Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-04-23
APPOINTMENTS BY THE GOVERNOR

We learn from the Columbia phon;z
hat the lciowing appointments have
,ecn made b. the Governor under
I've Act providing for an cnumcra
ion Of the inhabitants OF the State -:
Abbcvi!ic County-Hudson j. Lo-
nag.
Anderson County-s;alaucl john
:on.
Barnwell COUNTY JAS. y. Haynes. !
Beaufort County-P. i. Ezekiel.
! Charleston County--R.C. DeLargc.
Clarendon County z. Z. Dickson.
Chester Coun:y-L. Wimbush.
Chesterfield County--l1enry Sh:cws-i
bury.
CoIoton County-Henry James.
Darlington Countv-W. Welsh.
EIsefcld Countv--To be appointed.
Fairfield County - Henry Johnson.
Geo, @ctown County,. II. Ra;ncy.
Greenvile County,. IS. hyde.
Horny Cuunty-Frc5eri,'k Buck.
Kcrshaw Count ---FY"nk Carter.
Laure;is County--To he appointed.
Lancaster Com! y. j. Cousart.
Lexington Coruty--Ucnry Purvis.
Marion Ccun,y-W. S. Collins
Marlboro Connty-D. c. O'Ioin.
New berry County-S. Montgomery.
Oconcc County-David Saunders
Orangeburs Coanty-Eranois De
Mars.
Pivlens Ccunty--Moses Hendrix.
Richlan,l Connty-Philip Ep>tin.
Spartanburg County 4. P. Tuner.
Sumter County-U. Gardner.
Union County-U. W. Duncan.
Williamsburg County-Robcrt +.
ScotG.
York County--P. J. Oconnel
Says the Phonic The newly
selected officials are ch srsed with tic
duty Of taking 4 complete census Of
the residents Of the State, with view
to the apportionmont Of representa-
tion il the next session of,the Genera
Assembly. and also fiji statis'ira
report OF the agricultural production
Of South Carolina on the same hasi.
as that in vogue in the States Of thu
West, and which has been found b.
them to, be eminently serviccablc il
developing and publishing their re
sources. Tho appointments will b.
generally approved, and we hope tha
! in the discharge Of their duties thes'
officials will meet with every facility
which can he afforded by the citizen
Of our State"
Now, does the PhsaiS really believ
that these appointmcn;swi!l be "Sen
orally approved"z Weknow'no.hin:
of Philip Epstin, the appointee 70
Richland, and do not like to speak TO
that District; but we think that VI
may safely venture thc.asscrtion, tia
| even that appointment will not b
"gencral!y approved" if, as we tal;
it, Philip Epstin is a negro: as the m:
: jority Of the appointees are. "Ger
eraIiy approved"! By whom? 3
the negro Perhaps so 5 but certain
! ~ Rot by the whitc people. We ca
' at least answer for AbbeviIle-for til
! white people Of AbbevilIe--when "
! say that the appointment!!of Hndso
4 J. Lomax is not generally approved
. -and for certain valid and substa,
i tial reasous-for two reasons ut leas
\ if not for more. ,.;'aa .;5i.Es
LIST. Lonnaxl holds too many Office
|: even if he were cempetentsto, fill an
e one of them. He is Chairman of tt
: :Abbeville Delegation to theSHonor
: tble, the House of Representatives.
" Columbia, with we do not know no
l. many "blushing honors," and pfince
d dIperquisites, incident and appertAinin
/, gain, he is School Commissioaer f
= the" County" and whcther'discha1
: ing, or attempting to discharge
= > duties Of the office, we suppose he
5 certainly drawing.the' enolnliahts
Il and now the Governor makesa,h
n /" Census Taker"S-last' act ins3 ii
r. "stfange eventfnI historyp Nov
i.4this mot; Acrowding the mohkay.''
y heaping honor and place TOO tbi
j. and fast upoh one man, even il hesh
is the wisdom Of Solon and thsinteggi
# Of Aristidese q, Even then If Lorl
"a was competent to, fill any Of tk'
!, tpositions, does the Governor belle
g Fiat he Is tabfs to diseka the d6t
= bf them ALI, WITH credit to himself
=, benefit 70 thg coimtaunityp .
10 sa BIT our IS second and most q nstsl
:, objection TO- the recent appointms
is, that Lomax las haas neither the sda
: tioh nor the eapae eitY4not one anl
"a "a daaIi ifcatio 81 which could ft sii g
1the;Smess which hs psssafaes I'D n
- asWhatt. Is this that fitss Come sfossl