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

Plank Roads in localities, and better
scheme for working and keeping in per-
manent repair our common roads, suggest
mu,,ee Of no ordinary interest.
1.-THE former he question for he people
determine, The latter is Que for legislative
decision. They positive aud c"llasera
benefits Of goo,! roads are TO obvious lo'
special comment. The increase the de-
mand for the products Of industry;. create
new markets. devoiope commerce; save
labor and time; diminish expense, and
exercise accumuaIive moral and political
influence on society, which has rarely been
properly esli rated. From long personal
examination and inquiry, / have arrived az
the conclusion. that our present road sys-
TEN is radically defective, burdensome ia
the people, aad utterly unsuited TO the end
il was intended to accomplish. rhere'
fore submit, with great Difference, hhw.
ever, the elements of new plan in the
paper marked L, which feel assured will
be- aucn,iveiy considered by your Hon.
nrable Body. Substantially. it islhe'same
that was presented TO- The Legislature by
the Grand Jury Of Newberry, in 1922.
DRAINAGE LhlV-BOARD TO RE.
MOVE INSTRUCTIONS IN
STREAMS.
Fsugcest the expcdiency Of inslilu,iug n
commission, consisting Of scientific aud
practical men; to digest the general princi-
pies and details of au efficient drainage
Law; also; The institution Of a board in
each district, parish, or precinct somewhat
resembling The BoaId Of Commissioners Of
Roads, o supervise and enforce the re-
moval of lhnsc obslrucrions in the streams
from which the general health of the coun,
try so frequently suffers.
|. The necessity for comprehensive
law of drainage arises from the inability
of the proprietor, in many instances, legal
~ to reclaim his land: or relieve himself
OF the malaria arising from sIagnant wa
ter. Ii o6imes happens. that his own
premises do not admit Of The fall neces.
sary ,o'carry off the water. and, if obliged
to conduct il by The proper channel 10 The
land Of his neiahbor, he ~ liable loan ac-
lion asfor nuisance. This pu,s.it within
the power Of The latter, f he lie obs,inal e,
capricious. or lacking in public spirit, to
defeat any measure, Of whatever degree
of agricultural profit, and 10 fasten upon
whole community peslltrrous annoy
ance, however, easy ofremoval.
9. The second measure is nearly as es-
scn,aI as the present road system. Wa
ter courses are choked up, lands overflow.
ed, bridges carried away. and entire Sec
lions Of country prosIrated with disease
formerly only in The summer and fall, but
Ia,tehy in lhe winter likewise-all arising
from inauenlinn 10 logs and timber, RATED
down aud losedsin rainy seasons. An in
considerable portion Of The tax laid to re-.
place llie bridges, would have remoned;the
causes by which The disaster wasnccasion.
ed. Perhaps leh'li part Of the rhysi-
clans fees. arising from diseases generated
by putrid:warer, would clear these streams
of all the obstacles that impede their na-
,ural current The crops lost by overflow,
'ear, deGray The expense Of
or qnarler0f century;
ianI ini, ioay di'I .------s
might be gained by re-
ctions and allowing the
...--..- zen their own channels.
The adoption by the State ofIho scheme
have so briefly noticed, faithfully ear
ried out, would not only replace sterile
6rlis and an atmosphere poisoned by ma
laria, with productive sniI and healthy
clirnaIe, but greatly reduce the revenue
now expended by individuals in visiting
other regions to avoid disease. or to reno
vate constitutions impaired by prolracted
illness.
COLONIAL HISTORY OF SOUTH
CAROLINA.
The papers herewith submitted. will
pul you in possession of very gratifying
information OIL deeply interesting SUBJ
ject. They show that rich mass of
authentic materials, Illustrative The early
history of orr Stale, aud Of The public
character of several of her citizens, has
been brought to light. Fhe examination
by public spirited citizen inlhe Stale
officers. the discoveries in the archives Of
the Senate by the clerk of atbody, and
by the special agent Of Que Of my pre-
decessors, charged with the duty Of asccr.
aiming the number and character Of the
documents in relation to Soulr Carolina
in the Colonial Department Of England.
are. inmy judgment sufficient to Justify The
adoption of prompt measures by an en-;
lishIened' Legislature, TO rescue from OBJ
livion those precious relics. accordingly
RECOMMENDED, tha, the Governor he author
lied ln appoint an agen, to make, in'ihe
first place. an index Of the manuscripts on
this subject ib our State offices, TO copy as
many as are becumiug iIlesible, or may be
in decuyed conlilon; afterwards to visit
London; Paris and Madrid, for The purpose,
under the auspices Of The ministers octhe
United States. al thuse capitals, of a
thorough inspection Of The historica re-
cords. concerning the State, that are known
TO exist, aud might be found in the Col
onial or other Departments Of Eng land,