The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1856-01-25
ABBEv1LE H. SOUTH CAROLINA FRIDAY MORNING. JANUARY 2 1856

! This proposition was discussed at large in
tha; Convention; it was the great question
before the stockholders; it was road or no
road. They felt and knew that upon that
very question now before the House, upon
thisvety point, depended The question whetl,-
cr they were to have a road or not. There
was an animated DISCUSSION. Haisburg
was represented upon that occasion, by a
gentleman who held stock himself and was
there, also, as proxy for others. When tlpr
Convention came to the conclusion to make
this application tn The Legislature, sthat gen.
tlcmait wrapped his coat altout him. put on
his hat. and left the hall, Withdrawing from
the Convention tho. stock Of Hamburg.
That is. wliat occurred there. Tliis gentle
man left the Convention, and did not ap-
pear again. He shook the dust off lis feet,
and would have nothing more to do with
them. The question then was, the stock of
Hamburg having. been withdrawn, could
they 20 on under the char,cr2 do not
know whether. the gentleman, from Greens
vile is informed of those things or not. But
they came under my ohsurva'ion, and
felt constrained to mention them when.
. saw the zeal Of his, in behalf of those very
persons who repudiatcd the road on thai,
occasion, and held that they were not bound
I" stand by it. 1t was the deliberate opi,,-
ion of large majority, IN overwhelming
majnrity of that corporation, upon that
OCCASION, TO take this step, and lave this
road if they could. s.
There was also another thing. It was
determined by the stockholders upon that oc-
caslon, that this road ought not to bc attempt
ed with less than one million Of dollars, for
otherwise they would be compelled to sac
rltIre all their subscriptions It was further
known IN that Convention, that efforts had
been mad" for years for the benefit Of the
town of Hamburg, to raise the money and
construct the road according to the original
rou:c; and it was declared in that Couvcn.
ton, that those efforts had utterly failed, and
that without this amendment the whole
schenc, would fall through. And they have
come to this body knowing their fate is
Sealed, unless they get this amendment 10
their charter And i would: now ask, are
| The people Of this State te be told that they
must BE- bound. tosthis ciiy aud toil,at city !
Arc they 10 he bound without aud within
Are they to be stopped from going to the
very place where the natural course Of trade
and business would lead them Hassit
come to this now? I hope not.
- Mr.. N oDLE, at the conclusion of the re-
marks Of Mr.. Landrum in opposition, a,,.-
dressed the House:
Mr.. Noble. If the chair will allow me, 7
will say a few words in reply to tl,c remarks
of the gentleman last on the floor recol-
lect last winter, with other gentlemen on
| this floor, that I>voted, much to my hearts
content, for the Rabun xGap appropriation.
did so, not from any mere expectation of
profit to my own district, but because I
considered it to he the great connecting link
between the southern seaport and the great
| pro'lncing west. 1t was giving us a con-
ner'ipn with n country as fertile rs the bot
IONS Of the Nile; country that yields to
! our. commerce its most valuable commodi.
ities; fiat gives TO our: great Atlantic cities
all Of their wealth. Thought we in South
CaIolina ought 10 do something to bring a
lpar. of that commerce into our own State.
For this reason 4 voted for the appropria-
| ttion.. il waspotat all from itseationaisf feel
ling, and .in that view, i! respeeffullst differ
from my; friend from GFcenville, Mr. .Perry.)
II might be inferred from lis remarks, that
Flicsvoted for the Rathn Gap Railroad, be-.
cause 1t had la common. track for iconsi,l-
etable distance, With tic. GreenyiIle Rail
road, !, Now, sir, although afriend to The
tGreenpi lle road, shall NOT. for that reason,
vote against any competing Raifrroads l,eine