The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-07-28
For the Lancaster Ledger.

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the subject of Rail Road to Lancaster
ville,in which the writer gives his views and
suggestions very elaborately and in warm
terms presses upon tie people the great inn
portance of having rail road TO our Vii.
lage, aud calls on the different portions of
our district TO give their views on this very
important subject.
Sir, as n citizen Of this District, readi-
ly subscribe to, and heartily coincide with
him in some of his views and suggestions,
while, at the some time, equally condemn
and protest against some of his PROPOSE
tions and particularly that in which he pro.
poses TO tax the people Of the district to
build said road. The people of this Dis.
tr'ct arc very sensitive on the subject OF
taxation and would never submit to such
an unreasonable and unconstitutional fax
| rs this. The very name taxation is odious
to the people, and frecborn Americans
would never submit TO be taxed where their
interests are not fully represented and JUS
uce made the standard Of its application
lhlnk II the people of this District were
taxed to build rail road on the plan pro.
posed, the fist cars that arrived would NEE,
with similar reception end be dealt with
10 similar manner TO the ships which
contained the notorious tea, which the nm.
'notic Bostonians threw into the dock
] do not wish TO pass any structures on the
anthor OF these communications, for / be.
licve him to be whole souled gentleman
But suppose we We're to build n road
from Camden TO Lancastervilie, over half of
the Road will be- in kershaw District, and
IT 1t should run East Of the Stage rood
(Which it probably would do) two third,
OF the road will be ia another District we
VIII have about thirteen miles of the road
IN our District, 10 enhance The ralue of our
land, and increase our facilities for making
money; while kershaw has the balance.
two thirds or more, say twenty seven miles
built gratuitously from the taxes of Ian.
caster District, which they Of course would
not object TO very strongly. The road in
our District would pass through the lands
OF some 10 or ~ gentlemen, and Of course
would increase the value thereof, and for
some miles on either side lands would com.
mand higher price. Now l ask the tnx
payers Of this District, if they are willing
TO DO taxed $4,000 (he sum proposed to
be raised by taxation for this purpose) two
thirds OF which is to be spent ia another
district, and the balance to the benefit of n
few Isolated individuals. This argument
applies with equal force 20 n road from
Chester or any other point out of the dis.
trict, to certain degree, if not TO the same
extent.
Now if we want a Road that will INV
we'll, Thick there is the best prospect for il,
now that there has ever been. BY referring TO
the map Of this State and North Ca; olin,.
you will SEQ that Liberty Hill, Lancaster
vile and Monroe, ~ c., are in direct line
from Columbia to Concord. Now il we
will start road from Ridgeway or some
point thereabouts and run il az direct as
possible to Concord via Liberty Hill, Ian
casterrille and Monroe, N. C., then we will
have in my opinion, something practicable.
Let us have . public meeting of all who
want the road; let company be formed ;
let the Books Of the Company be opened.
nj aii The places where stock would most
likely be TAX en-. believe that the people
OF Liberty Hill are favorable 10 this route /:
The peopls Of Laneasterville and District
must look on this nv ths most practicable
and profitable rout, the people OF Monroe
will doubtless do something. Concord
would subscribe largely, because they see
the road will pay. This road would Jun
nearly central through our District and at
least 30 or 35 miles Of the road " wonId be
in the District this road would be the near
est route for the travel going North or
south, and being the most direc. line from
New York TO New Orleans, via Richmond.
would get uncle Sans packages TO carry
and the old gentleman pays his public car.
riers well
IL our people wart the rail road and are
in good earnest about it, let US try the old
and legitimate plan to get The wherewith /;
let our rail road men convince the public
'nat the road is practicable and would be
profitable and ] think there will be no dif.
hcul'y in selling the stock. There never
was time, in my opinion when we were
better prepared, or bad better opportunity
presented to us than now. have heard
several gentlemen say they would be will
ling 20 take stock in road, 10 the plan is
on proper basis; the present prospects for
crop is as good, IL not The best we have
had tor some yssrs and particularly the cot