Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-02-01
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;~SaLuDA,' i. calculated to prejudice the mind.
of such persons ng:aihst tho Savannah River
Valley R,il Road prnjrct as nre not acqusint'
cd with the facts Of lis history aud progress, j
liiust h!'s the use of your paper Sor the purpose
OF stirring few Of th"sc:f facts, in order lhithc
public may form an unbi;iisscd Judgment respect.
ing that project.
But brf"re stating these facts, allow me adine
or two of comment upon "SALuDA's" article.
AS composition it is certainly above the leyui
of ordinary newspaper communications, as tar
i.aArsnrufc!Ge literary elcnrcn,s are concerusd
but ii is sngrilarly deficient in clearncss as ,ots
object 1t is but justice to suppose that slclsa
wri'rr would have some explicit object 10 slfte
TO dcfrud--to impress upon the public mind ;
and no doubt "SALuDA" hat, for his paper
smells Of the lamp; und yet there is sueh a
mist hanging about it, that ono is apt to .np-
pose his oil was bad--producing more smoke
than light And there is u dash of persona Ey
! about lIrr article, which is always in bad tiaiu
When brought inlo grave discussion of a FIb-
! liz movement, such as the enterprise 10 which
- SALrDA's" paper refers. The dragging insof
i personal history, or private character Of inli-
vi,lu.l men, in such Il ctse, is calcuatrlto weqk-
! cn the force of ihe writer's argument, just Yin
proportion In ill-trmprr and pre- judicc rre ey.
ibird. 1t is the verdict Of all right minded
men, that private qliarrcls should be scltlrdin
private way, or if made pnbc, should Ibe
separated from all matters Of public inIrrrst,
and not be hachcd on 10 another diW for lie ptr-
pn>c of fnisimg it upon public attention. But
unfortunately for Tie peace Of society, there arc
some things called men, who lack the moral
strength to right their own wrongs when first
frI, by them, and who also lack that noLrst aud
rarcSt quality Of the suul-torgiycncss. With
this class of persons, an insult whether real or
supposed, seems to lie in the stagnant rccesscs
If their bosoms, like the virus under IN old
! ulcer, and j.. always ready TO oozc out its gan.
grcnuus matter 1T every little abrasion of the
>urf.cc. | do not say that ''SALUDA" is one Of
this class. hope not. Sill, in reading iis
article, it s difficulty to determine very satit
, l..c!ory, whether he intends 20 aim blow 1t
Mr. llrTcnrSoy orcr the Road, or at the Road
orer .lhr lis. shoulders, for both fire badly
under the rudscI, anl ii i. lard to say which
fares lhe worst. If the first, it speaks badly for
; the pug,t-if .lc latter, it speaks worse ff
the pafSAiOt: :
Now, of Mr.IIurcInsos,s 1rfffffie cha+ac'er-
ur any of its lrai;s-wIrthrr common or prculi-
ar, il is lIoi my purpose, al present, to speak
! dcrming il wholly unnecessary, rs he has brcn
! long and well knuwn in almost every part of
tic State d.rc sSy that character would not
suffer much beside SALuDAs'
As "SALUDA's' TRADE against Mr.. HUTcHI.
son = career rs y fnancicr, think The statement
Of Il few farls " i'll serve TO di.sipsto that part
Of the article into "lhin air" !"SALuDA" in
>inuaIcs that Mr. iIUTcIIsoy, in consequence Of
certain qualities which he mentions, had never
been allowed 10 hold any station long Mt a time,
but had been compelled 10 fly, rs it were, frcm
point 10 point, and from Bank 10 Bamk-Lorallso
those qualities disqualified him fur conducting
thn.c Banks 10 the satisfaction Of their Stock
holders; and lie would have us infer from thence
that Mr.. lICTCHISoS is not qualified to manage
the affairs Of the Savannah River Valley Rail
with the authority Of President, lest lie betray
the Slorkholdcr. and the true interests of The
State hy running the Ro.l over the River to
Augusa-lo The great dcriment, it not total
destruction of the South Carolina Rail Road,
and the trade and prosperity Of Charleston.
This think is hi. argument and conclusion.
Now let the facts he sta!rd-and what are they!
When the Commercial Bank of Columbia
was organized, Mr. lIvrcnsuy waa promiaent
Merchant in Columbia, with very extensive
and favorable acquaintance in the upper Dis
ricts- and was we'll known to every Stocklo.
der of any prominence in the Institution. He,
believe, was the oil y man then thought of for
its Cashier and was accordingly elected. Soon
afi rr this, the Merchants Bank Of Chrraw was
organized, and the same prominent Capitalists
took largely Of It's Stock-and offered Mr.. Hut
Gibson the CasIiership, which he accepted. MOI
long afterwards The Bank of Hamburg was
chartered, and many of the wealthy Sturkfol-
drrs of the other Two Banks, took largely Of It's
Stock. and again invited Mr. HUTCHINSON to be-
come lis Cashier. That Office he filled until
1912, when he was elected President and so con-
iinucs TO the present time. Thus he has been
continually associated with, ard in the service
of, many of the same set of sagacious and TAR
scci.g Capitalists Of the State, for nearly twcn-
ty years.
In almost all other matters, men are willing
10 put up with mere lrctcnacrs. They often en-
trust their civil rights to dcmag".ues-ihcir
health and oven lives 10 qu"rks-t,i ir ulIILrun's
GUIDANCE 10 ignorant snatirrcrs, and even their
spiritual welfare to imposiors-but not so In
money matters. In that case, men must have
ground for implicit confidence in the integrity
and sagariIy of their Agent, and if such conIl-
d.ncc becomes impaired in any way, The Agent
mus; leave though he be brother.
If long continued confidence in respect 10
money matters be any evidence of high charac-
Ter and qualification as rrnblc. and efficient
nIanagcr nfoiher mems lntorosis, then Mr., llUr
c Isos's connection with The above named
Banks, should, Gas it doubtless does) in the
judgment of all candid, thinking men, place him
hirh above the reach Of "SALUDAs" turbid
waters
Nor will statement of the Jacis, in relation