The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-10-12
THE NEW COUNTY QUESTION.

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nc '"'''e''''''ce o' 'he pe'P''' '"'y
argue VII" '''"c'' '"'ce o. 'ht trouble an"
inconvenience oi persons ii'ihs from
twenty 10 'hir'y fni'es from thc court
i"uSe having TO MAKE TINS long TRIP
every 'i'he thcy wait 70 see u pupiic OIL
Ger or consult their lawyer. lhcy claim
'hal havlhS court House nearer 10 All
parts oi the county VIII save Tie pcnplc
remote from those now erected great
deal OF tine, which il cIih! 10 no neon
siderable sum OF money. we believe,
however, that they claim tho political
advantage OF being able to create new
Democratic Counties aa the great reason
for tn" change they propose.
The opponents OF the amendment III
sist that tho political advantages are not
r so certain, ms y majority OF the sec''ons
now seeking i"r new Counties VIII con
tain larger colorcd than white ropula'
| ton. The lo"'country has more terrific
, ry than the up-country, and consequent
, ~ can make more new Counties, ano
, experience has shown that they are slo"
+ to give up any advantage thcy possess
t ana hence The opponents oi the amend
mcnt predict that there Will be more nc"
. Counties Inade Dclo" thai above toiuh'
bia, and that the tendency viii be to IN
crease the danger OF losing Inc senate
They also say that an increase OF the
; Counties Will nccesSltate more County
trcasurcrs, auditors, clerks, sherllls
t County commissioners, %c. That there
| will be more Courts, and hence more
Judges, anu that the expenses OF County
, government Will be greatly increased
, They think that dividing up The Couh'
ties VIII tend to buiid up numerous small
, towns and very few large ones, 30 that
! really Tue commercial Development OF
. the State VIII be impedcd instead OF
advanced. lhey point 70 the experience
OF Georgia, where their new constitution
, prohibits the making OF new Counties,
to produce fnmiiy teuds, IN influence that
ia hurtlul instead OF beneficial. They
admit some Of the inconveniences OF
large Counties, but contend that, taking
everything into consideration, the pres
cnt area is greatly preferable to the re-
duction proposed.
In the last Legislature the editor ol
the INTELLIGENcEH, rs q member of that