Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-02-24

its parts that are in state Of improvement and
| advancement in the arts and sciences rs well
as morals. But we have OF course, 10 enume
rate. sail general rules have their exceptions
| Old Edgefeld rs standing prominent exam.
Pile. She is old still, and is yet covered in the
clouds and mistness of her own shadow. II
she could bnt receive few rays Of the sun oI
the genius of New England, and stand off as
spectator aud behold hersef, she would yet
arise from the dust Of her selfish inactivity and
would take stand among those. who with 4
little more energy and enterprize, l,uye long
since taken The lead Of her in improvements of
every kind, which tend to exalt people and
give an impetus TO rational greatness.
Will she stand still and fold her arms in list.
less admiration, whilst the Pope Of Rome is
scaling the Alpine heights with the train Of
cars hurled along by the putting locomotive
steam engine7 And will she'no, when seeing
the smoke as it skins amid the snow covered
submits of the Alps, like another volcano stand
still, still
Will she remain unmoved, while Mnhomea
Ali permits Christian Temple to raise IFS
spire amidst his Ottoman Moslues,-whist
oceans are being turned into reservoirs for pro-
pelliug machinery? Will. she learn no lesson
Of improvement. while Prince Louis Napoleon
is uniting thro' the is.hmus of Panama. the Pa
cific and Atlantic.-Whist the mountains and
valleys Of New England are hnmming n cho-
rus Of industry and enterprise from her thou.
sauds ol spindles. Or will she wait not only
until the North Eastern Boundary of Maine is
connected with the Rio del Norte and Gala.
fornia by Morses Magnetic TelegrapbcIwi
but even nntil Charleston and Liverpool, nay,
until Old Edgeield and the City Of London.
are made twin Siamese sister cities before she
will awake to her importance and interest in
improvement and science. 1t is enough Mr..
Editor, to awake the shades of Franklin and
Fulton, to pronounce the sentence of con-
demnation upon her, and write Icabod as her
epitaph, should they be informed Of our re-
sources, and:see the tract of country between
this place aud Aiken. and behold no rail road,
hut charter-a'charter !! Can charter carry
onr cotton TO market! Can charter suffice to
carry oil all the business operations of stir
ring and thrifty comnerce-can it make our
poor hills any richer, or add 10 the speed ofthc
plough, or aught to the marketable produce of
our farms or dnires. But rail road will not
only enhance the value of oui lands make odr
hills richer, give speed 10 the plough and add
commodity to commodity to onr marketable
produce.-butt it will do much more. It is no.
thing but work of snperogation TO enumerate
all other advantages that will accrne in addition
10 these. The advantages that will ensue 10
the Court House is small. compared 10 those
which the whole district will feel, and hence
the necessity Tor the corporation of all quarters
of the district in building this road: Nor wifi
The benefit be coufned to the e"distrtct, it will
extend to The mountains from the sea board
Every one is convinced of all this And it only
remains to place the shoulder to the wheel and
sci it in motion. Lay aside all proposed plans
for other roads-th, obstacle and that. by srr.
mounting them all. and il only requires energy
fos Old Edgefeld to .setihersdlf'right. It"
1T has been objected 10 nail roads, that they
reduce the demand for horse labor, and injure
the business Of wagons, bnt experience has
proved, that where rail roads have been esta-
blished numerous new and profitable avenues
transportation by, Wagons, have beed opened
which were no, before demanded, and greater
demand for employment Of oil classes, and es'
peciulIy of those tf1ht desire it.
The only obstacle in the whole route is a
long tnclincd plain into our pockets, and if we
can descend it with our selfish paws, and then
ascend Il well ladened with the one thing need
iuI. we will have little more than charter.
| A little money ls better fart will grease the
axIes and the cars wi! go hhe1d-and our en-
gines will yet rum on a smooth and leval route
through pine woods, and iEghtwood 'knot
enough to keep up The steam.
As the books for subscribing for stock are tc
be opened in March, we hope that we sllal
be as successful as the people of Pennsylvania
were with a ROAD In their State., When The
books were opened. they subscribed 2200wIer
on 1900 shares were required. II is only ne.
cessary to remind our citizens that the chance
is or will soon be afforded them all, 10 en-
gage in this work, which shonld have long
since heen completed. F.. as England is now
adopting most liberal system of free trade,
as cotton is commanding good price, as peace
is about being restored between the United
States and Mexico, .as large quantity Of rich
land with valuable water powers, and abound
ing in mines Of coal ard precious metals will
soon be brought into market-and last, not
least, as the distance of the cardinal points OF
tbs globe is being annihiIated by the Magnetic
Telegraph, we should now have been in pos
session Of substantial and successful road
over one of the best routes in this Union-bu
az II is never too late to do good. we will now
20 10 work in earnest.
SAFETY.gALVE.