Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-12-25
OUR LEGISLATURE AND ITS ACTS.

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OUR LEGISLATURE AND ITS ACTS.
THIS body adjourned on the sixteenth inst, af.
ter session of three weeks and two days. Sin.
guar to say, it was the most quiet and uninierest.
ing session we have had for years. Both mem.
bers and vsiters speak of it as such.
But little was done affecting the general law of
the land. The Homestead exemption law was the
vides for securing to each family their residence
and fifty acres of land adjoining, against all
claims Of credtors-of course the law does not
touch debts already contracted. We regard this
a wise provision and one that will work admira-
bly, towards advancing the best interests of our
people.
Another act, which we ore free to say meets
with our unhesitating approval is the one abol.
ishing Brigade encampments. The good result.
ing from this system was far out-weighed by the
trouble and expense necessarily attendant upon it.
When member of the Legislature, we voted
against its re-establishment; and our views in
reference to it have been confirmed, rather than
changed, by the experience of the last few years.
If real necessity arose for our putting forth the
strong arm of force, it has ever been clear to our
mind that the occasion would make it's own off.
GERS. Those who fll military positions in the
"piping times of peace" are not always the men
who become prominent in actual war. Those
who have real military taste and pride will make
themselves good officers under the laws as they
now stand-at least as good as ore made by
Brigade encampments.
The Bill to make Anderson and Pickens sep
arate election districts was lost. And this We
sincerely regret; because we fear it will give
various demagogues of the up-country hobby
upon which to ride, and, it possibly might be, to
ride down the existing Compromise, between the
two sections of our State. We are willing, with
many of our ellow.ciiizens OF the upper districts,
10 suffer that Compromise to stand intact so long
as it works as we'll as it has heretofore done. But
we would in all kindness, caution onr low country
brethren against doing any thing which may
tend to arouse On this question the demon Of Sec
tional strife. Unless they do, the conservative
feeling, now prevalent, will change it's hue
before they are aware Of it. And the result
might be remodelling Of our State Constitution
on the important point involved in the issue pre-.
sented by the lately.defeated Bill. To have
granted the application generously and confiding.
ly, would have been the wisest and best course
for our friends of the low.country to have pur.
sued. But we trust that no harm will result
from this indiscreet rejection of the Bill.
Many Bills were passed Of II local character.
The Acts IN all number thirty.nine-quite enough
for our purposes "The least legislation the
best" is not a bad maxim.s
ofscourse II IS generally known that the Bill
calling the Convention was passed. We have no
s.ntod in n previous number. But uo TO what
that Convention is to dove adjourn our re.
marks and beg leave 10 sit again.
WE are indebted to Mr.. G. A. ADDISON, one Of
our members, for the following list of appoint
menis made by the last Legislature, viz:
Magistrates for Edgcfeld C. H-W. w. Ad-
ans and Thos. G. Key.
For Hambnrg-C. w. Styles and w. J. Wight
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For the Diarice eGencraNy.--Daniel Holland,
James Ransford, j. A. Lott Charles Plunkett,
Levi Hill, J. J. Sentell, Uliick Reddick. S.
Broadwater John Cheatham, B. NJ. Blocker,
Wiley Zimmerman, a. IIollingsworh, A. C..
Cofer. James Blackwell. John Tompkns, Geo.
w. Nixon A. Jones, J. NJ. Norris, Chesley Alta
way. NJ. NJ. Padget, James Perry, Lewis Cul.
breath, John Quattlebum and Henry L. Nayson.
Commissioners of Public Buildings.-M Fra
zier, II. T. Minis B. e. Bryan, John Hnit, Avory
Bland, James Griffin and Simeon Christie.
Commissioners TO Approve Public Sccureties.-
NJ Frazier. N. L. Griffin, A. Bland, Geo. A. Ad-
olson and S. F. Goode
Commissioners Of Roads.-R. G.. Hill, vice,
G. j. Stroiher, (Resigned) Q. w. Carwile vice,
G. w. Holloway. (Do) Joseph Etheridge vice,
Geo. Watkins, (Do) S. c. Strom vice, j. W.
Mundy, tDo.)
There were also three new places Of election
established, viz:
At VIM Smiley's-M M. Pedgett, S. II.
Rodgers and Jesse Smith, Managers.
AT n's-Charles Nckerson, Wiley
Bumham and Isham Culbreath. Do.
Al CoopersuiLe. r.. G. Griffin, F. V. Cooper
and Charles Carter, Do.
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