The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-09-04

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laid out should have a typical name
affixed to it, aud as it was reasonable
to suppose that the place where this
new town was to be erected was with
out the pale Of Justice, situated in Il
place where shcrlls were harmless,
lnoiicnsivc men, where The laws were
laughed at and dcspiscd; and as wc
had among Us, in common with other
countries, men Of desperate fortunes
1T was to this place they would ny
for an asylum. Wishing, therefor G,
always to maintain some degree of
propricty, lie meant to move that this
town -hould be called the Clown Of
Hcflgc.
Col. Gcrvas said he had no objcc-
ton to it's being town Of refuge, but
not in an opprobrious way. lie hoped
that in this town we should find
refuge under the wings Of Columbia.
Gen. Barnwcll thought if this title
were derived from Columbus, it would
be raking up the ashes Of the dead.
lie wished rather that this town might
be named for a living hero of immortal
mcmory-by the name of Washington.
On the question being put Columbia
secured majority. Upon the 1ues-
tion being put whether the bill should
be sent to the House the vote stood
II for and : against.
On Saturday, March 11th, the
House took up the bill and several
members expressed the wish to have q
committee report on the most Genital
point, and committee was accord
ingly appointed.
On Tuesday, March 18th, the House
took up the bill for second reading
DIR. Budd, Of Charleston, hoped if
the House determined upon removing
the seat of government, that the act
for that purpose would expressly
direct that the streets should be sixty
feet wide. This precaution was neoes-
sary in warm climate, and if care
fully adhered to could not fail to prove
highly beneficial to the health of those
persons that resided in this town.
And it is probably due to this sugges-
tion Of this eminent Charleston ply
sician that Columbia was provided
with the magnificent streets she now
enjoys.
Chancellor Mathews wanted to
know if Tsylor's Hill was generally
considered healthy. Col. Hammond
replied that Mr.. Taylor had been a
sickly man before he went there to
live, but that he had soon recovered.
Col. Richard Lushington, Of Char
lesten, did nc. think The nnmber of
acres named in the bill large enough.
He thought one thousand acres little
enough. Commodore Gillon, of Char
lesion, agreed with him. He wanted
plenty Of space. 1t was then agreed
that the new town should be two
miles square. Gen. Sumter wanted to
postpone further consideration, and
Gen. Stephen Bull agreed with him.
He wanted more convenient location
and offered to survey the section over
himself during the recess. Col. Ham.
mond said little was to be gained by
appointing committees; that one had
been appointed the year before that
he understood that selected Camden,
but that there was as little prospect
for Camden as ever. DR.. Budd lid
not want the central place to be t he
centre of pine trees. He rather wish
ed they might employ their wisdom in
finding out the centre Of Inhabitants
of taxes-of duties. He wished
we'll to the town, and as proof Of it,
intended to bring before the next
Legislature plan for promoting and
encouraging manufactures, without
which an inland town like this could
never be expected to become great or
fiourishing. Prophetic DR.. BuddI
Did he see visions of the Columbia of
1900?
Gen. Sumter said he was on the first
committee and that they had found
Friday 8 Ferry about the centre of the
State.
Mr.. Bee thought tho question should
be put on place first and the question
of moving the capital passed on after
wards.
Judge Pendleton, of SAKE Gotha,
agreed. It made no difference who th-
er the seat was on Congaree or Wa
teree, but he wished it might be as
high up in the country as possible, as
that part of the State was thicker set
tlod.
Gen. Sumter said that on former oc-