The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-02-02
Legislative Debates.
REMARKS OF MR.. MCDOWELL,
HOUSE OF COMMONS

vi lhtDEEL,
On The JiH 10 establish nep County by
the name of Groham.
Mr.. Med. said, before the vote is taken
upon the passage Of this bill upon .s second
cadiug, II was dee to his constituents that
'he grounds for making this application.
should be fully sci forth. The grievances
of which they complain, grow out Of their
distance from the sea, of justice, being some
twenty two miles 10 those resdin. in the
extremes Of the counties. The dlmensions
Of he County proposed 10 be es,abli she'd,
INC I'd ny pats OF lredell, Mccklenburg
Rowan, aud o small angle Of Cabarrus, will
be some twenty miles lon., By xeen wide.
cun,einrg ample population TO enille ii TO
establishment, will no, infringe upon tho in
,e'es;s OF those old established Towns,
Charlotte. Salisbury and Statewide, for
they will be from eleven to fifteen miles dis.
tpn' from the boundary lines.
The burdens Of those residing on the ex.
iremes Of large Counties, canno. be fully
realized BY these 10 the centre. How much
81 their hard earnings is wasted 10 tavern
bills 4; how much time is consumed ~ nd Ing
10 the Court House, without being abe once
to visit ,her families during the week To
'he weal.hy-to!hose Uneasy circumstances
II is light; but TO the poor, whose labor
from morn 10 night, ieids only bare sup.
port, the grievance is such as calls for re.
dress and The granting Vi Sa.cl swift -
20 ones interest. The pay OF witnesses
snd Jl;ors, is no, suiicten, to cover the ex.
penses incurred; heuce they are oosers III
attending TO public du'y, While II Vie DIS q
small profit 10 those con'iguousto the Court
House. Is il no, oppressive!
Many are opposed 10 the creation Of ne~
Coun'e as II muliiplies the Courts, proves
bufdensome 10 the gentlemen at The bar,
tbrows additional taxation upon the people,
and initiates nsains. old established inter
es,s. But, ST., shall not the convenience
Of the profession, the Outstanding as the
dvoca,es Of our rights, yield 10 the inter
est Ct The people, the bone aod sinew OF
tho land fad no serious opposition upon
that preston. That taxation should IN.
crease in many cases, is not denied, neither
is il at oil surprising for the Act dividing
Lincoln into three parts, created eighteen
Jury Courts 10 do the business of the same
people, formerly accomplished by SIX; but
that il should necessarily increase the tax
alton, is not tue IN poin' OF fact, as the
history Of most new Counties will show be.
You'd ell controversy and the least shadow
Of doubt. In Alexander, the poll tax is
only fty cents, and 10 Catawba the same,
and in Caldwell, seventy five cents; all of
" hch is less than before their establish.
ment. An appeal might be made TO even
old Mecklenbutg, whose star shone out so
brightly during the night of the Revolution.
airy struggle, and whose pride has aroused her
cllizt rs, IN opposition TO further dismem
bermen, of her Territory, if her tares are
greater now, since the segment was cut of,
to constitute part Of Uuion. If the bur.
dens are not increased in these, can valid
reasons be given, Why they should be IN
creased in any the mileage OF witnesses
and Jurors, being much diminished, while
The legal. business IemaiRs the same In
truth, the one have shown thei. wisdom by
curtailing their expenses TO SUIT the new
order of things, While the other, like q
prodiral family, long accustomed to pro.
fuse expenditure OF money, still keeps up
the same exhibition Of servants and other
attendants Of wealth while their income has I
been diminished, But even if il does, Mr..
Mcdowell remarked, that his constituents
were willing TO bear il, TO command their
time and avoid other incidental expenses.
Are the extremes Of large Counties 10 be
denied all immunl,ies or privileges, because
il may make draft upon the profits OF the
centre, or curial the profits of the trade
shops Must The extremes hive for the
profit Of others, or for their own comfort
aud interest! Shall no Rail Road be con-
s,tucled, because il opens out new chan.
lel of trade, dveris the commerce from
some inland Town, or initiates agans, the
of the waggonersl Must the f.
,ancial policy Of County never be altered,
ho' the interest Of the people require II,
md the policy Of the County demands 1t,
because the change will lessen the profits OF
he Cotton Mills tina. have grown up under
,s pro,ectionl II is true no interest whose
prosperity depended upon the existence Of
lid regulations, where there was implied
obligation Of psrpe,ui!y, should be o'sacked
with a iacobinical spirit; but still asonera,
ion for old forms and regulations should
not check wholesome legislation. The
rue republican doctrine requires govern,
nent to exist, no, for itself or privileged
:lass, but the people a, large; 'opermis the
,i,izens TO acquire the things they coves,