The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-10
For the EAAakR aSp Nix HASIc,
New Counties.

.nr Editor. seems in some sec
tions of the State the new count
complaint has grown TO be an epidem
&c a. regular and prompt in its return
az the seven years itch on small boy
Seyeral years ago very bad case brok,
out on the Eastern portion OF Granville
that has returned In renewed vigor
and now we have a more he~oi. ana A.
gravated attack on the South >ilc
la modesty and moderation | wuut
like to suggest d diagnosis Tor the mesG
bers of the Leg .ature who have TIL.
ease is charge When new counties ar,
to be made, il ought - BE- done geo
graphically and not IN accordance with
the supposed immediate necessities and
con,enlences Of the case. Let the IN i
| be the guide, and show how this or that
'cut off will leave this or that origl
nal body.
The prosperity of hastily built town
must not justify the building Of Il court
house and It's attendent expenses. Ia
Granville, ii must be remembered, not
many months will pass before the Ok
ford AMI henderson railroad VIII be
mpleted, and probably extend West
1t Will not be many years before road
will again pierce the centre Of Granville
running North and South, and thus the
county can be easily and harmonlously
attracted and drawn together at Oxford,
the now centrally located county seat.
When this is done there can be uo rea
sonable desire to lii any way alter our
present metes and bounis.
1t is not enough for leading men who
wish to be cut Oft to say they Will pay
expenses Of court houses, jalls, poor
houses &c. These are but the imme-
diate expenses and necessities Of the
case. 1t must be borne IN mind that
there are members OF the legislature,
Judges, Jailors and whole lines OF
county officers to be kept up perpetu
ally And we ali know what North
Carolina has suffered already from an
excess Of law makers and law making.
Let the people occupying these districts |
Of country weigh well the cost before
they consent to take on these I'm my
opinion unnecessary and illtimel bur I
dens. Whist many may feel an lnIIi I
ference Just noH, and lew prosperous /
Interested individuals may feel great
concern. Yet it must be remembered /
riches have wings the wheel may turn, !
the scene change, and these generous I
liberal men Of to-day, may yanl n and /
pass away. The high winds Of March .
can blow boarded town into airy moth
ing with only a name TO be remember
ed.
The political aspect OF the question is
let the matter be settled /
upon higher and more enduring prin- I
ciple Our county is not populated /
vet, and it is safer to look for prccI- .
dents. In 1868 the great State OF New /
York, dcnseiy populated, had only 90
counties. The great State Of Pcnnsyl- +
vauia with a territory bat little larger +.
than North Carolina, with its millions |
Of people had only 65 And are we in !,
North Carolina after having lost the ,
greater portion of our property, and /
vet but half recuperated, able to sustain .
more counties than these great power |
full commonwealth? Are not 81 enough |
to administer JUS ice to slow conservative +.
and homageneous NGrth Carolina I
Nearly one tnlrd more court houses /
than there Is in the great empire State
of New \ ork,
The members Of the Legislature
should weigh vel the interests Of the
people before ponlering to the desires
Of even energy, thrift, enterprise, capital
and ambition men. In many Of these
cut offs, there is bitter, but uuorganlzed
opposition that has not yet been heard +
from.
But what is the pretext, and what
the real cause Of these complaints? Bad
roads. The remedy? | answer IN time,
better system Of Road Laws. Take the
people up out of the mud aud put them
IN dry ground aud You will hear no
more of these complaints except from
a few interested parties were this done
neither Of these projects effecting Gran
vile to-day would have one particle OF
strength in them Enough for the pre-
sent as | have ride for you and your
readers over Granville roads for next
week. \. A. w.