The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-12-20
Correspondence Of sbe Banner.
Quar- C0lgazmbia letter.
CoIunnrA n T).o 10th

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Quar- Columbia LeaaeP.
COLUMBIA 8. G. Dsc. 18th.
2sssrs. Editors: The election for
Governor resulted es We anticipated
in the choice Of General James II.
Adams who was elected almost unani.
mously- having received l03 out Of
lat votes cast: Hon. +. DeTrevills
of Beaufort Has chosen Lieutenant
Governor. For. @ statement Of fir-
ther Legislative proceedings during
the last. Neekawe refer you to tho
Columbia papers and your immediate
Editorial Representative.
We muss not omit 10 state that the
Bill to grant laid to the Blue Ridge
Rail Road Company passed the House
on Friday Evening by vote Of 65
Ayes to 50 Nays. That bill subscri-
bes 81 600 600 to the enterprise and
guarant ces 81 900 600 more. Mes.
srs. Mullins, Tucker, Winsmith and
others. opposed the bill on the ground
chiefly that it would be o wastcful,
c>tavagant and useless appropriation
Of the public money. The number Of
individual subscriptions does not
amount to half a million individuals
are afraid to risk their money in
such quixotic enterprisc--why then
should the State be called upon to risk
the peoples money? Moreover, very
little of the road is in South Carolina
and to be building railroads for the
benefit Of other States will not pay
That branch of the Road in South
Carolina,wiIl cost an immense am cunt
in construction. Mountains are to be
tun"eled-grades OF 40, SO and 60
feet to be used "a hilly mountainous,
and ,hinIy settled region TO be passed
through. True great things are predi-
Gated uf this Ruad-,-.but ne have heard
this cry increasing wealth" "com.
bined prosperity" before. Have gen.
tlelnen forgot the NORTH Eastern Rail
Road which was to make Charleston u
second New York? Where is that
Road nov! Where the trade it vas
to conve5 to our Metropolis 7~.Ler
all those things be remembered, and
be it b rnc in mind that the advant-
ages to be derived trutn The c;.as.r;iu.
ton Of that road will benefit North
Carolina, Georgia, Tcnessee, and
Charleston.
Such is avery briei epitome of the
arguments advanced against the bill.
Messrs. Memminger, Trenholm, and
The Charleston Delegation generally
supported the bill warmly aud enthu-
siastically-predic,ing that Charleston
would becume when the road Was
built, city second to none in the
Union. We woc!d respectfully sab
nit the opinion that CharIcstonians
adopt some measures to prevent The
annual recurrence Of that terrible
disease-the Yellow Fevcr-betore
they speak SO confidently of becoming
second New York.
Hon. A.!P. Butler was on Thurs.
day last re. elected United States Sen
ator.
The Columbia Insurance Company
has, according to rumor, smashed up.
At meeting of the Stockholders held
on Saturday last the following resolu.
tions were offered and adopted.
Resolved, That the condition OF
the Columbia Insurance Company re.
quires suspension Gifts business. and
II strict examination into its affairs.
Resoived. That the Board of Direc
tors and our Agents be instructed to
discontinue business at once, and t.
suspend for the present, any further
payment Of money on losses incurred
or to be incurred; also, tha, notice bs
given to all persons who are insure,
III this cOinpany, of the condition o
the COMPANY.
Resolved. That a Committee oi
Three Stockholders (ottcr than direc
tors be appointed to examine into the
affairs OF said company, and report to
All adjourned meeting of the secont
Monday ot January next, plan To-
the final settlement Of the affairs o
said Company.
WIZ. WALLACE, Chairman.