The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1860-09-07
From the CHdrlcstou Cour;er
10 the Hon. Edward e. PaIme,

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will row reply to the charges which 70,
make in your letter to Mr.. GAny:
| That if the officers ofthe Companv bal
not grossly violated tile conditions of then
charter, they would have sufficient amount
10 have built the road to the Georgia line
aud having violated their charter, and mis-
applied their funds, the charge of bad faill
on the part of the State comes with bar
grace from Them
They only specification which you pre
sent under the charge of violation of the
charter, is that they misapplied the funds
OF the Company in building any part Of the
Blue Ridge Rail Road, Without the limits
OF South Caroline; and the mischief result.
ing from this alleged violation is, ,ha, with
the funds employed in the construction Of
the road out of South Carolina, they would
have had sufficient money to build the road
IN South Carolina to the Georgia Iiue.
Ihe charge of aad faith is not supported
oy any specification except that, by infer
enee' 1t is tho same misapplication of'mon-
ey before specified under the charge of a
violation of the charter.
And here will notice that the charoa
OF bad faith is not directly made, but, as if
to excuse charge. which 7 will prove to be
grossly unfounded, you introduce it BY way
OF retort upon the officers of the Company,
as IT they had made some previous charge
OF bad faith against the State. I do denv
that you ever heard that charge made by
the President, and 1 believe may safely
oeny that you ever heard it made by any
one of the Directors whom the common
understanding and your own charges clear.
~ point out as the persons you mean when
yon mention the officers of the Company.
Now, to your charge ola violation of the
charter by the expenditure ofnouey for the
construction Of any part of the road be-
yond the Georgia line.
In the paragraph preceding your charge
you reforsMr. GARY TO the Acts of 1852
and 1854, and particularly call his attention
to thepreamble (which does not in the least
modify the euactiug clause,) and also to the
first Section Of the Act, to show, ..bat the
Blue Aidge Rail Road in South Carolina.
was only chartered for the purpose of con-
structihg rail road connection between
the GleenviIle and Columbia Road. and
the Georgia line.' Note tie words tho
Georgia Hne!' You seem to forget that
the State Of South Carolina cannot grant a
charter fora rail road out Of its own Terri.
tory; and that the charter Of The State of
South Carolinasto make road TO copnec,
the Gt Gteenvilie aud Columbia Rail Road
with tbe Georgia Blue Ridge Road, must
OF NECESSITY terminate at the Georgia line.
Ky4u had read through tho ACT Of 1854
you would have seen that the 9Th Section
repealstbe 'l4th Section ofthe Act of 1852.
which you refer to in order to show that
e'soah Carolina Company wa. forbid to
spend money out Of South Carolina.
|, You hdopt the most literal construction
ofths charter when you request your friend
70 nonl the words, tie Georgiae line.
Lord sCdEE, the great eoumsntator on the
Eoommot Lava nautious those who scsume
% conatius.f Statute, thst .qii Aarst IN
litsrdss agsst ii corsics. who ever adbs,es'
70 ha lsltsr sHegs 10 thsbark. Yourpe,uus.
,trasion iito ! HE iinport and effect Of the
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