Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-02-01

imarnse ,u,ntity Of Produce from the interior Of
Georgia aud elsewhere, is now lan&rd in Augusta,
the greater part Of which finds its wa? u Charleston.
Why2 Because Charleston, being larger tffan Sa.
vtnnah, having capital, and cnjoying greater
fcili,Ic, Of trnns-shipncrt commando ihnt produce.
Will nit the same reason apply IN regard 10 the
produce brought down on the Savannah River Road
even allowing that Road to have dclmt in Au-
custa? How can distinction be drawn!. CRn any
ono assign rcas"n mly this produce viii 60 I"
Savannah instead Of 10 Charlrs.nul Snmc men
sp-ak of trade and commerce rs ,lings uf uero mhml
and caprice, to bo controlled at plrhssre rs il there
were no fixed laws by which these are governed,
and by which they naturally seek thuir channels
and outlets, the waters that make ihUir way /" the
ocean. To say. ,ha, the trade frnm The Savannah
! River Road will be diverted from Charleston 10
Savannah, is tu talk at random: is 70 speak in ite
!crh Of every days experience: il is 10 arl7K I'm.
men will act contrary to ,hur irus intcrss.,, nhou,
even motive I" prompt lhcn.
But "SALrpAr think, lie find. reason fur his
belief in the supposed fsct. that ihc S"uth Cnrvli
~ Fail Road Company have now AZ much produce
offered shem they can Transport, up ihc six ir.s
Of heavy anl dangerous Rual illu, lie between llsH
burg and Aiken Can assertions like this gull an
intelligent community 7 What additional crss, we
ask, is incurred in ascending the grade in question
Nouo Aud IL onu train with freight can 60
! that heavy Road, wis, would prevent hfiy Or Rro
hundred Trains from doing the salso. If the business
! authorized i'll
! Nothing, we ronture IN affirm, can divert tho
main trade Of tho Savannah River R"sl fr"m tlir
City Of Charleston. Th. place is ts naurn outlet,
aud there i, will GO. Build your Roads in the III
terror where you will. til" larger portion Of the pro-
lure e. rrrd over them WILL soonrr later. reach
Charlr,tun because there it will find the beat mar
kr,, aad from thence it viii he most easily transli?
,d. Whu is ~ ignorant Of tho principles Of trade
and commerce. as moi to know ,ha, these advantages
will always at!rac, the products Of the country ,
ApsiIs, such influence. whit could mere favoriti'rn
cff,~li If all August, should uni,n. it c"ull n'''
ccunt.rv.il ih-m No! Charleston need not AK
protection against Savannah She MAY paint. with
confidence, to her facilities k'r trade. aud in the pr'o
Of her superiority may ,ay-wo ask only f"r gem
crous colupv,ition IIrr natural advantages, her
capaI, the energy and intelligence Of her merchants
and her ci,z-ns afford y sufficient guaranty If \
! progressive wrlE.To.
I But, Mr.. EpIron. We are old fashioned ~n"mgh,
to wish prosperity TO 81! our market to~nc-:o Ham
: burg and Augusta. tn Charrs.nn and Savannah
H. t,,, u, ~ k,uuI
w. think the h"., Of the prosperity I" the
popc Of the I.rk country. Competition is the liz
Of trade. II clrraprns prices. 1t clrcks m"n"w'c"
II incrrasus accommodations. II rr"Iut.t-s nlrlli-
g.nrr and activity in al the pursuits q life. We
want many --nany mark Is. Let no mean
s,,ir,t therefore. p"onp, u. I" break these down.
(;nl E,rtil tl,a, wc shond ever hrr"n,e I'll. A. vn-
Gates Of policy ntrr"w. so sc!tsh. +" h2ot"d
Such thought is unworthy "f The age in which
We live.
In view nf ill.s- considerations tho in.rllisen,
pcnpl. Of uur Stale vide with "SAirp." when h'
.ays, that ",hr proportion I" Interest the Static in
this enterprise I" the amount "f quarter 81 ml-
lion of d,IlnrS i. mr. the bndn".. "f which il OK
crvdrd only By i.s untnuad"i imruarnc"." pom
what principle Of right. "f justice, Of good fifth, I"
COMMON sense III" Legislature rcfusc aid {" this
Hu.I, when sc hi. aiic"l every Road in the SAT-,
long or short large or small ID" ,hr people, living
on the S:~annah KiYrr, ,iesrrr consideration, nn
rcspct from tho Legislature Of the State! Are
their interests % hr wholly uvcr"rkrl, Will, the in
surrsta Of the pr"r in every other art Of The State
are lulv foslcr.t and adranr-d' Must ,lirir money
be taken to confer houEti-s slsuw,cre, an they
10 be denied the least charity To introduce dir
crimatiun un u,t. destitute ul farnssr. NIL "'
proper rrg.,d f"r the general g"o'l, would shock
The moral $. nsc f every rejecting mind. ], would
bs lasting Disgrace upon tho fair fame of cur lr-
cislativu Assembly. So !agran, \ violation. VI pub
H. faith, ws d" no, regard 4. sl probable, bu; ~
bwrly p,ssbl. VS. will Ia, r.ic>, up"n III. pub
lie iu,t:ro uf tl. State, by indulEina 'uoh j
~ u,rici"n In due time, judge, tho Legislature
will ,xtrnd the x,,o ALL to hi, Road, rho has given
TO Al! others within our bordrrs. In this belief, W.
conclude our article, with sincere prayer for ihs
,uccess Of !hv Savannah River Rail Road.
SAVANNAH.