Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-08-13

Amung rne Roselutluns adopted by The
clIIzens OF Charleston III the public meet
ing held immediately alter the demise OF
General jackson, there was one, i'll gener.
al leruls. expressive Of their desire, al
some luIurr period 10 take some measures
winch should parIcu arly do honor TO the
oi The most distinguished persons that
SuuIn Carollna mas ever given To tue Ut
IOu Ii strikes US that there Is one mea-
sure, at Least, which should he adopted,
aud which would most hDn"rubly mark
our Legislature al its uexI sesion-and
thai IL To give The name ot "JACHSON'
TO one ul The districts Ol the Slate. Some
ui our districts are named alter persons
whnul we hold in no respect-sulne ol
Them are named from originals q! which
we know uuInlug al all--ulners are named
without any regard 10 euphumy --and
there are some, posllivelr, as clhnsy as
they are INEXPENSIVE. In the neishbur
hood of Jackson's birth place.-the Wax.
saws-are York aud Lancaster,-nanes
which simply preserve The memories OF
the most bloody fcuda aud civil wars Of
England. Why should this cruel period,
III u foreign history, have commemoraIlnn
IN the virgin lerrItnnrs of our luresr worlf!
Adjoining Lancaster, is Chestertcld-
which, besides aliordns us recoIlecIInns
only Of a cuu.unaIely affected English
dandy and arislucrat, is awkwarIy
named in connection with Chester auolh-
or distrlcI immedialry y adjoining also.-
The employ .eul Of these designations
boh being substantially tn same-indi.
Gale poverty of resource, in our nomencla,
ture, which Is certainly dlscreIitable to
our invention. Georgetown receives lis
designation from The most gross and beast
ly family that ever reigued III Europe,
and, particularly, from a Prince who pur-
sued uul colonies with unreluclanl aud
perseverlug haired as long as his own peo
pIe would allow. These few sam pies will
suffice To show what may he done III this
matter, with perfect proprlely. aud with
DECIDED Improvement. All The names
of dlslric ), eIitlIng III tOWn," ton, aud
thorough" Or burg" might very well
ur cnanged,-anu Iur the beiter;-and
we might not ouly do proper haur III this
way to the uenory OF Jackson, but To
that of otner distinguished natives ot the
State We should hui or The memory ni
,jonn Rutledge, christopher GudSden, WI
uua, Washington, aud Wtll,am LOtOndeS.
=. IN luIs misunderstanding. not only a
sutticrrn mu,iv, for gratitude In Tile adnp
,,ou of tuei uaues for our districts, hut
suuercc,lIns. wuh such as are plra>ani 10
me ear, sucn as are aWhnard aud ilhdr
.n,p,uus We really trust that rhs I,ass-
~. ulul will have lis effect, ana thai mem
be,. from sulie III the districts lnrntIonrh, ,
v III cun,e TO the Legislature, IA. lis nrx'
S..,1n, prepared 10 suIclI for their con
sutueuts Tue suggested alteration. of The
name. we should even prefer 10 reslure
some of guud old Indian NAMES. The Ia
tawba, ,hr Consdree, The Chernkrr,--
names equally significant aud beautiful
TO gel mi Of he unmeanIng and inexpre>s
I'VE rumble ol dlssyl!abIes WHICH mark ST
many of our district divisions. The name
for district should not he that al It's cap
nal town or clly, aud while that of u
metropolis lnIsh be preserved, the uanie
of.Cnarleston, for The District, migh very
we'll give pluce To some ulher, such as We
mlghl all ugree upon, which should. de
ruHor 10 some distinguished, ciizcn-sal
r Jackson. RulIrdsr, Gadsden, or Calhoun
-Southen Patriot.
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