Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-09-08
the Georgia line.

ana particularly call his attention to the pre-
amble (Which does not in the least modify the
cnacting clausc,) and also 10 the first Section
OF the Act, to show, "that the Blue Ridge
Railroad in South Carolina was only chartered
Tor the purpose of constructing a railroad con
nection between the Grccnvile and Columbia
Road, and the Georgia line" Note the words
Tie Gcoryia Tine" You seem to forget
that the State of South Carolina caunot grant
charter for q railroad out of its own Terrific
ry; and that the charter of the State of South
Carolina to make a road to connect the Green
VILE and Columbia Railroad with the Georgia
Blue Ridge Road, must of necessity terminate
at the Georgia line
Ii you had read through the Act of 1854,
you would have seen that the Sth Section re-
peals the {" l4th Section of the Act of 1852"
which you refer to in order to show that the
South Carolina Company was forbid to spend
money out of South Carolina.
You adopt the most literal construction of
the charter when you request your friend to
note the words, Mc Georgia line" Lord
COKE, the commentator on the Common Laws,
cautions those who assume to construe Stat
ute, that "qui h'crct IN Hteya, ha,rct in cor
tee whoever .adheres to the letter clngs to
the bark. Your penetration into the import
and effect of the charter is not bark deep.
The Georgia line" defines one terminus
OF the road which the Company is empowered
to construct in South Carolina. Every char
ter fora railroad, of. course defines it's tcrmini
and general direction. This is necessary, in
order that the Legislature should not be en-
barrasscd in future grants Of charters, and to
prevent cncroachmcnt on charters already
granted In the grant ofa charter. as in every
other grant Of public or private nature. it is
necessary on the part of the grantor to define
the thing granted, so that the grantee may
not claim more than the grantor intended, or
different thing This is all that is intended
10y the terms of the charter which defines the
tcrmnl of the Blue Ridge Railroad in South
Carolina
There arc certain powers incident to every
corporation, without any special grant, such
as to purchase, hold and convey real and per
sonal estate, to sue and be sued, to have
common seal, and to do all lawful acts incident
to corporation, as well as all other acts nee
essary or advantageous to the end or purpose
tor which the charter is granted. Updcr these
incidental powers the President and Directors
OF kn'Iroad Company, with the concurrence
OF thc stockholders, may subscribe to the
stock OF any other Railroad Company be it
little or much; it may be for the amount of
freight tor materials, or it may be to the amount
OF the cost OF the road. For if the subscrip
tions for small sum is legal, so must be the
SUBSCRIPTIONS for larger sum One Railroad
Company may purchase thc entire road of an
other Company
The Charleston and Savannah Railroad
company was chartered to construct road
between those cities; yet, because its tcrmini
were so defined in the charter, that did not
prevent subscription lately by the Charleston
and Savannah Railroad Company of more than
SlOO,OO to the stock of the Port ROYAL Rail
road Company. So the Northeastern Rail
road Company has lately subscribed a large
amount to the stock of the South Carolina
Central Railroad Company; and the South
Carolina Railroad Company, which was char
tered to build a road to Hamburg" Note the
aoT''S, 10 M:"b;:!y" has nc. only Construct
ed a road into Georgia, to unite with the Gcor
gia Railroads, but has recently subscribed
$3.50, 900 to the Macon and Augusta Railroad
Company, to build road in Georgia
do not know that the Charlotte and South
Carolinaol{ailroad Company has yet subscribed
Stock IN any other Railroad Company, but
take it for granted that, following the example
OF other Railroad Companies, it will subscribe
to the Stock of the Hamburg and Columbia
Railroad, which would put the people of Edge
field tor whose especial use in the pending
election, your letter was published, if not
written,) son Mc line Of huvol Morth" over
the Charlotte md .South Carolina Rai2,oad,
in which Hamburg and Columbia Road, YOU
assure the people of Edgcficd District "it
would afford me great pleasure to assist them ="
by State aio 20 the amount of $4,000 per mile.
And so, also. have no doubt the Charlotte
ard South Carolina Railroad will subscribe to
the Stock of the Railroad Company which is
chartered to construct Railroad from Char
lotte to Statesville, which road, you say, via
the South Carolina Central Railroad, start
ing at Gourdin's Station on the Northeastern
Railroad, and ending at Charlotte, will place
Charleston in connection with the North Car
DINA Western extension mt Statcsvillc :"
which will subscrve all the purposes of the
Blue Ridge Railroad" ."
This Statcsville connection with Charles
ton, by means Of the South Carolina Central
Railroad, you recommend to the people of
Edgefeld with great earnestness You do
not however, advert to the connection of States
vile by the Charlotte and South Carolina Rail.
road with Columbia and Charleston. The
completion Of the South Carolina Central
Railroad to Charlotte, will stimulate to spec
dy completion the Charlotte and Statcsvlle
connection, and then the Charlotte and South
Carolina Railroad will also " subserve all the
purposes Of the Blue Ridge Railroad"
Almost every Railroad Company in this
State, and many in other States, have assisted
In the construction of other and tributary