The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1856-02-07

any towards its construction. They arc
wiling to take the lions share Of benefits,
but are not willing to do the lions share of
work. For tho small subscription of sew
en'y-iive thousand dollars, Hamburg cx-
poets to contro: the destiny of the rond.
My friend from Elgciield, (Mr. Landrum)
mentions the large amount of cotton sold
yearly in Hamburg, and the millions of
dollars of her trade, and calls her the third
commercial town in the State. If this be
the case, and shall not doubt it, is it not
strang: that this great commercial centre
Is unwilling to subscribe her fair proportion
towards the enterprise which is to have
such disastrous effects upon her prosperity
should it go over into Augusta Surely
with such trade and commerce rs she is
said to have, her subscription ought not to
be SO small as it is. She ought not to
come before the Legislature demanding
that her Interests be protected when she
does SO little herself to protect them. 1t is
a fact, think, that in every meeting of the
stockholders of this company she has been
an apple of discord, and has, up to this
time, been much to blame for the DELAYS
The company have been compelled to make.
Altcr 1t WAS found the road could not 90
on without more money, but must he aban-
doncd, because she WAS not to be its lower
terminus, She Objects 10 the road being
built ut all. To preserve her interests un-
touched, she seems willing TO sacrifice the
Interests OF one OF the richest portions Of
The State, an agricultural interest which of
all others should be most promoted.
Ii we are allowed to construct this road
to Augusta the State will gain IN impor-
tam! object which she has had much ut
heart for the last twenty years. For the
advantages Augusta will derive, we will OBJ
tain fair equivalent. Ii she rc:,ps Il part
OF the benefits of the Rabun Gap Road,
and why should she not have a part, for Il
portion of that road runs across the soil of
Georgia, We on the other hand will gain :,
connection 10y an iron track, by locomotive
power, with the Georgia Road, thus giving
lis the lruition Of our long deferred hope to
make this connection unbrokcn and perfect.
Having this connection between the Suu,l,
Carolina road and the Georgia road in the
city ct Augusta, we will extend our com
mrrrl;'l relations to the whole State, and
will sweep the cxpansc of the South west,
laying 1t under tribute to us. The South
Carolina road w;,s the first nursliny of the
State, and WAS the germ of all our rail
roads. This company for the bare privi-
lego OF crossing the line had to pay the
enormous sum of two hundred thousand
dollars, wi,hou: acquiring the right of a
connection with the Gc"ryi:, road which
WIS the great object of our desire. The
Savannah Valley road offers to break down
the barrier to this full connection. and is
willing to help i'll the removal of the OBJ
struct'on which commerce finds in her
track at that point. It is apparent, there
fore, that this road will not hc local merely
i'll its benefits. We brin. forward Il schcmc
that not onl y benefits the planters and far
mcrs of the rich Savannah valleys, but will
open to Charleston, and bring within her
rc;.''lI, a new territory from whence to draw
supplies Tor her commerce; and is this not
worthy Of the serious consideration of the
House: Shall Hamburg stand in the way
OF So desirable Il result! II her objections
are allowed to prevail, vcture to predict,
1t will he IL long time before another "ppor-
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tween the two States of Georgia and South
Carolina have to some extent been cn"cn-
dercd by the opposing claims to the nris-
dlction Of the river, and the bridge way
across it. BY granting TO US a charter,
40 not hesitate TO say, much will have been
done to remove State prjudices, and the
river will become almost an ideal line
Hamburg to this opposes her Interests. 1
,'''hk 1t bordering on an outrage for IIam-
burg 10 place obs:ruc ions in our way, vi G,
We have said TO her we will go to you if you
Will subscribe an amount Of stock to the com
pany fairly and justly your proportion.
She has for two years refused to do so.-
We have ut different meetings invited her
to come to the rescue of the enterprise with
her just share of the costs, but she has
done nothing more than give the piltance
OF scventy-five thousand dollars to aid in
building road estimated to cost a million
and II half
l do hope this enterprise will not be dc.
leatcd 10y the efforts Of Hamburg.
Unless there is Il disposition 10 discuss
further the subject, will move to lay the
amendment on the table. 1t has been sta
ted that Charleston was opposed to us, but
| have always understood the contrary. I
would be glad to have IN expression OF
opinion from Charleston.