The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1836-09-24
From the Charleston Courier.
Cen. Jackson aultlc Charleston and Ci"eirnats haa
Rodd

rom the Charleston -oufic!
c.u L,tson ouIthc Charleston and CineiEnd:i hdat
Road
We EXPRESSED strong doubt some time
since. whether Gen. Jackson had declared
himself hostile to This great enlerrF'ze'
as stated in q Tennessee paper, and VIC
are happy to learn from the following e1-
tract Of letter. receive! In this City. 'ro:n
n distinguished membcr Of the BAR IN
Nashville, tina, our doub, was rightly en-
,cr,ainea. ,,c
NASHVILLE. Aug. -. lSt"
with regar,.,u Gen. Jacks"ns hos:
,;hty tn the Charleston and CINCINNATI
Rail Road, I,,s no, believe there is any
thing in, The firs. intima''on OF The
Kind, which VIC heard here, was that nc
had EXPRESSED decided hostility 10 The
Road. somewhere in the Eastern part oi
This State, hu; his most intimate friends
Icny il. They state what have no
doub, is the fact, that he spoke rather
doub,fnllv Of It's accomplishment: bn, so
far from his conversation being hostile to
tho Road, directly the contrary was to be
inferred. Had Gen Jackson been al
Knoxville during the session Of The Con
ycn,ion, an witnessed the deep enthusiasm m
which pervaLcd thai body. particularly the
members from The South and Ncsi'--anu
m. fixed and rcsolulc carncs,ncss. with
which thew seemed TO be imbucs. think
all doub, as TO lis p!ac;icab'iiiy or una
accomplishment, would have vanished
from his mind /, certainly is u s'urcn
lous, magnificent, undertaking. !he
history OF our species has proved that ma
tural obstacles. however apparently 'usur
mountable. have been obliged Ia yield &c
the powc, Of '.man's roind." Who. ior!,
vearsaso. would have believed 'ha! 'ht
immense products Of the valley OF 'ht
Mississippi would have bcea ilosscd dowt
on the bosom Of ,|,a, majcstic stream. ant
the Manufactures Of Europe and tho pro
ducts Of the South returned IN vessels
which seemed ,n stem the mighty '"rrcn
rs if propelled hy magic. Could II have
been supposed IS years ago, that 'hc hu
mau mind could possibly have conirirct
nny mode or means OF travelling. BY wEie'
the traveller a, tho end OF - hours iron
his start. should end himself OF AN
miles from his starting point, When VI
sec what has bcca done hcrci0fo:c. Is !
nota a guaranty that almo>; ony thing Cal
be accomplished hereafter Fulton wa
denounced as chirlr lcal ma,!'ran. yet h'
lived 10 sec The stormy wave, overcome
bv his Invention. Columbus was dcriIct
40 a hair-braincd sarcn,urcr-n bc!lani!'
and slough. in his lifetime. he rcccIset
.chsins for esown-u prison for world
yet the discovery Of this mighty con''ncn
and tho impetus il has given 20 The arr:
and sciences. and legislation. and lis nigh
~ effects upon tho moral. social aud poll
,;cal relations Of mankind. have been In
consequence OF his 'hair-h,ai aimed 'nAdnc.<.
We live in an age OF improvement: In
mind OF msn is a!pos, As houndicss !
space. and the cGre: Of is powerful opc
raiions upon the future. cannot be crc'
imagined. I trust. nay. bel'crr. The ia.
is no,f.r dis:an! when YOU anal shall SCI
,.,c smoke Of the cars n! the Charleston
and Cincinnati Rail Road ascending Il
Heaven. and The products OF The sou.!
and wcs. whirlin by each other IN rap''
succession.