The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-02-22
For the Lancaster Ledger.
Il am for the Railroad"

prosuo,iiv 'rbere !. M s,o,a main, :, ,ho
votld'o the.trs Of oc,;o,-,u ,u 10 on
shend. "push ,lopo hoo, movinyn rb.
vast improvam.p,s of onr og, or, amnh,,;.
cully prcoressiye and proonos,icate n pIori.
ous future almost with, rrosn of our Wis.,
ion Tho inveptiv. ornius of man has
brought the elements TO play in hin favor,
and their application to railrcads, steam
boats, ,elegraphs. prin,inq. presses and a
thousand other conyrui.uccs of If, orr
pruc,ic,l reoulntions tbut outstrip nil In,
fnbled exploits of n Daedalus. n Jason. and
the Arrona,us. Such .einu TN, fact may
We not with propriety enquire, why il il
that our beloved District i not erioyiru
the facilities that are within rrurh of every
entcrprisinp people Whv il il that IN.
steam whistle doesn't orouse our farmers
mechanics and merchants. and bid tbcm 81,
with our neipbborinp Districts in DRAWING
rich draughts from the lap of Crocsus -
There isn't n man from Lyn,h+s creek 70
the Catawba but would be insulted were
he told. by his neirhbors across those wa.
ters, that the people of Lancaster hadn't
enterprise enough to build a railroad.
There isn't n man that brcaths the invir.
Grating atmosphere of a jackson, MilIcr
and Blair, but would be Indignantly insnlt.
ed were he told, that h g had lost the snirit
OF his ioietathers, and that retrogradation
was indellbly stamped upon his brow. No.
there isn't 4 man but would repel the SLAM
der were he degradingIy told that l,ancas-
Yer was The only district IN the State that
was without railroad communication, and
the reason why, she was too poor to build
road. Facts speak louder than words
and this Is really our isolated situation.-
,.re We to be pitied for want Of means, or
censurcd for lack Of enterprise We
know our ability, and If wc would honor
our beloved ancestors, benefit ourselves,
and leave legacy to our children, let us
build railroad. Let us show to the world
i'hat the spirit of the hero OF New Orleans
still lives in the CLINE that gave him birth;
and is ready. wiling and able to embark in
any enterprise whose object is to dignity
Its people-cnhance their interests anG add
TO their prosperity and happiness. He new
er erengaged IN nm enterprse-it mattered not
how the odds were against hm-but what
he accomplished, and that too with credit
and honor.
We have the means-we have the encr
give have every element necessary 70
build n road. Then, let u. 90 ut il with the
Old Generals determination and obstacles
will vanish like dew drops before the sun
The finances of our District are more pros
porous now than they have ever be,n.-
Money is floating IN abundance and The
abort returns Of our law, crs 1--WE arc sorry
for them) " i'll tell you that our liabilities are
reduced to about the one fifth they were 4
half dozen years ago. Our lands are increas
ing IN value ana under an improved mode
OF cultivation are annually yielding much
hea'ier crops ana hnd we The railroad IA
shi'ies ior geulhg guaho we would not en-
change 'hem Tor Inc fertile va!Iies OF the
iari"med mississippi Even admitting that
railroad 10 Lancaster would not pay divi'
pehds' the enhanced value OF our property
"ou'" more 'hah remunerate us Tor what
we "ouid nave 10 eXPend In Its erection
"ho oesides' tha' our facilities TO n good
ii'''"e. mere ~ nome "ou'u De aho'her
'eui .. no S'n",' consideration. we eon'u
se' 'oup'e Ptice BoF 'sH oEr "H'le h"at'hg
'o''''''u'''>' anu our 'nerc""n's won'd sell
us goouS III eHc"'hge III small aa'ance
over o""''eS'"h prices ana even o"r
mefe"""'s "ou'u oe o'"e"'tea oy the "p.
o'"''o"S' ioF wou'u introduce SORT OF
Gas" 'yS'e''' anu oy turning over thelr
n'o"ey '"e oi'e"e' anu selling so many
"''' s'o"S' ,"e'f p''"'s III 'ne e'ose OF
."0 year "o",o amount !" Pr"o"o'y more
'"' '''' ''''''"o '''" ''' ''o 'o"s 'feu''
"'y"'e"''
There Is great mistake prevailing in re.
gard to railroads bpnptitIinU one class of