Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-12-05

| Interesting or instructive 10 our citizens
| and their rulers. Under our political nr-
saniznion. and! in lIIe condition nf snciety
| which The Southern States exhibit, the val
Ne of This knowledge will soon become
manifest and duly estimated. 1t will tend
materially to facilitate many of lhe most
important duties of The public functionary;
enable the Legislature to adjust and rcsu-
late the various interests of society, and to
reduce chaos Of details, on matters re-
quiriue their action, into order and system.
Nor will The people themselves be less
beneGned. To know all tha. concerns the
land Of their Birth is matter of pride and
deep interest. lf the results OF au agricul-
! lurul exploration satisfy Them that South
Carolina, in all the elements of strength
and prosperity. occupied higher rank
among The members Of our great political
family, lhan'is now generally conceded,
conleulmen,, with its inspiring concomi-
tan,s, will impart increased energy to The
arm, and nfusc new blond into tho veins.
The late geological survey having laid
The foundation for the graduates of our col.
legcs 10 erect supers,ructurc upon. con
cerning an important branch Of knowledge.
practical and more satisfying effort SHOULD
now he made 10 difiusc the benefits which
an acquaintance with The resources Of the
Stale are so well calculated 10 beslow.-
Under This conviction. sound policy and the
public good induce me 10 advise, that n
competent person be chosen 10 make a
thorough agricultural and physical exami-
nation of South Carolina. and to collect
full statistical information on every in.
IusIraI pursuit, with The addition of vital
sla,i,tics; further that The task Of collec-
lins STATISTICAL information be renewed ev-
cry ten years.
RAILROADS AND OTHER PUBLIC
HlGllWAY Us
Tho railways in this Slate, already
finished and in progress, furnish strong
evidence, that the foresight aud enterprise
of our ciiaens have been awakened on this
important question Of industrial progress.
When Greenrile, Sparanburg, and Abs
heville, SHALL have been connected with
lhe erea, Western Columbin branch, il
is supposed that not au' avenue of COM
nuncation, which can profta5Iy be open.
ed and mantained by steam power, will
remain unsstabished. TO consumma,e
purpose 10 intimately connected with
,he prosperit! Of The Stale, trust that The
pnwer of the legislature will not be with
| held, should assistance be required.
The three principal railroads under con-
,racl aud The hsser ones on which opera.
tons d,ay shortly be expected TO commence
with The Columbia and Hamburg Road
and is branches will exhibit, when COM
pIe,c,l, net woAi nfrailways, equal to an
extended line Of 56l miles, in a territorial
area Of $4,000 spare miles. Excep, the
main trunk, the geat work wiIlIlare been
executed by the planter aud his slaves.
and nj a Gust, loo; p'obahly lower than any
similar undertaking in the United States.
As these iron roads will soon have monn.
polizcd The public 'r general traffic: it
becomes important. in view Of local COM
muuica,ion. that the oarragc ways of The
State should bc rcnts sred as elIicicut as
practicable.