The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-10-27

Let this general proposition be borne
IN mind asa fundamental one Throughout
'ne whole inquiry: that that route should be
selected achach aoill, at M= same time, cost the
Ieast, attract the largest su5scriptiou, and
eDora facilities to the largest amt most pro-
ductaUe eatent of country, and command the
greatest amount Of freight and trareL.
The two routes will be about the same
in length, betweea 100 and ITO miles.
Ihe Aiken route would cost the least.
four'hiths OF 1t would be along u ridge-a
gentle ascending slope, abounding in every
material. Its like can scarcely be found
IN the nation. 1t would require but one
small bridge, that ocross the Upper Saluda.
Halt OF the Columbia route (rnostly in New
oer'y) is broken, rough country, and
would require some heavy grading The
bridge at Columbia must be long. solid, and
very expensive. l am well assured that
the Aiken rou:e would cost two hundred
thousand dollars less than the other.
by observing the map it will he per-
ceived that the Aiken route will afford facil-
itatc 10 Edgefield, AbbeviIle, PcndIcton,
Greenvillr, Laurens and portions of New
berry, Spartanhurg and Georgia. The Co.
lumbla would only TO Newberry, Laurens,
Greenville, and a portion of Spartanburg-
not hall the extent of the other. The Aik-
en- route (exccpt for the part of Ncwberry
which lies near the Columbia market)
7rouM su6scfre all Tie purposes OF the other
route, amd IN addition afford to that populous
and productive section, between the Saluda
ond the Savannah Rivers, facilities and u
market, which without it, 1t uercr can haze
aetthouf ammcnse sat1afce. Is not this argu-
inent conclusive in its favor? And from
this very reason another is drawn, that the
subscriptions will also be proportionably
greater. 100000 for this route would
have been as promptly raised as 100000
have been for the other"
FIRE IN R1cHMoND.-The papers record
destructive fire which broke out in Rich
mond on Sunday the O inst, aud nearlyde
stroycd third Of the city 1t has been the
most destructive which has ever occurred in
that City. The loss is variously estimated
at to five hundred thousand dollars, and
the insurance cannot cover two.thirds of it.
The value Of slate for roofing was conclu-
sively destroyed, and the energies of the CITY
paralyzed for years. The Flour mill of
Barksdale & Warwick, in which the fire
began its ravnees, was perhaps the largest
In the United States.
lHE WIFE OF THE CHRlsTIAN-Cha-
tcaubriand, in his eloquent work, has this
beautiful picture ofthe wife of the Christian:
"Thc wife Of the christian is not q sim.
pie mortal, she is a mysterious, cx,raordina-
ry, angelic being the flesh of the flesh,
the blood Of the blood of the husband.
Man, in uniting himself to her, rcgains
part OF his substance: his soul as we'll as
his body, is incomplete without his wife
he has strength she has beauty; he labors
in The fields, he does not understand the de-
tails of domestic life, but his companion
prepares the repast, and her smiles sweet
en- existence. He has his crosses and the
partner Of his couch is thre to soften them:
his days may be sad and troubled, but in
the chaste arms of his wife he find comfort
and reposc. Without woman man would
be rude, gross and solitary. Woman
spreads around him the flowers of existence,
as the creepers Of the forest decorate the
majestic oak with their odoriferous garlands.
Finally the pair live united, and in death
are not scpcrable; in the dust they lie side
by side, and their souls are re-uni,ed be,
yond the limits of the tomb'
OMINous FAcr.-The Waterford Ire-
land) Chronicle makes startling announce
ment in long article respecting the Pope
of Rome. he wants one hundred thou.
sand fighting men he can have them for the
asking in Ireland"
LEARNED Woop SAwYER.-The Detroit
Journal says,-We have seen in this city
German, about 80 years Of age, who was
educated in one of the German Universities.
He is an excellent Latinist, good Greek
and Hebrew scholar, and speaks and writes
French, Spanish, German and English, ann
is an excellent mathematician. with all
these accomplishments, he is compelled for
want OF better employment, to saw wood for
q. living. We should like to know the cha
racter Of his morals; if he can bring clean
papers in that respect he might journey to
the South, and exchange his saw for some.