The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-01
The New County.

W are SI|IN ~ -pt III ttlc liSS iSSuS vi
the Niactv-Sir GunG;nn Ell article upon
this subject which claims to be in reply
10 Us, but whi"l deals more in unputa-
tiOaS than il a"gu9l2n:. We have too
much experience il publishing n news
Dapor - allow ourselves to forget the
great point at Issue 10 be- drawn into u
side NsSne, 70 engage IN Il personal con-
trnverSv with a a.n-lo- editor III which
ninc-,cntas % the reading public take no
interest. We hate cr~i;niaation and re-
elimination. and hive long since learned
that sa"h articles IRE ~! only u~upleasan.
hut improbable to lie reading public.
Evidences o.: II: coal;c: j, not any way
a~-gnincn!a::vr AMI generally weAkens q
aus rather tlsn s,:cr-tIcnS i. If all
the EHryriiH say l." intimatcs against
Us personally we-c ttuc, < would not in
;he INaS; .ie@grc weaGcn the arguments Of
tie Press uMi BCNncf O. Strengthen those
of the Guardian.
We were bo:n a2G -eArad III .tbNevilie
county. Here w lave toil.u atd labored
and We are c0a:cnt 70 Lave our personal
character to the Judgment OF this people.
We have lived > LILLE purposc'if we
have 70 quiz he discussion Of public
matter Oh vital interest 70 our people, 70
throw dir; r!ua my III ~ defend our
personal ~ch&rac."r.
as - ~" Press GHG BuaRcr i. mus.
stand or ;Hli upon is W merits or
.'omerit.. Il Sht. not a:.c.npy 20 sue
iced ny ihu-irs; aiiy b;vtic: editor. 1t
has Ercr "lr c1ur-e rs aa edi.or 10 dis
courage persona, aoGsa IN o:hc"S, and we
shall! not 10 ourselves VIA: we advise
others not - In.
We iH"e huNes cony1-!l,ns Q the
subjcc. ot The ~aropo.ei new county, a ID
we know nc re9sons Why We Should not
express them. This j 4 fec country
.and VIC have Il free r-ass and tne public
ere sufficiently :I:a.:.gen; 70 judge for
themselves wiic.. - :Iga;. II We have
erred nnd Expressed wrong views. We
ask to he cor-:c:ed. VIC Gar 10 contro-
yersy aud wiz not a!:alnpt 10 deny o:tcrs
tho privilege "f ro-ut!r4s u arguments.
which, so !ar, il ,Ge main, have not yet
been answered. Vile according TO others
the right 10 differ win us, We shall fear
lessly express Il own views. The pub
lie may rely upon us tor Il convictions.
The question OF a court house at
Ninety-SiX is not IL new ono by any
means. The scheme WAS tried long ago,
when such men a. Judge Butler, Of
Edgefcld, and Judge Wardlaw, OF Able
Vile, were III the Legislature, and these
men, together with thei- associates, in
their wisdom, put q qu.etus upon it then.
There is one point made by the Guard
ton very prominent, against which VIC
must protest most earnestly and that is
the idea expressed III various ways,
that no one has eng interest or right to
hare IN opinion upon the subject, but the
people Of Mcproposed ncw coun.y. There
never was u greater mistake than this.
1t is a fundamental error. Tie question
IS not exclusively 4 S;nety-SiX question,
but it is an Abbevi;ie question, indeed q
South Carolina question, which concerns
the whole safe. The Constitution Of the
State has regulated and matted the for
Iaa:iou OF new c0Unt:na, end 10 new
COMFY can be lo-nlcd EXCEPT by the
Legislature representing the whole State.
The interest Z: tee immediate locality
may be more intensely effected, but
every citizen Of the Sac is interested in
every inch of the soil pf the S~;aie-,arge-
ly interested il every municipal sub
division oc the territory % tle Sra.e.
We arc opposed on principle, and in the
intcrest Of good government, 70 sub-d:yi-
ding the State INTO too many small couu-
tiles. We think We can sustain this
propositions by at least orc dozen good
reasons, every one Of which touch
the general welfare, and many OF which
have already been referred TO in these
columns. Our great sis."rS;a:eofGeorgia
has suffered greatly by ~checkerinS her ter
Titory by too nauay SnVuN counties, and one
Of the greatest troubles now before the
State Convention il Session a. -Atlana, is
to devise some ItH&,s by wnicl the
number OF aor Scns,G-S AID Representa-
tivcs may DO rriuccG. The increase of
S majors wa> owing 10 lie goat number
Of small coG&;tpS. N.;3 GG.Ic-al Assem-
Oily OF G=r2:a i- tn ia;ge. VIC
have in HuG:it Carolina & sufficient
pun.Dvr OF Senators, wAiie the Low
or House Is cpmio:a,t OF ono hun
dred and :"eaH-:ra@ L,cinnrIs, when
eighty mcnhr,s WoG!t co L work
equally as VOL AMI =r'.t Gea. cheaper.
II We give tho ieo3'o al Nine:y-Six Il
Court House t:lero are pcr'a."i a dozen
other towns in The Sta. wl:0 will claim
the same.
We arc opposed - mu;i:at;ng the
eymetrical and glorious Old county OF
Kbbeyille-whirh les Aoa...y square be-
tween tho ADGcrsnn :ias, tie EdgcHeld
Zine, and the Savanna. E:ve- on tie west
and tho Saluda ut,oh .h- cas-.
Abbeville county, within Aer timc-hon-
ored boundaries, has acquired u character
of her own, cf which aIy people might
DO proud. This character known TO he
distinguished FOR law and order, Quie:kn-
obtrusive morality ard cu!iuze, which
Rhe owes in q large GeG GO 10 District as
ISOLATION aud intercourse, and The soiiGar-
aty Of her good people.
We are opposed 20 tie proposed new
County because i'll mas:n5 =, tic scope
IND symetsy Of me &C comfy VII be
desxoyedby l:aviag q ahole qmGyter c@tc6
TO contribute III making county which
,'-SIf willis s'.a2e.ess ard inconvenient.
less h,at in ad&!tiea 10 all the
nents >agains1 i, We lave Il
Sainst making this territory.
so:mueh distinguished in SO
Old Abbcviile, q .ora and
OF her rcgrner ser
any more objections 20 the
Sdfy, no-eo Of which arc SELF
bJye any ~uEhtadness 20 the
E1Qt7,!;Gn. o. any COOa citi-