Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-01-25
From Lynchburg.
rOr the Ear sttorilIo Observer.
New COUNTY. Jan. %, 1879


Ar. ~ O. Ralidce-DEAR SiR-
The survey of the New County
having been completed, and a
sufficieney of territory definitely
ascertained, it will not be long uu-
til the people will be called upon
to decide by ballot whether it is
"to be, OF not to be-" ! regard it
as one Of the most vital questions
ever submitted to them for their
decision. Hence it becomes as to
take a calm and common-sense
view Of the advantages and disad.
vantages attending The movement,
In the first place, would Say
that those living in the proposed
limits, are the ones, and the only
ones directly interested in the
matter, whore common good is 10
be promoted by it, and who will
have to bear the burdens if any
arise. This being SO, they are the
proper persons to decide. If they
keep clearly inside Of the require
ments OF the constitution, and
comply in every particular with
all the demands of the law, eve
rybody should be willing to al
low them to act and decide for
themselves without any outside
interference.
1t would be exceedingly selfish
for any one outside of the lines,
to say that SO far as his power or
influence can control it, they shall
not govern their own matters, be-
cause possibly their own selfish
ends and purposes might be dis
commoded. Neither do we pro-
pose to withdraw ourselves from
the old counties because of any
sectional prejudice, or anything
Of that sort, nor do / believe that
any good citizen would be willing
to vote for the withdrawal if they
could see that by any possibility
it would affect the general interest
Of the State or interfere materially
with the interest of the respective
counties with whom they have
been working together so harmo-
niOusly. We only desire to ad-
vance our own interest, to promote
our own good, to accommodate our
own convenience, to elevate our
selves. There is no one who has
never lived SO remote from their
county site that can form any cor
rect idea of the amount of trouble
and Inconvenience and expense
attending it. Suppose the case
of a man doing a public business,
as merchandising, practicing med
icine, or any thing of that sort in
the upper end of Lincoln county,
and he will necessarily have
transactions in all of the four
counties, and for him to have TO
go one week to Fayetteville, an.
other TO Shelbyville, another to
Manchester, another TO Winches.
ter, 10 attend TO a little ten dol.
lar matter, he had about as we'll
throw it away.
But to attempt TO enu'ucrate
the advantages 10 be derived by
the people in the proposed limits
b. the creation of a new county
would make this communication
too lengthy. Indeed they ore
too obvious to require it. Whilst
it is true that it is universally adj
United that much is to be gained,
| have never been able to hear but
one single objection urged against
it, and that is the additional tax.
alton incident thereto. By your
leave ! propose to discuss that in
your next issue, and to place it in
its proper light before the public.
1t is subject OF almost universal
interest with US, and one that
should be properly understood by
everybody before they are called
upon 10 cast their ballot. In so
doing it will be no part Of my du'
ty or inclination to attempt to mis-
lead any one, but rather TO ad.
vance the truth and to serve my
fellow-citizens, being my only OBJ
iect and aim. YorNG.