The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, February 15, 1884, Page 4, Image 4
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J. R. HAGOOD, r~ditor.
AIKEN'S REFUSAL TO All) US.
It is with regret, that we have
noticed Aiken's refusal to aid us
in the building of the Carolina,
Cumi herlnd G ap and Chicago R.
R. The town which was to be the
terminus of this-grand trunk line to
the West,; within whose corporate
limits, there was to be erected the
rail-road shopis, the very life of
enterprise itself ; and into whose
bosom the enormons wealth of'
much of the West, was to be pour
ed, has exhibited a selfish spirit,
which Should he frowned down up
oI by every civilized comunity
of our couiitryv. When a set of
people become so clanishl and close,
as to see no further tian the
end of their nose, we mlav expect
no enterprise to receive its imerited
attention in their midst, but on the
other hand it is natural to believe,
that any enterprise which they
iight. attempt to carry n for the
good of their county , will come to
a dead hait: an su(I c a ca mnUni
ty should start over again to learn
the alphabet of enterprise, wr sub
mit as lost in the bounldless fields
of ignorance. Aiken a'ed, how
ever, in the manner in which she
was expected to act. When the
land-owners went so fars as to at
tempt hull-dozing in order to pre
vent a subscript ion to the grn hdest
railroad sclemie ever inaulra ' ) tIate(d
in the State of South Carolina.
Ohen a huge wall should have beeni
placed between them and ilie out
51(de worl, until they could filly
realize that "imanl liveth not to
himself.'" Aw'akeninig them to a
sense of thieir1 dult~y towardo thaeni
selves and thle rema inder of man
kind1( they will lbe beCtterI fitted to
use the means wvhichb "Th'e God of
Nature"' ha~s pIlaced at thieir dis4po
sal, for the accomnplish ment of
good to humanity. It is hardly
gy will be relaxed to anyv great ex
tent by A iken' s refusal to lendio a
helping hand. On the- 'ontrmary,
'we would like to see it~ act as an
incentive to Gov. Jiagoodl to push
forward with i uereased energy to
w ardJ the consumation of this grandl
enterprise. Though livling year
Aiken, lie is "not of that nulmber
who are ignorant in spite of expe
rience."' ie is a man too well
acquainted with humanity and( the
affirs of this world, to be ov'er
rome by one or more clanish set
of individu~als, who may raise their
voicees ag'ainust an enterprise which
would bring them increased wealth,
vnlarge their ontrnotut ida, and
place them in an enviable posit'on
to the minds of' other people. Ai
ken's refusal to vote a subscription
will doubtless occasion the same
act on the part of Edgefield. It
is a pitty that all could not show
Aiken their determination to aid
in the completion of this road.
Will all of our people that canl,
attend the mass meetiing at Pick
ens Court House on1 inst. Go
there with the determnination to do
your part either in-the mceeLing, or
when another ti i e comes for the
furtherance of this noble work.
Ihe anti-subscription men at Aikeni
won by a majority of eleven. When
the election takes plae in our,
county, let there not be more than
eIC'NV votes il all aigainst a1 large
suhscription. Do not go to the:
Ipolls with Iarrow minds and sel
fish hieairts ; but go feeling that you
vill get. -,value received'' for the
efforts you maY lend to the enter
pise which will do so -much for
Our1' eouniitry's goOl.
DI: 1FE lCTYf LA WS A ND1 WHAT:
THIIEY 'COST US.
From the following fi gu res, ta-1
kenii from tihe County Commnissioln
e'S Rliport, pullished i in lhe 'Un
ion Times,' it would seem that the
Coioner's office of that county is
the best paying olfice inl it, consid
Iring the time, 4abor, etc. 'or the
fiscal year '82-'83, the first in
quest being held November 22nd,
1882 l, and the hist one inl said fis
Cal year. hei ng held S1 eptember' 10,
1883, making, we b eieve, 9
montis and 18 days, thera were 17
inqule.'sts by the Coronr, and 3 by
Trial Justices-20 in all-footing
ilp to teli county $258.95. Then
add to that amount $12.85 for Cor
onier' s Conistale costs, and p)ost
mior'tems1 by phIysicians1, $1 78.85,
and we have a total uf $480.65,
outside of the cost of books,
Now c.ompare the hangings with
that numiiber. We will supp~lose
that one-half of the inq(uests were
caused from murder, (10). 1 lang
ings one-and~ that we believe for
house-burnmin.
Well, where does the fault lay?
WVhy, ini the defective laws, of
course. We venture to say that it
is the largest exhibit of any county
in the State. wheni we co)nsider that
it is onec of the smnallest counties.
Th'le~e atre prett y tall figures for
the tax payerns to pany for that one
item, and it is a matter that should
be looked into by the peOle of
every county in the State, and the
causes of death of the Coroner's
subjects published, so that we may
see and know if the most of' them
do not originate from cold-blooded
murders, encouraged by the flimsy
aws of these latter days, the mur
dlerers having no fear of them,
knowing as they do, the loop-holes
that are left for their escape. It is
almost imf ossible to frame an in
dictment of any kind now, that a
shrewd lawyer cannot have set
aside, aid postponed from one
Court to another, thereby increas
ing court expenses,&c., on some
technicality.
Such laws are wNorse than no
law s, an( the people should at
one claim o ou011r LYeiSlato1's
more attention onl important sub
jects, and less on trivial matter's.
The most ignorant have learned
that there is little danger of the
rope for murder ; and the intelli
gent, in many instances, have no
Coil)1 netion of Conscience, Or
dread of law, when insulted, as
they term it. If lie has plenty of
money to emiploy able co usel, lie
need not fear. 'Then wh3 not. imake
tne crimina'ul laws iroln-bounld, and
See that the right Imieni are put inl
the righit place, to enthforce them.
We m1u-t have a few fitst-class
hanging b efore somie people will
realize that '.here is anmy law, what
ever.
Another natter ve would refer
to inl regard t) tle Iavs of' in(.uest,
and that. is
There is nmumb'ers of cases where
ani inquest is beld, and the Coro
er's, Constable's and Physicians'
accounits reindere(l atnd1i Settled,
Where the victim is known to have
died from natural or accidental
causes, their death being w itneCSSCd
by their fIa mily or frienzds. II is
not only an expeinse to t ix Payers,
buIlt it is humiiliating to t he rela-tives
and frien mds to see them dissectedo ,
through post mortem examinations
after they have p~assed into the si
lent sh~ades of dleathi. We do not
blame the Coroner for holding
them, 0or the physician for his post
mortem, for the law allows it.
theretore we have no lame only
for the law. We do inot assert
that our law makers i ntentionally
make these dlefects in the law, but
that it is an over-sighit,or from too
much haste in getting from one to
another, andl trying to get through
so many lawvs in so many dlays, and
work on ''pet schemles,'' in some
instances. We say, look first to
the imp~ortaLnt part, and let the tri
vial partB lay over until they are
forgotten, and then we wvill be bet
tered1, and not before.
We again say, f hat to cheek the
torrent of' mnurders throughout the
State, there must be a few more
hangings. As it is, no man is safe',
if' he accidentally or otherwise in
sults another. Trhis is not the on-r
ly law either that is flimsy And
causps expense to the counties,
that should be looked after.
X,
---Another cold-blooded murder hi
G reen vil le, on Sunday. Boti colored.
No cause, and 110 dread of the gallows,
we sippose. Greenville hs become
noted for Such (rines in t he past two
yea s. la it their bad whiskey, or are
they 1a1tulrhally game? Wre Ivill charge
it to thr'. acc'lrsed whiskey, as it. is so
essential for whiikey to be sold there,
ina order to raise a revenue, 110 matter
about. other consegnences. James
MeCuallolugh shot Ephraim Saxon
I bough the head, killing him Instant
ly, and that is all. A trial; an appeal;
Jutictie delayed: tie County to pay
the fidhler, ete,. So mumch for our
crianiminial Iws. Reform is needed.
Shall %Vd have it.
--Oi Tues1 :day las, tlie first s11)vel
fili of dirt toward tle building of th.
(AGreenville and I Laurens lRailroad vas
thrown by President .Matildill, at
(Ureaenville, aid a 1ig line gelerally
was hld by :11) entliulsiastie crowd, and
it is to Ihe h )ped 1aIt it vill Soon be
comily1pleted, 111(d that th'y m1-y3 derive
I the bnle-lits they so well de serve and
-lilt icipate, frmll it. She ia:s the vim
whv~en it-OO Woe toIRilroa,'da, anld wN"
Wol like to have bsteen Aiken tal(ke the
S:nn l in I t ent-st asz ( reenlville, inl the Ill.
ter of ie ('. C. 0. & ('. IZ. I , :11.
ih -n O.1 . rf:an wwOhllI not have bveen do -
hled, perhaps; for 2 )r 3 v-.ir1 r
I-win to t1he [arge almouit of I.
0:1 l n ter, ed lirial aI)Iml onununjea
tions1Q we a re eo. nyalled to omit apgoo.
k al of ilteresting news from oitside
our11 conut v.
NS IVAIN1 IN NLYI.---'-Tuie ..ty aIs
th ed IoWII t rai oni t Ie ( ain1 ( Rail
ro n ruInnInII IIg a Inr ve nea -h I appe111 1)
Dcepot, 1t1 he e ginrl ta a- ma Ittn
o t lie eSS II. Iefore the train
coibl be st ()j)('(l loComotive st rocki
I im 111:11 anm threw him some distanmCe.
It was foiiiil iit h \ was TIoI m:s
IIa vmmi. an oIl m-m wh >h s 1.le some
whlaat of a anderinig life through this
'Wect ion. .1Iii skull was fractured anid
life. was.' (enineIt . Ih-' is from Anidersona
comy, havinmg livedl In the( vieinity~ of
IIERE IS THEJ4
OLD STONO.
Stautmcht&d Reliable.
IT NEVER~ FAILS!
PI C'" " or 2to 3 per (!elt. An no ia.
35lbs., from~ 3 to 4 per enlt, Am
mlonuia, 400) lbs. cottooi.
Fa rmers, if you wanut to be sure of
your erop) doni't stop until J5. B. King
has loamhed y'ou with "OLDl STlON( .
Whlen youI h lve "O)l-D) STO.N O'' voni
hav'e safety, and safety in farming i',
happimecss axt h'>me. Th'le mani that
''OLD ST0l\TO"
under~t his~ cro~p wiill smiile~ all the Sum
mier. TPh '. cotIton will growv anid the
'You will not be asked to load your
owagons, as Mr. Kinug will doI that
for you. Back up youtr wiagonx and we
will dto the work. Recspectfutlly,
Ki NG & G RADY.
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