Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-01-18
FoI THE ADVERTISER.

State and her enterprises and to build up and en-
ricll Apsus,aand Savannah, ut the expense Of our
own Metropolis" Whether he has succeeded in
tkis sublime task, the intelligent public already
knows This however is certain it is no difficult
matter to divine the secret purposes Of this writer
himself. lie who runs may read them i'll his ari-
Gle Hostility to he Savannah River Road and 10
its President evidently prompts to his rirulent at
tack. Hacc causa tcterrimi Jelli
The arguments by which he reaches his conclu-
sions arc us (;.acous as his motives appear to us,
improper. We pass by, without comment, his de-
nuncia,ions of MIR. lluTcnNsos. This gentleman
needs no vintca,ion in this community. " SALU-
DA" proves him 10 be good iinancicr, and admits
his ability TO bring to the Company Of which he is.
President, large amount Of capital, and high dc.
gree Of energy and intelligence. That is enough.
That i, the man for the noble enterprise in which
Mr. HuTcH1xsos's services are now enlisted.
In his efforts to defeat the Savannah River Vslley
Road, "SALuDAn makes freble essay at ridculs,
and affects to support three propositions:
l. That this enterprise is controlled by "c!ique,"
with TIIRAH HUTCHINSON at its head, which has for
its object to build up Augusta and Savannah. :.
Now Of whom this I" clique" is constituted /" SA-
IuDAn, has not dcigncd to inform the public. We
area loss to form oven conjcctur on thesaboet.
The Directory Of the Road consists, We belicre'
wholly Of South Carolinians, living in Hamburg and
up the Savannah River. Do any of these belong
to The 80 cliuue"7 If tey do it is difficult to "a
| sign reasonable motive for their wishing to ad-
vance the interests Of Augusta aud Savannah over
those Of Hamburg ami Charleston. In respect to
these men tl,e charge is simply ridiculous. If the
g clique" are to BE- found on the other side Of the
Savannah River, it is enough to say, that, as yet
no Stock has been tsken there, aud that the Road
will be located before they can possibly gau amy
influence in its direction.
]. As" "SALrpA," therefore. has furnished no esi-
dence Of the existence Of this clique: as he has
not eyep given to it i local h,Jii;ti"n," we are
bound to regard it as spectre Of Ills own conjuring
AS !; mere conccit Of tho brain.
But, if the ":lique," be u mere monster of the
fancy as We arc led to Think. its supposed 'nachi-
nations are not less the work of the imag gina"n
Yet "SALuDA' says they do exist and that the
chief object il to break down Hamburg and Char
lesion, and to build up Augusta and Savannah.
Now the idea Of one little Road breaking down Or
buil,ng up Town or City will excite smile from
many 1t is at least amusing. But Of this ''recrc-
ancy to the interests Of our State and her cherished
ent rpriscs, totally rrcconciaLlc with that loyalty
and devotion to their home and government, which
hts ever characterized her true SONS, however hum
| bic and ubscurc'-whcrc il the evidence SALT
| pAn prcsumIcs to offer two grounds Of rrocf:
!. That the City authorities Of Augusta have en-
| listed the City in the enterprise by IN important
subscription TO lis Capital Stock.
.. That Mr. HUTCHINSON, who has been known
10, entertain u long and dcep-scatcd hostility I" the
South Carolina Rail Road, has been chosen Ircsi-
! dent.
In point or fact tic City authorities Of augusta
have taken no Stock and hence tho first ground
Gails But suppose they do take Stock-larc they
not right to do so ! And does it follow that be-
c,usc Augusta takes Stock. shc is to control the
Road or that because she may control the Road.
that Charleston is to be thereby injured We con-
fcss our inability to appreciate this principle Of nom
intercourse between the States. Arc We come to
this, that the citizens Of State shall be dcbarred
from investing their capital in other States when
ever they may deem it to their interest liaY. not
the people Of Charleston and South Car"lnlans
generally subscribed largely to more Rail Reads
than one in the State Of Georgia? And has not our
capital been rather invited than refused : WI ere
does "S,LrDA" get his nvtl"ns Of State comfy, or
his principles of trade and commerce
In reply to the second ground, what, we ask, has
Mr.. IIurclsoSs hostility to the South Car''na T..
R,id, to do with the conduct and interests OF the
Savannah River Valley Road To make out his
case "SALuDA" is forced to ascribe TO this gentle
man degree Of moral obliquity and Of evil per-
sona influence, beyond the scope of human cara-
bilty After all, )" he says &" he (Mr. Ill., is the
great head and fro;t-hc living embodiment Of this
Company, to whom all other aud opr"sing elements
must ultimately become subordinate"
Is this not mere assertion? The conclusion here
cplc Of common sense and reason. Docs "SALuDA"
suppose that, in the Directory Of tho Savannah r.
Road, there is not sufficient ntrlliycncco lisc"rcr
Tie true interests OF the Company and not lirnrss
enough 10 thwart the purposes Of man. though he
BE- possessed of Il will sincuary dcspotic,s who
seeks iun counter to these intcrcssl lie knows
little Of the Board Of Directors, il he really jndugez
such belief He has very little knowledge of hui
man nature, if he thinks, that the interests of 4
company can, for any length Of timr be sacrificed TO
the mere whims and caprccs of one man. Has he
never known Il rrcsdyn, to be dismissed from his
post, and another placed in his st,'al
There is one principle that may be safely counted
on in the affairs Of chartered companies, and that is
the principle Of interest. No mere capiicr, 10
secret hate, no indignant spleen can Ion. be cIcr
cisc'l in The face Of this principle. 1t will be to The
interest Of this Company to sustain boil, Hamburg
aud Charleston; ard hence il Mr.. IT, Should still,
indulge his hostility against the South Carolina K
Road, aud could SO b,lc himself is to practice
this feeling in the management of the atl;&rs of the
Company Of which he is President we may safely
say it will be out Of his porer 10 do So. With all
his " absolute and despite sway" lie could not
san,l up one month under conduct so pus;llanimous
and contemplate.
But we feel that discussing really very
small matters. We arc constrained to remark that
al; this TRADE against Mr.. IluTrulsoy and this ina
sinary "ciqnc'' is mere stuff! These suspicious
are, we believe uniouudcd, uni just and ungcncrous.
In our next we will notice briefly the remaining
propositions Of "SAiuDA," not 50 much by way OF
reply tu this writer, of Whose name have had not
tl, slirtcSt infinni;nn 40 20 mnrt arnnrnfS which