Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-07-27
Editorial Correspondence.
GREENVILLE C. H., July 2;


INaccorlance with promise left behind, we seat
ourself this morning (6l o'clock) TO write letter to
the readers of the Edgeeld Advertiser" They must
expect nothing more in it than rapid notices and hur-
red reflections.
To begin at the beginning, must be permitted TO
assert our belief that the road from Edgeiied Court
House TO Ninety-S1 Depot the G. d. c. Railroad
the vest apology for highway now to be found
throughout the length and breadth Of this wide Con-
tinent From Polersvle to JIM DoRN's it is as bad
as bad can be, and from DoRNs to the Railroad out
little better. 1t is rocky, rooty, rough and ragged and
at the present time of drouth upheaves the slightest
disturbance clouds of fine dust such we have never
seen rvalled in any country. How the good people on
this road abide, in peace and contentment, such
an abomnable condition Of their common channel OF
Intercourse and travel, al loss 10 comprehend.
The most of them own fine carriages, handsome bug
pes &C., each one of which is little better than q
nuisance, and dead expense with such road 10
travel on. Twenty-Five trips over 1t would do nice
vehicle more injury than TWO hundred and ffy trips
over properly made and we'll kept road Even the
strongest wagons scarcely be expected to stand t
unbroken for welvemonih. We tell you, gentlemen,
that very few travellers will ever admire appreciate
your lands your fields, your residences and other i'm
p ovements, as long as you afford them terrible
transit through your possessions With really good
road passing by your DOORS not only would your every
day comfort be increased, only would minor
interests be promoted, but your lands woud>be worth
from one to three dollars more per acre. Inhe name
of common sense, let these "devils race paths' be
amended Work ont the full twelve days every year
with all the hands you raise, and very great al
,era,on would take place in short time. When men
then passed your way instead Of mentally (and some
times orally cursns your negligence and indifference
in this matter, instead Of saying if Pm spared this
time I'll never come through this internal section
again., instead of telling it every where, as they SO,
that Edgefed is the last place in creation, they would
rather laud you TO the skies pnblic-sprited and
enlightened populaton-they would admire your pleas.
ant locations by the good would speak
of your lands as productive and valuable-and they
would allude TO your District on all occasions
great old District where every one felt interest in
the public good and every thing was on scale of en-
lghtened civilization, honorable to this advancing age
of ours. Our friends along this line OF travel must
not take offence at these remarks. II really seems 10
us that they are missing the path of prudence and good
policy very widely, in not perserering continually un-
iii they shall have made fine highway where now
runs of the meanest roads in the United States.
1t is because we know that this change would rebound
to their good well 10 the credit of the Dis
trct that notice the matter at all. Will not the
many able and high-toned citizens who live upon this
route reflect upon hints and take according
ly! We shall see.
In spite of the wretched road however, we were de-
lighted to observe whenever the jollngs and fittings
of the carriage would permi that the crops lying upon
T. both corn and cotton fine as could be asked
for Seeing the prospect here presented, calling to
mind what we had witnessed in other neighborhoods,
and remembering what we had heard from all quar-.
.ers of our District we concluded as we rode along
that Edgefeld with one more :" soaker'' would be
blessed with almost Egyptian abundance for the CON-
ing year The same blessing of plenty seeming ready
to aght upon the country generally is there not great
cause for thanksgiving to Him, whose clouds have