Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-08-20
CoII UMICATI0 n S.
For the Advertiser.
a REPLY TO "RICHARD,"

Srn:-I would not beat the empty air, or contend
with dwarf, and / feel that am doing but little
more in cnntending with you. You remind me more
of the insect that flies the water, occasionally
Touching it with its tail, than any thing else. wish
you had given us tangible pontto strike at, but alas
alas il is hard 10 hit nonentity.
In both Of your elaborate pie"es, SEQ but one single
idea, except censure, irony and sarcasm atdeserve'
a serious thought would reply 10 you as an ancient
sage did to youag orator; "ynu have heeh so iur
from entertaining US, that you have scarcely Kept US
awake Why do you not come to the point Ike
man and prove that our plan Of Division Is detective
as YOU affirm, and give us better one! il yon VIII
do Es, and then take the oath Of allegiance to the
Division party, yon shall he one Of us; but you must
learn 10 argue the point bstler, in favor OF Dlvisl"
than you now do against il, or you rnnnut bo leader
of unr party even then. declare think your friends
had better STOP you, iur in my Judgment every oIo"
you strike makes the matter worse for you.
We adni, that you have proven one thing, and thai
is, that Division of the District would diminish to
just and equitable extent The continual increase oi the
value of properly aud amount Of income nj the village
ard cause greater eyui(ormity in those particulars
through the District. We would not inurc The person
or property OF any one at the village. We want
not ing but our rights We are willing that Edgeied
shall have an cxlcut Of Territory and sufficient pnpn
larion TO max her respectable and comfortable. IN
other Words We are willing that E'!grtici Sh"d nave
as much rr n little more than most Of the Distiict'
have in the Stale. But sir, we are not willing 'ha
she should have more than this, especially at our ex
pcnse. We are not willing that the hard earnings q"
the people should be extracted annually from Them Il"
enhance the value Of your lands or property no Sir
such an iden il repngnanl 10 all true principles OF JUS
lice and sir, le import OF what lille argument you
have used amounts 10 ahnnt tbs. Tile people al or
near tho village urc 10 he sustained in person and
pronr,y let it cast us what it may For proof OF this
refer the reader 10 your own words in your last or
second communication. Now sir, IN such a case wr
saw millions for defence, but moi one cent for tribute
We hrrve that there but few such MS yourself nj
Edgr!ied Court House; We believe the people there
are generally generous in their nature We havs
no doubt but there are among you that wn''l"
even do as the great Washington did, sacrifice Sci
interest to help others in distress 1t would benrt'
every man in the District, but very few in the WI
age for Division Of the District 10 lake plarc, "r u
it did not bling The Court House nearer lna, II wG'i!d
lessen The amount IF business be done Al that place.
and add snch facilities TO the transaction Of business
as woul enable ALL to have theirs done with greater
speed and mncll less expense.
1t is not ing expense ms you seem 10 THINK Tor
people to have 10 go thirty or forty miles IL attend
Cunt and transact all their law business ASK gen.
lIemen of truth and candour what it cOsls and you
will he surprised II is hard and oppressive on The
rich, hui more so on the poor; on many it operates
more severely than our State tax does. Besides the
expense, it is great deal of trouble and fatigue. Now,
"RIcmARD," we have as good right TO change
and 10 he accommodated in this matter as other Sec
lions of the State. Cnn you say with lrnlf, that we
have not How many changes and alterations OF the
kind have taken place since our State was first SET
tied! EJsefcd is more than twice as large as New
berry and most of the other Districts; and can you
say that our claims are unjust! Was not sump'er
divided last winter upon the game principles ,hat We
are now conlending for We bclive that all good and
virtuous men will help us; we know we are rgEt'
and we shall 20 ahead regardless Of the consequences
If fail, it will be failure Of that kind which has
dising uIshrd The best Of men; namely, failure IN
coniending for The rights Of man.
Our sympales are with onr friends OF the lower and
upper exremities OF the District and we will co.ope-
rate with them in any plan they may adopt that may
aford them relief and that will leave old Edgeield
respectable territory and population. We propose
having Court House near the centre Of Saluda
Regiment. and another at Aiken; the boundaries oil
The new Districts are designated in our memorial
, which we will have published.
Now, " RicnARDs'' would Just say in conctuion5