The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-01-08
For the TINES.
The Threatened Issue: "' -''


The Threatened Issue:
"The up country 10 opsn-mouthed about max
ing proper superintendent IN issue In sthe
next campaign. This being the case, IL is as
we'll to see what 10 the ground Of complaint
which arises in default Of an enumeration and
reapportionment. As near as We can approx
innate the figures, wc find the following results:
Charleston county is very certainly under
10000 population at this period, Edgs6eld and
Barnwcll together, possibly foot up $4,000
to-day; Abbevillo and Anderson 80 600 Rich.
land and Orapgeburg $4,000; Sumter and
Marion $4,000. Now, then, IL Charleston
county has II representatives to say 10000
5000. At this rate Edgefeld and Barnwsll
should have 10 representatives, they have only
10 Abbeville and Anderson should have Is,
they have only Q; Greenville aud Spartanburg
should have lS, they have only 8; Richlsnd
and Oraugeburg should have l5, they have
only 10; Sumter and Marion should have l5,
they have only 8.
Without going further these hgnres are suf-
icient to indicate the gross wrong done in
postponing the enumeration, and tho reappor-
tionmcnt under il as expressly directed BY the
Constitution. At the next State Convention,
called far the nomination Of State officers,
which is tantamount to an election, this in
equality will ,ran.pire in telling way. Doub-
ling the county delegation in she Legislature
fer represent alton in the Convention, whilst
Charleston will have % delegates Edgefsld and
Barnwell combined will have "a, although the
| two counties have over $4,000 moro people than
| Charleston county SO Abbeville and Anderson
will have but %, although they have over 20,
600 more people than Charleston county /;
Greenville and Spartanburg will have but 20,
| though they have some $4,000 moro people
| than Charleston county. This sSme advantage
will cnure to other counties in the State besides
| Charleston county, and We simply make tho
comparison with it to make the statement more
incisive, as it enjoys above oil other counties .
| larger representation than belongs to It With o
| fair enumeration at this date.
We do not pretend to nice accuracy In the
figures given. We have allowed Grcenville
and Spartanburg . larger increase from 1879
to 1885 than any Of tho other counties, aud
Charleston county the least increase Of oil on
the figures Of 1880. We take il, however, that
We have not varied far from the true state OF
the case.
We thus may SEQ at glance what . distur-
binS element has been thrown into the next
campaign by the Assembly failing to do its
sworn duty. There 10 absolutely no excuse
for it, and we sincerely trust that the popular
condemnation will mako such demoralizine
incident in the legislation Of the State politica
impossibility hereafter"
have prefxed this quotation from th'
Columbia Register, to show that am not alon'
in my opinion Of tho rejection Of the census
Act of the House Of Representatives BY th
Senate, at each session Of the last General As
sembly.
1 maintain that it was the duty, as it va
tho right, Of the House to have stood upon IL
remedy, to withhold tho supplies. by firm re
fusal to pass the appropriated blll-the onl
civil remedy they could interpose in behalf Q
an outraged people, whose solemn covenant
the Constitution, they had sworn to protect
This effort failed ingloriously bya majority q
seven votes when but o short time previou
the census appropriation bill, the same measure
had passed the House by majority Of four :
one.
, of the people and taxing them without repre-
sentation, was contemptuously Practicea !
England by Charles ], his Ministers an
Parliament. And Charles him self, with hi
vile Ministers and members Of Parliament
aba sea!d he'd no w.sseS ~srs snseEn sad ,Pt d
headed by great Liberator, who was place
at the head Of the substantial farmers Of III
country and time. Again In 1776 tho gre,
= Southern farmer was placed ut tho head ,
s American farmers to dispute the light Of Gre.
Britain to tax her colonies without represent,
Q ton. The result WAS, as you know, the estst
!. lishment Of that right, and the building Of th
grand confederacy of States, now numberin
more than fifty millions Of people. with weslt
and power too vast almost for conception
Yet the rulers ofth people, when made thei
servants, often seek to be their masters au
should DO taught to remember that they, too
can be brought to judgment by that same ju,
aud conservative element B. ii. RICE,
ITO be continued, embracing other measure
in your next.