The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-27
GREEN WOOD COUNTY.
Let Us Reason Together and Act Like
Sensible Men.

For some reason unknown to US, some per
sons seem TO have an implacable hatred fol
the town OF Abbevllle.
The people of Greenwood are unnecessarily
which have been published as TO the people
Of Abbeville are both unjust aud misleading
and which are, as far as we are informed, as
baseless os the fabric OF dream. The asper
sions which have been cast at Abbevllle, az
far as we can learn. have no better founda
ton than that which may be found In the
imagination of a heart which fails to dea
fairly with an unoffending neighbor.
When the question ofdividing this county
was agitated several years ago, and when II
was question In which all OF us were sup
posed TO be interested, Abbeville opposed the
formation Of the new county. And one o
the chief objections arose from the fact tha
the dividing line was run so close TO Able
Vile.
The recent Constitutional Convention made
new law on the subject OF forming new
claim or right OF the old county to say yes
or nay. That law the people of Abbeville, al
far as we know, have respected TO the letter
Ifanybody has tried TO put straw In the
way Ofthe formation OF Greenwood county
we are not Informed OF the fact.
But Abbeville doesn't want all encroahmen,
on her constitutional right to the prescribed
boundry line. and deserves to be protected tt
within eight miles OF the court honse-oniJ
this and nothing more.
Speaking for this newspaper personally
and iu so doing we believe we represent the
sentiment OF every man at AboeVille-Wes say
let Greenwood put the line at the constttu
tional limit, and we shall offer no objections
whatever to the immediate formation OF the
new county. We recognize the fact that the
constitution gives the people the right tC
form a new county, and the recent election
shows that they so desire to do. Their wishes
In the matter should be respected.
A TO whether the county line Is nearer
than eight miles to Abbeville is q question
ny 0o,.N Ufrty ~
IT. Is not nearer than eight miles. Capt. R: ]
Robertson and Mr.. j. f. Sirrene say that the
line which they measured-each at separate
times-is nearer than eight miles to Aobe
Vile.
Az the division of the county line is mat
ter which will stand forever. ia IL not vel! tc
settle the matter by new survey which VIII
be- acceptable to both parties? We think so
There Ia no power on earth that can pre-
vent the formation of Green wood county an d
nobody Is foolish enough to try to defeat IT,
but let us be sensible and reasonable and set
tie the line definitely. If the Legislature
the act OF course could not stand so far as the
unlawful encrnachment upon our territory is
concerned, and the Illegal setting off OF part
of our territory to another county. mlght
feet. AS long as the question stands open,
doubt will exist In the minds OF some citizens
az to the county In which they live, and to
which they should pay taxes, and where they
question would be the proper recording OF
legal papers. Papers recorded In the wrong
county might incur fearful loss to the citizen.
All these questions should be settled be-
yond question.
Ofcourse no act OF the Legislature can take
from Abbeville county the territory which
is secured to 1t by the constitution.
The people OF Greenwood have perfect
ght to form a county and no man outside of
the limits of the territory OF the county can
have feathers weight In defeating their will
and nobody seeks TO defeat their will. Alb
beville has no other right than that OF pro-
testing against the taking OF her territory.
Let Green wood ARA nge the line so as not 10
take our territory. That is all that Abbevlle
wants. Even II we could, by technicality.
defeat the will OF the people OF Greenwood for
period of four years, we believe that no
man at Abbevile will seek to defer the forn1a-
tion of the new county on that or any other
plea. ifthe line Ia properly laid off.
The combined opposition Of the world can
not defeat the formation OF Greepwo coun-
ty, and Abbevile has done nothing more than
10 ask our neighbOrs to see that the line is
right. 1t Is right that Greenwood should
have the county. 1t is her legal and moral
right, and Abbeville recognizes that right,
while maintaining her opposition to encroach'
ment upon her territory, and we do not see
how the good people of Greenwood could
knowingly or willingly take an inch OF our
territory.