Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-11-25
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Frem Tic Charleston Courier.
DIVISION MEETING AT AIKEN.
AIKEN NOVEMBER i, lS5

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Col. j. ID. Allen was called to the Chair, arc
Messrs. j. \. Frederick and j. Il. Merritt, wcrt
appointed Secretaries.
COL Allen briefly explained the object Of tho
meeting, viz to promote the formation Of 6
new judicial District, TO be called Calhoun
with Court House at Aiken, ANA expressed
his hearty concurrence in the movement, and
his earnest desire 10 see this measure accom-
plishcd.
On motion Of i. j. G. Wood, Esq. the Chair
man appointed q committee of twelve to draft
resolutions and prepare business for the meet
ing The committee having retired for consul
taton the Chairman introduced General l.. NJ
! Aver. who, in ali able and eloquent address:
vinGicatcd The claims Of our citizens 10 the cs,
tab!ishmcns OF the proposed ncw District.
After Gen. Aver concluded his brilliant al.
dress, The Chairman Of the Committee Of Twelve
read the following report and resolutions:
That Ba-nwcll District has IN extent Of area
in :er limits Of l,032.1jO acres, equivalent to
Di.rist M in The Upper a7son ' q if6 State, ahd It'd
more than half as much as that Of each Of any
other Districts: and that EdgeGcld, from whose
larrc extent Of territory we propose to take a
mart to form this ncw District. has IN extent OF
area cr g7l 80 acres. equal to ial@ square
miles. That Barnwe!l has within her limits
l.l.aGG s!:,rc;. more than hall Of each Of eleven
Districts and l:dgclieil has y NIB slaves, a
Ii,inl more than each ut ever: other District III
the upper division hut -ihb2yi'ir, and a l:;iIi
more ,iam each o! seventeen o. tie Districts.
Tia, he Whit. population ci' Darnwc District
i l?y%p. u third more than each OF ten oi
Tic districts. and Il hall mere than each oil
saTcn c,.,-o
El=cilct't has White poP'Eas'oh ol l"'-'y
more than any o,heE e:ieel Nh"''y"'' a.''' M
SlmfanbHr". Il i''i:ii mere 'i.'sm e"eh "' !'','
anH y :ia!: more i..'':i 'ach u! Si"'*c" u '"'
other Districts. 80, ,,..n
From tic above Il vii! W sren ,';'' l'''''.IAL
and Edgerh have ""'e than 50 SQUARE ihf'cS
ita% payiMg terrt"ry, ami allowing F" Pf""rh';'i
gin iur VACANT lands detective surveys u''''rL
Returns, a% sometimes II" Returns III I'LL: Ii "i'i
moi be unrcaSonahic to suppose iAn' 'h1sc us
trirts contain ::',i00 "Inarc "l!"s ri Sur;acc.
1t MAY also nc seen iron itis above that lax
! is paid OIL :id,l; slaves III Tie Two districts
above mentioned. and that tho white population
in thc two districts is 2S,5 II.
The above statistics b"iag correct rs taken
! from the cersls O! lS50, and from the annual
report Of the CnmIlroiIar General, out pl these
! large and wealthy districts there might he mace
three, leaving 10 each loj; square miles, ~ !
slaves. and 9,5l" white IniIab'tahii' which Is
more territory, more wealth, and morc whlit
! population than each oi hall o! the present J"
lica! Districts in The State. Eut a'l tins cX'en,
+; Of TERRITORY, wealth and population We TO not
ASK or; we ";I'y desire 'i.o"T "p'I"''c" WHEN
arrSr iorih ~ urp:''u"h! 'i'c
That onr I'i:'F'c'" ;''a u" a!e ir easily a''
ccapy oG'.tS rt't.sa s'',i' ~. ,?'[' -
rights. ai" or 'e convenient "u':,;s' .," 49, "
justice the experience ol every e;,'%e" G'ta es
t,ly. livery mcrGilnI m ,i o". WI nt" li T. =,
distant from !'ic Eo":I t,o"' ,!nl,.nr, cr.r
not hccA ''''' ~ "s' "I, J,,;a;..raI"m. ~ eror;
trustee, every eTec"'cI, VI '''.',"I'a h
vendor, or Teno'c OF l'hS, Si,o a''''s
I" Scafe'! 'nc iesI,; 'I,, ", aannnJ to .,crJ tw,
every WINS, ""w "."nl.. tLrdrh Rim tLronn[
sV sua, 'n' "r snnsiuc from the bosom Of his family
S'~"' o', , S,maIl ami insufficient sum of one dol
llr n,.r day. vj,;cI, will not pay his expenses, no
to m siy ANYTHING abou, his time and every jury
man. can bear testimony to the Inconvenience
and hardships imposed liy the rTcScnl, cxten:lv
area Of the District Ournei%hborS, though Inc
may not bc so old as Our State, yet nave ou'
stripped us in railroads; their wealth Is not SUI
passed BY ours; tncir coii:sco "'1 no"..sninSS
and sending their benign influence to every eS
rcmlty OF their precincts! $'rt 'l'"ir loErlG ri.