The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1847-12-15


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You are not una ware stiiass t,ia sbi,blie
mind has been, II iuupli INC, pasf snsimar
and Is still, Under cons; dafai,la fain a,,t
upon; the subject s Of Rail Roads nI;ii
TINT large sums have Il sli libsari bad to:
Hards tic construed on of some sfliatl lfaya
been projected Nor can YOU ba ariii,.
rant the public Treasury Is lied siibon ID
contribute, ia some form or ut
the completion Of these ente prizes; md
that without il, some or afl: OF ,lieml
must full; and il tsshsill be for you to de-:
termine, etheT these: fair s. prospects
shnll Be blighted whilst III the b5nid, 81 ex-
| pand Id full proportions u1de your foster
ing hand s. q y ssSl
The civilians agree tiiatsthe,s soY,3esrrcian,
power ina State. is bound to provide HIGH,
ways for its inhabitants; and itis for this
that tile right of eminent domain is il,ss
.pliedly reseryedsin Every grant OF torn. !.
l'tory, qualified by our Constitution with
the reservation, that Just. compensate
shall be awarded The individual owner, if
his property is used for public purp poses.
No individual has the right to, put even
his foot upon the soil Of another, without,
his consent. The, incapacity Of ;indiyidu:
ais mud the absence of concert among
them, oppose, generally, insnpsrable OBJ
stacles to the exercise Of this power by
individuals; and il Isl, there efore, reserved
TOR the State: But the right to exercise
It does not impose on the State the obliga-
ton to carry an highway to The door of
every individual; they are the main arte-
raes, and communities must supply the
branches. The State mpy delega this
! power to indiyid dual but they will never
undertake the exec cntion of il, without the
expectation OF 5reasona able trenuneration;,
T and S when they will mot, the questions,
when and where, and ct What penseof
money and labor the State oughtsto do il
are are constantly addressing themselves q
i your Judgment and discretion. These
questions may he e hes amiisa3 By keep
tslng entifeiy QUITO the view the5aid stllnt
may be- calculated on, from lind iduals;;
and assuming that the whole burden is 10
DC borne oy the State at large, what: ne
cesslty ana what principle @ is TO govern in
the selection OF site Tor the road and the
amount OF money or labor 70 be expended
m lis cons ructionf The solution R may be
drawn from the practical concerns OF
every day lie, planter living at dis
tance from q market road, finds the way
leaqqing 10 II out OF repair, int tersected,
perhaps, oy. o creek or river frequently
impossible from high Water, and he goes
ABOUT 70 estimate wnat It VIII cost IN mo:
ney or labor to repair the road, and build
bridges and compares that with the value
OF the labor, or the amount OF! OF money it
VII! cost TO transport his produce over 1t
IN IT'S present condltion--and II IN the re-
suit 1t appears that he will save by the inn
provoment, the interest on the money, or
yhiue OF iaoor TO De expended on them,
ne Will II WISE, not hesitate to make
mem: ana the state ought to be governed
oy the same principle: The only objec-
tlon 70 II Isl that Its dement's are partial,
whist tle burthen bears equally through
out inc S,ate. Is Le. us meet thls objection
iaifiy. ahe Deneilts are M ma degree un-
equal. ne VINO iives on me. the road side,
is is more fortunate tnan ms ne,ghbor who
llves nve mlles d'stant' ana, ne IN mt turn
more iortunate man ne @ VINO lives more re-
mote' are we ior thls reason totlave no
PUBIC highWays at ailf WI not 1.-THE the
travelier."l'o goes Ten mics irom !. mo nome, m
reallze INA. Ine foaa over wnlch ne ira ira
ve,S, wreiGnea ,a aa as 'ney genera,iy die was