Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1877-08-02
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Leave 1t TO the Voice of the Pcopl

Leave 1t TO the voice OF tilc kcoPlOs
MEssRs. EpIross: The AbbeviIle Press
,c Bnaiac1. proposes 10 end the discussion
or the new County movements by very
properly allowing the people of thew lole
County :, vote on the measure. The will
II the people in this, is in all important
measures; of public interest, should he
:, certaiued, in order that our Senator
..r;l Representatives, elected by the whole
people, for The good of the whole people,
affected corner of the County, would be
the better prepared to meet the demands
of their constituents The Press d Ban
ner, commenting on this subject, says
we'll and truly:
LET the qualified electors of this and
other col,nties whose ancient boundaries
are sought to be obliterated by The eXces-
sive zeal OF very few person :, have the
opportunity and he requested to give en-
preston to their wishes upon THIS SUD-
ject, whenever the question oil the renee
law is submitted as provided by recent
act OF the General Assembly. In adQl-
ton to the vote upon ti.is subject let tho
ballot contain the words, Yes or No, as
regards the question OF new county
and ii the several counties OF Ahbcvllle.
Laurens and Edgetie!d, from whose ter
ritory this ncw county is sought 20 DE
made. do not condemn the measure by Il
vote OF t,r0 to o9s we will agree 10 cease
our opposition. This is the way 10 reach
the bottom facts--to get ut the will OF the
people, 10 which when fairly expressed,
we bow with the proioundcSt Difference.
I! IS fair. 1t is Just, and it should be
conclusive o: this matter. Let us nave
peace.
And the Press c Banner, in opposition
to The Ninety-Six new County scheme,
presents, among others, the following
sound objection:
1.-The organization of new counties,
AID the increase of Senators has grown
to be so great nuisance in the State ol
Georgia, that the Constitutional Conven-
ton, which is at present in session at
Atlanta, is actually considering the pro-
priety of passing an ordinance forever
iorbidding the formation of new counties
in that State. Before that Convention
there is also proposition to reduce the
General Assembly Of that great State
with it's one hundred and forty counties
to fifty Senators and seventy five Repre-
sentatives in the House. This PROPOSE
ton meets Il responsive cchoin tic. hearts
O.: many OF the wiscSt and most intel!i-
gent politicians in the State Of South Car
Dina, who to-day are in favor OF very
materially reducing our own representa-
tives in the lower House of the General
Assembly. A move in this direction, i
asitated, would meet with popular favor
everywhere. Suppose, for instance, i
the delegation 10 the lower House was
raduccd from one h:.ndred and twenty
four, as now constituted, TO eighty or one
hundred Representatives, 81 eat saving
t, the State Treasury would be effected
and our work would be equally as wei
performed as 1t is HOW with our one hun
dred and twenty-four delegates" I"
BY all means lei us have an election te
decide the question once for all-theques
Ciol as to the nimbcrlcss propositions t'
carve Edseiield terri itory (;.s many choose
10 term ouro old County, into numbe:les!
new Counties. The will Of the people
should bc ascertaincd, and our Repre-
Scntativcs should and will respect tht
same. ONE OF THE PEOPLE.
Dorn's Mills, July 80, 1877.