Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1837-03-09

s!atce' 4laye. to:perfUrll u greater- ari,oua,
'of3laiy Than rif'se. who: are:suhjtttitio work.
/ those; cross edipiltryf roads, hfs. IS. certainly
Unjust: shntl.amawafe,' hiatt, maybesoid
by; s6ihe;, tlst:thc remedyyflIhispar.fcialar,;,:
lies with thee omnfissieher 5: and that lis
Ibis duty to detail:haody from. I~lpsc:cro,s.
:roaas''h4 place them on the market rb.d.,
ln'l;. Ivy This, way Of fmanagins;; make ,,e;
amount. or Jutiy eduaf- TO lhasc,1 w6uih.
say1'thyt 1eappeaiis 10. me- that Tic duties
Of a. commissioner, uhder'th prcsu,t sys-.
tenn, ::are very a%rl,o,!s at; hcsh:in a,lJitio;,
te'thc Responsibility resting uppl him! and
hosi!.cs, there have bcen So MANY, public
roads opened of la,e,' hat !lrni appears: TO:
be. generally, so: far as my. knowiedse'GS,
tends. a.seartiIy Of hands: to keep. tht,n-in
order; avid 'ase, | Think !. have seen ;r:rhofc;
willing disposition ;.mianifsstaa b;y.s6,uc. in.
SIGNING. petitions to The Lr:si:lat"fl; fur ,,1fc:
rMpescofopening roads, that would po1be
"f:muclr service, ESPECIALLY il ,bty.:lcd.hy
their. residence, J. than was manifested by
..ttrm in. keeping reads ir or,lcr;;>lat wouhl
be more. advantageous to: tn" comimlmit1
geherahy ::'ind %in.fhnc, after. The .Com,nis.
%si"ncr has done every 'hi9s in. his. power.
the present road system is. unequal. mid uu-:
Just s*iII. Then. L" the present system bt
a1'n'islitd;; and, let one morr' equal. ia"i14
"l"ratr.ns lie substituted. / am inic1tiicd
At prrsrrtIo fav"rlhe prupo.itiou.p Of ..Ius>
ucr,"..in laying "A tax pm all PERSONS subject
.%'o:roa! duly; ii'r amount ST iliricnt 10 keep
the f"ahs in nr.lcf,. proA isled every person
's''aAcd in :rrol"rlien TO The number of
hands he furnishes or the road, for il. wordd
he milus1 10 .rax in individual wiln furnishes
only one or two :l,in,s. us: mIieh as one who
i,nFni>hes,iiftccn or twenty ilauds and i an,
.i'rrs1iiicil.th There arc bur few, very fnn'.
In" arc iai'lc- IL -r"::d duty; even it. tlity,
pay no aemctri tax, VIII" would not. r~all,of
Ig'. "%:n!;;I! sum iii tiIc.form ii Il tnx. an.
n"!iy, fol 1I:is..txciisiyc: purpose, Than, to
hc.callcd .ott .af any. scassarof tic. .yeat to
perform, tlic' du?y wi'!hI his ona. h!atls: T
wifi.rut II 9p"nihi" footing: suppose every
individual WHO is. subject to road dnfy a:
all, is bound b%.rcndcir'as .tnuch .as twelve
days t,hor il, the course of the year, if. 50
much he: required. 10 keep the road i%,iGrIcr;
wciI;::i will: estimate these twelve day. II,
the su. all st,'t-e 4 stx d dollars, wI4clli,.nn!y
fifty %cc,,,n day; aiid.i-vDuld ask. IL ,ktr.
Il: single individuals subject to road .,tur1v.
vino Mould no'l't|v ilf'rE;;.ia pay odit. ,l!'a,'
nr%:"uc:"wth Of ihQ, .a%lnoiiul, rathcr1L;iu Til
s"hjrc, 10 'r.ci1ofm the du'y hini'stlf?-.i
I tiinh not: .B.,tlIu:rc:i IS one .E;yo!nlsi1ipn .
"lu>!ice which ! am iiol r~reparldto ~ivs
my. %eenscnt to At present Hluhough. lIisre
appears TO .!'r some rc;.sqn- in hrs. remarks;
Ills that. II mailing rci,1in&ratiun Tor >,iu.:
bCr n:cA.in'rcpi;rin% JIia1, Sc. i, is Wnc.
,l.Ai-in some SECTIONS Of iii r"unIrv tia.!!.i
i, hrt"riin@ :r.re,.a'ii o." r,ncu,ly mur>
valuable. i:.''i our r~.:ihtnr i.!rr had pu!1I!c
I .sp!'i cn"ualtn >uhr:i; to i, i!iaS far w~i:lrou!
cnHnr!.!nt, am: believe gtnyyuliv. w]i;i,nu;
mc"rvrnicn,c 10 r.c,n>,ki>, ana i, seem.
IN me thar IL. ro.d> can siill !c h2u, in
"'",r Wi':oiii u,inE tn.!r.' 10 %i;;.,::r any
r:!!,idnai S'ciru-'!. Ter, II The in.%cy
"r""ili has Disappeared in ,nu.r ria;,>. /,
=, :"n,;"!ly he: cas-, !!ll there i. un!-l-
%?""ih ,i,.Ir!.nl 4. i!,:.!, ga. Tia. r\i.,~lv,!
'''"'. /" ali>M"r every nc.,,sary purpose il.
>'pa,rin% i:ic road. ~wi;!:nnI ANY iHlur, t.,
HE owir"r. l'H. in vunt rr.:un. v.5t,.
only repent. llmi / am ,:rl.iiiyd TO Sc, lHi.:
III system la, attracted nr..n,ion: ;;n,.