Holly Springs gazette., 1849-11-16
For DC Holly Springs Gazette,
The Rap-Road Question.

{
Before rcsuninG the subjec, of tho Rail
Road where LEI, it il,.my last conrnunics.
tionPcrmt me tdnotico one or two ,ypograph.
ical errors which occurred in the article o! last
week. In the 4lh paragraph, ih4tcod Of Raj
Roadsnjnring ,to "property' of wny.sidc
towns. read Prosperity; in the 5,h paragraph,
three lines from the boitpm Of the column, in
stedd of""Inrse ind trrHins towns" rend large
Hdihryiy wo lines below, instead Of" max
inp' the route of tho road, rcnl marking.
And now 10 resume :--Sihce writing my
former article an intelligent friend, for whose
opinions | entertain very great respect, hns
suggested 10 me that no good could result from
fniher discussion bi' Tie subject under con.
sid,rutou. but that the only effect would be
10 woducc confusion in ihe minds Of thcse
NOV favorable tothc rhad which, so far as
wdiarc concerned, would de(ent its construc.
/ ,iol altogether. Had the arguments of my
sand convinced me of the correctness Of
opnion, would ce-tiinly dtsis,. as you may
Ibe rsured lam far from desiring to contfi-
jbuein hny manner TO result so unfortunate.
4 Bt is il moi true Tint Up 70 this time our cii-
Ices general have thought but little upon the
.Is6lect, so far rs any definite plan of notion is
colcerncd.rnd Is ii not equally as true that it
is,ltogcther important they should think ubou,
Iit sid net udviscdly when the time for action
arvcsI So far from leoding to dscord and
6ssa,isactiou, Il really seems TO me that the
opposite result, unanlnfty md cooperation,
will bepromoted by a thorough Investigation nI
the subject, and public comparison Of con.
hittine views. tits mn'tet of deep and a.
biting importance both to individuals and 10
th, public generally, affecting greatly our
Fr,seni and prospective interest and surely il
is ,ropr Il should be well understood, since d
fate position assumed now, moy place us In
o ituaion hereafter which we can only dc.
pl,rc, without being able to remedy. Formy'
sef, ltonless my want Of satisfactory iniorma
tin. and am willing to receive light, come
firm what quarter It may; TO listen, in no cap
tid,s ,pirit, to the suggestions Of any who may
cbos, to offer them and to yield my corda
8 asen,,c any project, which, oil things wei
Y cNsitered, may be deea,ed the BEST
10 ny former article stuted II as my belle
ibt there was no real conflict OF interest be
tween Holly Springs and the. country in re
gtd 10 the location of the road, and that both
wuld be far more benefited by having the
) min trunk Of the road passing through IlolI,
Strings and the. Northern counties ofMississip
J pi than they could be by branch from nol,
Strings connecting with the main train. The
oIeclions which | have. heard stated 10 thi,
opposition are Of two kinds: First, those
, witch relate to The town ofHolly Springs itself
kat, secondly, those which relate to the value
oltock in tho road. | will notice each objcc
'iq in its turn: ....
| What peculiar advantage is TO accrue &c
Hdly Springs fromihe brnnch.'oad, confes
misef unable to comprehend. If there arr
uy who suppose that by means ol that, or an,
otcr road, II is 10 be converted into New
fwk or liverpool, or even successful fiva
4 oiMemphis, they must expsc. to live to yer,
IPPriarchal age, and have for more faith Ii tn
: efraty Of steam than have. Bute. Us al
;I''9pals lnls, and suppose 'hs main limo d
tks t3E IT. p