The banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1844-1847, 1846-11-04
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~ (FoR THE BANnER)
\The utility of Rail Roads, and steam
as motive power for the purposes of rapid
travel, economical and quick transporta-
ton. are no longer problems to be solved.
The experience Of the civilized world,
has given the solution, wherever these
thoroughfares have been formed, the in
,cIligcnce of the people has had an up
ward tendency, the fogs Of ignorance,
superstition and prejudice, are by the
intercourse of man, with his fellow man,
driven from the social sky. Rail Roads
are the cords that will bind this Cn,on of
States together, stronger than all the
parchment in the worl1 in written do
cumcnts. We see with patriotic plea
sure, the bonds of intercourse traversing
in all directions, the broad extent of
these trophies of mans capacity, for self
government.
The streams of the portion of our
State lying above Augusta, and Colum-
bia, or in other words, in the sla,y and
granite region, which commences
few miles above Augusta, are unified
by nature for the purposes of navigation,
rocks and shoals are the predominant
features. A precarious sort of naviga-
ton is followed on Savannah river for 60
miles above Augusta, ~ some Of the
planters, ,b": III ofno genera! importance.
This being the fact: the middle and upper
parts @! the State: are Of necessity COM
PEELED to seek in art remedy for the de-
fects of nature A rail road from Aiken
to Greenville, would in great measure
remedy this defect. In twelve hours the
traveller could hear the noise of the
restless ocean wave, and see the cloud
capped mountain, nearly 500 miles
distant; the dormant energies Of the
man of the mountains would arouse to
activity: the fruits of the mountain and
glen, would team into the lap Of Charlie
ston; improvements of every kind
would be the result, and our general
country bettered.
The whole world presents a scene of
artificial productions, the resul. of intel
ligence. Air, eurth and water, are the
ready auxilaries Of mans will-the fruit
of the orchard, the field and it's rich har-
vest, the flower of the garden, with the
whole paraphenalia Of artistic skill, by
which man has surrounded himself in
his social capacity, are all the results of
his mental and physical energies. One
achievements creates a necessity for
another; this is manifest in the rail road
from Charleston to Augusta we expe-
rience its effects, and feel the necessity
OF like improvement.
To produce this improvement, needs
but the will and energies of the people.
The motto should be whatever has been
done by others, can be done by US, and
go at the matter, in determinate right
manner, and certain success will crown
the result. Economy should be ru-
ling principle, learning wisdom by the
experience of others; Vigorously cndea-
voring TO keep out all speculation; guar
ding every point Of expenditure; scru-
tinizlng sensibly every part, as if an in
dlvidual concern remembering the old
adage "that whatever is worth doing at
all, is worth doing we'll"
We have heard several plans mooted
for the production Of the road, one of
which strikes US, as practicable and eco
nomicaI, and we think worthy the consi-
deration of the neonle II :, ., g.,