Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-11-25

to defend shem.s TO show how this ha.
been done, and how The adoption, of the
grneral ticket would disturb and aDdan.
ger the compromise by which ii has beer
effected, Iemaiqs next to be discussed
lis discussion will require brief pre-,
liminary sketch fJthe origin and settle
ment Of the state, as far as they have d
bearing on establishing the compromise
between the twoidivisions, with the cau-
ses which led 10 it, and its character
! and the effect on 5the politics Of the state.
Our state was FIRST settled on the coast
by emigran;s principally from England,
but with no inconsiderabe intermix,ure
Of Hugenors from France. AS The for
mer were for The. e.rnost part Of the church
of England, the. Tier of counties (now
chilled Districts] settled by them along
the coas! reEdivided into Parishes;
and they were made the foundation OF
the political organization Of the colony,
and, since the Revolution, of that portion
Of the state.
The portion Of the slate along the
falls of the rivers and back 10 the noun
tans had very different origin aud
settlement. Its settlement commenced
long after, at a period, bul little anterior
to the war Of the Revolution, and con.
sisted principally IF enIisran,s who fol-
lowed the course efthe mountains, from
Pennsylvania. Maryland, Virginia ana
North Carolina.-7Thsy had very little
connection, Or intercourse for long
time with the old settlement on the
coast and the whole region, they occu-
pied remained almost without any po-
ii,ical division or organization until but
a short period before the revolution. 1t
was, indeed, very imperfrc,ly organised
and slightly connected with the original
settlement. and possessed very little po.
litlcal powe, until the adoption ofthe
present constitution in 1870; although its
white population, even then, ouinnm-
bered The original, settlement on the
coast. lis adoption greatly enldrged
its political power, ,sand much more in
tima,cIy united tpfsage divisions; but it
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which as that had HE power Of appoint
ing the Governor aid Judges, gave it ii
toultro over the Executive and Judica
ry, and, Of course, the whole GovnIn>
ment.
1t was impossible, with The increasing
population, wealth and intelligence Of
The other portion OF the state, Iha; sucr
state Of things should long continue
without leading TO discomfort and co"-
h:ct.
The former soon Showed itself aud u
conflict commenced within few years
afe, the adoption of the Constitution,
which continued wi,hincreasing violence
until 1907, when The agitation and disor-
der rad so Increased. that sensible and
patriotic men on both sides, became
satisfied that the conflict must he closed.
|, wa, accordingly terminated, not by a
surrender on either side, but by COM
promise, which placed the two parties
on grounds Of perfect political equality;
,hc onlv way by which such conflicts
ever can be satisfactorily and perma-
nenlly adjusted. The composition of
the senate, as it stood, consisting of one
from each election District, remained
undis,urbed, which left the old original
settlement on the coast In possession Of
the conttol Of that branch of the Legis-
la,are, by reason Of lisp Parish rcprcsen-
tallon.-To give an equal control in the
House of Representatives 10 The more
newlv settled portion in the interior,
was more difficult task. Ii was how
ever accomplished by alioilihg to thai
branch OF The Legislature l24 members
of which 62 we're assigned 10 the white
uopulation, and 62 TO taxation A zen,
sus was directed 10 be taken every ter
years, and an estimate to be made ofthe
aggregate amount OF taxes paid by each
election District for the period of ter
preceding years. The number Of Rep,
ressptatives allowed to each district tc
be apportioned to The Two with The pro.
yiso that each district should have al
lleas, one, and if there should be.a def
cheney in the number, one to be added /.
the districts having the preatestifraciions
until the whole should be 1914. BY th
:ompley arrangement, not onlsan equa
control was secured to the more regent
!. Iy settled portion Of the state in ,h'
House of Representatives, but an effec
tuaI provision mads agains, unequa
and onuressive taxes, by making laxalio,