Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-08-23


and Savannah. and The advantages tha
nature had placed before The Ciiizcns %
our own Slate, were overlooked ant
neglected. So entirely did Georgia, a
The period alluded IN ensross The commerce
Of The upper districts Of .Sou'h Carolina
that from livn to eight per cent. premiun'
he has paid To obtnip the curren, money o.
this State for the purpose OF paying taxes,
there being scarcel, any paper aloat but
that Of the Banks of Georgia. This evil
and this Inconvenience have been in q
great degree obyia,ed since the foundation
OF Hamburg, end the circulation of tn.
paper of our Banks is thus increased TO
thr exclusion Of tha, n.' strangers.
From the conStani intercourse preserved.
formcrly. between The Srute of Georgia
aud The upper districts of This State. the
latter were almost strangers TO their fellow
citizens in The lower d!,,Iic,s, and SORT
Of alien spirit. was produced among them
that welded them more. strongly 10 The
views and Interests Of reisEbnriyg State
than TO those OF their own. This un-
wholesome state Of feeling has been alter.
cd, and lhe bonds ID citizenship have bccu
strengthened ard the synpalIlics Of com.
muuities have been directed into their pro
per and natural channel : - constant, rapid
and safe communication having been cs-
tablishcd between the extremes Of tho
Stale, 40 union Of sentiment and single.
ness Of object obtain throus hout all its dis
lricts.. This is- ano,hcr benefit derived
from the building OF Hamburg.
1.-The. present Steam Boa, navigation Of
the Savannah river. uniting the distant
places OF Charleston and Hamburg, is al
n consequence of Ihc foundation
OF the town of Hamburg. The bcuetits
of this navigation are notorious and swell
the txPor,s OF this city with tie products
Of our upper districls-with those or many
of North Carolina and likewise C.
Geargia. Ia return this market becomes
the centre TO which most Of the supplies
for The western country nrc directed thus
making Charleston The emporium ofthrce
contiguous states. aud contributing largely
10 the peculiar interest OF South Carolina.
Nor sis this cnnimunica,ion through
.iamhurs ony forced state of things; ii is
notlIie cage aud fashion OF the day to- be
laid aside when new ones mny appear. IL
is in feet the natural chcGuel through
which, aud through which aIoue,,h trade
Of the Western country can reach this city.
The amount of the products that have
passed TO aud fro between Charleston and
bamhurs, has increased in value and in
quantity. nu, by progressive steps, bat by
sudden and rapid increments. There were
warehorscd in Hamburg, the first season
Of il, business, 1886 bales of Cotton
and IN the second season 27.s57 bales. In
the second season there were wnrehouscd
in the mouth OF October ,22S bales. and
in the same month Of this year 3, i49 bales;
an Increase in this season Tor that mouth
alone OF 1921 bales.
During the first season, employment
was given by the trade between This city
aud Hamburg IN one steamboat. in the
second season Two were necessary, and
this season there is n third added; aud Al
no season have these boats hcen sufficient
FOR the calls of business. fihrce addi-
rional boats were now plying in the Char.
lesion and Hamburg trade, they w"a!d not
be more than that trade coull fully sup
port.
Observe also the rapdily with which
the :own itself increases. In July l52l
the first house was raised aud there are
now l76 buildings erected; there Are six
other spacious houses now building, each
Of them Two stories high, aud which are 10
be finished in superior manner. The
number oI inhabitants now amnuut, 10 be-
tween zoo and lDuJ-renrs are US high in
Hamburg us they are 10 Augusta, and the
number oi traders aud settlers is constant
~ increasing, proof This that persons III
business liud il advantageous 10 their IN
,eresls 20 establish themselves 10 the new
town; and where individuals settle. lor
the promotion Of their welfare thai, place
must he commanding focrs Of trade.
The benefits OF The waters OF Savannah
river used TO be coriincd almost exclusive.
ly tc the Stale Of Georgia the establish
meni Of Hamburg has given to This Sta;e
its fair and equal proportion OF those ad
vahlages. S1ch gains are nc, 10 be light
ly-ap2reciu,cd-,hey d" not capsi>, mere
y OF prescn. profits but they poiut,o prus
pceiive bcne!i,s and future and unknowr
muI'ipliiations Of the public resources
The acquisition cf ,hose facilities that ths
waters Of river give Io internal commorct
is analogous TO, the construction of a canal
and such is Tho acquisi';on gained by 'h'
settlement Of Hamburg.
All these aggregated benefits, moral
political and pecuaiary. derived from thi
state from llic sel,.men, OF Hamburg, ,nr'
owing TO he eutcrprisc, ability aud per
severance Of Mr.. Shullz. Whatever pri
vnle advantages Mr. Shullz expectc'
would rcsul, from his undertaking 10. Fea
new town we, know not, nor arn they
any consequence To TIC public. 1.-The saw
the promotion oil his personal interest II
tho successful issue Of his object. he mus
have credit for that prudence which shoui
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