The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-06
township government. IN

thing a. eounty or township government in
Among other diaerentiatine causes Mr.. Nc.
SEsay o gSinss g Suw 'e YORK Ehi we're nl p sSS GsSoT IN colo bio
main by smiSran,s coming directly from the
q er large H ifnIsi sSa'e els TScSi'1 in her USS' popu GlsXims
was settled In o great measure from Barbadoos
and the other West Indian Islands: Tho course
by, way, Of BsrSadocs. The hrst colony, SEN,
spatohed to Carolina by way of Bermuda.
formation of ,other colonies the whois
structure of society had to be built up from
liar environment Of each settlement, the social
and political organization OF south Carolina
, ;raS, TO : R 4 SSnsid %cS5 1n extent .t trSsnsf Err bodily
from Barbadoos brought with them n colonial
system. tho basis of which was the institution
tocracy OF Landgraves and Caciques. devised
TIC 4 DG i%nfiSS snS Of ofG shsfts 81 SPS pSl o}pod To- e S@Iss
tho characteristics which were to mark tho no
the ono hand. a strongly aristocratic t; n "a
while, on the, other hand. developing q popular
party which based its claims upon the dogma Of
a strict construction Of chartered or %constitu.
tionnl provisions.
Attention Is also directed by the author ofthis
work to the fact that tho establishment Of the
tility Of the Indians under French and spanish
influence, necessitated from the very beginning
rendered the moro indispensable BY tho incrcas.
uprising on the part of the blacks. who soon out.
numDerea tne wnites' gsso rise 10 n system OF
Characterization of the negroes. brought abont he hv
the war of secession. So imbued was the sys.
IN, OF f1ternmGnt prouRnt rom B9rbadoes
province retained the military title OF PRO.
vost Marshal" for a hundred years; that is to
say; until a. the american hetSSiution; To thi.
sst IL nj; MSS ~ SraSes INC prevalence or
military Titles In the south.
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II.
ma,
Let US look q ntte c!oseiy ~ a curious pro-
msnta, ron.ti,u.ior. mhio, ho n..n..oS "naa'
IL =. n."'I p.op"..u y a
DINA IL VIII DO remembered that tho Consti.
It was provided that the eldest Of IN. cirh.
- pI.ny.e". ".aS, !. uo'. :. .he e'shs
upon his decease tho eldest of tho seven suryiv.
inp pronriotors sbould aIwnvs apcceed soro,
other high offices were created, which only tho
Lords Proprietors could fill. These were nh
hrst to DO assigned by lot, and upon tho
occurrence OF a vacancy the Oldest Pro-
prietor was to take the vacant place. if he
plo.ofieu !. W Ms o"n' We ooser'e he1e
that the whole province was to be divided
.iaht boronios 80 go ".oa,u.,s a.sS
o.s snn Iu nes y louf preoine's, oaeh preclncs
ty.four colonies in each county. It was further
nnor;s.. 49, Lo.I-.S.-
should consist sMhs OFF, ~ se1sn' acres U'f IL follows nou s0, tbs,
each county would contain 4sO, 900 acres or $50
sonare milo, NJ this land tho c,aht p.on.;a,.Do
would have $4,000 acres; and, as there were to
be as many Landrrayes "a counties, and twice NJ
pointed to he four baronies or AZ ~ oooa cr ~a M
each Cacioue's share two baronies OF 81, 900
county. or an nss o wSr nore aslt for rh ne neonIs q 3 r each
tions were taken by Locke to perpetuate tbis avs.
tem. Until I7Ola Proprietor was to be allowed 70
that time he could do SO opIy for n + form of
three lives or twenty.one years. and thenn, only
a Il n 70 70 b y Il b hi aHn sot tine r ensaos tnird
not Under lease. The proprietorship, with its
default of SUCH heirs. Tor Lendernye or c aci
Of Carolina who was descended from the next
heir female OF the Proprietor; II there was
even of such heirs. The remeininp seven Pronrie.
tors were authorized TO choose a Landrrave to
succeed to the deceased Proprietor. hut II wns
required that Whoever thus succeeded ), i /.
arms or the deceased Proprietor.
consist of Landgraves and Cncioucs. These
terms were chosen because. by the provision of
w n1 he raiii y reqmated .hn. inc utie was
McCrady reminds us, the term Iandgraye wae
borrowed from Germany. and that of "Casiqne'
in in Amsrica Wa hayn " seop : y In anoian cnlnis
as many Landgraves as there were counties. and
twice rs many Caci9ues but no more These
nrov TnC ana hv r;nht or thairy d GptIs OF the
OF the provincial Parliament. The
rules OF alienation and descent with regard
AZ those nrescr;bed for tha 5ro q tnr shme
John Locke had in view the creation OF a gentry
as Wen as nooiiity; BESIDES the seigniory, the
other an Id jv;s;on yybJcb 'rxas 70 cnns;s, " on.
less than 5000 acres and not above 1000 in