Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-01-23

At forced sales, WILL paJ cost o SUITS anu twenty
cents in the dollar. Again it must be remembered
that the whole matter. goes before the people be-
fore much property cap be sold, only small debts
of one hundred dollars and under, md On judg-
msnts already obtained. And tho more dstres,
and litigation the moro radical tho next Lcgisld-
turc will be, and the natural consequence of liu- |
CATION will DC to cX;lepur white population from
the State. For hero itmSst be frankly acknOwl-
edged that although South Carolina was the first
State to sccede, and virtually inausuratcd the
great revolution which has inside baukruptsf of
more than half of her people, yet all Of her sister
States that co-opcratcd with her have made more
liberal provision for those Of their people who
were ruined by tho war than South Carolina her
self.
After making-these statements, shall venture
few suggestions to tho people Of tho District,
promising not gain to obtrudc my opinions be-
fore them. First let every debtor so immediate
ly to his creditor, make fr6sssfull aud frank ad-
Emission of the amount of his Indebtedness, and
the natsrc of the debts and pay every, cent he
can to his creditors, pro rata. after selling all
stock, land, or other property he can spare, and
cancel his obligations far rs lies in his powor.
Second, lot every creditor meet his debtor in
| spirit of compromise, and suspend the interest
during the war, and only exact such a portion of
the principal as his debtor vii; bo ablc to pay
with two years industry and economy. Take
what your debtor can pay at once, and give one
and two years to pay tho remainder. And in no
case, except where thero is manifest intention
to defraud, increase the debtors liabilities and
blunt his enterprise by an accumulation Of costs;
and let litigation be tao last resort; and you will
by This means make a powerful appeal to your
debtors honor you viii infuse lifc into his latent
energy; you will not be the ungenerous instTu-
mcnt of driving from the State hcr unfortunate
but cherished sons. have practccd What There
advocate, and in no case has my appeal been in
vain both in reference to debtors and creditors.
Let others do likewise, and the clouds of adver-
! sity that-hover over US may soon be driven away;
the sunshine of prosperity, hnpDincss, virtue and
contcntme may yet be ours. Let us make new
and more vigorous c1crtions to restore our op-
pressed and down trodden commonwealth to her
former position OF prosperity; and let us think 1t
no longer dishonorablc for our sons TO plough
and let US teach our daughters to be moro domes-
tic. If VIC can successfully manage our own inter-
nal affairs, believe the efforts of the Radicals
will rccoiI upon ;heir own heads OF one thing
ain certain; they never can degrade and blight
our future prospects if We arc true to ourselves,
without becoming themselves the equal pa.takers
Of all the ealamities they may attempt to bring
upon us.
And finally, Mr. EDIToR, suggest to the peo-
pie of the District the organization Of voluntary
Land Associations with President ard twelve
Directors Let every land owner in Edgcfcld
donate to the Association, if lie owns over four
: hundred ncrcs of land, more, onc-sxth Of his
landed estate or as much more or less as he may
think Gt. Let the Association give first 20 each
family, or other person of our own people, that
is unable to purchase one hundred acrc5 in pc!pc-
uity, upon the condition that such family or per-
son shall settle and remain upon the same. Let
the President of the Association advertise both in
America and Europe, that FREQ white men viii be
furnished land to tho oamountof enc hundred acres
to heads Of each family, bona fdp s.t!llrs; to
them and their heirs ard assigns, as long as they
remain on the same.
am certain that by this meaaa.we would not
only rctaip our white population, but also il
duco emigrarts from various Parts of the world
to come aud settle among us. And our lands III
ten years would appreciate in valve, and the re-
lnainder held by us'would bc worth four times as
much as a, present. We would have our country
settled ard cultivated by small planters; aud cur
agriculture, which is the keystone i'll the arch of
our future prosperity, would be stimulated and
reviviicd and all other arocations would partakc
OF tho general well-bcing
And, as the freedmen arc either leaving the
State, or setting up for themselves, in such num-
bcrs, as to admonish us that VIC cannot depend
upon them rs laborcrs FOR any considerable length
Of time, the alternative is presented 70 us Of adopt
ing somc scheme like the herein indicated.
Otherwise our lands will hec0nc waste, and
fall into tho hands Of Freedmen.
These suggestions may excite a smile, but they
have n. least rs much merit as the Doctors bread
piil,,-ir they do no good, they can do no harm.
rH0S. JONES.
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