The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-07-04
Fort Lancaster Ledger
Railrd Meeting.

sent and great -2-.soi:iy ~ ieehnS ana |
warmth of sentint In favor Of the enter |
prise prevailed. :.
Fhe report "fhe Committee appointed |
to raise subscr uns was the first thing |
in order, whom was assertained that up
to this period, = Sl,l00 90 have been sub.
scribed in favor II road TO connect with
the n f. Ralad, and SlO0,4 400 90 TO
conn t with tho G. r. X. ut Camden-
The Chairman ,nounced that there were
other suGsrripm lists that had not yet
been reported.
Mr.. X G.. Pos, from tho Indian Land
section of ;his htrict, pledged his vicinity
for $40 600 O0,rUvided the road is exren-
drd to Chariot,
.E"o foI!owis letter wac read to the
meeting;
CAMDEN, June 2s, 1850.
jag. H. Wuhepoon, Esq.
DEAR SIR 1t seems
that the CITIES of Camden are not invi.
ted or eypecteGO attend the convention of
;he peosle oc .YrTai districts 10 be- held at
Sumtrr en- ith)uly next, 70 decide On the
location Of the cLancaSter Rail Road nor
are they invited to attend the meeting of
the people Of hncaster, to be held at Lam
castcfviIle on 9th inst, 10 consider the
same subject. irncc there seem, 20 be no
way open TO tho iIizens Of Camden 10 cuuI-
muncate otficiay with the peoC'a Of Lam
caster, and thereore take the only chance
vf duiTG so, 5y ddrc2Sug this letter to you
IN your private opacity. from ne officially,
as Chairman of ar Committee on that sub
ject Which ] o .he mere willingly be
cause ieltrrs hav passed between us on
the subject undG consideration, and be
cause promiScc 20 inform YOU OF our
views and acts beDre your meeting of the
3Oth inst.
in pursuance Of he pledge of Camden,
we have subscribrC in this Town aud vi.
clnity one hundre, thousand dollars our
friends between Cmdcu and Lancaster have
$4,000 SUBSCRIBED and are in strong hopes
10 reach the fifty thousand dollars pledged
10y them Ia raise The right Of way through
kcrshaw Distrc. free of cost, has been
pledged by Can~icn The location of the
Road, of The Drpo; =. CD;i;ien. aud all 9th
er questions 10 Dc decided by the Company
when chartered and formed. The cars OF
the Llncaate- Road are TO run TO the =. T..
Rail Road Depot ut Camden and on 20
Charleston without unloading at camden.
These Inducements are offered by krr-
shaw District 10 .id IA the enterprise ot
hLliding u RNiroad from Camden TO Ian
rastrr>ilic. with the single condition that
the Road shall he continued 10 the Nor.
Carolina line, whvncvvr ihe Company shall
determine To do so, and upon the under
standing that yea g:G pledged to raise aud
viii false tor tho Camden branch Cne hun.
dred and fifty thou-and dollars.
am authorized by the President Of the
Souih CaroliHa Rail Road CUmpan, 10 say,
that that cou,pnny will furnish the l.ancas
ter company with an Engineer u survey
and locate The inc--Will tran>p'. Il on his
rU,ud UI the rRiIs, .hrirS and spike, and all
either materials necessary for buI!ding tue
Road nr't ~iitslske strrk IN the Company
urd at u,e usual rates Of such Mork. (Which
is valued NJ about twenty live thousand dot
iars,) Uui viii iuuu 10 :.ic Company The d |.
ference between thai cost aud hfIY thou
su nd dollars, dor ~ yo rrs, on bond bear
ing interest, with hrst mortgage on the road
viii propose tu the Lancaster company 10
work the Two roads in common, under Ory
management. so as TO save the cXprncr ol
aiGiti"nal officers. aud viii cooperate with
the Lancaster company in NIL ways that We
can, with a GraTly good will for the earl,
and successful completIop of the work 49,
and this more wit!!G.!y Arv"u>e that com
PAM will be Interested in such n result.
The meeting AT Lancaster on 3Olh INST
will give YOU ample time and opportunity
TO decide whether You ",ll accept a.. eject
these propositions. | am therefore directed
To say to the Lancaster compan, that wr
expect this oitcr 10 Ue then decided on, ans
II uul decided on at that meeting, then
these propositions must be considered W'
Withdrawn, or not, after that day, ~ ",
may decide on. We wish to know the re
sur - soon Us possible, 50 that CalndrI
may lock 10 other treasures 70 Save her
self from harm and FOR That purpose she
wants al me zine possible 10 OrgiuII,
those measures --hencc u day IS named be
yOnd which The foregoing oilers do not cx
tend
because Of rumOrs circulated 10 the con
tracy, beg 10 assure you upon my person
al vcracity, that kersIaw District is entirely
in earnest about these offers, and make,
them III perfect good faith and vii! nO!d,
by aud perform lneln.
You are requested TO read this letter to
the meeting OF the 3OIh insL, a: iancuster
willie, and lnca use it rs you may deem pro
per. beg of your kindness 10 inform m,
Of the result Of the action Of tho HeeljHg
on these oiieis by the next nIaiI.
Win great respect,
Yours ObcdIently,
JNO. NJ. DESAUSSURE.
Remarks were made by Messrs. J. Wi
liams, NJ. p. Crawford and =. II. Hammond
to the effect that Lancaster should not u
this time entertain the proposition contained
in Mr.. DeSaussure's letter. Mr, Goorg
McC. Witherspoon offered the following
resolution
Resoired, That in view OF the adjournet
meeting to bs held In Sumter on the 4t
July next, and this District being still
party I" the Rjsnopyile Convention. tha
therefore, this meeting cannot, at this time
agree 10 the proposition OF the ChairInaI
of the Cnmdeu coinmitlee, submitted in ii
letter To J. II. Wilnersppon, to DO read {
this meeting, r
Some objection was made, when MI