The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-12-07
60 BIA, s. G.



sThe Isaehlaaa members OF sAs Rressssn,
eH.eGssia1 1uk6sssrAosSAbbeviIlo Eleotsou
ilaia sle xtenato On or sHs Limits or Co
ss stanblRs r9efs r. sg'tc ess 'it;s -Sras
u OF ths members Of the present Legis
,ltpsas .iron RichIsna. it. saens tina,
Beverly Nash and Sam. Thompson are
didpose6s N bes prominent, aaosimons and
.Aoodson are. .beeominsly modest. and as
ssaaikler ~ they are, modeat No doubt
feeaMg that they are unfit for the work
g hsia.a atio1s sthey Eemain silent end
Sontant thsmselYes with voting perhaps
srthay deembess for thepublic interests,
Or AE least The colorad public interests.
B2ssnpt solMith Nash and Thompson.
WenStcs that in The matter of the Alb.
,hqYiIle contested election case, Nash
sspeks With bitterness, ahd was inclined
sto ibe Mapo olsonio. He wanted to throw
DUB tho Democratic member elect-Mr.
Dothran- land TO- accomplish the purpose
he, the said Raysrly was willing 'Jor the
occasion to loasap, oattsids cyf the Constitx-
sioa'' Ian idsa got from Thad Stevens.
3d. too, with Coroner, Magistrate, and
Representative Thompson; who, though
no great carpenter or musician, is doubt
less . better caspsntar end mueician than
Iaw.mafer. BE proposes TO extend the
limits of this city, The city is already
bothbroad and long. with empty lots
moro numerous than occupied ones.
Already it extehds one mile in each
direction from the State House. Already
We can scarcely keep up the FENCE, Yet
Ok his own notion, without any intima-
ti1n Of a, public want. he rises in his
eaatH this member. from Richland--and
Iir0p6ss5'' 20 extend considerably the
limits or this city. Let ns ask now,
What ia The motive of, this mover Did
Aha public good inspire the thoughtp
WSbsltsye nos. Thompson is simply at
one'of the tricks Of his party. This is
q radical game. Columbia has Demo
cratic godncil and municipal govern
lneht. Here IL where the boot pinches.
Thompson and his sympathizers want to
extend the area Of the-voters. Thomp-
SON is fisher Of voters, and Of coIored
voters, and he vents soto .shrew his net
az to haul in large fdfaught Of black
6sl.ls ~, ~ - -
It ID proposed, in effect, to renew in
Columbia the scenes enacted in Charles
ton. Thompson wants to have bear
garden here. as nItha "eity by the sea. "
II lie would refer this, matter to Parson
Gain. we are sure that She%mill advise
Representative Thompson toilet the mat
Ter alone. Here, in Columbia, we do
not want any member 81 the City Council
70 shoot at his nephew, ! and. what is
worse, TO miss him. Bnt, to speak se-
riously, it is to be hoped that che Legis-
lature will decline to entertain the pro-
posed change. It is uncalled-for. It is
o party move. and the Legislature can
not regard it its duty to do more than to
lay the bill upon the table. Hereafter
it may be well to extend the limits Of the
city; but not SO now. Let us improve
and build mp what we now have, before
opening new fields. The more consoli-
dated the business of the city is, the bet
ter it is for trade, and within certain
limits, the same principle holds for
private residences. Columbia needs fill
ing up, and not expansion. Her bones
shoR now. Put fat upon her as she now
stands. Give symmetry to her as we now
find her. and it will be better for all par
ties. If Sam. B. Thompson, Esq, is
anxious to get ct the business of expan-
sion, let him enlarge his own mind, and
he will find work enough for his lifetime,
even allowing that he will live to green
old age. We have not yet seen the bill
on the subject of extending the city
limits. Upon getting it, we shall have
more to say on the same subject. In the
meantime, let those who advocate the
measure give their reasons therefor. We
would like to know upon what grounds,
nominal or real, the measure is put.
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