Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-09-08

4 1SssssltSs one, u itDOugnt MN Ver LSucceSSluii
ginsthefrank and lucid statement offacts in
nseculiye order, and in the reasonable
ssand persuasive differences, which he drew
& rom them in relation 10 the transeendant
importance ofhis great work, to this noun
6 tainsreg gioh. He commended the erespect-
{ fuls Heniion of his audience, and his ad.
dress asfevidently well received, but /
had :noimeans, ofjudging Of its effect upon
their purses, as The meeting did no more
than appoint com mitees TO obtain subscrip-
tons of stock. The, completion OF these
two great works will draw out,the slum-
berfng energies Of these sons of the noun
laihs and deyelope 5lfe vast resources,
{ which: have lain almost dormant for half a
century aud ultimately imparrsuch bene-
fits sasywilimake this portion ofNorth Car
s-oiinaihe most hourisbing and desirable of
any in the State. lmel with an incident
Yesterday. which exhibits in forcible point
ofyiew, the present condition and charac-
Z tersof these mountain deuizens, During a
B mornings excursion for exercise, | met a
young man on foor, on his way 10 this wa
y teriDg place with small lllvessel, of butter
sfor sale, containing as conjectured about
three pounds. Onzmy return encounter
ledlhe same young man on a differentroad,
directing bis steps to the village Of Ashvile,
as the last resort for the sale of his hutter,
having failed to dispose Of il TO our land
Z lord Col sDeavor; and he had taken road.
leading over a free bridge OF six and half
miles distance, instead of the direct one,
sonIy four miles and a half in extent-but
;whichipassed over atoll bridge, aud all for
ihe purpose Of avoiding Eve cents Toll for
bis passage. Thus you will perceive that
this young mounlaineer had the resolution
TO encounter The fatigue Of walk of six
miles and a half TO Ashvile, in addition to
!. one Of three miles before reaching Colonel
& Deavor's. 10 sell three pounds Of butter,
for which heSwas allowed moi more than s
eor10 cents per pound, so thatin reality he
subjected himself 10 laborious walk of
thirteen miles; to and from Ashville, for
something Ike twenty-f FIVE cents, in which
Z ,heslarger portion Of The day must have
teen consumed. Is not, this occurrence a
more powerful argument in favor Of the
projected Railroads tl:an all the arguments
ofsyllogistic reasoning? How greatly en-
hanced III value would become the labour
{ Of this young man, if he had a convenient
and sure market for his products and what
encouraging nginducements would be offered
: forglhe exercise of industry. These two
roads are destined in process of time 10 af.
ford convenient markets for all the produc.
lions Of these mountains, such as butter,
cheese, tallow, potatoes, cabbage, lard,
-four. and bacon, and trust that shall
4 see the day when Columbia, Augusta and
Hamburg, and all.the middle counties and
districtssin North and South Carolina and
Georgia, will be supplied with these arti'
cles from the mountains when our de.
pendence on the north shallloreyer cease.
. InlconcIusion, allow me to enquire, what
progress has been made towards securing
The railroad from Aiken to Edgc6eld. II
is confidently believed, in all quarters, that
YOU will succeed in theconstruciion Of this
road, and in fact il is supposed 10 be placed
beyond the contingency Of failure, by the;
subscriptions ofslock already received. It's
vast Importance 10 The district strikes. every
ssone as so byious, lh al moi q doubt OF sue
scsss iss se1lsaa ed, less indeed sstbsyg
say. Tho ciiizens shall prove srecreant TO
lheif own interests and high oblisatious of
duty. Iassureit will operate as burn.
ing shame and lasting disgrace 10 the dis,
iriet, iflbs enterprise be suffered to fail for
The want Of public spirit or Of union and
harmony TO carry it through to compile
ton. Yours, G. w. B.