Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-03-20

Dioision of The Disirit.-We understand that
we have been, in part ofour district, accused Of
being opposed to Division Of the. District; by
whom the accusation was made, OF Tor WHAT (
purpose, we have been unable ioIesrn; but
that such has been the fact, we have not the I
least doubt-whether The person or persons !
who were the authors of the accusation, did:It 7
to benefit or injnre us in the our business, we !
know not,-hut, we feel confident, that they
never made the accusation from any conyersa-;
tion they might have had or heard from us oa
the subject, or throughthe columns ofour press
as we, on the contrary, have always determin-
ed, should we be called upon, fplsour views Of
the matter, TO go with, the people, who we I
think. are favorableto adivision, That portion
of our citizens have cause 10 grumble, Gas the
Districtlnow stands) no one will deny; having !
10 travel from 80 to 40 miles to Court upon the Y
most trifing business is isvexaiious, and more
especially when the roads are almost impassae
bic, as is generally 1he case atthe Spring Term
ofthe Court For the sake. of,harmony; and
that it may. not be said hereafter, ,hat q Old
Edge6eld," twas rent asunder 10 please a few
coffee seekers" we would take the liberty Of
suggesting mode by which the wish fthe Dis.
trct, upon this subject, would be made known,
so that our members Of. the next House Of Del
egates, may, in a measure, be instructed howto3
act upon this important matter; our mode is,.s
that every voter, at the next election for mem..,
bers of the legislature, place upon his ticket,
the words Dirision,' or "No Dirisios, y there.
by testing, fairly, the strength ofihe measure.
For our own part, we are in favor Of the Dis.-.
trict being divided, SO as to enable every citi-s
zen to have his rights, at the same price, aud {
with the same convenience, as he is Found by
the laws TO bear his proportionable part of the
burthen. q
To our friend or friends who have taken the
trouble of circulating the report we have mere
ly to say: that the life an editor is bad at its
best, but worse when "baek bitten" and SLAM:
dertd." Being conscious Of our inability to
please all who patronizc us, we have never, as
yet, denied our opinions upon any case, nor.
kept them hid, 10 gain the favor or support Of
any party or set Of men. The following, from
the Savannah Republican, is as true picture of
IN editors life, as we ever have seen drawn:
"To what uses some people would put an
Editor. They would play upon him TO the top
of his compass, they would have him say no:
thing that is not whispered into his eur: in tho
way of friendly advice-not dietatum. Oh no!
They would distil their own spleen and malice
through his brain. Other people may have IL;
berty, independence Of thought and acton, but
the Editor must please all, and in trying TO do
SO he pleases none. One individual entertains: !:
| grudge against another and he wants q shaft
sped; the planter does moi find both sides Of the
question about cotton fairly stated (as he thinks)
and he complains. The buyer finds your quo.
talions too high, and he complains. For ma:
dam there is not enough about the fashions
! and for monsieur, there is too much political
and too little miscellaneous, andthey find fault.
There is a piece Of social scandal ahoat and
scandal mongers think it ought TO be hinted at
in the papers-bad poetry is rejected, and tho
muses. frown. Every feeling and passion and
human pursuit is represented, and all cry for ;
1 IeutSSS' SuCH La utC way VI VIC w.
may have rendered essential service in various
ways. 1t lis all forgotten IN the new anxiety 10
be gratifed again. You may be as fond OF per.
sonal quiet as your neighbours, but they want
the excitement aud you are expected to give it..
Your Independence they would make slavery.
Your brains are for them so much raw material
from which articles for consumption are to be
hammered out as long as it will last, and when
incessant labor, night work, the most intense
and never ending anxiety and attention to the
thousand cares by which you are every day
surrounded, have worn you out, body and spt-
rit, another machine is expected with the faith
fulness of steam engine to perform the same
service until il wears out in its turn. Such is
the life ofan Editor, such the acquisitions Of tue
public only the tenth part is not told"
In our case, we expect some anti-division
man, anxious to use our good name" pef5ars
as passport to a seat in the legislative ball,
has unwilling drawn from us our real views
upon the division of the District.
For the benefit Of all parties, we shall keep
our columns free for the discussion of this SUBJ