Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-12-06

whatcycrmight be ihe expense or difficulsi
ty, wo have gone too far--we have prom
ised too much to the world, 10 ofeifear with |
dignity. Our question should noWlbe no,
,ohether we shall go on, bun hon.. -.
Since the publication Of the,ahnuaI re-
port OF the direction OF tho Rail Road Com
pany, the South Western Roll Road B ank
has been organized, and will goSirit0 iGz
mediate operation, under the most favor
able auspices and with every prpspec,s sof
promoting The success 'ofthe groaf enIer-
prise to which it is intended to- he .auxiiia-
ry. The Bank must be OF inestimable
value as well To the stock holders, as TO the
country. Acting under this impressions,
and dcsirous that the State might not lose
her.privilese Of participating in the reveI-i 8 =
ues OF the Bank, ifSfhut policy should beE
approved of, conceived i, to he mystluty,
in concurrence with such Of the comn,is-
sioners representing the State as could be
conveniently consulted before the closing
of the books on the Stll instant. to- make q
conditional subscription. on behalf Of the
State, for ten thousand shares in the Bank, z
subject TO the appreciation of the Lesisla-
ture.
Following in the samc spirit of domestic
Improvements which you have wisely led,
L venture to suggest to your consideration
Il measure for the deve0pement Of our re-
sources which does no appcarto have been
so much appreciated by US, as by other
States Of equal Intelligence. Extensiye ee-
illogical surveys have been Instituted under
legislative sanction, in most of the New
England States, in New York, Penusyl-
vania, aud Virginia. Besides the contri6u
ton to science, the direct ADVANTAGES of
these investigations have been so Obvious
a. to diminish the expense, by comparison,
mo almost nothing. The mineral rcsour-
ccs OF each section of country have been
brought To light, and made availabe.-
Mines OF buried wealth, of every dcscrip-
lion, have been explored. their qualities
ascertaincd, and their uses pointed out
The exhausted soil of lower Virginia has
found an elixir Of new life in her long neg
lected bcd> of lime aud mari. Even The
giani'e rocks of Massachusetts have been
classed, and each variety examined. aud
precisely located. Tho fruit of this en-.
iishrened labour is seen in the blocks of
masonry which have been brought over q
thousand miles ofocean, to adorn even tbs
streets OF Charleston. But rs 1 propose
rather to advise with you, than to direct
your counsels, leave this bare sugpes-
ton to your better intelligence. will
only remark, that the survey instituted
some years since, under the charpe Of
Professor Van Uxem, was rather mineral.
ogical than of u general geological charac.
ter: aud therefore tended rather to enter
tain the curious, than to cnlishten the steps
OF practical industry. -,
pom tho general condition Of our COM
mon highways, it is hardly necessary to
remark. That it connot possibly be much
worse, is believe generally acknowied-
gcd. Our road laws are very imperfect
ly enforced, and the system appears to be
very imperfect in itself. Tie UNEQUAL
distribution of the labour, the unskiliful !.
ness OF The superintendent, and the mimi
fest interest Of all who arc subject TO rpad
duty to do as little of it ms possible, areile-
iects very sufficient to account for lis mis-
cradle success. But as the Legislature
has more than once expressed its disilaii-
nation to attempt any general refai
this matter, will only suggest the .prcpri-
ETY. of encouraging the organization OF pri-
vatc Turnpike Companies, as well by the
grant Of liberal charters. as by particina
ting i'll their expenses and profits, in such
proportions as to secure their active co-op-
Grafton.
The condition Of our navicable water
courses naturally suggests itself in this
connection. Large sums have been ex
pended i'll their Improvements, but hereto
fore without an adequate return-Derhaps.
because the system was not vigorously fol-
lowed up, rather than from having bocn
lnludiciOusly commenced. The Broad
River IS prominent illustration of this
one OF our streams Of the largest class, di-
viding the centre Of the State. Between
the Columbia Canal and Lockhart's ShoaI.
and thence % the mouth of Kings Creek,
IN Y ork District, there are several ra,,i,ls.
at low water impracticable for the smallest
craft, and al all times difficult and DANCER
Gus. a good deal Of labour has alrcady
bccn expended upon these obstruc,ions;
nut from the erection Of~uams, and the
cashal disturbance OF TIC bed of tho stream
added to the impcrfections of the original
work, the navigation is becoming annually
more difficult. This instance has been
brought more especially under my obser-
vatnn Than others. but the case is proba-
ply The same with the rest. TO enable tho
Legislature to apply an adequate remedy
10 thIs evil, 1t will perhaps be advisable
to cause this and such Other of our rivers
us demand 1t, to be surveyed by compe-
tent agents, who will report the estimated
expense and par'icnbiIity of each work.
There are many subjects connected with
the criminal code which earnestly demand
The attention of the Legislature. Among
these, is the habit of wearing concenlcd
deadly weapons, which is become too
common among the more unthinking part
OF the community. This practice is high
ly reprchensible. offensive to good taste.
subvcrsive of the peace of the country. and
unworthy of an advanced stage of chris.
tian civilization. Rcvcnoe and ro,o,,