Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1878-05-25
DEMOC RAT.
[For the Orangcburg Times.]

VI tHc l lines.
At NEE ting of the Rowesvil!e
Democratic Club, held on Saturday
18th list, the following resolution
was offered by Capt. NJ Robinson,
and unanimously adopted
Rcsoiccd, That the preamble and
resolutlons.of the mass meeting held
in Charleston on 10th inst, in rcla-
tion to the phosphate monopoly, be
and are hereby adopted by this Club,
and that the other Clubs of the
County be requested to give them
their consideration ut their earliest
convenience, and that the Orange
burg papers be rcqucStel to publish
them.
The following are the preambles
and resolutions adopted ut the mass
meeting held in Charleston:
Whereas, from the Colonial period
of this Commonwealth, until the late
Republican misrule, oar navigabe
waters have been free to all Glasses of
our citizens, and all have enjoyed
right in common to appropriate to
their individual uses whatsoever hey
found unappropriated bJ fishias or
digging therein;
And whereas. during the late Re
publican misrule, special priviI eyes,
to mine and dig phosphate from the
navigabe waters of this State, were
granted to certain corporations, ex-
elusive of, and contrary to, the com
mon rights of all men;
And whereas, We had well hoped
that with the restoration of good
government, these rights, in common, ,
would have been restored and no
more exclusive privileges would be
granted;
And whereas, VIC have been sadly
disappointed by the continuance and
confirmation of these exclusive privi-
leges by the last General Assembly.
Therefore, be it
Resolce1, 1st That the right to dig
and mine phosphate rock in the navi-
| gable waters Of this State is Il pre-
scriptive right, vested in common in
! all the citizens of this State, which
cannot be taken away from them by
any act of the Legislature. and can
not be granted rs al exclusive privi-
lege to any company or individual
monopoly.
I'd. That rs Legislative action,
such an exclusive privilege is con-
trary to the general interest aud con-
sonant only with the advantage of
special class who are thus authorized
to reap the benefit which belongs to
all men alike.
81. That we have an abiding con-
fidence in the sufticicncy and ability
of the democratic party to correct
this error, and deprecate any dis
organization ofthat party for selfish
ends.
4th. That we recommend the next
Legislature to repeal all exclusive
charters, as granted at the last and
pre- evions Legislature, and to leave
claimants, if any there be, to litigate
their ! retensions in the courts.
9th. That we recommend to the
Legislature return to the rights
which all citizens should enjoy in
common, according to their ancient
prerogatives and the Constitution OF
the State.
9th. That we invite the General
Assembly, after the adoption of the
system Of general rights, to affix as
much tax, impost, CIR royalty, as is
reasonable, upon the phosphate rock
which may be mined in the nevigabl Q
streams of the State, regard bein g
had TO the value of the same in the
markets of the world to the end that
such amounts may be realized as will
relieve the people from the burthen
of taxation, and may be just and
proper.
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