The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-11-30
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glislled by the degradation OF n pub
lie whipping. III he is already lar-
5dened in crime, and lost to all sense of
shame. no. other effect Is produced ]
upon him beyond the physical painsiise
hicted by the lash, 81 think that the
general feeling of our people is de-
Icidedly opposed 70 this mode .ofpnn-
.ishment; SO much so, that lis exceed
ingly difficult for the Executive to re-
sist5the earnest appeals and powerful
influences brought to BearIupon him,
either to remit or change it.
BY a joiDtresolu.iai; II The last Gen
;erals Assembly, it was requested tn
communicate with the Governor of
Georgia on the subject of the sob.
structions 10 commerce and inter
course between the two States, and to
take such other steps rs would lead to-
a full exposition aud understanding of
tholrights ofall parties concerned, and
to q frank and friendly settlement of
the whole lnatter.'' On the 9th of
May, ! addressed letter to his Tx
ccllency Governor Cobb, in nccord
ance withthc spirit of the said Joint
resolution, and requested the Attorn-
cy General to look Into the matter,
and report to ttic what were the leg
al rights of tho parties concerned.
have received Us yet no direct re.
ply from Governor Cobb.--My let
ter TO him, together with the CORES.
pondcncc between the Attorney Gen
cral and the Executive Secretary of
Gcorgia-the statement of the Attor-
ney General, nnd1zahe result of his
legal Investigations cf the case, GIN.
bodied in the form of Report, nc
all herewith transmitted.
think 1t, however, proper to state,
TINT the question of the boundaries
between the two States lms lost much
OF its interest at present, since an ur-
rangcment has been made by the
President of the South-Carolina Rail
Rond Company with the city author
itics of Augusta, by which free pas
sage across the Savannah river is
secured to the Company.
1t gives inc pleasure to inform
you that the Rail Roads of our
State arc rapidly progressing. The
Columbia and Charlotte Rail Road
and the Kings Mountain Road, nre
completed Although heavy damages
were sustained by the Grccnville Read
from the late freshct, they will soon be
repaired, and, under the energetic man
agcmcnt of.its President and Direct.
ors, will ere long be completed The
Manchester Road is also progressing
rapidly. Already do VIC see tho po.
tent effect of these Roads in develop.
ing the resources of the State, and
springing intn;&life the energies Of
the people. The prosperity which fol-
lows in theirgtr;tek is no longer profile.
matical. Living witnesses Of it are
all .aromdSus. Yet this grand sys-
ten, which isto bring xeta han and pros
Peri!t.y g 10 Eenergize into action
begun. five o., would
fleets, they must be
! sss lsgich commerce of
ttie-SsG u valleys of the West is
poured into Charleston. This can
easily be effected, by pursuing liberal
and enlightened policy towards them
-apolicy worthy of the age in which,
we live. Thegoldcn opportunity to
command this trade is within reach.
Charters have been granted by the
several States through which it will
pass for the Blue Road, which is
to cross tho Rabun Gap. and extend
through Clayton and franklin to, Cal
houn, where it will intersect the Knox
vile and Dalton Road. Through
Knoxville a communication will be
opened with Cincinnati. (as chart
er has been granted by Tennessee for
Road to the Kentucky line, aud
Company is formed in Kentucky to
carry it on to Cincnnati.) a road is
now in progress to connect Calhoun
with Chattanooga. From Chattanooga
to Memphis, II road has already
been built, and tho Chattanooga road
connects it with Nashville. A road is
also about to be made between Nash
vile and Cairo.
thus you will perceive that if the
Blue Ridge road is built. commencing
Mt Anderson Court House and extend
ing to Calhoun, Charleston will be con-
nectcd by system OF Roads, not only
with Cincinnati, but with Memphis and
Carlo, two important points on the
Mississippi river and at distance from
each other, equal to the entire breadth
OF Tennessee, aud nearly onc-third Of
Kentucky. All the immense trade
which the Mississippi and its tributa-
ries bring to this important point, to.
gether with that Of the fertile regions
through which these roads and their
numerous feeders pass, must find it's
outlet through Charleston. At single
glance yon must perceive the magnifi-
cicnt prospect it presents. 1t would be
suicidal policy in our State, not to SC.
cure this gigantic commerce. now that
it is within its reach. But to secure it,
the Legislature must subscribe liberal
ly. So great are the advantages it
presents, SO great the prosperity which
it will bring, the State c uld well af.
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