Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-05-09
game cock are steadily and surely pushing for
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game cock" are steadily and surely Pusiihg ioi-
ward their road to completion.
All around US we see the march OF improve
ment-our neighbors "Going ahead" And We
what are we doing? Let us spread before US
map of North and South Carolina: draw the
Rail Road from Columbia through Wrnnsooro'
Chester, and scross the river to Charlotte; draw 'he
Fayetteville Plank Road through Carthage 10 the
point where il spreads into two; draw the west
ern branch through Randolph and Davidson 10
Lexington, through Rowan TO Salisbury and al
most to certainty, from thence to Concord and
Charlotte; draw the Plank Road from Cheraw
through Chesterfield into that richest cotton pro-
ducing County of N. c., 1--WE mean Anson( and
are in all probability, through Union to Mecklen-
burg; then draw the Manchester Rail Road
through Sumterville near Darlington, through
Marion to Wilmington, and the picture is COM
plete We entreat you to study it well, and do
not lay the "hattering unc'ion to your souls that
these Roads will not be built. They will be
built, mark it! just so sure as that our Branch
Rail Road was built. despite the wise shakings
OF the head, and sneers OF those who fancltdth that
they would be injured by it. Just so Sure will
this Gordon of Rail aud Plank Roads be built
around us, and our neighbors reap the rich har-
vest in store, for those who will 60 forth to gather
it. The aPhilistines" are upon us and unless
we go forth and shake ourselves we will be shorn
of our strength. Are you not convinced BY the
look at your map? Do you not see the necessity
of aspeedy effort?
7 0ot IL caff tho maj nncp a
line from Charlotte to Charleston, our commercial
emporium,-Camden aud Lancaster are almost
immediately upon it-and it follows as mattero
course, that if we establish social and CONNER
cal facilities equal to the exigence OF the times,
this line OF communication must take precedence
of others. Charlotte is at present in communica-
ton with Charleston by a Tri-weekly Lne' re-
quiring about fifty-seven hours to accomplish the
journey. Freight is conveyed by still slower
process, requiring at easta week for the trip. Let
us then, firstly and Immediately. havea daily line
Of Stages running in connection with our fai
Road, and lessening the time between the two
points more than one half the journey can be ac-
,complislied in this way easily in % to "a hours
This is clearly our right, and we believe We have
onlyto ask for It to obtaint What say you Ian
caster nd Meckenburg, will you not al once unite
with us in getting up monster petition to the Post
Master General for this object. We suggest that
public meeting be held at the Court houses OF
Kershaw, Lancaster, and Mecklrnburg, on next
Sale day, (first Monday in June) and after appro-
pirate resolutions are adopted, and suitable
memorial prepared, committee be appointed to
procure signatures to the same in time, to be for
.warded to the Department by the 18th June, that
tile. action Of the Pest Master General may he
had BY the commencement of the next Post Office
Quarter, say lst July. Are you not all agreed
then let us "Go Ahead"
Secondly and Immediately also, let us cease
taking, and without waiting for charter, set 10
,oork and build Plank Road to the North Caro-
lima line, the right of way will be cheertuly ac-
corded We feel, we knowa is not only vitally n-
portant to our prosperity, but absolutely neceSsa-
nv for our preservation. We can if We w'A. We
have the means. We are right, let US E" Go
Ahead.nn s....sss,5Ss,rs, 49,. .qe.