Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-01-25

and ITO your abused conception, mercesS plum
dering ATTORNEYS. 1t is uncomfortable genlle-
traeH, what advantages your Road would afford
ttg6u, simply in the respect of which have just
sdiseoursed. am sure, that. Il sklul use of the
Huctnations of the Market, which. would thus
Ebeiopened to every one of You, at thiS'distanee
froHthe Sea, would len times more than COM
fpehsate you for all the risk, and all the losses
tSon can reasonably or possibly sustain by sub
lscribing a few thousand dollars to this noble
Improvement, which is designed to adorn as well
as TO enrich one of the oldest and first settled
lportions of South Carolina, and section, |
dare say. inhabitedand blessed by as high spirit.
ted,and chivalrnus population, as ever tugged
fatEthe bosomuf mother earth fnr the nnurish-
ment she yields, or boldly prycd into that saered
tretess for the inestimable gems she there con
Goals.
+ Can a section Of South Carolina, which nnr-
bttlred and sustained those rnde old warriors nt
Hhe Revolution, whose names are as familiar IN
these parts as household words---a race Of un-
tdaunted. heroes, who, almost by their single
courage, kept the spirit of resistance alive in
thisjpart of the Palmetto State, when lis fires
were wanning fast, and .llad already ceased to
/ thIrnsand breathe in the bosom of its most dis
! ttingnisheh champions at the South-a section
kthat boasts the birthplace of JOHN G. CALHOUN,
| Of :LAYGDo4 CHEvEs,.a and of anolher illustrious
tLnan*, who ias won the rare distinction of being
Ethe most renowned Jurist of the Southern
country, and who, of himself, has made The pro-
fession and the practice of the law, h0nored and
Honorable in South Carolina-a section. Infinite
ly the most enlightened fthe State, and abound
ling in greater resources for every laudable, am
Fbitious and stupendous undertaking, than any
So.her-can such a section not plan and execute
such project, as has become as common in the
IUned States, as it WINS formerly common, to
tclear a public highway! Mereifuis HeaTcns! !!
:thero must be great degencraeyin this people!
IA few years ago, and they were equal TO any
enterprise, and the more difficult Of accomplish
merit it was, the moro eager they were to as
sumo the burden of the undertaking. They
were then, the first in war as they were the first
lin peace, and the first in the State, in al the
qualities ennobling to man. Are they contemp-
ttible laggards now? ; 80
q. The wealth. not = smention the intelligence of
this part of Abbeville and Edge6eld, of itself,
ought to Constitute a sure guaranty for the
snccess of This Rail Road. The Cotton alone
produced in The Savannah Valley will DC nearly
sufficient TO employ, an ordinary Rail Road,
of any kind from any, other quarter. Consider
what nm immense Weld of our great staple is
annually raised here and in the Fat-wOods Of
.AbberiiIe District am almost safe in asserting
10 it is equal to that of the whole Of the balance
.f the twn Districts. And it is no small matter
-eirncr nv friends; that add 10 this, ff6 rraSef
to and from Mr.. DoRS's Manganese and Gold
Mines. | nav remark, with no desire to flattrr
;,1; 81, ortu nj hoQ
merits, as well as fortune TO commend him, that
if these Mines should continue for few years,
as freely and fully TO repay the labor and the
extensive operations of their ownerxas they have
now begun to do. they themselves, from the
great influx Of business they will attract, will
Weld an income to the Rail Road, by no means
10 be condemned or disrcgardcd.
When in addition to all the reasons have
urged, the great ron:c to The Mississippi, con.
tcmpated in the Blue Ridge or Rabun Gap Rail
Road shall have been fairly commenced. this
banling of ours, which is now hardly struggling
to be born, will offer one Of the best prospects
for the Investment Of capital that has been al
forded to the moncy-holders of the State, for a
quarter of century. 1t will be an .incxhau>t.
blc mine of wealth far exceeding the richness OF
BILLY DoHYs, not alone 10 its Stockholders, but
TO every citizen and settler within its reach, or
within reach of its fructiGying influence. a
stream of riches from The Great Valley of the
Mississippi and its noble tributaries, will flow
through it, like rnnning River, ovcrilowing lis
banks, deposing its treasure all the way, and
enricbng, nourshing, making alive, and causing
to grow and flourish with Il real and permanent
prosperity, tile whole animal kingdom on its
course. of fowl and beast is well as man as
the mighty Father of Waters on both sides his
channel, has accumulated untold fertility, trea-
sure and riches, gaddened and made to smile,
the whole earth around, and brdecKcd his banks
with the gorgeous dmpery Of shrub, flower and
tree, springing forth with glorious luSurIance'
and each apparently surprising itself, and strl.
vinr to out do the works of nature, in its rapid
growth, its inimitablc perfection and lovenesS.
and its inconceivablc symmetry, grandeur and
beauty of stature. Picture 10 yourselves the
tens of thousands of horses, hogs, and cattle OF
every kind, together with the grain and the pro-
visions of all descriptions, that will roll into the
bosom of our State, in search of our Markets
and our great Seaport town, not only to the
sustenance of our people, but to the incalrua'
Bile profit of the builders and owners of the
road, and of every entcrpri>ing man in the State
who may have the resolution and sagacity tc
seize the advantages thus profusrly scattered ii
his way!
1t IS weak and silly for our opponents to say
that we can be deprived of the carrying of the
Western trade, or of its other general conse
oueniu benefits, either by the GreenviIle Road
or any other Road, that may be projected ano
built, either in opposition TO, or III competiior
with u.s. L honor the builders Of the GrccnviIlt
and Columbia Rail Road They have accom-
plished their work with Infinite labor. and undc
obstacles and burlhens which would have des
paired and deferred any other men. They now
enjoy the profits of an undertaking they may
| Justly boost off; but must still maintain iha
j,their Road can never come in successful compe
tion with ours, in bearing the trade and com
mcrce Of the West, from the terminus of the
great main route to the metropolis of the State
Ours will be shorter Road, and, rs we We
have the surveying and building of it. we vii
take care to make it safer and better Road, n
sure as the labor aud ingenuity and money
man can effect so much. Besides, The cxcellen
Road to be brought in competition with us, hi
already nearly quite as much freight and 'rave
as it can conveniently carry. | do not argn
against the success of that Road pray for it
prosperity. and glory in its triumphs, and con
tend that it has already succeeded. But man,
and potent reasons, permit me TO aver, Gentle
men, intervene to prevent it from working inJn
ry to our darling pride, even if the famous Ill
RAM HUTCHINSON does stand its godfather.
The Savannah River Valley Road lies aon!
the old and the natural direction of travel, tn
route that the West has trod-from its earlIes
settlement 10 this day, and that circnmslanc
ulone, would be difficult TO bc overcome, -by
competitor 1t runs along the borders OF tw
= md rapdy growing States Of wealth