The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-07-14
For the Lancaster Ledger.

in this g eat enterprise. had this prcpat-
ed before but for want of room i'm your
| paper il was left out. But before pro-
ceed must respond to n private commune
cation received by me from an extensive
and enterprising planter of Hanging Rock.
| lie said he liked my communication on the
rail road very much, but that had left out
Hanging Rock in my call on the different
sections of the district But ! can say to
him that Hanging Rock was called upon
when mentioned the southern and west
ern portions of the district. But | will
now make the call upon the Hanging Rock
! people, for your ancestors and. your section
bore a conspicuous part in the History Of
our revolution. also call upon the enter
! prising planter TO put his shoulder to the
wheels for he can saw the lumber for the
wheels to run upon. Then he will not
have to be put to the awful expense and
trouble of going TO Chester or Columbia
TO get little wheel mendcd when it breaks
about his steam mill, for sometimes wheel
breaks when the making or mending would
not cost more than S5, when the time OF
his mill running would be worth from for
ty to fifty dollars per day.
1t was another remark OF that great and
distinguished DR.. Thornwell, on the same
when he was travelling in England he got
in company with gentleman who took
him to the place where the trophies of war
were kept, and pointed him TO the different
trophies that England had achieved and while
he was pointing out to him the trophies sep
cratcly fiom the different countries, he
remarked to him "thank God YOU have no
trophy from America" i noticed his eyes
when his voice was tecming forth with as
tonishing eluqucn:c, and imagined that
saw them sparkling with fire. and really
saw the tears III down the cheeks of scy.
eral individuals.
Now, fellow citizens is this not enough
10 stimulate you TO hcep yoIr district up
| with the progress Of the.ogc in rail road
improvements, more especially when your
district gave birth 10 Andrew jackson, that
distinguished general who whipped the Brit.
ish at New Orleans and kept trophy from
being taken TO that country, and also when
the soil OF your own district was stained
with the blood, the patriotism of which kept
= trophy from being carried to England.
Mr.. Editor, also call upon YOU to give
your views, for you have an able and well
conducted journal and mighty deeds have
been accomplished through the influence of
the press. also call upon Drs. r. +
WyGe, Crawford and Cnutheu -
Ncssrs. WIN. Reed, y. T Hammond. our
! present Senator, John Williams, J. Tx
Belk, J. +. Ruilcdgr, NJ p. Craw ford, J.
-. MciIwain, for YOU are gentlemen of
means and influence. think YOU were all
favorable To Il rail road. | believe some Of
our merchants were members of the spar.
tan Band and all ,ubS,ribrss in our last
death struggle for II rail road | have made
some calculations on the land Of this dis
| trlct, TO show how much Il rail road would
have 10 enhance the value Of the land Ia
! pay fer the cost Of 1t. Dut Distric: has
| about $4,000 acres in a. 4. vii! only have
/ to increase the value per acre TO 20 cents 10
! pay the cost. Here is one ,hilc have no.
tced aud given some little attention TO
since have been making calculations about
n rail road, in reference 10 the taxes of men.
The man who pays twenty dollars, is
worth "r has in property to the value Of
! from SIS 5000 to 10000, il other words he
pays from rs cents to 81 on every thou.
sand dollars worth Of property, this rule
will hold good gcnGralIy in land, negros,
stock, &c, and now is il possible thata
man who is worth from 81 5000 TO S2O,OOO
cannot pay $3.50 for a rail road, in three
annual installments
| Ladies' Of Lancastervile and District per-
nit me to call upon you last though not
! least in your influence, To- lend your aid in
the accomplishment ofthis great entcrprizc.
/ ! want you TO say TO the men Of this Dis
tIict what distinguished Roman General
said when he conquered mighty army, he
said reni ridi rici You perceive there is
sometimes great meaning in few words
rs well as accomplishing great deeds So
| u 1pu VIII say lO INC men OF WIS DStrlCt,
we came to see the rail road built, we came
to see the rail road was built and we came
to conquer the buiding of the rail road
then We viii most assured'y hG.s rail
road built For through The influence of
your sex you have dethroned Kings and
couquere nations. Ladies will tell you
way to get rail road built Just say
10 all the merchants, we wont trade with
you unless you give your means and innu-
ence to the building Of rail road, it they
say, we will not, you say, sirs, you want us
to wear the fashions that the ladies OF Char.
lesion and New York " ore six months ago,
for sirs you have no good mode Of trans
portatloh TO get your goods up only at GER
tain seasons Of the ear, therefore you will
only go twice year after goods. Young