Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-05-13
Citizens of Edgefield!

THE magnificent project, which is being set on
foot, of connecting Charleston by Railroad with
the very heart of the great West, continues to
excite the lively interest of people in most OF
the up country Districts. ltgrieres US TO observe
that it is attracting little attention among our
immediate fellow.cilizens Of Edgefeld.e The
question has forced itself upon US, can it be pos
sible that every thing like energy and zeal and
public spirit has fled forever from among us!
And we begin to fear seriously that it has.
Here is on opportunity, now presenting itself,
of retrieving all the advantages we have lost by
our past supineness and inactivity. The great
est Railroad route yet established in America is
nearly settled down upon as certainty-and
there is chance that il may pass through the
entire length Of our District. 1t Is believed That
several of the Masler.Spirits Of the Company
about to be formed, are altogether favorable TO
its taking this course. And yet there is not
finger moved in EdgcGeld-not an effort made
(except by our humble selves) TO call public nt-
tention to the vast importance of grasping the
rapidly passing occasion-not dime advanced
as pledge of our anxiety to join in the animal
ing race of progressive improvement which is
enlisling the energies of almost every other part
Of the country.
1t is morally certain that as long as Edge
field lies sleeping and snoring thus, like another
Rip Van Wrinkle, she must continue to fall further
and further back behind her sister districts OF the
up.country No other expectation Gun be rea-
sonably indulged If she even should sink into
insgniGcance by the comparison, 1t would not
perhaps be less than she deserved. Would that
we knew what chord to touch 10 arouse the
dormant spirit Of our fellow.cilizens upon this
all.impuriant subject! We call 10 mind, at this
moment, many of them, whose advantages and
interests would be doubled, beyond doubt, Is
The Railroad under consideration, shoyhit be
built, as has been suggested, from Aiken to some
point in Abbeville. There is q JONES, BAus.
KErr, WATSON, a U6LsrEIy, q WARD, q
READY, a SMILEY, z MopLEY, a sMlrH,a Do
zIER, JENNINGS; BLAND. a HOLLAND, AZ
ADDISON, E.1Tff; t5rif; an ALLEN Dorm, RIcH
AnDsoN, VILL, STnoTnEp, a COLEMAN,
fof'afflusnce ''dnd intelligence. How it is thai
such men can roll on down the current of life
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without feeling some ambition to advance the
character of their district and promote their own
best interests by taking advantage of tie enter
prize Of the age, We cannot we'll conceive. We
earnestly entreat, not only those who will he Ger.
tain to reap great advantages from;thc extensive
project of which we are speaking, but those also
who will be less materially but not less certainly
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consideration. Will not some aged and inNuen.
tal citizens call together at an early day a meet.
ing Of all interested, to ascertain what can be
done in the premises We hope this suggestion
will not be Il rown out in vain.
1t may be objected that tile Road is already
partly built through another section of the State
and that the opposition which any effort on
our part would receive, might prove insurmounia-
BILE. We can only sayin reply, that if this plia.
Bile fainlnes Of heart is prevalent in our midst,
then are our prospects indeed at an end. But we
have no idea that any such feeling will deter our
citizens, if they once awake. Nor do We be-.
lieve that any opposition to our efforts would
spring up in any quarter, which could not be
readily and satisfactorily appeascd. But more OF
this when the proper occasion arises.
We conclude by saying that, as moderate as are
our means, we pledge ourself TO make one of
hundred men, who shall each subscribe one
thousand dollars towards this noble work. Let
another hundred (and we know Of almost that
number Of farmers who are sufficiently abe) SUBJ
scribe two thousand each. And let another
twenty or even ten 1--WE can point out that num-
Der of wealthy men who would gain greatly by
the operation) subscribe five thousand each And
one half the amount, thus raised, would doubt
less possess sufficient attractive power, to cause
the Company to admit US cheerfully into the CO.
partnership, and to locate the main trunk of one
Of the greatest Railroads in the Union immediate.
ly through our District.