Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-02-01
VOL. xHN.---No. 3!

notion that Hamburg will rcmain the lower ter
. minus Of the Road, or that it is intended in any
manner to benefit it, cannot be Seriously enter
tanned by any one at all acquainted with the
secret schemes and Vaccinations of the cliqnc
who will control its affairs, &c."
This is strange logic 10 us. The Presidents
interest is identified with Hamburg, and three Of
/; the Directors who have taken large amount
/, of Stock in the Road have large interests in
Hamburg. Many Of the citizens of Hamburg
have subscribed largely TO the Road for the
purpose Of bnding it up. Besides these, the
other Directors and Stockholders generally trade
there, and are trying to build the Roal fur tho
purpose of beneGtling Hamburg and them
selves and yet you tell us Hamburg is not to
BE- benefited. 1t seems TO me to be one OF the
most absurd notions that ever found its way
into mans head-that Hamburg, and the pen.
pic who trade there, would subscribe so largely
TO build Il road TO Hamburg, and then suffer this
clique" to carry it to Augusta, when they have
the whole directory in their own hands. And
now, Mr.. SALUDA," as you have said so muc.,
about this clique" ask you,to be so good as
10 inform Us who this "clique' is! YOU say,
the 4" one million of dollars yet 10 be procured
Gf procured at ally will be obtained solely with
a view aud from among 4 class that will carry
the Road to Savannah. 1t is useless for us TO
close our eyes to this fact Witness the dcvcl-
opmcnts that have already been made upon, this
point and deny, if you can, that our conc lusions
are not manifest and.undriIiabIc. Already have
the authorities Of Augusta Interested that City
in this enterprise by IN important subscription
to It's Capital stsck.,' ,Iis is another mistake.
The City Council Of Augusta has not subscribed
any thing to the Capital Stock, nor can it, until
after the Road is locatcl.::.
SIS further evidence of the hostility TO our
State and her intrrest.on the part Of this Com
pany wanted IL so, it Is to he found in the
.>iion to Charlcs!onanl.lllc South Carolina Rail
Road"
w are at s loss TO say as to lis opposition
10 Charleston. is true, great many years
ago, he had some difficulty will, the President
of that Road; bAt. does that prove any hostility
TO The Road now' That Ro.d i, in the binds
osa new Directory and why now charge him with
being hostile TO the Road, because he hal Il per-
sonal difficulty with its first President!
In reference 10 "SALUDA's' remarks about
Mr. UUTcIIrsoy we have but little to say. He
has said more for him than we could In his
Own statement, in reference to AIr. HUrcursoS's
connection with the Bank Of Hamburg, he proves
him to be- one of the best fnanciers in the coun-
Try. Hc sars That Bank has been managed sole
ly by Mr.. lIUTcHIsoY ever since his connection
with it. This is undoubtedly great praise bcs-
towcd Oh him; for il is known that the Ham.
burg Bank is one of the best dividend. paying
Banks in the Union, and if Mr.. H. has so man
aged it he has certainly proven himself an admi-
raLlc financirr. lie, with the iron will represent
ed by" SALrDA," that yields TO no opposition,
is just the sort Of man it takes TO make Il
good officer lie says that Mr.. ii. knows that
the building Of Tie Road, which he is 10 control,
will be disastrous 10 The S"ulh Carolina Rail
Road, by divcrIing trade and travel in another
direction. How can this be! VIII not all the
produce that goes down the River Road and
lands in Hamburg, be transported down tho
Soulh Carolina Road, though it may change
hands, should it be called for in Charleston!
'SALrDA" is aware also that the South
Carolina Rail Road Company have now as
much produce offered them as they can transport
up the six miles Of heavy and dangerous Road
that lii, between Hamburg and Aiken" Think
this is another mistake | was tuld by an intel
ligcnt gentleman, who lives near Aiken, not one
week before the first meeting of the SockIlo!.
dcrs of the Savannah River Rail Road Compa.
ny, that he had been told O think) by the Prcsi.
dent of the South Carolina Rail Road Co;npa-
ny, that they were frequently compelled 10 carry
fe .ht at reduced prices, and sometimes when
the River was in good boating order lie had TO
carry Cotton at half price, or 20 without load.
DARK CORNER.