Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-08-22
Frum the Hamburg Republican.
HAMBURG-HER PROSPECTS, 81

seemingly lamented over by others. /
has from some cause. as ..'baseless as q
vision" been asserted by those whose wish
was perhaps farther to The thought, thai
Hamburg was going down hin, and wus
destined, a! no disdanl day; 10 relnquist
possession to The original proprietors, the
"BuH frog"-but We opine that as Dutch
energy rouste'I the original croakers there
will he fund enough OF the sume ingr.di,
ent TO lhwart the designs of lhnsc who
now hypocrilically mourn at the fate that
they seem to imagine awaits The Town.
We notice that The Aiken correspondent
of The Charleston Nt1oS. in long and very
interesting communication. speaking OF
Hamburg and its founder. makes The fol-
lowing remarks: bat alas, Hamburg
does not promise 70 fulfil The hope or follow
up the energy and despatch which presided
at her birth. the Augusta Canal has al
reody drawn off a considerable portion Of
her collon trade. and The Columbia Rail
roads TO Grscnvie and Charlotte will in a
Lew years, perhaps, place her among the
enterprises Iha, ,oere but are not" Now
We have no disposition 10 attribute unkind
moli"es to the writer Of The Ne,cs. bur that
he is aborns under the same kind Of ma.
nomonta that. peryades many others, is
quite apparent. We therefore, from the
best of motives, take this matter in hand,
aud intend trying 10 put right all whom it
may concern, by ganrins very concisely
a, the prospects of nur Town. 1t is rrue.
the. business features Of Hamburg presents
no very exciting views, but that she is in
a more healthy, ami her Merchants in a
more prosperous condition than they have
been for years, we believe true. The an.
uual receipts of country produce is such as
{" show 10 every business man thar our
assertion cannot be conlroverted. What
other town in this Union can make such
showing with the same populalion-lho
entire number, while and black, being
about 1900. Our receipts OF Cotton is
from sixty five 10 seventy thousands bales
per annum; Flour. twelve TO fifteen hun.
dred barrels; Bacon, one hundred and
seventy five to TWO hundred thousand
pounds, with large amount Of Lard.
Beeswax. Tallow, Feathers. md many
other articles Of minor importance. The
amount of merchandise sold corresponds
TO these heavy receipts of produce. anu
makes geHerH1 business Tor the town iha,
pugh, 10 support population Of four or
live thousand instead of Twelve hundred.
The fact is, we want more merchants, bu.
siness men with capital, and our town is
bound to increase in population and
wealth. AS fnr The Augusta Canal it has
taken from us perhaps some leu thousand
bales of Cotton, bu, that is only lempora-
~, lnr we look forward 10 an appropriation
at The next session nf our Legislature tha,
will enabie Us to clear out the River be-
tween our wharves and the head Of this
canal. so rs To bring back all this Cotton:
and as fnr The GrecnviIle and Charlotte
Railroads The danger. there is more in i'm.
aginainn than reality. The advantages.
we possess from our location, puts it quite
out of the power of Columbia to compete
with US iu the prices OF. heavy gonds or in
the rates pail for produce. This our
PlauIers generally know, and those who
do not have only to look al the extreme
low rates Of freight on The River TO be con.
vinced. Ii is NO uncommon thing for
heavy goods to be laid down from Boston
or New York to Hamburg for less lieigh,
than they would cos, from Charleston to
Columbia. There is no delay here in The
sI,ipmen, of prodIct as he Railroad and
Boats are always in competition, and the
rate of lreigh, kept down loa point that
is never dreamed Of in Columbia or other
points where competition does not exist.
# is only necessary for those interested 10
take these things intn consideration to per-
ceivc that Hamburg, though not based on
a rock. stands like Hamburg Of the old
world, where her water advantages will
always protect her from petty Canals or
Railroads on the mountains.
MELANCHOLY DEGrn.-NVe learn that
on Saturday afternoon, the 24ih inst
Mr.. Ebenezer Hull, highly respected
farmer residing about three miles east Of
Oxford village was killed in the following
manner: While assisting his son in putt.
ing load Of hay into his barn. he auemp-
led 10 jump from The window Of The barn
to the wagon-Ihe distance being hut eight
feet, and the wagon containing about half
a load of hay. lie did not gel firm foot
ing, and slid from the load 10 the ground.
Although the distance was but six feet, and
lie slid rather than fall. the coucussion
caused his immediate doalh. Whether he
struck on his feet, head or back, is moi
SHOWN, but. on examination, the spine of
the neck was found 10 be partially broken.
MIR. Hull, was one Of the most es1eenfed
and respected citizens of Oxford, and q
large circle OF friends aud relatives mourn
his tenlh. He was % years of age.
-ChenanSo Union.
The Picayune, speaking Of the sen:
tapce of one Joseph Marks 10 eight years
in the State Prison. for knocking down a
sailor in Boston, and robbing him Of 81
and a watch-says:
1.-The Bosloni,us are queer people.
Eight years al hard labor in be peniten-
,ia1y for stealing 81, and watch proba.
by worth S7 more Yet If o black ras