The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-08-07
NEW COUNTIES.
Ninety.Six now has the Opportunity
Of n Lifetime.

Ninety.six now has the Opportunit,
Of n Lifetime.
The readers OF the Press and Banner per
on principle, to cutting down the Size
the counties in this State.
| In many of the richer and more densel5
populated States the counties are large.
very small, but we hear nothing OF I'M
excessive prosperity ofthat State on accoun
OF her small counties.
South Carolina is TO day building build
perhaps five times as many factories q!
Georgia, while the spirit OF progress is abroad
Throughout the State.
The Industry Of building court houses ben
efits nobody materially, except the iot 0Wne err
! for Court House sites, and the polltlclans
The politicians, like the poor, are always VIII
But the exciting campaign which we have
just gone through has developed ana perpet per- PEI,
uated spirit OF strife and intolerance
never before experienced. A few OF the peo
ple of Greenwood seem to have lost thell
heads. and given vent to expressions anc
passions which have not helped the cause
which lay next TO their hearls. Much has
been said in the name of Greenwood Whlcr
we think the more conservative and ialrel
minded portion OF the people do not endorse
The advocates Of the Court House at Green Green
is to be admired, If properly directed. But al
politicians, they have blundered from hrst te
last
In the first place the advocates OF the new
county blundered in not seeking friendly
agreement with the old county, and then
they erred in the location Of the lines SO as tc
excite the strongest opposition. Reasonapie
men ought to know that the people OF Ibis
city would object TO the cutting out OF the
very heart of the old county. We learn tnat
the line of the proposed new county was run
within about four miles of Ab6evllle Court
House, and of course Abbeville city and
| A auil a nhinptS
fight it TO the last.
While opposing new counties. yet In view
of the prolonged strife 1t might be the part o
wisdom for Abbeville TO consent TO the cut
ting off of territory for the formation of a
new county at Ninety-Six. This will be
done If Ninety-Six will not cut too far into
Abbeville county. If Ninety Six will no,
attempt to come aboye the lines Of the A. q
X. and the g. G. G. N. Railways we have nc
doubt that Abbeville will consent for Ninety
Six TO be organized into new county by the
State Conveniop The STATE Conxentsoa % ha aats Gan
fed with a small county, we have little doubt
but that the Convention will set off the pro
posed new county, if there Is not objection
! from Abbeville and Edgefed.
| Let Ninety-Six take two townshtps-Whlte
Hall and Ninety-Six-from Abbeviile. II
they are satisfied with that amount OF terri.
tory from Abbeville county. and they really
want new county, then let delegation
walt upon the members OF the Convention
| from Abbeville county, urging their reasona.
Bile request, and we believe that Ninety-Six
can get the unanimous consent or the men,
bers elect to the Convention.
After they have done this, let them go to
Edgefield and make reasonable request fol
territory, and we believe the delegates from
Edefield will concur with our delegates IN
voting for Ninety Six county.
Let Them not ask for the earth or expect
the Edgefield delegation to consent for Nine
| ty-Six to cut the heart out or the old county
they will not consent to that. but let the ad
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take the corner of Edgefleld which lies farthesl
from Edgefleld Court House.. not going toe
near to the old Court House
and the Of their R # eg rs
run the new county line under the shadow Of
the walls Of the Court House, or within three
or four miles of the county seat. the defeat OF
their proposition Is almost Ger Seftain an sono ~
Ninety-Six and Edgefield are brethren and
that the people OF Edgefield have not only in
terest, but sentiment. In the mutilation o.
the old county. Respect that sentiment and
that interest and the people OF Edgeheld will
be generous, II not from natural impulse, GER
tainly in accepting the inevitable.
Let Ninety-Six not antagoniZe Laurenf
nPd o@ ths@ te2rtof
thus proposed 10 acquire will not be worth
endangering the whole scheme. Better take
small county.
ties and new counties, we doubt not thai
Greenwood, to be consistent, will lend bel
aid to Ninety Six. AS we understand Green
wood and Nlnety-Six came to an agreemen,
many years ago When the question OF 6
new county and the question Of building thu
A. &K. Road were being agitated. we be
lieve 1t was agreed that Greenwood would
pull for the railroad and Ninety-Six strive
for the Court House. Green wood got the rail
road, and up to the present time the peopl,
Of Ninety-Six have mot obtained Cour
House.
The line of the new county of Nlnsty.si,
l should not embrace and include Green WooC
First: TO include Greenwood would briut
the line too near to Abbeville and cut off tot
much of our territory.
new county, the Court House might be NOV
ed. even after it was built or established
Green wood being the most popuous portion
of the county might demand popular vot
on the location of the Court House. We be
lieve this was done In Barnwell county ant
the Court House moved. At q recent election
in Berkely the Court House was moved h
Monks Corner: II fNlnety-SiX gets the Cour
House she ought TO be placed in position u
Nfnety.SIx county could be established b,
metes and bounds, regardless of the area, q
the Convention can do as IT pleases;
Ordinarily the Convention ought not {,
make new counties, and 1t should never ac
as partizan for or against any locality, bu
If IL can be arbiter and peace.maker, then |
could very we'll afford TO establish a county.
The great objection 10 new counties, ant
the great barrier to success has been In run
ming the lines.
ifNinety.Six will be satisfied with the tel
ritory below our railroads, and take Ninety
six and White Hall townships. not cominI
nearer than a mile and half of the Colum
bia and Greenville Railroad depot in the Gil,
of Greenwood, we believe the unanimOu
consent Of our delegation should, and woult
be given to the establishment OF Ninety-Si:
county.
Abbeville feels very grateful to Ninety.Si:
for the handsome vote that she gave our can
didates, and never before have our peopl
felt as much like yielding to the wishes G
our sister town.
But for two things Captain McCaslan woul
In the opinion Of the Press and Banne
have received big vote at Abbeville-name
Iy, his sneer at Abbeville when deliverin
his speech in Greenwood, and the vicious
unkind and uncalled for attack of "Eas
pealing to the country people against US.
Bot for these two circumstances the Pres
and Banner believes that Captain McCasla
would have been proud OF his vote at Abbe
Vile.
have resorted to appeals to prejudice agains
Abbeyille, with the sole view OF benefitin
Abbevile has let these appeals go unheeded
but when men openly on the stump derid
Abbeyille, or seek TO form combination
with the outlying districts Abbeville mus
and will protect herself Without exanir
Ing the records, we feel safe in saying tina
Abbevile was never so nearly united as sh
Is to day.
Conscious of the recttude of our course
Abbeville proposes TO be q actor In POLITICS
,pilI lIcfon hU trIpn1S