Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1853-08-31
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movements in South Ci Carii,.rr-z-au5L been SD long,
and so obstn;lcly suspended that | am not sur.
prised, some persons Of veryNr pretcnsions should
look, with shuideripg and horror, upon the gigantic
strides, thatourpeopiea are snow taking in building
Rail Roads:and public worP ,$SandEin planning and
executing other vast;and Imposing schemes for Sthc
investment of their capital and for the employment
of their zeal and energies. But it does take me
little aback to read "a hor1s from the dashing Edi
tor+of the Advertiser, on ftesubiccts aof . Mole
ration, caution economy d!Gn and other fresh and
inspiring topics of the SAM character, whilst he has
particular reference to tIe Savannah River Rail
Road, and its adventurous Stockholders and Dircc-
tors, orators ard advocates.
admit, without contro1.rsy, and am deeply in
dcbted to my friend :lietdios, for the suggestion,
that prudence is a commcpdsblc pirfue, anil that
circumspection is most Essential in conducting
ann important entcrp,iscltg5'a successful issue K;
but what affords US cause d fstdnishment just now,
is, that even the sagacious 'nd versatile Advertiser,
--tliat, one just returned from Saratoga, from the
Falls Of Niagara, from the regal City ofimngrants,
New York--that one who revelled in magniii-
cent apartments at tho Metropolitan, has behela
with learned optics the -1ar, and tsm;lion
of attractiong ard American ys,iqns, has visited
and criticised wi,h.a s,dvG t,tzS>.e and unerring
washington CITY t0r-4: s,s..4Fsencts: ..lc
Lakes, one Of The best iRpspved portions Of the
rI.,no,J ,lo, ,,.;,,,....l A., ,.,,
pcndous advances of lhg Nor3 3hrln sections, (Which
but century or two ago VIC most bleak, barren
and iuhospitlblc CLINE, and owes its Importance as
well fertility and richpess solely to the ant genius,
ntrepdty ard industry Of popuaiion,) in arts.
commerce, wealth, and everything that adorns a
people, and bespeaks naiion's glory, and has in
imabIy deliniated such things with glowing pen Of
fire-SnouLD, so promptlg after his return to his
beautiful interesting hqnIssppl family, acknowledge
the necessity of Prunoureing solemn discourse on
good husbandry, on money Swing, on general do
mestcity, nid other suel delcetabe themes, SO cal
culatcd to create pan:cn the pockets Of his fellow
citizens which will no doubt prove to be quite as
sensitive as their bosoms and thereby to she extent
Of the influence Of his Judgment, wit and :loquenct
upon others, to retard thspsoGperity. and TO d;sap
point the hopes Of the District and State, in which
he has cast his destiny, and laid the foundations of
an enduring unsullicd reputation ..
Itwould strike traveller, Of sbrcwd obscrva-
tion, that avariccand money loving, and, u am
ry SO to characterize t) unmanly eowardy econo-
my, more properly defined, ee,onright stiagincss;
need, here in this favored rcgn, very l,ttle coante-
nance or support from the eHstlent Tacy quill of our
= -. the ltssses ltssse
discipline, they cad command q majority, and vote
their measures, many assembly in South Carolina
and they have alrcldy been the banc of lis pros
poets, and a deadly curse its inhabitants
!. But your readers are informed, in substance,
that the great conlnlonalty Of Edge6vla District, and
of alsouth Carolina have suddenly become seized
with such maniaior Rail Roads, Cotton Factories,
Paper Factories, Fiw5and snmptuous Jails for the
entertainment oflcrimnah, stately and towering
Court Houses for tie eonyenieneeof dwelling petit
foggers and sleek lays Judges, unique and spacious
Edifces for the accommodation tof Masons, Odd:
Fellows, Rechabites iand ne Sons, of Temperance
bearing the piratica banner 1.-The immortal PHIL
WnrE-not to to5ncuienthea ainnumerabe old field
Schools, Bastard Academies; and Ladies Collegiate
Institutes and Church meeting houses, weather
boarded and log-bultS together with painted Da-
guerreotype Cars, crriage Shops, Steam Saw Nli!ls
and Plank fences, which are.springing up in our
midst like magic or mushrooms, THAT: they hesitate
mot to make Needless, and enormous investments Of
their hard-carned money, in these and other wild
and Ghimerical adventures, not Improvements, Of
the kind, ,-wuIcuf most pEeratfvely call for the
check Of 0 ren,otstrance from my inge
nious friend, backed 5y eanthortat:e, yet finish
ed u.ubrations Of the truly distinguished Statesman
Of Aiken Town, IN o,DEh to briGlc prepent that
excess of ardor, and that fsyareh rathness, WHERE
BY a greedy thirst for pEsrf ssiel'Prise might be
md Inn s - "a sdBlc losses
might be incurred, and te=s<gssgoi Internal i'm
and all other spris,s forever crushed
and s,bdued withintl.e bordcrs Of South Carolina.
| can assure you, Mr.: EDIfnks upon my sacred
honor, that have discovered ;AI5thing of reckless
ness III our community y-n9y nothing importing as
much rs an ordinary berality ITSELF in asking capi
al, either for Rail Road prof ecs, ,Sor for any other
that, looking beyond mere individual
'ggrandzement, seek Il prca,dtethe general advan.
age of thepublc, Sir, while spapedins to you, as
I'm always forced TO DO and anialso proudt do the
,urest md most honorbl htions, in my humble
udgment there is no editorial soliltle demanded in
our columns, asthe oiieswhioh: ireulcates TO our
very pleasant lesson of diminishing
heir just and EXPENDITURES, Of saving
money, by denying thenselsrshl the comforts and
legant aioyments 81 ILL, 81 leeping the mouth Of
heir purses so closed neither the calls OF duty