Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-11-28

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ryB manages to propriate the profits on 1000
Of fAscapital; it is plain that derives profit
from 5000, whilst A would receive profit from
only 5000, which would be $4,000 less than b
t Taking the above data, it will be seen that
the DislririA-would be entitled TO 81 Senators
If The Senatorial representation was based on
slaves and TO give them them the present propor.
tio1aal representation Of the Parishes it would
trquire 40 Senators. %. ,.1 l..
Thus also, it could be shown that If the Seta-
torial representation vas based on wealth, The
EDisisiutss~ouidds sike~i1ebe entitled toe92 Sena.
tors, and according 10 the "present proportional
representation of the Parishes" the Districts
upon territory, the Districts would have 81
Senators; and if according to the "present pro-
portonal representation Of the Parishes" they
would hava 81 Senators.
And lastly, if the Senatorial representation
was based upon white population, the Districts
would be entitled to 81 Senators and if, accor.
ding to the present proportional representation
OF ine Parishes, the Districts should have Isl
Senators.
Edge6eld, Barnwell and Sumter nre The only
I three rurul districts, whose great extent pnpu.
lation and wealth, require them 10 have 4 two
not longer be born by free people. And apart
from the matter of litigation, voluntary obser-
vance of the law, in these three districts, is 4
grievious oppression, to guardians, executors,
administrators, trustees, jurors, witnesses, CON-
missioners, and citizens generally. Your com.
mittee have neither time nor space TO present all
the arguments, in support Of dividing Edgefeld
and Barnwell, so as to form the two new dis.
tricts proposed. Inasmuch as the Courthouse
of Edge6eld District is eitua,ed in i non.central
position, 20 rs seriously to incommode that por.
ton of the people of that district, residing on
the Saluda side Of it, and inasmuch as Edgefeld
has about 1000 more white Inhabitants than
Barnwell, and inasmuch as We believe, that
every section of both districts would be bene-
fitted by the establishment of two new districts,
We recommend the following boundaries Of the
proposed districts to your consideration.
Beginning at the point where the line between
Edgefeld and Abbevle intersects the Saluda
river, thence down the said river to the Lexington
line, thence along the said line 20 where Mcl'yer
Creek in,ersects it-thence across Edgefeld
the line dividing g'Edgefield and Abbeville-thence
along the said line to the starting point. The
area included, to constitute one new District to
be called Butler District"
The other new District to be bounded as
follows: beginning at the mouth of the Upper
Three Runs in Barnwell; thence up the said
stream along the Tinker Greek tributary to its
source thence across to the head of Pond
Branch, down said branch to where it empties
into South Edisto, at Davis or Guignard's bridge
thence along the road from said bridge to where
itiutersects the Charleston and Nne,y.six Road
in Orange parish thence up said road to Saw
ver's Post Office in Lexington; thence to where
McTyer creek intersects the Lexington and
! Edgefed line; thence ucross Edge6eld to the
source of Foxes Creek thence down said creek
to Savannah River; thence down the said river
to the initial point. The area included to EN-.
brace the other new district, to be called the
I" District of Calhoun" with n Court House at
Aiken.
AS embodying the views of your Committee,
with reference 10 the object of this meeting md
the best policy to be pursued fer effecting that
object, we respectfully submit the following
resOlutions
/. RESOLVED, That in the opinion of this meet
ing the time has arrived when Edge6eld and
Barnwe should be both politically and judicially
divided, so rs to form two new, separate, and
independent Districts, with q Court House at
Aiken, and another at or near the centre of the
Saluda Regiment, with boundaries Us Indicated
in the preamble.
2. RESOLVED, That in all future elections for
the Legislature or Congress, for Offices of honor
or profit, or for Offices civil or military, we will
invariably vote for that man or set of men, most
favorable to the division of said Districts.
8. Resolued, That we will never cease to
agilate this question until our wrongs are re-
dressed, and that we earnestly entreat all the
citizens of both Districts, but particularly those
embraced within the boundaries of the proposed
new Districts, to unite with us in enforcing our
rights at the ballot box.
l. 4. Resolred, That we exhort the divisonists
of Sumter and those of the other large Districts
in The State. as we'll as the inhabitants of the
up-country, who are blessed with convenient
Court Houses, and moi over populous election
Districts to stand by US in their District elections
and to instruct their representatives to aid Us in
the Legislature.
5. Resolred, That in the opinion of this meet
ing the parishes have neither the territory, the
property, the white population, the antagonislic
interests, nor the superior intelligence which they
claim, 10 enlitle them, as section, to the con.
troll of the Senate of South Carolina, and that
the time has arrived when fresh understanding
of the compromise bargain should be had.
6. RESOLVED, That the whole up country should
unite its forces on every joint ballot in the Leg
isature, 10 exclude oil citizens of the Parishes
from Office, until they shall have consented to
more exquitabe adjustment of our representative
system and u reorganization OF our over large
and over populous judicial and electoral districts.
Z. RESOLVED, That in case our fellow citizens
of the up-country differ from US in the policy of
n,t ol,,t,o hat fba op,to nf
1908 should be extended, 80 as to meet the
views of both the up and low country, by
establishing new districts Of convenient dimen-
sions in the former, and giving each new sena.
tor, and by forming new senatorial districts in
lei Charleston and the other parish districts have
the control of the Senate, or in other words, the
line 36 80 might be extended.
8. RESOLVED, That The proceedings of this
meeting be published in the Charleston Courier
and all the other papers in the State be reques'
ted to copy.
Mr.. G. D. Tillman being called for, appeared,
and advocated the report of the committee
He began by enumerating the many evils
which all large Judicial districts suffered; he
contended that such districts promote crime, and
that the great extent of Edgefeld and Barnwcll
was the prolific rause of the many homicides and
affrays that occurred within their borders; that
two weeks court frequently induced parties to
forego an adjudication of their difficulties by
law, and to settle them by their own strong
arm that the difficulty of inducing Witnesses
from distance to attend court, often obstructed
the proper administration of justice; that the
! fierce struggles among candidates and aspirants
for the excessively lucrative Offices of the large
districts, caused suspicion to take the place OF