Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-03-07
CORRESPONDENCE
For the ADVERTISER.
Saluda Wants q New County.

II
a strong sentiment among the peo-
pie of our Saluda section favoring
division of our mammoth"
county. Any man who knows any
thing whatev'r of the geography
of Edgefeld county, and who is not
enve1oted in a covering of pure
selfshness and old fogyism is
obliged to acknowledge the reason
ableness of this desire.
A few years since a hard fight
was made on the "division" ques-
ton, and as every one knows, the
people of Saluda would to-day he
enjoying the innumeraLle advan-
tages incident to close proximity
to a courthouse had it not been
for some unreasonable and useless
opposition from certain quarters.
We modify the above by saying
that from our standpoint it was
unreasonable and useless, for we
are not base enough to charge dis
honesty of motive to any Edgefcld
citizen.
The same sentiment that pre-
vailed years ago is still prevalent
and has grown stronger with the
passing years. The same argu-
ments aiduced in by-gone days
still hold good.
Our isolated position, the enor-
nous proportions of our county as
it at present stands, the unanimity
of the people upon the question
within the prescribed territory
coupled with thousand other fea-
sons that might be given appeal to
all fair-minded men in strongest
terms for a fair consideration of
this oft discussed question and a
speedy settlement of it upon the
high plane of "the greatest good
to the greatest number" Smaller
counties are sure to come. They
must come. The progressive spirit
of the age proclaims it. Isolated
sections demand it. Men of brain
see the need for it, and realizing
this necessity as patriotic, philan-
thropic, unselfish personages, are
self-committed to a never-ending
warfare favoring them.
There is not man in our county
who will gainsay the energy, the
pluck, and the patriotism of the
Saluda people. Everyone must
also admit that we have borne
with heroic silence the lnconceiva-
BILE disadvantages incurred from
our "far away" distance from
county seat.
cSWa call attention to another
fact: Saluda's sons havs never
turned deaf ear to single call
made by the people of any section
of our county. But like true, no.
Bile, patriotic men that they are.
responded with heartiness that
has surely won for them the ad-
miration they deserve.
This is campaign year. The peo-
pie of Saluda not only want, but
need and must have new county.
And right here let me call their at
tention to this fact: If we don't
work with all our might end main
for it through the coming months
and have things IN shape for the
passage of an act at the coming
Legislature giving us a new county
we are eternally doomedl The
people of Greenwood are not dead
but merely s;umbering. Unless
somethingis is done and done quickly
"Greenwood" county will be a
reality. If we will 60 to work in
earnest, hold meeting at an early
day, appoint the various necessary
committees, and work with the
friends of the Greenwood county
movement, success will be attained
by both for both.
Remain Indifferent or rather i'll
active and Greenwood will get hers,
no territory will be left from which
another can be carved, and we will
be left Oh a narrow strip between
the southern line of Greenwood
and the northern line of Lexington
to exc out miserable, isolated ex-
istence and transmit to coming
Saluda generations an heirloom
which will forever be sad and
shameful memento of their eternal
doom.
Now or never.
"There is tide in the affairs of
men which if taken at the flood
lends on to fortune" The side"