The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-04-08
4 MovB III xiaE f.faiaa DiAEorfov.

The indignation Of che people through
out the State at the failure of the Legls.
laturc to pass law prohibiting the car
rying Of concealed Weapons, is finding
espresaion in all of the public prints,
and we expect that IL the vote had not
been recorded 80 that the position Of each
member can Sc asceftained, It would be
difficult to find out who the members we're
that voted against the law. The failure
TO enact such statute, however, is an &C.
complished fact, and the people of the
State will Lave 70 endure The abomins-
BILE evil until another Legislature is Sc.
lected with sufficient courage 10 enact
the law. In our towns and cities, how
ever, we are not 20 badly of, for Town
Councils can pass ordinances prohibiting
the carrying Of concealed weapons within
the corporate limits, and thus set The
Legislature an example that may be fol.
lowed next ssssion. Soms weeks ago
such an ordinance was adopted In the
town of Rock Hill, and the Herald, pub
lished at that place, says that it Is work.
ing admirably, and that the amount OF
rowdyism and Of violence has beefi greatly
decreased. The Town Council Of Barn.
we'll has also adopted such ON ordinance,
and the practice has to stop in that town.
We w-tld like to see the example fcl-
lowed In every town aud village
in the State, and suggest the SUB.
ject to the consideration of the Town
Councils of Anderson, Beltou, Homes
Path, Williamston and Pendleton. 1t
would also be good thing for Seneca
City. II every person was prohibited
rom bringing concealed weapons into
our towns, or carrying them while there,
the practice would be decidedly checked,
aud would grow less ell over the country.
There is no use to carry pistols In thin
country. II is dangerous to those vino
carry them and TO those who come around
them, and should bestopped. sThis is civ.
ilized community, In which Law and order
prevail, and any practice intended as q
preparation for violation of the peace
ought to be stopped. The towns have
the right to stopit. They should do IT.
and then it will be prohibited by Iegis.
lative enactment over the whole State
Even If it should not be stopped else.
where, It's prohibition in towns would
greatly abate the evil. Il 10 generally
the conjunction OF mean whiskey and
pistols that does the damage, and great
portion Of the whinkey is consumed in the
towns. Persons como TO them armed, gel
drunk, become factious and quarreloome,
start row, drav ont their piatols, ahon!
come one, and in cooler moments when
sober regret the occurrence. Or ifit doea
not bring on the row in the town, the
whiskey Is procured, nsed on the way
homo; and then the difficulty occurs. II
men could not bring concealed weapons
to towns, all of the difficulties undel the
above heads would be avoided; or if not
avoided would be confined to the old
fashioned fist and skull fights, where the
damage is confined to bruises aud gouges,
which q little salve and o few days will
repair. These latter fights, by the way,
are not so lightly and inconsiderately en-
tered into as the pistol-pulling rows. We
should like to sec the experiment tried
in the towns indicated. and believe that i.
will prove highly aalutary to the commu.
nifty ct lagre.