpton's administration and sfalicy,l
Cams not fromptlls Holsetof ahicsE we
were members. sGov.a Hampton issonsi
man ut ileast, who 10 not swayesi dcs Id.
hueace3tby selfiah, motives; ;olie5 q the
peoples choice, and his policy is The peo-.
Fple'q policy; he has proven thipaslfJa
capable eileader, eeualato all lGuasrgeneiosji
Srtie and IN Ia y,t2 , st,y,,