Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-01-30

of my section Of the State going over to the city
of Augusta, and the State of Georgia, would
not the Citizens of South Carolina-tlls farmers
of Edgefeld, Abbeville. Laurens aud .Newber-
ry annually contribute $4,000 to 75, ,0oo out Of
the proceeds of their industry, to the wealth Of
Augusta, over and above the legitimate adyanta-
ges of her traffic! Now II has been said, that
no deleterious effect will result from The transfer
of the terminus Of this road from. Hamburg to
the State Of Georgia. It Is sufficient in my
judgment, TO cite the action of the Citizens Of
Augusta, to satisfy tho mind Of any reasonable
man, that that declaration II not true. II Ham.
burg is to derive all the advantages from this
road though it should terminate in the City Of
Augusta, which she would derive If It und6wr
the South Carolina side Of the river, for what
reason does Augusta propose to contribute
$50o,000 towards building the roadg That
fact shows conclusivey, to my mind. whnt the.
Judgment of the City of Augusta is upon this
subject. She knows, that such route wiildes.
troy Hamburg, and the commercial prosperity
OF that f1ourishing town; and thus she will not
only swallow up Hamburg, bat compel all that
portion of South Carolina, which now has eomt
merciaI intercourse with Hamburg, to transport
all their produce across the Savannah river into
the market Of Augusta. That 10 the judgment
of the City Of Augusta, and she backs that
judgment with the handsome sum of @5O0AO0!
1t is true that the Savannah Valley Rail Road
Company calls upon the State for no aid, liz
case this amendment is granted; bnt maintain
Mr.. SpEAKER, that she has got State aid. The.
aid which the State has contributed to tie con-
struction of the Blue Ridge Rails Road, is a:
grant also 10 the Savannah Valley Rail Road.
put it TO the members of this House, If that
sum of two millions and quarter of dollars
had not been appropriated to the Blue Ridge
Rail Road, or if it had not taken the direction it
did, to terminate in Anderson Village, would
the City of Augusta have contributed one dollar
to the construction of this road? Whist is the.
influence which this two and quarter nnions
of dollars have upon that section Of the Statb:
This road runs to the City Of Augusta. Now,
it is impossible for any man OF common sense
to full to perceive that this has potential infd-
ence upon the City of Anguish that she would
do well to build this road out and out to- Hnder
son village; that she would be richly repaid for
80 doing by thus drawing to her own market the
great amount of produce which is destinedto'
come over the Blue Ridge Rail Road
What other reasonable objections have we 10
this road from Hamburg into the State Of Geor.
gia? remember very well, that when the Blue
Ridge appropriation Bill was under consideration
here, one strong argument was, that We were'to
build up 10 competition between Rail Ronds In
South Carolina and the Roads in the neighboring
States Nv breast sweled with State pride, my
heart beat in unison with all that the honorable
member from Charleston tMr. MenmingeEJ
said, whilst he was arguing so ably, so learnedly,
in favor of that project. As we furnished as
good market, in South Carolina, as was to Be
found in any of our neighboring States, we
were to capture and bring into South Carolina
all the commerce of the entire Western country,
to be carried 10 the City of Charleston for ex-
portation from that port. That was what we
were to do then. But it is now proposed TO tap
this Blue Ridge Road by the Savannah Rail Road,
and turn away the commerce, which that Road is
to bring into this State, and carry it into the
City of Augusta, there to be made aver to the
Rail Roads in Georgia. What security are we
to have, that the appropriation, which we have
made to the Blue Ridge Rail Road, much less
any of the advantages we were 10 derive from
it, will ever be realized by the people Of South
Carolina? Savannah is becoming rival com.
mercial emporium of Charleston, and now wht
enter into competition for the traffic over the
Blue Ridge Road from the Western States.
In conclusion, Mr.. SPEAKER, wish 10 say
few words in answer to what has fallen froHs
several members, and more especially from my
honorable friend from Abbeville OR Thomson).
He complains that We are fighting battle for
Hamburg. This is true in part only; we are
struggling for the preservation ard prosperity
of Hamburg it is true But we have direct
and immediate interest in the existence and pros
perity Of that town. We are personally interes-
ted. And it may DO said with equal truth that
we are fighting battle for the farmers and farm.
ing interests of Edge6eld District and our whole
section of the State for this amendment threat
ems the destruction Of our great eosmcrcial
mart; and we are to be forced to go iate the
City Of Augusta with our prodnctsr and seD
them thera, giving all the profits to the State Of
Georgia. And have already proved that but
for the competition which exists between Ham
burg and Augusta, the farmers of my country
would sustain loss of some sixty or seventy
five Thousand dollars annually in the single ar
tHlc Of cotton alone.
This consideration gives rise TO the intereat
which we feel in regard to this matter, and do
hope that the motion to lay upon the table will
not prevail; but that this Legislature will grant
to that company nothing more than branch to
the City cf Augusta.
A MEETING Of the Directors Of the Magnetic
Telegraphic Company was recently held. At tho
appointed hour the President took the chair in
Philadelphia, and the directors in Washington,
Baltimore, Wilmington and New York promptly
answered to the cali of the roll, when the busi.
ness was commenced. Resolutions were propos-
ed, and motions were made in one city, and se-
conded and debated in the others with as mucil
promp,ness as though all had been present in
one room. In the course Of about two hours
the business was afE transacted, dividend de-
clared, and the meeting adjourned
A PREsEsrlMENr on DEATH AND ITS Fulfil
MEsr.--About two or three years ago young
lady, resident of this village, who at the time
was in the enjoyment of good health, was visit
ed one night ut her bedside (as she affirmed at