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

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the en,crprisng SEulrz, Of Incorporating spirit
and indriatgabe industry, had sought 10 recover
this property and according to the recorded juds-
mcnt Of tic Courts Of the United States: and ile
Court OF Equity oflhis State, three times pronounced
; on solemn argument" all his claim was vested in
said Council.
Under these circumstances, it WAS the legal and
moral duty of this State not To Gust The posscssor
4; ct arm:s--but as Complainant, 10 sue FOR tbs pro-
pcrty. To take possession by force in such Gases
must generally result in hhIcdslicd and, in ihs
case, would most probably suspend, in great mea
sure the trade of this State with Augusta, and
thereby PROSTATE and seriously inme, if not ruin
the prblic interests Assuming therefore the pro-
perry in the Bridge to be as clauicd By :" CARoL-
xA," the State had neither the LEGAL nor moral right
tu recover i, in the manner in which she has attempt
cd to do so. Al we complain OF however, is nthus
injurns the public ihtrrests-beeaase we cmpha'i-
c;v maintain that the rights Of South Carolina,
either as 10 her boundary the Bridge, could have
been fully vindra,cd wthnut iEjury 10 her own cili
zvns Concedins, therefore, every right that is
claimed, either in respect TO the Bridge or the
Boundary, it will only show that there WIS ne
cessity to adopt measure to protect these rights
but BY no means will show that the particular nca
SIRE adopted was dictated by a proper regard to-
the interests Of those who must necessarily trade
with the City Of Augusta.
The Memorial does not ertcr caborately into The
discussion If any question: aud the Aen"rlasts are
not disp"scd t" deny any right which is seriously
claimed By .hcr State. Bat 10 illustrate stall FUR
;her how much We think " CAROLINE" ctcr from
design OF ,nisapprchrnSinn, would raise certain ex-
cu7c issues, the 4, cisun Of which would not coE-
cudc either party. We beg leave TO call the attention
of the public to ;hc graram'n of The Memorial, and
to VIII cl in ~. fairness he was brund 10 devote h;s
especial attention. since he undertakes 10 reply to IL.
it is thas We have in part, attempted tocspress it,
"Thc practical effect .f the Charter MtsSrs.
JONES & EEvSEDr, &c. i. t" pr"hib an jntcr-
and traffic Of the utmost inp"rtanc t"then,
and to which their pursuits. &c, havc long bcrn
adapted"
10 be relieved from hi. grievance, the Act cftl
Legislature Of 1853, giving the ahl Charter, mast
necessarily bcc"ms the nucleus 81 many CONSIDERS
tons. Such as lis policy, Necessity and pr"prcty-
or, as we have expressed it in our Memorial lis
const,utiona'ity and ju>ticc-hc praci cablity OF
repeating t-or Of othcrrisc granting rci:et agamt
the samcn We can conceive how an act nigh be
constitutional and yet be unjust as TO b" abso-
F.! lutcly ntolcraLlc We presume F." CANoLlSA" would
say that the Legislature has The constitutional right
!
10 cl<c well as 10 open highways. Suppose there
fore it were to close the Public Road from the Pine
House to Hamburg, or from Edgeiel" 20 Columbia,
would not the people feel that Il most insnprorahle
srirral g. hid hcen imposed upon them! And
would they hush ,h.ir complaint upon being shown
its co,lsulionali;y? Would they not demand the
necessity for suel, an .\et and upon being 'od it
WAS done to recover certain property, would they
not still demand whether there We're Not Hhcr and
better means to accomplish tits cnd :? They might
not stop 10 deny your property or b"unrary-:n
fact they might heartily concur with YOU in Your
Gains, and yet demand Of You why their Read
should be ob>tructcd, thrmscv, cut of from Mar
krt. and their families reduced tv b, ggaryl This
too is the case with ns.
If then "CARoLlNA' wnuli make legitimate
reply to The Memorial, he must show not that some
ncasurc but that this particular measure WAS ne
ccssary We claim To have as much regard for The
rights Of the STATE any true citizn within her bor-
drrs, but il the Legislature should rnderiake TO
CrESn one public riS aIutIIcT, VIC WISH
TO know upnn what principle this c;n be done, and
why indeed both are rot preserved. But "CAro-
LIMA" would have US believe that if he can show Il
certain ruprrty 10 bclorg to rs, which is claimed
by Georgia, then he will have shown that the said
At Of 1853 is jrs!ifahc We have presented
such views as will sl"w hat his does not follow
and that the Legislature is Il. much responsible f'r
The wisdom and proprrry of lis particular: action,
as for acting 1T all in any given Case.
"CAEoliSA' dnrs hot deny the grievance Of
which we complain, n,r DOES he attempt To skow
ha, the Legislature was under any nee, ssty 10 i'm
pose i: upon U.s. Ilr ouly attempts to shus. certain
rights 10 be in the State, and that the object Of said
Act WIS to assert t'csc rights We have attempted
10 show that, admitting these rights 10 belong 10 TIE
State, the course pGrsucl 10 maintain them. cannot
be sustained upon grounds cons silently with a pro-
pc: regard for the feelings and Interests Of that p"r
ton Of our State which t'a!e with Augusta. But
hive said la, do not admit the right to The pro-
pcrty, claimed by "C"noLISA," in the Augusta.
Bridge, an! we purpose therefore TO meet him upon
this issue--thnus it is n"t the proper one between
us--and in our next We will meet him upon this van
tayc ground which he has assumed.
TIE MEMORlALlSTS.
LITER FROM EUROPE.
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