The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-02-29
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advocated auv such doctrine, but 1t is true
that if We build railroad, some favored
individuals " i'll receive more of the aivau-
tsges accruing from the facilities. but it
il from their particular location. 1t might
be argued with the same proprletv, that as
lived in st miles OF Lancaster Village,
that ought to pSy part of tho expenses
Of juryman, who lived in the extreme
corner nf the District, when he came to at.
tend Court or II Commissioned Ohcer,
living at the same distance, who had to
spend some tive or six nights in the Village
t" perform military duty. mention these
circumstances merely to SHOW. that law
cannot be made. nor a rairo ID built, to suit
the particular location Of every indiv idual
think YOUR cnrresnondrnt whG hal allu
sion to ''isolated individu ais" should be the
last one 10 say ANYTHING against taSation in
building rail road From the fat that he
j. associated with a class of indv idrals,
who are annunlv taxing the people Of this
District in nm Indirect mannrr. for the want
of n railroad ! do not mean To indicate
av thing NOR" again-t this gentleman. than
! do against the whole mercantile fratcrni-
ty These assertions expect to subs,"n-
tate from clear and mathematical demon.
s,rat"ns before get through. Taxation
IA a word for which the people. generally
speaking. have a hatred 1t is well ihpv
should be jenlous Of their interest But 7
hav" been astonishrd how mnch we vi u
submit to nm enormous indirect tavation
and saw not hing nhou, 1t. | mrintnin that
it was an Indirect tax on the people Of South
Carolina. building n railroad from Charlnttc.
y & to Columbia. in order to make Char
lesion the great market Of the State when
they could have gotten to Charleston bv
wav of Camden. distance actually 80
miles nearer. and relatively rs miles The
projectors of that route were aided hv nm
lnstEntion Of the State. placed under the
control OF n few. which acts as n mighty
lever TO sway the desrinieS Of the whole
people. | say the people should not be
taxed to build up Columbia anv farther than
the institutions of the State are concerned.
heard The late John Springs Esq, saw in n
speech at Lancaster Court House, (he had
the character of being n very practical man }
that he would be one of twenty gentlemen
10 build Il railroad from Camden to Ch r
lotte, NORTH Carolina, and that he Looked
| upon it 10 be far better paving Road than
by Columbia. But for his pirt if he could
not get the Road built thi, route he would
| 20 in TO the other.
| There is another way by which the pco.
pie has been indirectly taxed and very lii
| tie stir IL ,de abprt il, which j. This: When
a new bank is chartered oy the State, (as
understand ~ It has TO pay bonus fol
The charter to the Stale. and the penalty
annexed 10 tue charter for Il suspension u
epecis payment; that is it pays five Pc,
cent per month on all the bills out unit
the baak Resumes specie paymen. Wa.
'h'a law carr'et 'no effect during the mon
ey crisis OF 81 answer no. Was hi
not AN Indirect taxation on ihe people!
answer most unnesItatingIy it was. For
that penalty mad been paid b. Tie banks
ino our treasury, 1t would nave went Il
the liqujatIOn of our debts | would hK
10 know by what authority the banks ha,
70 gel clear OF that penalty any more thai
would gel clear of the Clerk and Sheriff
cost If | We're sued for II contract which
had failed TO make. Upon the very sam
pr,hcple could gel my friends to Join il
with me and say | should not pay the cost.
would not have said so much upon TIN
subject if had heard no objection TO taxa
tion.
Ii appears to be II general opinion tina
An air nnc railroad will eventually bc tn
cheapest. the reasoableness OF wnicn
: do not for moment dlspute, from the Ia {
that The Iron Is The heavy ltem IN The COS
of the Road. il that De true i. is better L
pay little more TO 60 straight, as u Sircu
Itous route would cost more for Iepairlug
II The road Is built on au air line lnen tn,
supposlIIOn is thaL the distance wlIl not ex
ceed 35 miles. il this be CORRECT then lh,
Road eau be built tor about S4uU 600.
That Inc Road ul, be paying one,
will proceed To demonstrat. in my next.
JOS. A. CUNNINGHAM
Correspondence Of the Lancaster Ledger.
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