Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-09-10

for lis moneys or lis lands. am asked, what Is
! tie length Of the road! 1t is one hundred and
sixty miles long, and about sixty miles OF it are al
ready built and the cars running upon 1t, and IL Is
raIid!y progressing towards completion, at both
ends. / have been asked this summer, by gentle
men connected with the post Office Department,
how soon We will fill up the gap, so that they can
put the great southern mai! upon this route, in or
der to avoid the dangerous and uncertain sea nav
icatiOn. bV which il is subject to constant failures
| am told by the honorable gentleman MIR.
Penal who reported this bill from the committee,
that or several years, while he was connected
with the post Office at New Orleans, he was well
satisfied lhat nine failures out of ten, which oc-
CURED i'll the great southern mail. resulted OH ac-
count Of the uncertainty Of the sra, to be reme-
died Ly this road. There is no part of the Con-
iedcracy which do not believe to be somewhat
Interested in this bill. 1t is the direct route for
the southern people who 20 East and North in
the summer 1t is the direct route upon which
the northern and southern mai! will be carried.
Ii is Il road as Indispensable for northern COM
mercia interests as 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 10 sup
ply link in Chain of travel now so difficult and
hazardous, that have had more inquiries made
OF me by travellers as to the prospect of its com
pleton. than of any other road within my knowl-
edge. can assert that the stock in this road has
been largely taken by planters, who have worked
out already the greater part OF their subscriptions
and there is consequently no speculation in it;
for every dollar of the stock is bona Edc taken
So soon as the mail shall have been put upon II,
The payment of the duty will commence BY this
act and the Wilmington Company now get
S74,Oc0 year its transportation 10 Charestnn
have no doubt myself, by the time the indul-
gencehas passed, every dollar OF the duty will
have been paid by mail services. will say to my
Democratic 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 ciort 10 purchase
the iron from them, it has been bought in Belgium,
and is now bonded at the ports of Whining ton
and Charleston. and no dccterous effects can re-
suit TO their constituents, The bill mas passed
the Senate without opposition, and is report
ed with the unanimous appreciation Of the Com
mittec OH the Post Office and Post Roads have
asked no other favor a: the hands OF this Congress-
feel proper interest in this bill for the planters
whom represent, and who, as have said, have
never had and never asked, dollar from the
Treasury; nor do they in this request, in view Of
former Legislation of Congress, but simple act
OF justice Il can result in no deriment to the
Government, BECAUSE we are tod daily, there are
fifteen or sixteen millions Of dollars surplu in
the Treasury.
am asked what will be the aggregate amount
of the duty on this road. As nearly asI can in.
form the House, presume it will not exceed
100000; had been able TO have gotten this bill
before The House al the first Of the session, It might
have amounted to Sl50.000.
From information derived from the president Of
the road, believe, and he confidently hopes: the
mail may be put on ii during the ensuing winter,
cl, - tho iit, cl, l.. Lni,,r br;l+
Mr.. Morchead. | will ask ny friend at what
point the Wilmington and Manchester road will
intcrsec! the Columbia and Charleston road
Mr.. McQuccn II will inicrscct at point (Nlan-
chcstcr) OF the Camden road, about forty miles
above Brauclyi;c. which is on the Charleston and
Hamburg railroad, and about half way bewesn
the two latter places.
Mr.. Morchrat}. Then it will connect directly
with Charleston.
Mr. Mcqueen. Yes sir; and without the diff
Guilty encountered by those who navigate that
coast al tho iao III of Cape Fear. al which they
often have 10 wait for tIe water III order TO get
over the bar; and il is believed will forward the
great southern mail SON" seven hours earlier than
it can be done by steamboat
Nj. MurChrad. should like 10 ask my friend
from the Petersburg district question, Where
the Souhsidc road Imlers"cts the main southern
line
Mr. Meade II is communication directly
from Norkiok 10 Weldon. !iy ih+. communica-
tion, if understand H. wi! be directly from Wei
don 10 Charleston
Mr.. Morrhr,l. If ! und~rs:an! YOU correctly,
there is direct ccln,nUuicaHon by railroad from
Norfolk, Virginia: to Weldon, IN North Carolina.
/ Wien the rou," proposed hy the gentleman from
South Carora. Mr.. McQurcn. and uuGcr con-
siLrraion, is completed, that connection will con-
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