Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-11-28
For the Advertiser.
MIR. TILLMAN's REMARKS AT THE AIKEN
MEETING

In reading "Report Of meeting held in Aiken,
on Tuesday the 18th Of November to take into con.
sdcrson the propriey and practicabIi,y Of dividing
BarnwcI and otler large Districts" and the accom-.
panying analysis of the remarks of Mr.. G. D. TILL.
MAN, of EdgeGeld-twe use the word remarks, as it
would be an objectionable misnomer to dignity them
with the appellaon Of arguments)-we We're furcibly
struck with the following sentences:
"He began by enumerating the many evils which
all large judicial Districts suffered he conended that
such Districts promote crime, and that the great
tent Of Edgefed and Barnwell was the prolific cause
OF the many homcides and ufrays that occurred with
in their horders; that two weeks cour, frequently
induced parties 10 forego adjudication of their diff
hcurs by law and TO settle them by their strong
arm; ; that the difficulty Of inducing witnesses from
distance to attend Court, often obslructed the proper
administration Of justice, &C."
We are not prepared TO admit that large District
is subject 10 grealer evils than small one. The
evils Of the one are counteracted by the benefits Of
the other Perfec, justice has ye. been reached,
and ii is we'll known fact TO the initiated and ex
perienced that litigation is every where attended i,h
veIation, expense and uncertainty. The laws delay
is proverbial, and not incident to small or large lis
tricts That such slight difference in the extent Of
territory should be the ''proifc cause Of homcIde,
and ARRAYS is ridicupusly absurd. We have always
been taught that humannature is constant quantity,
and will be alike developed under similar circumsian.
ces, and We not admit that imaginary geograph.
ical lines can produce such differences, when tho
laws and government the same.
Are not these differences rather the evidence Of an
abuse Of the hightoned and chivarc spirit that per-
vades and anmaies their citizens, and which is alike
enobng and comendabe, The Hon. A. p. BUT.
LER correctly regarded representative man"
extract is in direct opposi.ion and wholly incompat-
be with, the above quotation. Mr. T. is reported to
have said:
"That the lawyers would oppose it, from the fact,
that large Districts increased litigation and that in
brough. to them, and because rs body they were
competitors for Offices in the gift Of The Legislature
which was under The control Of tho Pari,hes."
I, will be by reference to tho first quotation,
that no said, "two weeks Court frequently induced
parties to forego an adjudication Of their difficulties
by law" II he is not thus refuling his statement,
am at loss to arrive at his meaning. Now the
division question affects lawyers a class, no more
than other persons for if the Districts are judcialy
divided, lawyers can, and will attend the Courts; and
matter Of course, attend 10 the Of litigation
The maxim of Political Economy, that The supply
will equal the demand holds true, in the case Of law
yers, as in other professions.
He further says "and that instead of seeking busi-
ness themselves, business is brought to them.'
Now affirm that lawyers class do not seek
or eectioneer for business though there may be in
duidual exceptions TO the general rule. He also
sers, that Us body they were competitors for Of
fees in the gift Of the Legislature which was under
the contnl of the Parishss.' So far as regards the
latter portion Of this statemen, it is unsustaned by
the facts Of The record. All of the Offices in the gift of
the Legislature conferred By joint ballot of the
Senate and House of Representatives, (e1cept those
petty Offices, the duties Of which are confined to the
House and Senae.) There are seventy.fo four Distrc.
and Fifty Parish votes in the House. In the Senate
the District votes stand twenty-five to twenty.three
Parish, giving majority Of twentythree to the Dis.
trics. Hence, it will be perceived, that instead of
the Legislature being under the control of the Parishes
it is just the reverse. But we not surprised that
this ,uouldbc Salesman with jaundiced eye, should
have mistaken these facts also. That lawyers ns.
pire to Offices of distinction is admitted, and by all
fair and liberal minded men, it must be regarded
legitimate consequence Of their profession. In fact,
The public admiration which attends upon distinguish
disabilities, constitutes always part Of their reward,
greater less in proportion as it higher or lower in
degree. The Chancellors, Judges, Solicitors and
wothirds of The Senators and Congress men nolh
Ing mUre than promoted lawyers.