Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-06-30

law makersjfor{their protecting and .Parsn
tal care 10 save it from Simminent anni- ssssis
hlaion from .this Oasis of rthei pi1ey
woods this little ScontemPiible lie s'strncturses
of envy and folly. .s;N NVhys does The editor s
make such great fuss about .sos snialls e:
matter, one so hopeless Of success, SO cef
tainly disastrous 10 those who embark iii
it Why does he open his batleries S6f 81 81
such heavy ordnance against so ;smalt;s s
aud.so diminutive ansenemy
If il be as he represents it and would feign
havo it, there is nodanger. twill certainly
come to nought and he mig ght7e employ his
editorial thought upon matters more useful S
to himself aud to the community. But if sssss
it be of the importance and ndr!magnitude
which any one can readily see eshes really
believes it TO be, Notwithstanding all bis
ridiculc and ungenerous ainsnuationsSi SWeasfssS
fear that be will be left alone in Hamburg
"clinsing TO her pillars" weeping over
the mighty ruins and lamenting has 'shorr.i
sightcdness and folly" #
The worthy Editor says "witt the 1gts
ganlic project of the Columbia and Green
Vile Rail Road &c staring them in the
face, zoe cannot think that oven the small
sum required to complete this nlt1sidtuTs sssEs
project, this Oasis OF the piney woods of
Edgefeld, can be raised" Well, M .sss;ss
Journal, if are you so well satisfied that
"rargent cannon be raised why have
you kicked up such dust aboutit :sAres S
you in danger of losing any thing BY ouri
failure. This sort of consistency, -
"Resembles ocean into tempest wrought
To wait feather or 10 drown fly. -
We are not unobseryant Of the progress
of the Greenville road. Let it be coin :5
menced, and we will 60 on more yigorously
Than ever.-Tbe editor again says "They
know that the history Of all Rail Roads ~
goes 10 show that the original stockhol lders 49,
10 these enterprises are always the lo..ss
sers." Now. that this has been the fate Of -
the Rail Road enterprise in its infancy, no %
oae will deny. But that it is so now, no - rs =.
sensible man will seriously maintain. 49,
Would The editor have Us believe that man-s "a s
kind are such do,ards, such incorrgible gsg:
fools, as never to pro6t,never 10 learn from ~
the unsuccessful experiments Of their pre- 80
decessors in any species Of enterprise! Can
we not see where, others have failed
and learn lessons Of wisdom from their
errors? Can we not see the rock upon 80 sFs II
which Others have split and steer clear 0fs.ss:
it. If this were any thing that bofe the
slightest resemblance to the shadow of: "a u 4
sensible argument, there would at once; ;be
an end sof all improvements i'm art and
science. If this were true, and this editos
rial OF the Journal could be published
throughout the world, in all Language and
tong ues,5 and could find soft ones enough g g
to be. gulled by il, il would prove The
certain death blowto all those mag gni6ce1t
| rail road projects for which the present 81
| age is "a. 2sffeniar kab le.--A gain hessa
"They foresee thatthe stock will be utleT
l iuorthless hence Their great
entfap others and 10 ind duce. the Sisle alag
etsscnso
schemcof fraud, 10 deceive and piandsr
your SIn@ary neishbors, to enrich yodFs ssssl
selves Who o}ihey, who are engaged
ID his enterprise Does The editor know y
ihatahey are gentlemen, that .ahsy are
honest meu, men incapable Of such low ssssi
base, dishonorable intentions, such syiie
Vaccinations, as he is pleased, so gratui:e
,ousIy. 10 charge them with /? z We hope
he will, when he reads again this last sss :sss.
quoted sentence, ifhe has the magnanim
| ity Of man. If there is,in his soul The ss Z:
smallest inclination TO do justice 10 those
he has 2ronged, mako reparation by an 49,
unqualified reraction of such au unwor-
thy ipsinuation. 1t is bad enough 70 5at-
tempt, by ridicule and such unbecoming
phrases as he so literally uses, to impair
the confidence Of our citizens in an enter-ss&
prise, which we honestly believe. j, will 4;
be their interest to engage in, without, ,un
generously impugning the motives ofhon:p
durable aud honest men We begansb
saying that this article of the Journal had s
accomplished what certain 'communicas sssssS
lions had failed 10 do viz. the awakening So
of proper spirit upon the subject of bur
Rail Road. The effect he has produced
we heartily rejoice at, but the sspiuts ss e
with which be did it, we contemn:
has aroused our people 10 the point Of I
action, and we sincerely trust the editor
will write ga few more of the sames sort
and we will give him full credit for doing l
as much towards animating our citizens ~
and inspiring them with go ahead fe cling
as any of those who "live in the Eimmed diates
vicinity of the village" 5s,s3
Itis a.vain and futile task The hasa I'M
denaken. As we'll might he stationsh shim-
self upon The bridge aud vent his -iresu pom NJ
the Savannah River for the ceaseless
rolling its waters down stream, With sss
tho prospect ot turning ii again 70 as sss;
mountain springs, as to write. Trades
against so small1an affair as the Aiken u.s. So
and Edgefeld Road, withs,he hoPssofs Me
demolishins it. Trusting thattsheAya
fulfill his promise to follow up his late fSs
editorial with such objections as may 10; sssss
suggest themselves to his mind, Wesstakes sSsSs!'
our leavo Of him for the present, nos
out returning him, in behalf Of those q y sWhp
'ive in the immediate vicinity of The
village" our sincere thanks. for the aYlyal q
of LIE stronr Rail Road snirt which his 3d