Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-09-14
yoR TIE ADEEGTIsER.


ton certainly could no. have elected Scarcely will
CAROLINA" h"wcvcr expect any reply whatever,
since he is confident that our positions fail To the
ground by reason of their inherent weakness and
that we do ''nUt undrrs,;nd-much less appreciate
the high ground Of public policy by which the Leg
islaturc Of 1853 was actuatrd. lie alsu accuses
OF doing "a work of supcrcrugation," i'll certain
particular, and straiShtway uses five columns of
your pIprr ia replying 10 an argument which he
would say is $50 feeble ana rickctty that it breaks
down in its very statement" As he however would
not reply seriously to arguments Of such g inherent
weakness" we may presume that ht i;tcnded ut FIRST
unly to put forth lile tale for the entertainment
of his friends. In addition 10 his flourish about our
incapac;!y TO rise TO The height Of this great argu-
mrnt," he SAYS thu, he would "not irish to be un-
,Iersou as being the authorized apo!"gs;s Of Aessrs
j ONES s. kEsSEpY in tbs matter"
So much as 10 some Of the impcrtincnt matter Of
"cARoLiSA." We will not stop To quarrel with hIm
about our respective capaciliss-as csoiisn is III
ways cfrrisive-but would sk il By ,hs above allu-
sion to Messrs J JoSys Il kENyEDY lie supposcs that
even we c;,npt see his design divert pubic altrn-
ton from the real issue. AlrSsrs. JONES & kEHSE-
by have done a0ihn@ 20 need apu"si>ts, ana lnno-
cent men 10 not require him 10 anaonncc that he is
not defending them. They were not members Of
ihe Legislature in 1858, and are ways RESPONSE
BE for the Act Of which we COM plain nor had they
power or the disposition 10 influence the members
Of that Body, 10 erect against their viii toll gate
al ,his end oi the augusta Bridge aud Thereby 10
ruin the trac in great measure Of the c'iRei's oi
tbs State with Augusta. In our Memorial We have
attempted 10 AVOID making unpleasant personal an-
SONS any che, an! ranGcr;ng 10 yitiated tas;c
and luw sentiment which we fear is too easily
arru<rA-hui proposed 20 submit 10 the nrxt l-e.i>-
h,lurc = y consideration If the cOnsut"maly and
Justice Of the :Ai passed by the Legislature Of said
Stale, in Dee. 1888 amh"riziEg hics:ra. JoNEs *
kEvSEDY 10 cullrt; Tolls, Sc.-amd o Ike practical
bil.ty Of rrpcain. "f otherwise granting re!icE
;l.aIst the same This We pr'rosed 10 TO because
of the following gricrancs, VIZ: That said Act ei-
fec,s rwin Of our traae ,cith Aagus!a, ,0h;ch to
as is Of rilGL and inraLuab!e importance" Our
only purpose is tn b. reliercd from this grievance.
ln;l>much now rs "CARor.sA,'' would seem 10
claim to himself and his friends especial understand
ng and appreciation Of this matter, and in his second
Communication has treated the subject Will! SOME
gravity, We viii crdeavor 10 reply to his argument
with proper Difference FOR his views and leave it 10
the community to judge between us.
And here we will premise that If we mi!talc at
any time the Substance q! his argument. he may
refer it 10 nlisnlcrsanlins-a not design, and
may publicly rIl"sc our wa!,. Of lcrSpic;clIy hat
then IS his argument in reply 10 the Memorial
First, he implicitly adults, sine, he ciocs MT dcny,
The graramen If the Memorial 10 which he replies,
and wiI.c!l, We as>uinc, he understands but con-
tends that this grievance, t!a! is sacrifice ot the
! public interest, by cutting oil our revcnuc-in'-
puyrrish;ng our faluies-suidcniy rcSoluIienizng
our pursuits and indus,ry--in short, by abandoning
our long continued and perseTcrng Efforts, shall be
submitted tu-not for the pr;rate gooG Of any one
but for the purpose Of preserving o;hcr cqu"y inI-
porant public rights and interests, to wit: the
boundary Of the State, and her property in the Au-
susta Bridge In making sacrifice Of that int rest
! in which the p,"p!c possess IN Immediate concern,
al-,I-l-.-l l. IL i. l-.---c.=.i - ',.,''''I -
/ FOR example, their trGGe-t i: natural that they
! should demand the camr which requires the sacri-
Ecc Upon being satisfied that other and more il,i-
orant 2a5lic interests demand it. as true citizens
Of the Stale, they buw patiently TO their Iate.
! ;u. when they arr gwen 10 understand that this
Necessity or rr;.su! les beyond their comp chensio
that the STATE WAS actaaiel by h:gh grounds oi
public roI;cy,' "lich lh,y do mo, understand
mr:l less appreciate; :" nay when they arc posi-
lively encouraged IL submit, er'tipusy 10 subn:; 10
a law 5"c,ase r7epca!blc and is effect therefore
irrrmciiabr, t!rn i! i. t!:ry smell r"ttrnness in
Denmark" which needs disscct"n anal calls for i
moral courage which can stand forth and defend the
truth ut tic hz.rd Of cyrry priTc interest whaso-
ever. This position is not seriously urged by but
few aal We therefore proceed notice Suyl grounds
rs properly deserve consideration.
The policy Of The s!id Act o! tie Legislature then,
Gr we understand the argument on the other sidrl
WIS to maintain our b0undGry between this state
and Georgia, and 10 recover our property in part
Of the Augusta Bridge.
here we ven ere 10 say that no lawyer in ancicn: o.
modern times ever heard rf boundary between
two independent States bcin, decided by SIZZLING,
u; ct armiS 4 specific property which is the Subject
OF transfer from the one State to the "ther, or r"
the one State to the individuals Of lie other, and
especially when the title to said property Is claimed
upon Il transfer thus male. The right 10 this pro-
perry is now tic subject OF litigation before Tie
United States Court, and be the decision what il
may, the question Of boundary between this State
and Georgia will not thereby be even adJndcat' 4,
mitch less decided In fact it vii! not be heard y!
except incidentally in 0rgneadO And we should
Ike To know how the question Us to wI ch PARTY is
entitled tn given boundary can be thus decided. In
ru,lr, We suspect that st,h policy WAS intended
by Tic slid Act of the Legislature: bat if CARO-
LrxA' speaks cr cathe3,a, then the wisdom Q! the
Legislature is SO ,auc the more 10 be impcac''rd
Cor adopting means utterly incompetent 10 eli. ct lis
purpoSc.
But suppose this Act of the Legislature was really
calculated to settle Tie boundary qurstioE--sl ii
could not BE- justified, since ether measures more
efficient for this purpose, and larn'!css as 10 The
public interests, were in the hands of the Lcgisa-
turc. If however this measure, which is certainly
harsh and unprecedented, should prove Insufficient
To settle this question Of boundary, then the said
Act must have been the result Of surprize; us our
Representatives who are entrusted with the prcscr-