The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-07-28

oA go iiAttt 1KalAst Old Orange. For u
The EosnlY C0nrss de dOekels are nsnni-
" clearrd a every term: and slsla0ugh
here . N accumulation Of business II
preseni in he SopeTior Court. skas i oc-
casioned By the great increase Of capital
offences within he last frw years. llis
an esil nos con6nsd "a Orange eonnIy, or
70 large counties; and can only be rene
died BY giving as two weeks courts for
one % Two terms. 0ncp clear he dock.
e. and one week is sufficient 70 dispose
Of de ordinary business Of Orange Supe-
rier COun.
As 10 Jurors. generally. We ronfess
lhaitlieir Ease stands upon adilerent foot
lng: uley are compelled 70 laave their own
business and attend Court al die week,
on account Of other people. But divi-
sion Of The county not only leaves them
liable 70 die same burihen. but actually
decreases il, BY requiring diem il that
event 10 serve twice as often as Al present.
Aud LEI i be remembered, that the same
individual cannot now be properly called
upon 10 serve as Juror oflener ihan once
IN Two or three years. And II The names
of the whole 1900 freehold voters were
put into lhe jury boxes, The period would
be extended 20 oire in about seven years.
To Us the true redress lcr this grievance
seems 10 be, 10 increase the pay Of Jurors.
Each Juror is now allowed sl:25 per
day. Increase his pay 70 SITS or $500,
and that win enable him TO employ one
OF two good laborers in his place al home
during his absence, and al The same time
70 board in the best hotels in HILLSIDE
rough. And this addition Of pay might
IN great measure be raised with propri.
ely by increasing the tax on suilors. Ii
is their lanh thar the service Of Jurors is
necessary, and they should pay more of
the expense Than peaeeable people who
have no law suits.
Such are, briefly, the main reasons
which are urged in favour Of division Of
our county. When portion Of the peo-
pie complain of grievances and ask re-
dress, they are entitled 10 a full and "a
yourable hearing; but before resorting 10
great and important changes Cor The reno
val Of their grievances, hey should be
careful that they do not thereby impose
heavier burthens on Others. Such, we
think, would be the resulto Of the proposed
remedy in this instance: and we beg You,
fellow citizens, deliberately to weigh the
subject before you take so important q
step.
Our counties are formed for the gene
raj conSeaience Of all the inhabitants liv-
ing in them. and il is alike preiudicial 10
have lhem too large or too slnan. o.
ange county is about 40 miles in length
and 20 miles in breadth, and The Court
House is about 6 miles from the eastern
and % miles from the western
boundary, and although il is not precise.
ly in the centre, il is sufficiently near il
for all practical purposes. Thus the ex-
IRENE distance is not more than an easy
days travel TO the Court House. Such
have been lis limits ever since the Revo-
lutionary War, and we should deeply re-
grel 10 see them altered Tor light or tram
sicnt causes. Ii is an old and honored
county. We are proud Of il, and Of cvc-
~ part Of il, and Of its inhabitants. But
now divide your ancient county in sunder
and what will be the consequences! We
IAN only hint at one or two of them.
The first in importance and duration will |
DC a great increase of your taxes, which
will be eniailed on your children and chill |
lren's children 10 the latest posterity
For the same people who now unite in
ieeping up one Court House, Jail, and
Poor House, and defraying the expenses
'fone set Of Courts, will then be bnrthen-
d with two sets Of Courts, Court Hous-
>, Jails, Poor Houses, &c. Our whole
Ak Tor county purposes is about $1,000,
nd The entire expense Of our Courts
lone costs not less than So 900. asNyonr
heriif or county treasurer will inform
ou. Are you prepared to say that these
axes shall be doubled upon Us forever!
r in other words, that half the number of
eople shall pay them! We humhly sug-
est that the remedy would be worse than
he disease.
Two new county seats would also of
curse require new bridges 10 be built
yer our water courses, and new roads to
C laid off. thus cutting up plantations
nd producing a heavy burthen in paying
amages 10 owners of the land over which
ley should pass.
Again, it is we'll known that suits cam
OF be as mpartially tried in small coun-
es as in large ones, because the jurors
re more apt 10 become acquainted with !
lie parties and their suits. Hence the !
Of mis-trials aud appeals in ,
nall counties. ,
II is in small counties, too. that we OBJ.
rive particular individuals and families /,
,quiring and exercising controlling in
ucnce in political and other matters, con- i
AIRY TO all Our notions Of republican in- i
ependence and equality. These things /
'mot be done in large counties. OIL !
range, at least, is clear of such inilu. |,
ices.
Divide vour county nv central linz