The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-02-07


voting and saying whether they desire to
return the County site to Barnwell vii.
llage, or allow,it to remain at Blackville,
or at any other place outside the old seat
Of justice, had it's origin in the popular
branch OF the General Assembly, and
passed that body without a dissenting
voice, which brought gentleman or so
from Blaokville, with! little monov.
They went to work, and very soon it
came to light that the movement in oon-
temptation. as to removing the Court
House from Blackvil!e to the original
place, where it had been ever since old
Winton County was divided into Orange
burg and Barnwell Districts, was now in
reality but democratic dodge" to
''gain victory" over the Republican
party of Barnwell County, forsoothi |
That "two or three lawyers" had "laid
their heads together" in order to ''reha-
bilitate the deserted village" with its
early ensigns OF prosperity and law.
Now. gentlemen OF the Legislature,
don't avert your countenRncos from this
measure of justice-not only to the viii
layers Of Barnwell, whose fathers and
grand.fathers settled there, bought land
and house.lots, erected "saw mills" and
grist-mills, too. and sold salt fish and
cheeso-yea, and whiskcy and tobacco-
ut as small per centage as they are ex-
fathers and grand fathers paid high
prices for these lots and lands, and went
there to educate their families and hear
the Gospel preached; that they did so on
the faith and credit of the State, in de-
claring, by law. that that place should be
the cite of Barnwell Court House. The
people Of tho County have, ever eince
its removal, been emigrating- going
! awny-until now, no schools of auy
character arc kept up, and tho deteriora-
ton OF real property there is very great,
aud all this by mocin3 tho County site
from where it had been legally established
TO the North west corner of tho County,
ten miles from the village of BarnwelI
over the most billy and sandy rond in
the State, unless it be the road from this
Capital to Lexington Court House.
But we don't intend to let tho Daily
Union have the why" on us. What IS
it to you, Mr.. Carpenter, that citizens of
Barnwell want their County site in the
centre of their geographical section
How much will the removal back to
Barnwell village increase your tares? "a
Court House has been erected at Black
yille at great expense to the County"
you say. What do you care about the
expenses of the people of Barnwell?
Do wa hear your husky voice saying
anything of the ''great expenses to the
people of the State caused by heavy ap.
preparations for Columbia improve
mentsp You know the very bricks that
made the Biackville Court House were
hauled from the Court House at Barn
we'll, and that G. P. Leslie sold any
quantity Of them on the road during
their removal and after their arrival at
Blackyille, to A B and @. You know
very we'll that the removal of the County
site from Barnwell to Blackville was O
bastard. illegitimnte act Of Liquidation,
and has ever since been sustained by
dirty tricks aud inferior cunning, un-
worthy of any good heart or conscience
sworn to do itn duty to tho country and
support the Constitution aud good faith
of the State Government towards the
Leslie had nothing in common" but q
malicious hatred to the decent peops OF
that devoted place and their vested
rights and privileges under the law and
good faith of the Legislature when
it established the County site there.
Tho latter &c. P. LesIie) has lefI
there, and those STOW lawyers" "whc
may have Offices there" will never look
for you "to make one in their midst, u
after showing your fangs, through you,
columns, with 80 little of sincerity o,
good will. You say you have mo spe
4 cial interest in this matter beyond secnr.
ing the Court House ut the most eligible
place." Alb, hal But, Mr.. Carpenter
you ore oatechising good deal, and
seem to be well. posted on the cost Of M
! election, ''directly or Indirectly" as tc
dollars and cents, and nsk "why was the
election not held last fall?" You know
suoh an election, if unauthorized, would
have no force, and, properly. because il
similar elections could bo held at any
time by The people at a general or other
election, without the sanction of the LIE
gislature, there would be no stability o,
permanently established Court House ir
the State. "Wby spring this matter
now." say you, "when the people sup
posed the whole matter settled?" vii
you please inform mo, what people.
Mr.. Simon Brown and MIR. Intrigue
two out OF $500 votes
There is clear majority of 2,O0(
votes in the Republican party over the
Democratic party in Barnwell; and the
Republican party, tho entire Democratic
purity, and them "few lawyers who may