Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-11-26
For the dIuerfiSer.
WHAT WILL TIE LEGISLA-
nIrDIT nn1

w ia WI LII u Il LDOlC La
TURE DO?"
Mr.. Editor,-TIis question has often
been asked. And whether the e"Legislature
will in their wisdom. have the interest Ut
the Stale sufficient mt heart TO adopt some
measure which wflbe calculated to re-
lieve the distress which many of her ciIi.
zens are groaning under, is question for
them 10 answer. The fact is. something
must I've done, either by the Legislature or
by such men as have lhe means of affor-
ding relief; The spirit Of emigration is a.
broad in the land. and many of the good
citizens are leaving The Stale; yes sir,
they are compelled, from necessity, as all
hope Of receiving assistance, either from
their neighbours or The Legislature, have
vanished away. Theopponeuis of grant
ing aid by the Legislature have contend
ell very srrcnuously. that there was no
man with heart so hard bul what would
divide win his neishbor. But what is the
fact, sir; all you have 10 do is to look
around in your own neighborhoo,l, and
answer the question. For instance, yon
see man thai has plenty of corn. aud to
spare; one Of his neighbors or friends
comes TO buy. Well, ne;shbur," he
says. I've come TO hny corn :. How.
much do yop want" II don't knnw !;
some forty, fifty or hundred bushels. :"
"Well don't think can spare so much; !;
| suppose you eau probably get Inrn."
''Well sir, suppose must p,.t up win
That small quanli'yi wl,a, shall | pay you
per bnsheI!' "Wby 80 tell YOU The
lru,h, L care very ii.'le about selling !;
tsnuiHns up his nose and turning his ,,louth
10 one caruer at the sa.he time. as if he
thought he nushl 10 have one dollar and a
hal! per husheI) reckon seventy. five
cents or one dollar, as the case NAV be-"
lie pulls "ul,his money and pays for the
corn. This is The charitable disposition
which meh would have YOU believe were
in The bosom Of The good people of Soulh
Carolina. IielI you whal fellow citizens,
men now o days will NOT do to depend
upon; look al rIe wealthy planter,swho
ipr. the sake Of picay pne. is constantly.
Distressing his poor neighbor, and il lie
ean.L any money. grobablS-MiiI l! agree. z e
a horse, orperbops a wagon. We'll. they
almost as aniatter Of course will disagree
as To the prize. and finally leave il 10 be
valued by;iheiF ,neishbors; well, The con:
sequenceis, asmosl men are influenced
by wealth. he will gel half price for his
horse or wagon. This is the way The
world goes: these things are es lruc as
preaching, sir, and all you have 10 do is
10 look around yon, and you will witness,
and hear of instances of this sort every
lay. And there is another way in which
the good people Of This christian land of
olus, are using TO relieve the wants aud
disresses of The country. and iharis. sha-
wing hoIes. a poor man, or mau in
good circumstances. as they are termed,
has noIe. for which he wishes The money
10 buy provisions, for perhaps his sn1rr
ing family lie goes 10 ncishbur to se,
ii shaved, and whar per cent. do you sup
pose his friend charses--why some fifteen
ur twenty, and never less Than len Now.
sir, "!l ask you If this il acting out the
golden rule. Nnsir. Our wealthy friend,
ii he has any disposition to assis, in re-
lieHing The wams of a suffering colnmuni-.
~, instead Of asking a premium, gould
pay TO The last cent llie full value of The
note; bu, sir we wtness The contrary al
most every day Of our lives. This is
what we cali assisting our neishbors with
vengeance. | call upon YOU fellow
citizens. who have made plenty. to ex
tend your liberally; proclaim it from
il from tho seaboard to the muunlainis,
something musr lie done. or we perish. I
know OF many families that will nul make
len, yes, tive bushels Of corn. and who
have no money 10 buy with, if it was ever
so plenty. What are they to do? Why
put III The papers you will sell at fair:
price or lend your corn, shave notes to
their full value. or lend your money a,
lawful interest, and feel assused YOU
will he awarded both in This world and
and The world 10 come. Yes sir, many
good wife aud helpless children will rise
mp al. a future day and call you a kind
henetactor, and our kind redeemer, as a
good and faithful servant.
A SUFFERER.
Nov. 17lh, 1915.