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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1578. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 12, 1871. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. THE DEBT AND TAXATION. IMPORTANT MEETING OE THE BOARD OE TRADE A Strong Protest Against Illegal Debt . and KxccMlve Taxation-Speeches by Colonel Lathen -and Ute Hon. George A. Trenbolmr A meeting of the Charleston Board of Trade waa held last night, at the Board of Trade Doom?.- The meeting was one of the largest eyer known since the organization of the Board, the members who were present repre? senting the varied commercial interests, of the State, as well as the different shades of political opinion. "The meeting was called to order by the chairman, Vice-President Geo. H. Walter, who spots as follows : ?MMABM OF CAPTAIN WALTER. Geratenen cf the Board of Trade-The pnr pos e of your meeting ]s to take into considera tlon the present financial condition of toe State, and by deliberation to ' devise such i measures as will enable ns, by co-operation * with our fe!low-citizens throughout this Com? monwealth, to relieve ourselves of the Intoler? able burdens which now oppress us In the present, and with an ominous prospect o? their being increased In the future, unless prompt and decisive action at once be taken. Itu only neoeBaary to look at the alarming Increase ol the debt of the State, and the reck? less expenditure which has marked the his? tory of the State for the past five years, to satisfy us at once, that, as taxpayers, we are bearing a burden too grievous to be borne? mai which must inevitably result in bank? ruptcy and ruin. It means confiscation, and there are those who do not hesitate to-an? nounce that such ls the purpose. We are to be taxed out of our property. I anAnwllllng, with others, to submit to this condition of affairs, without an effort to remedy the ev'J. In lSCST with the taxable property of the Stets valued in round numbers at five hundred millions, the people of South Carolina support? ed an economical and honest government at a cost of about four hundred thousand dollars, while the debt of the State was about five mil Sons. To-day we are taxed upon a property \&ch at an' over-estimated assessment ls less than one hundred and ninety millions, and are told that we will be called upon to raise four millions of dollars to pay tbs Interest on a debt ol fifteen million, and the so-called expenses of the State. Thus, while the taxable property has decreased In value about sixty-two per cent, our taxes have been Increased ten-fold and the debt of the State three-fold in the same period. It is doe to ourselves to protest against the continuation of this iniquity, and in unmistakable language to state that we will np longer, tolerate lt. With this great fraud perpetrated In the past, it is now pro? posed te or?ate a new loan to be known as the "Sterling debt.".. H. ia only another "turn of the screw," which ls already destroying us. and lt ls our duty to ourselves, as well as "good faith" with the present honest creditors of tbe State, publicly rad clearly to affirm to them, and to warn the capitalists who ma; be dis? posed to matte such a loan, that we regard Its creation -as illegal, and that we win resist its payment by all legitimate means. I trust your deliberations wBl be marked with harmony and unanimity, and result in promoting the beat'interest of this Commonwealth. The meeting ls ready for business. The applause having subsided,. Colonel Rich? ard Lathers, of this olty, for many years'the president of the Great Western Marine Insur? ance Company, of New York, arose and sub? mitted the following resolutions : *K THE RESOLUTIONS. . i . . Where.08, Under the operation, of the present State Government, tee-majority of the prop? erty-holders and taxpayers of the State, from whom the public revenue ls mainly derived, are excluded from any power in the legislation : o*'the State, and from any practical influence In the imposition of taxes; And, whereas, The moneys raised by taxa- < tien are improvidently and corruptly used and expended by persons who..hold office ' under the State government, and the sums appro? priated ter alleged public uses are excessive, and. extravagant; ? .. And, whereas, The credit of th? State has been pledged Illegally, and it Ls now proposed Hr pledge the credit of the State for further loans, by. & new issue of bonds, which may be, negotiated in the market LO persqns who friary .take, Iheju^Tn ignorance 'of* th etdrcum 6tances under which -they are Issued". There? fore, . :* 1. Resolved, That we, the property-holders ?nd taxpayers of the-State, residing te the City of Charleston, do hereby' deem lt our duty to declare that the bonds heretofore ttsued without legal sanction; and the so called sterling loan, or any other hoads or obligations hereafter issued purporting to be '? under, and by virtue of, the authority of this State, will not be held binding on us, and that we shall, in every man? ner -and at all times, resist the payment thereof, or the enforcement ol' any tax to pay tte same, by all legitimate means within our power. '2. Resolved, That we deem it our duty to warn all persons uot to receive, by way of purchase, loan or otherwise, any bond or obli? gation hereat ter issued, purporting to bind tile property or'pledge the credit of the State; and that all such bonds or obligations will be held by us' to be null and void, as having been issued corruptly, improvidently, and for fraud? aient purposes, and In derogation ot the rights ot that portion of the people of this Stete upon whom the public burdens are made to rest. ;3. Resolved, That the taxpayers of the State axe hereby requested to meet in their respec? tive counties for the consideration of this sub? ject, and the enormous tax le vies ?'. the cur? rent year, and for tbe appointment of two del agates to, represent each county In a State Convention, to- be held in Columbia on the secdnd'Tr/?spAT" in Hay next,'l?r ttw satne purpose. 4. Resolved, That this State Convention of Taxpayers be requested to confe* ./1th his Ex? cellency, the Governor, on the dangerous flBoal condition of the State and request, his official aid; and co-operation In the investigation of the accounts of the Comptroller and the State Agent ld New York,so that the amount and charac? ter of the bonded debt and all other liabilities of the State, can be clearly stated, with, a view t? such further action as may be necessary-fdr the protection ot the public creditors and of lhe taxpayers ol the Commonwealth, Colonel Lathers thegi addressed the meetl aa follows : REMARKS OF COLONEL LATHERS. Mr. President-the grave subject we s called on to consider to-night, is one whl bas no sectional or partisan aspect Wc are here as merchants and business m from all sections of onr common country, a holding all shades ot political opinions, to sc template the lmminency of the bankruptcy the State and the ruin of ourselves and o fellow-citizens of ali shades of opinion and c< or, and all varieties o? occupation, i The rich are not above the evil consequenc of the burden of State credit by fraud and ct ruptlon, and the poor cannot escape the grin ing effects of that form of taxation which v tually confiscates their property, dlscourag their Industry, and dooms them to a slav! poverty hitherto unknown to our country. The fathers of this glorious Union Beeedt from the parent country when Great Brita was at the very acme of national power, t cause taxation without representation w attempted to be enforced in the Colonies, evi In thc mildest form oi Importa known to tl British Empire. . Yet, with this glori?os example before u which ls the heritage of every American, at in the face of this dangerous Invasion of tl essential rights of individual freemen, and d structlve of the first principle's of our nation constitution, the people of this State were di I posed, in a spirit of profound acquiescence t ' the national will, to submit to the degradii conditions of the reconstruction policy, whit disfranchised the intelligence and honesty < the State, and forced upon the community horde of corrupt white adventurers and ign< rant negroes to discharge the delicate duti< ol legislating for, and culing over, a free and ii telligent people, without their consent and i violation ol the plainest principles of Republ can government Yet, boping for a speed return of that sense of justice, If not of Ubi rality and fraternal interest, which a commo race and a common heritage were well calci lated to produce; encouraged by the conserva tive elements developing themselves arnon the intelligent portion of our colored felic* citizens, and the sympathy and intelligent cc operation of citizens ol other States who hav located among us, and whose influence an enterprise were aiike favorable io the develop ment of the State and the happiness and eic vatlon of .our people, we are suddenly coe fronted with a s?ries of corrupt legislativ nets, entailing taxation which no industry ea j survive, and with so reckless a use ot the put lie credit as td seriously threaten the State witl bankruptcy. Therefore, as merchants am business men,-represvJtlng in part thebnsi ness^nterest of the State, we have deemed i our duty to oall public attention to the pmcti cai effect of the present administration of th* affairs of the. State,, boping that, by a time! and judicious movement In the interest o? th? public creditors and the taxpayers- ol ?tin State, the high credit previously enjoyed'? b? our citizens may1 be restored, and the taxei reduced within the measure of the ability ol the people to pay, without starvation or the practical confie cation of their property. We meet, therefore, undejr the auspices t? the 1st Section of the 1st Amendment of thc Constitution ol the United States, which per mita and guarantees the right of citizens.to assemble and petition for a redress of griev? ances. The authors ol that glorious chartei of public ll berty seemed to contemplate just such a case as oura, when the rights of citi? zens should be so disregarded by local authori? ty as to leave only. the right to discuss tbelc grievances, and to- invoke public sympathy in their behalf.. The occasional disturbances in some ol the counties o? the State are to be deplor? ed and discouraged .by every Conservative and law-abiding citizen, yet we cannot dis? guise from ourselves that these violations o? the public peaoe are the cons?quence of a generous but unwise effort to suppress the fraud and oppression ot corrupt local rulers by partien who nos only accept the Union and desire to obey legitimate authority of Federal powers, but would be glad to receive that pro? tection from lt in favor ni the white man, which now only appears to be extended to the negro. lia set of adventurers, corrupt and ignorant as those now ruling this State, should attempt to displace the citizens of one of the New Eng? land States from their legitimate rights of self government at home, I am confident that a mass meeting of the old Puritans would be called, Old Hundred would be sung, and the carpet-baggers would find a speedy exit from that State the only escape from an early gruv'e. It is easy to counsel patience and orderly con? duct on the part of those who are far from the insults and oppression of an Ignorant and irresponsible faction, fastening themselves on the vitals of the people and consuming their substance, under the forms of law; but it is more wise and philanthropic to aid in ridding the community of stich an evil; and no gene rous, man can resist the Impulse ?ai applause when justice is meted out to such parties, even if done rather irregularly. ' ? pirate, many years ago, on the Mexican coast, pursued a merchantman, and the cap? tain armed his passengers and crew to resist the robber. A Quaker on board rein sed to arm himself on the plea that he was a man of peace, and must avoid violence. With undis? guised disgust, the ship's company repaired to the side of the ship to resist the robbers, leav? ing the Quaker coolly contemplating the scene. The first man to reach the ship's deck was the captain of the robbers, a bold and daring fellow, who led the assaulting crew. The Quaker Immediately confronted-him* and, seizing the surprised robber by the neck and heels, hurled him into the sea, calmly re? marking, "Friend, thou hast no business /tere. Thou earnest for a dishonest purpose." [Ap? plause.] I refrain irom the application. I will only add that the man of peaoe saved the ship and cargo. The action was Irregular, and cannot be Justified by a s tri ct disciplinarian. [Laugh? ter and applause.] No people can prosper where the fountains o? power are corrupt and the law makers Ig? norant and beyond the control of that clag s of the people who produce the wealth and benr the burdens of the State. [Applause.] I have every confidence that the conserva? tive element ol-the Republican party, white and colored, are heartily with us in condemn? ing the frauds and ignorance of the Legisla? ture which bas disgraced ns as a - people and tends to reduce us to .beggary. These resolu? tions, which I have the honor of offering, me? ditate a thorough sifting ol our entire fiscal system, with a view to defeating the present Corrupt practices of that body, and to secure an honest and intelligent administration for the future. The honest creditor of the State, and the hard-working citizen whose industry is so largely absorbed by taxes. will find se? curity and relief under the action proposed by these resolutions. The example of North Caro lina ls before Toa, and we wish to avoli overthrow of public credit by a timely pi against measures and practices which le ult?male repudiation and bankruptcy, longed applause.] It ls therefore but an act of prudence honesty on our part to give this public nc tuat bonds issued against the public inte lor corrupt purposes, and without the con of those whose property it te proposer pledge,- will not be recognized as blndln the State or the people in any form w ever. . Mr. President, a history of the reconsi tlon policy in this State and tte re sn reversing the order of society, even exten tho system of its logical conclusions in leg ttve and Judicial matters, will furnish a n instructive lesson to statesmen of all ages, will standout, sir, as distinctly as the overt! of order in France during the reign of tei perhaps less destructive of human life, more demonstrative of the danger of eleva ignorance to power, and corruption into pl o? trust and confidence; and the fact that community has thus far survived the infllc is a bright example of the tenacity of a < established civilization to resist, for a 1 period, the inroads even o? barbarism. 1 slr, we have a bright future before us, young men are growing up and assuming direction o? the affairs of State; conserva men ot all parties, and o? both races, are ginning to feel that public plunder reac private purses, and that fallacious and parti dissension too often enures to the benefi the demagogue. Our own race through the country i begin to feel a natl sympathy for the white man. And as sectional Issues pass away, the Inquiry \ arise, what there is In the black race entltl lt to rule the intelligent white man, wh gallantry In war. and culture and enterprise peace, elevated us to the first rank as a natl Aud I desire to say to our colored iellow-c zens, whose rights I respect, and whose gei and friendly co-operation, for the public gt 1 appreciate, I desire to securn for the c tual interest of both races, that they will s the wind and will reap the whirlwind, if, i der the guidance of bad counsels, they i their present power oppressively towal their white brethren. The eyes of over 30,01 COO of white men are upon them, and the perlor race will not long permit the oppress! of any portion of Its members by a minor of another race. [Applause.] But to return, slr, to the financial quest! belore us. I find by the statistical inform?t! derived from your daily Journals, and such formation as I have been able to collate fn other sources, that the bonded debt of t State at the beginning of the present admin trallon was about $5,000,000, and now it t reached 'the enormous sum of $16,000,0 This includes endorsements on railway bom which it ls believed the State will be comp led to pay. But one of the evils which \ complain of is the incomprehensible nature the accounts which are published by t Comptroller, so that no exact data can be h fixing the amount of the public debt. The average tax for ten years previous to 1660 was but.t 431,000 The year 1860 being only. 392.000 The tax lor 18C8 was.. 1,868,000 The taxable value of the proper? ty of the State In I860. 490,000,000 . Taxable value lu 1871... 184,000.000 It will be perceived that In 1860 the tax? were not quite $400,000, on a taxable basis about $500,000,000. whereas the taxes of 181 amount to $1,858,000, on a basis of only 184 000,000. so that while the property of the Stat was reduced to one-third its former value, tl taxes are increased nearly five hundred pi cent. It is true that this enormous Increase is con posed, in part, of money spent in reconstruc tion expenses, and perhaps some additiom interest on the public debt. I find other item more striking In the year : 1858-Expenses of the Legislature-? 51,oe 1868-Expenses of the L?gislature. L70.0C 1858-Executive expenses. 5,00 1866-Executive expenses. 40,00 1858-Civil expenses. 97,0C 1868-Civil expenses. 218.0C And the Legislative appropriations for th four mouths' session, which closed last monti amount to the enormous sum o? $525,000. Thus you perceive that each Item of expens ls enormously Increased, notwithstanding th great decrease of .the property on which it 1 levied; and to make this still more oppressive all this property ls over-valued enormously, have known of many cases in which the; valued far over double what the propert would sell for. [Sensation.] I refrain from citing the cases o? frau? which have added so fearfully to the burden ot the taxpayers, p.nd which huve been so pro ductive of vulgar display on the part of th* corrupt members of the Legislature in th< way of splendid equipages and 6uch evidence; of ill-gotten wealth as thieves and gambler. delight to possess. These lacts will be graph! cally spread before the public when the con ventlon contemplated by our resolutions re ports from Columbia. One illustration will serve to show the meas? ure of the taxation ol the present year. The State and county tax is $12- on the $1000. Now the planters and farmers of this Slate do not expect to realize, under the most favorable circumstances, more than seven per cent, upon the value of their property, which, lt must be remembered, ls assessed for taxation, in every case, at Its full market value. It 1B clear, therefore, that the planter who makes $70 in . the year upon every $1000 of property, pays out o? that $70 the sum of $12, or one sixth of the whole Income, In State and county taxes. But the taxes of two years are made due and collectable this year-so tbafr lt ls fair to assume that the double tax of this year will amount to at least one-third of the whole Income of even those planters who make a net profit of seven per cent, upon the capital value of their property. This is the effect upon those who are able to employ all their taxable property at a full pro? fit. ls lt not evident, then, that where only a part of the taxable properly of a planter can be made a source of income, or where his property is wholly unemployed, the taxes of the present year ore practical confiscation ? Last year, moreover, when the total Stale tax was only $1,014,001, and when the planters were In a comparatively prosperous condition, only $487,109 of the taxes could be paid. How, then, can the people, with.cotton selling at the cost of production, and without any accumu? lated capital to fall back upon, pay this year a total 8tate and county tax of more than $4,000,000 ? [Applause.] The land purchases of last year, costing about $700,000, and which it is admitted would not sell for more than $100,000. show a clear loss of $600,000 to the taxpayers in one item-a sum nearly large enough to delray the expen? ses ol the State government for two years be? fore the war. Thus, gentlemen, I have laid before you but a small portion of tbe evils and frauds connect? ed with tbe fiscal matters of the State, but I truBt enough to prove the propriety of investi? gating tbe exact state of our finances, and ex? posing if possible the guilty parties, and at any rate preventing them in future from pledging the property of the people to enrich themselves by public plunder. [Loud and prolonged cheering.] The Hon. Geo. A. Trenholm then seconded the resolutions in the following words : REMARKS OF MK. THENHOLM, Mr. Chairman--! rise to second the resolu? tions proposed by my friend, Mr. Lathers, and I ask the indulgence of the meeting in giving the reasons that induce me to support them. It ls one of the ev ile of our condition that even signs of Buffering and cries of despair are converted Into expressions of political discon tent. In this not only ls a great, Injustice done to our people, but a great Imposition practiced upon the country. I do uo*t believe that lt ls of the deliberate purpose ot the American people, of whom we are flesh of their flesh and bone of their bone, that we should suffer the evils we endure. On the contrary, I am sure of their sympathy and support, In every manly, open and straight? forward effort we make for our relief. Such, I think, is the one embraced in these resolu? tions. Be vie wing our circumstances with calm? ness, and In a spirit of candor, I aver, without fear of contradiction, that there is no hostility to the government-no motives ol opposition either to the laws or tbe policy of Congress mingled with the feelings of disquietude thal agitate the State. There are no political agi? tators exciting the people to discontent In re? spect of any questions connected with the Federal Government. Our troubles are local; tbey arise out pf the administration of our own affairs. It ls one of the results of our new cone ti tu 'ion- un fortunate, but inevitable-that the legislative power ol the State has passed into the hands of men unprepared by education and experience in public affairs to make the laws and manage the finances of the State. Pressed on all sides by designing men, who are Intent upon enriching themselves, exposed to the temptations Incident to the possession of power, the acts passed by them from time to time, nuder Buch influences, bave contributed to bring the State to the verge ot bankruptcy, and ha ve augmented the taxes to a sum which the income of the people is in? adequate to defray. These are the causes of the existing disquietude. As long as capital? ists continue to supply money in exchange for or upon the hypothecation of the bonds of the State, no limit can be perceived to the debt for which the property of its citizens shall be pledged. Neither ls there any security felt against the ?ruin In which taxes BO enormous aa the present. must inevitably result. In such circumstances the simple remedy with every free people is to change their representatives; but In our case, as is well understood by the whole country, this change is at present impossible. They who make the laWB and levy the taxes have no property and pay no laxes; those who possess property and pay taxes have no repre? sentation; and this condition of things admits of no immediate change. In these painful and trying circumstances, the suffering people pf the State are driven to despair. They dread the approach of the tax-collector, to whose de? mands their poverty denies the compliance that no merciful rulers would enforce. Their alarm and agitation is fully justified, and merit the sympathy of wise and good men in all parts of our common country. That sympathy. they are sure to receive. I have a well estab? lished confidence In the Justice and magnanim? ity of the American people. I am persuaded that they will sustain us in the attitude we propose to assume; that all further credit will be refused to those whose wasteful adminis? tration threatens Ihe ruin of the State. I believe, too, that they will sustain us in the effort to relieve ourselves from the enormous taxes that threaten our property with confiscation. [Applause.] It may well be doubted If the entire gross annual Income of the people from all sources amounts to $20, 000,000 Of this Bum, what ls expended In the payment of wages contributes nothing to the public resources from the remainder. The monstrous proportion ol $4,000,000 is de? manded for taxes In a single year-$2,000,000 for the current year, and $2,000,000, by antici? pation, for the year 1872. Every virtuous and patriotic man In the country, of every party, upon a calm consideration of the unhappy condition cf our suffering people, will std mil the magnitude of our grievances, and Uie pa? tience and moderation of our conduct. It ls lo them, to our countrymen, thal we appeal tor sympathy and support in the effort to save ourselves from ruin. I have no fears of the results of this appeal, anti I give my hearty support to the .resolutions. [Prolonged ap? plause.] The chairman put the question and the resolutions were unanimously adopted, the an? nouncement of the lad being received with loud cheering. REMARKS OF MR. BRUNS. Robert Bruns, Esq., then said : Gentlemen of tfie Board of Trade-I have the following resolution to offer, and I do so at this time because, regarding the remarks of Colonel Lathers and the accompanying resolu? tions in the light of an address not only to the people of America but of Europe, I did not de- j sire to bewilder them with any scheme lor our proper representation in the convention which is to be held in Columbia. It is evident that if we depend upon an election of delegates lo the convention, In the respective counties of the Stale, we may not be able to secure as our representatives those gentlemen who would probably be selected by the Chamber of Com? merce or by this body to represent the com? mercial Interests ol our community. The resolution is as follows: Resolved, That this Board of Trade do send one delegate to the convention proposed to be held in Columbia, and that we respectfully in? vite the Chamber of Commerce to be repre? sented in the same manner. The resolution was seconded by Colonel Richard Lathers, and unanimously adopted. On motion, the meeting then adjourned. HE KV-HUX LEGISLATION. WASHINGTON, March 31. The House to-day and to-night discussed the Eu-Klux bill. Farnsworth made a legal argu? ment In opposition to it. The Senate was on the same business. No distinctive features were manifested. It ls probable the House will not get a vote on the Ku-Klux bill until the end of next week. Commissioner Pleasonton decides that per? sons whose gross income during 1870, estima? ted in currency, ls less than two thosand dol? lars are not required to make income returns, nor need make affidavit showing that their gross income did not exceed that sum. THE REIGN OF TERBOR DEATH TO TMS KI CB AND THE PRIESTS. Tne Denunciation af Suspected Partlee '-I.ookingfor tile Guillotine - All Paris in Consternation and Confusion, LONDON, March 31. Advices from Paris, dated at noon, say the sub-central committee resigned their power to the Communal. Council. Conscription bas been abolished; all able-bodied men belong to the National Guard. The Versailles Govern? ment stops horses, cattle and mails from en? tering Paris. LONDON, March 30. An interviewer makes Prince Bismarck say : The Beds now in possession of Paris are sim? ple rioters. Tbiera'a government ia the only legitimate. one. When the insurgents trans? gress the conventions between Germany and the Thiers government the Germans will treat them as rioters, and disperse them by force, but while keeping within the stipulation toe Germans will, let them alone. Facilities will be given the Thiers government for concentra-* rion of troops; and German aid Is also probable upon application of the Thiers government. PAUS, March 30. Copies of Figaro on sale at all newspaper stands were seized to-day by the Nationals. The ?nices of the paper are occupied and Its publication forbidden. The Cri du Peuple and Fran?ais both make the announcement that' General La Lemand has completely Suppressed the rising in Algeria. It ls expected the Peace Conference at Brussels will continue its ses? sions a long time. At 1 o'clock this afternoon the sub-central committee passed sentence of death on Wilfred Fauvielie for being engaged in an obstinate and guilty attempt against the existence of the committee. General Duval was at tie same lime authorized to search out and arrest all enemies of the Communs. The Cri dn Peuple, vengeur and Nouvelle R?pub? lique attack the Assembly In violent terms. There are, however, no signs of an attack on Versailles. Tbe Iratest. PARIS, March 31. The delegates to the Commune Nationale to? day surrounded the general postoffloe, pre? venting its transfer to Versailles. The postal service Is completely disorganized. The elec? toral committee demand a rigid scrutiny Into the elections bf Sunday last. A World special says : "All ls consternation. Tbe watchword of the Commune-is death to the rich, to the land-owners and to the priests. A decree, confiscating the church property, has been prepared. Denunciations of suspect? ed parlies are hourly made. The guillotine will soon be erected. The Inmates of many houses are marked for the guillotine. Drafts , on the treasury are not paid either In Paris or Versailles. BRUSSELS, March 31. The sittings of the Peace Conference are suspended to avoid controversy. The business Is hereafter to be conducted by an exchange of notes. Commercial questions will be set? tled by the French and German delegations. General Mews. LONDON, March 31. It ls reported that Cardinal Antonelll has resigned the secretaryship of State in the Papal Cabinet. Shanghai advices report that serious dis? turbances are expected In Japan. One of the Mikado's counsellors has been assassinated, and the act ls'known to have been of a politi? cal nature. MADRID, March 31. The Captain-General of Porto Bico is order? ed to hold elections in that Island in July. The Cuban elections will be ordered as soon as Valmaseda arranges the preliminaries. Views Of Napoleon-Ills Denunciation of abe Versailles Government-Cardi? nal Antonelll on Italian Guaran? tees. NEW YORE, March 28. A correspondent who recently Interviewed Napoleon at Wilhelmshohe says he expressed the belief that France was drifting to anarchy, which might not be confined to her alone; de? nounced tbe National Assembly as illegally and unlairly chosen, and not representative of the will of the people. Ile said Thiers was a smart wire puller, who would do anything to retain power; defended himself from various calumnies. In reply to a question whether he Intended to retire to private life, Napoleon said: "Ido not think that strictly speaking it should be called private life, all my efforts should be unceasingly directed against the rebels, who have conspired for the ruin of France, which is the only hope to them of carrying out their sinister designs. These men I will force to make amends to my poor people, which they can only do by asking di? rectly alter their will and then submitting to lt without opposition. An energetic govern? ment, with honest men, may soon beal up the wounds ol France, but the power and authori? ty of these same men would, be blasted at the outset did they did not receive it immediately out of the hands of* the people." Correspondent. ''Your Majesty knows too well the sentiments of my countrymen to doubt that all their wishes are for a prosperous republican government In France, in case this should prove Impossible, only then do I believe that the great majority of them would rather see a Napoleonic* dynasty on the basis of a plebiscite, than the Orleans or the Bour? bons on their claim of inherited or divine rights. Still, I cannot give up all hope that France may succeed in establishing a durable and thriving republic." Napoleon. "Your President, General Grant, does not seem to share such a hope, for, to a certain extent, he seems to forsee with much political acumen the early collapse ol our pseudo-republic. How else could he have emptied such a cornucopia of panegyric over the- monarchico-federal system of new Ger? many ?" CARDINAL ANTON ULLI. Another correspondent, who interviewed Cardinal Antonelll, reports him to have said, relative to the Italian Parliament: "They are occupying themselves willi guarantees-guar? antees ! we know that Jesus Christ gave the Holy Father the right as His successor, and the successor ol the Apostles, to rule His church, but we never knew, belore now, that He bequeathed to them (the Italians) the per? mission or duty to concoct guarantees for the purpose of establishing ofter what way the church shall be governed-guarantees which all Catholics on the face of t he earth, and the Pope first of all, {Le Pope tout le Premier,) will refuse to accept. Oh, there is no transac? tion possible with them. You can say so. There will never be any between them and the church." THE RISINO IN CUBA. HAVANA, March 30. General Modesta Diaz surprised seventy Spaniards near Bayamo, and all except the Spanish chief were captured or killed. Diaz also surprised a cavalry force, killing twelve. The insurgent loss was trifling. These suc? cesses, following the great .victory at Mayart, Inspire fresh hopes in insurgent circles. THE STATE OF THE WEATHER. WASUiNpTON, March 31. The weather report shows it is probable that cloudy and rainy weather will be experienced on Saturday, in the Mississippi Valley, and to some extent on the South and Middle Atlantic coasts. Lieht fresh winds will probably be experienced on the Lakes. The area of low pressure, with brisk winds, seems to be mov? ing eastward over Nebraska, RESISTANCE TO THE TAXES. Voice of thc Slate Pren. [Prom the Edgefleld Advertiser J The people of Edgefleld are folly determined to pay no more taxes daring the year 1871, unless they are forced to do so by bayoneta in the hands of Federal soldiers. We know the sentiment of our people on this. infernal tax business, . !:i [worn the Barnwell JodrnaL)..; We have counselled submission thus far, but we do.so no longer, for the period has now certainly come when our people should astin an organised and determined manner, and re? fuse to submit any longer to the present gov? ernment j>f Incarnate vUlany and corruption. The most probably successful remedy, without violating the public peace.-Iles lb the absolute refusal of our property-holders to pay ons' cent of tax-to .the present State government.. The property-holders furnish, the means by which the conniption of the- officials Is en? couraged and their robberies are supplied, and by withholding these means the wheels of government can be clogged. They should as? semble at certain points'Tn every county, and agree and determine to'resist all taxation on the part of the State. [From the Wlnnsboro' News.}:' The State will have to be reconstructed again by Congress, or Congress will have to wink at Its practical reconstruction by the white people of the State, In some form or other, whether by getting control of the Leg? islature, or of a convention, or what not, we cannot Bay. We only are convinced that the present government is ? failure, and there must be a change of some Bort. This vile, rotten, wicked, corrupt and degrading re? gime must be reformed pr overthrown, and we Bee no practical method of ac? complishing It except by some form of revolu? tion. Of course we are not so insane sato mean, even to hint collision with the United States government. There can be Very effect? ive revolution, like, that which, in colonial times, flung off the proprietary government, without any such collision. A refusal, in solid phalanx, to pay further taxes, for instance, would fling light upon the situation. Espe? cially would lt bring to light the real disposi? tion of the Federal government, which some people take for granted will forever sustain ignorance, robbery, degradation and vice. We must give Congress another chance for recon? struction, or try our band at lt ourselves. THE OTFORD AND CAMBRIDGE MACE. LONDON, March 31. Tbe great race between Oxford and Cam? bridge, on the Thames, comes off to-morrow. The betting Is six to four oe Cambridge. LAWS OE THE STATE. Acta and Joint ReaolaUons, Passed bp the General * BBC ra lily ot South Caro? lina. Seaalon of l H 70- 71. [OFFICIAL.] AN A OT to charter tbe Town of Hamburg. SXOTXOB 1. Be it enacted by . the,. Senate and rio ase of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting ih General As? sembly, and by thc authority of the esme: That from and if ter tbs passage of. this tot, all citizens of this State having reaided sixty days in tbe Town of Hamburg shall be deemed, and are hereby declared to bs, a body politic and corporate; and the said town shall be called and known by the name of Hamburg, and ita corporate limits shall be held and deemed to extend from the Savannah Bridge, leading to Augusta, Georgia, one mile west, one-half a mile east, and one mile north. SEC. 2. That tbe said town sball be govern? ed by an intendant and roar wardens, who shah be citizens of this Btate, and shall have resided within the corporate limita of said town for sixty days immediately preoeding their election, who sball be elected on the sec? ond Monday in April in every year, ten days' public notice thereof being previously given; and that all male inhabitants of the age of twenty-one years, ci tizona of this State, and who shall have resided in tho asid town for sixty days immediately preceding tba election, shall be entitled to vote for said intendant and wardens. SEO. 3. That the election for intendant and wardens of tbe said town shall be held at the town hall, in the said town, from eight o'clock in the morning until four o'clock in the after? noon; and wheo- the polls shall be closed, tbe managers sball forthwith count the votes and proclaim the election, and give notice ic writ? ing to the persons elected; the intendant and wardens shall appoint three managers to bold the ensuing and every subsequent election, ex? cept the first, which shall be ordered by the county commissioners of Edgefleld County im? mediately alter the passage of this act. The managers, in each case, shall, before they open the polls for said eleottoa, take an oath, fairly and impartially to conduct the same; and the intendant and wardens, before entering upon the dnties of their respective office s, shall take the oath prescribed by the Constitution of this State, and also the following oath, to wit: "As intendant (or warden) of the Town ot Ham? burg, I will equally and impartially, to the best of my ability, exeroise the trust reposed in me, aod will use my bast endeavors to preserve the peace, and cany into effect, according to law, tho purposes for which I have \?eea elected : So help me God." The said inteudant and ward? ens shall bold their offices from the time of their election until the second Monday in April ensuing, and until their successors shall be elected and qualified. SEO. i. That in case a vacancy should occur in the office of intendant or any of the war? dens, by death, resignation, removal or other? wise, or in case of a tie in said election, an election to till such vacancy snail ba held by tbe appointment of the intendant and wardens or warden, (as Lhe case may be,) or the county commissioners of Edgefleld County, if theT should be no intendant or wardens, ten days' public notice thereof being previously given; and in case of the sickness or temporary ab? sence ot the intendant, tbe wardens, forming a council, sball be empowered to elect one of their number to act in bis stead during the time. Ssc. 5. That the intendant and wardens, duly elected and qualified, shall, during their term of service, severally and respective? ly, be vested with all the jurisdiction and powers of trial justice, or any other inferior court, within tbe limits of the said town. And the intendant snail and may, aa often as he may deem it necessary, summon the war? dens to meet in council, (any two of the war? dens, with the intoudant, shall constitute a quorum to transact business.) and they shall be known as the town conned of Hamburg, and they an*/ their successors, hereafter to be elected, may have a common seal, which shall be affixed to all tbe ordinances. And the said town council shall have authority to appoint, from time to time, as they may see flt, such and so many proper persons - to act as mar? shals or constables of said town as the said town council may deem necessary and expedient for the preservation of the peace and good order of the town, and the persons BO appointed shall, with? in the corporate limits of said town, have the power, privileges and emoluments, and be sub? ject to all the obligations, penalties and regu? lations, provided by law for tho office of con atable, and shall be liable to be removed at the pleasure of said counail; and tba said town oonoofl shall bave the power io establish* pi author zo the. esUblisbaaeot, of tho market boase in seid town, ?nd the .said town couooiJ ab ali have mil power andas than ty, ander their corporate seal, to make all i ar. oh mies, by-law? and ordinanoee reapeetfng the streets, roads, market house, end the f?stoees thereof, and the po li co system of the said town, as shaB appear to them necessary and proper fertue security, wollare and con veni en oe, and' for the preserving health ."fcrder and good government r.vithin the same, And the aaid town counr, eil may impose fines for oflarjcea against t?ae?r by-law3 and ordinances, and appropriate tho same ta the public nee of said town; and the said town con aol shall havo the jaatne power which trial Jnaraoea now baie to oompel tba attendance Of witnessed end repairing thea to give evidence npen the trial before them of ?ny person for a violarlo n1 of any of t h ei r by lawB car ordinances, bet no fine above the atna of twenty dollars, ?r imprisonment in tte guardhouse not iopger than ten days, shalt be imposed by them, except by soit in the Court of Common Pleas : And provided, also. That no fine shall exceed fifty dollars; and! alan, that nothing herein contained shall an? thon ze the said conseil to. make any by-law? or ordmatioes inoonsfe I eat wkh, or repugnant to the laws of this State; and all the by-laws, mles and ordinances the said connon may make, shall, at ell times, be subject to reristf or repeal by the General Assembly of tfllo State. trio. 6. That ?he said Intendant and warden? shall have Juli power to abate and remove rry sanees rn the said town, and it shaH be their duty to keep all roads, ways and stree? within the corporate Inuits pf' the ?aid town open and in good repair, and for that purpose th^y are invested with all the Bewers heretofore granted to county commissioners, and sh all have full power to classify and arrange the mahitanfai of said town liable to street, roed or other public duty therein, and to force the performance of such duty, under such penalties as are now or Shall boroafter bc prescribed by law,: Provided, That the saidtown council may co m pound wi Lb persons liable to perform such duty, opon such terms and on the payment of such annus ea may be esta blahed by laws or ordinances : And, provide ;. Iso, That the individu?is who compose the said town council shall be exempt from the performance of road and police duty; Ssa 7. That the power to grant pr; reihte li? censes for billiard tahlee, io keep tarea or to retail spirituous liquors, and on all drays and carte hauling goods for. which they receive pay, also all omnibuses or carnages carrying passengers within said town, at such rates I and on such terms and condeena as the, said I council may deem flt tn d proper; and the said intendant and wardens shall have the full and I only power to impose a tax on til SOO WS, exhi? bitions or ? public amusements, fox gain ot re I ward, within the limits of said town, and. alt I mont y paid foriicenses for retailing splrituoua I liquors, keeping tavern and billiard tablea, dray and. cart, license, and omnibuses or car I ria gos, and the tax collect ed on all shows for I gain or reward within tbe said limita, ahaU be I appropriated to the public us? ot the said cor I pcration. ?. I, Bsa, 8. That the town connell of Hamborg j shall have power and authority to require all I persons owning a lot or lote m said town to keep in good repair ai dewai ka in front of said I lot or lots whenever the same snail front or I adjoin any of the public streets of said town, j if, in the Judgment of 'the council, asid aide ! walks shall be necessary; the width thereof I and the manner of their construction tobe dea I ignated and regulated by the town council*, I and for default or refusal to keep in repair I such sidewalks, the town co un oil may canee I the same to be put in ?repair and require the I owner to pay the price pf repairing: Provided, I That such contract for repairing be let to tbe I lowest bidder. Baa 8. That tba said town council of Ham I burg shall have power to arrest and commit to jail for a space of time not exceeding five days, and to fine, not exceeding twenty dol?an, any I person or persons who may be guilty of dla I orderly conduct in said town to tbe annoy I ance ot the citations thereof; and it shall be tho duty of the marshal ol the town to make j snob arrest?!, and to call to bia assistance the I posse orinltatus, if necessary, and,, npon fail I ure to perform said duty, he shall be fined in toe sum not exceeding twenty dollars for each and every odd noe. j Baa 10. That the said town council of Hata ! burg shall have power to grant or refuse I licenses to partios within the limita of said town, and the parties to wbom such license? I are granted snail be subject to euch regula? tions as may, by ordinance, be established. I They shall also have power, in addition ito the money collected by licenses, to. impose and I collect an'annual tax upon the aeseasod pro I nerty af tho said town .: Provided, No tax shall I be impbsed in any one year, to exceed rho rate I of fifteen cents on each hundred dollars of I such assessed property, and that the money, so raised shall be applied to the use of said j town. The said town council shall bave tho I power to enforce the payment of ail tue? I levied by the said town council to the same ex I tent, and in the same manner, aa is now or; I hereafter shall be provided by law for the col ! lection' of the general State taxes. . ' . SEO. ll That all public property, which waa I formerly under the control of the town council I of Hamburg, shall again revert to the town I council elected under this act : Provided, Boob I property is in the corporate limito of said I town, and intended for publie nae. I Sao. 12. That the said intendant and war I dena in person, or any one of them, may I authorize and require any marshal or any con? stable, especially appointed for that purpose, I to arrest and commit to the guardhouse, j (which the said town council are hereby au? thorized to establish,) or'to the jail of Edge ! field County, for a term not exceeding li ve I days, any person or persons who, within the I corporate limite of said town, may be engaged I in a breach of the peace, any riotous or dis* I orderly conduct, open obscenity, pnblio drunk I enness, or any conduct grossly indecent, or I dangerous to the citizens of said town, or any I of them. Sao. 18. That the town council ebrfl, within I one month after the expiration of their term of I office, make out and return to their successors a fall account of their receipts and expendi? tures during their term, and shall pay over all I moneys in their possession belonging te iii e I corporation, also deliver, all books, records and . I other papers incident to their office to (heir I successors, and on failing to do so, shall be H I able to a .fine not exceeding tvo hundred dol? lars, to be collected by any proper action by the I town council. SEO. 14. That this act shall be deemed a I public act, and shall continoe in force fdr' I twenty-one years, and until tbe end of the aes I sion of tbe General Assembly of this State then I next following, and all acts of incorporations or I amendments thereof r?pugnant or conflicting with.his, are hereby repealed. I Approved February 28,1671, **