The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-09-14
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to be remedlcd by this road. There
is no part Of the Confedcracy which
do not believe to be somewhat in.
tercsted in this bill. 1t is direct
route upon for the Southern people
who 90 East and North in tie sum
mer. 1t is the direct route upon
which the Northern and Southern
mail will be carried.
1t is road as indispensable for
northern comm mcrcial interests us it is
for southern-and it is road which
will be as much used by the traveller
from the North, as from the South:
1t is to supply link in the chain Of
travel now so difficult and hazardous,
that | have had more inquiries made
Of me by travellers as to the prospect
of its completion, than any other road
within my knowledge. ! can assert
that the stock III this road has been
largely taken by planters, who have
worked out already The greater part
u" ,iteir subscripti TSP and there Is
consequently no speculation iii ii; for
every dollar Of the stock is bona hul
takan. So soon as the mail shall
have been put upon it, the payment
of the duty will commence by this
act, and as the Wilmington Company
now gets $4,000 year for its
transportation to Charleston, I have
no doubt myself, by the time the in
dulscncc has passed. every dollar Of
the duty will have been paid by mail
services. l will say to my Demo
cratic friends Of Pennsylvania, that
they need not vote against this bill
on account Of any injury their iron
manufacturers will sustain from its
passage, because after an effort to
purchase the iron from them, it has
been bought in Belgium, and is now
bonded at the ports Of Wilmington
and Cha! lesion, and no dclctclous
ELECTS can result to then constituents.
Ihc hfll has passed the S4cato~wiisl1-
cut or?l sltiyn, and IS reported r .
appreciation cf the committee on the
Post Office and Post Roads; | have
asked no other favor at the hands Of
this Congress. | feel a proper inter
est in ;his bill for the planters [ rep
resent, and who, rs have said, have
never had and never asked, dollar
from the Treasury; nor do they III
this request, i'll view Of former legis-
Iatlon of Congress. hut simple act
OF Justice. 1t can result in no dctri
ment to the Government, because We
are told daily, there are fifteen or
sixteen millions Of dollars surplus in
the Treasury.
/ am asked what will be the arere-
gate amount Of the duty on this read.
as nearly as ! can inform the House,
presume it will not exceed $1OO,.
OV0; had | been able to have gotten
this bill before the House at the first
of the session, it might hare amount
ed to $4,000.
From information derived from the
President Of the road, believe, and
he confidently hopes, the nail may
be put on it during the ensuing Win
ter. such is the rapldity with which
it is being built.
Mr.. Morehcal. ! will ask my
friend at what point the Whining g.on
and Manchester road will imtcrscct
the Columbia and Charleston road?
Mr.. Mcqueen. 1t will in,crscct
at point (Nlanchcster) on the Cam,
den road, about forty miles above
Branchviilc. which is on the Charles.
ton and Hamburg railroad, and about
half way between the two latter pla-
| ccs.
Mr.. Morchcad. Thcnit will con
meet directly with Charleston.
Mr.. McQuccn. Yes, sir; and
without the difficulty encountered by
those who navigate that coast at the
mouth Of Cape Fear river, at which
they often have to wait for tide wa.
ter in order to get over the bar; and
it is believed will forward the great
Southern mail some seven hours ear.
lier than it can be done by steamboat.
Mr.. Morchcad. | should like to
ask my friend from the Petcrsbur G
district a question, Where the South
side road intcrsects the main South
crn line?
Mr.. Meade. 1t is a communica
ton directly from Norfolk to Wei
don. BY this, communication, if
understand it, will be directly from
Weldon to Charleston.
Mr.. Morchcad. If | understand
| you correctly, there is direct com
munication by railroad from Norfolk
| Virginia, to Weldon, in North Caro-
lima. When the route proposed b,
the gentleman from South Carolina
| Mr.. McQucen, and under consid