The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-08-28

thihI Is 10 tie done; :nti verify, the enter
prise recommends itself i'll tones louder than
the trumpet's note. The Rabun Gap Road
of which ours is to bc continuation, is
certain TO he built, and it will not ONLY tan
the Mississippi Valley itself, but it will have
feeders throughout the whole West, South
.and North, and tho amount of freight and
travel Which it will scnl through the noun
tains for the supply Of ours aud our sister
road on the other side of tho District, will
te perfectly incaIcuaLle. Moreover, the
location of this read through the best cotton
Hnd grain land, and the richest section in
all South Carolina, will secure it an ampL.
surp"r; n long rs the youngest inhabitant
hc'e shall breathe the air of Heaven. Then,
our line terminating at Hamburg and An.
|uS!a, will a!fnrl such choice of markets
III Hamburg, Augusta, Columbia, Charles
ton, Savannah, and ultimately in all tie
Southern cities Of the ArllHic and Gulf to
The Western vendors Of Bacon. Bread. Beef
Wheat, Rye, Horses, Hogs, Hemp, Flax,
and Of all the animals and products of the
most p'o'lic region of the earth and our
road will also afford such a highway for all
The inhabitants OF that richer Valley than
the Nile, i'll their business and pleasure com.
m"nicatonS with the E,,t, that there is no
Ea',r"ad III existence, that will pay TO the
stockholders an equal DIVIDEND will, it, in
eight years from the day iha, the whistle
OF the car is first heard upon lis track Set:
ting aside these vast prospective, and, TO
some, uncertain profits tile mn who lives
hear the line, even if he should subscribe
t" il, twenty-five per cent of his whole cs
tate, will realize i'll Il short pcriol, from the
cn!'anced value of his lau,ls, his stock. the
produce Of his farm, Sc. and from the OBJ
p"r'unl,ics extended to linn of obtaining the
highest market price of every thing he has
/" sell or barter, the largest remuneration
for his present haz,rl, and temporary de-
priva,iou of Il few hundred dollars. It is
Qllcn the case now with the cotton ,lautrr.
that he hears Of Il rise of his f,voric stap.e
in England by one Steamer, and before he
can load up his old Plantation wagon, anl
gel TO town with il. another Steamer has ar
rived, anl on one full load of ten bales, he
has lost the handsome SUN Of one hundred
dollars. Such losses alone. to the planter
are daily occurring, and in tho course of a
lew years they amount to thousands of dol
lars, which might b.. entirely ohvatcd anil
saved by the means OF. Railroal and
Steam Car. For steam on land can COM
pete with steam on sen, and when the mar
kct advances, every planter on this line can
carry his produce to Charles ton and dispose
OF il before there can Lc a possible decline
in prices.
But ! am instructed by many stockhoII-
crs, and prompted by my own feelings. to
declare, that, if the Road 10 Hamburg, which
promises to bc the most remuncrativc should
prove abortvc l still will not abate my
efforts, but raise my voice and bend my un-
firing energies towards the building of the
road over The cheaper, and according 10 tho
opinion Of the engineer, the more practical
bic route of Elgcfield Court House and
Aiken. The road must he accomplished,
the wants Of society, and the interest of the
community demand it. What sinistre cause
1t, that d;tfuscs such lcthargy over the minds
and hearts of our people! What evil &C.
MUS possesses them What dire and pcs
tllcnt Influence is it that has bcnumed their
faculties, and rendered them alike blind to
their best interests, aud deaf to the calls of
duty and patriotism. Next TO the Printing
Press, the Railroad and Steam Car, are the
greatest civilizcrs and humanzels of man
kind. Who ever kmcw Il Railroad once in
operation, 10 he discontinued? 1t is al
obligation we owe the country-owc pos
lcriiy and our God, to avail ourselves of,
a.dsto spread abroad, all the improvements
aid' inventions of the age; aud if we arc
aggards i'll this business, we arc traitors to
ourselves, to the high trust the Almighty
has rcpoScd in lis, and to the religion We
adore. Southern men plume themselves OH
the greatness of theii souls, their high spir-
IT, and their devotion to honor, TO patriot
ism and to true glory; and they rrproach
their Northern brethren with the tameuess
OF their spirit, their lack OF higl.-toneL SEN
timrnt, and llicir lrarllcss Indifference to
the graccs, the amenities, and the charities
OF life. But warn my fellow citizens, that
II they Intend TO keep pace with tic North
IN the improvement of their country, in the
cultivation OF the arts Of peace, and in the
strife Tor greatness and renown,-and ii
they are determined to preserve their libcr-
ties free from the assaults Of Northern ia
naticis.n, aud TO secure their fruitful fields,
and thriving cities, from the hands of Nor-
ticrn Marautlers and The brands of North
ern incindiaries, they must bc up and doing
they must Danish sleep from their eyes.
and slunber from their eye.lids. Every
Thing TO my mind, betokens in tho future
(Which. GOD avcrD n terrible and direful
struggle between North and South and If
the whole resources ofour section nre not full
y developed and put III requisition for the
day of trial, we shall be crushed 10y the over
whelming power and might Of our oppres.
sors. Tie watch cry Of every Southern
man should be-.'"Awake, arissssf be forey.
er fallen y
Mr.. Petisreu, was next called upon, and
addressed Ills old neigbbors, and his admir-.
ing fcl!owctizcns IN one OF his happiest
moods. lie was gratifed, at the NANTES.
.tstions ,oi zeal by bis eloquent friend from
Etgeiisid who. .fild jus. spoken, and dsby tie
very large I assengiags Of the geePhs q