The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-02-29
For the Lancaster Ledger.
NO. [,

No. |.
Mr.. EpiroR 1t might be presumed that
i was ANXIOUS TO acquire some little noto-
riety in permitting nv name to appear so
often in the columns Of your journal. But
j hope that you will pardon me when you
take into consideration the. subjects have
esponsed or advocated for some time past.
have long since been impressed with
m idea of the propricty and practicablity
of building a rail road to Ian caster Village
from some other point. Therefore, the Ion
ger live, and the moe | see and read Of
the preponderaiing and enterprsng spirit
Of the age, the more am impressed with
this same opinion. The history of the
past will sustain me in The ASSERT N, that
no great enterprise Of this sort can be got
ten up and carried into effect without the
combined influence and determined effort.
of several Northumberland also, n great
loss Of time, together with II large OUTLAY
Of capital. am one who will bear INV
quota in everv point of view No feelings
OF ambition f'r Office in this District, (for
which have nuneJ nor for any bnasting
disp )sitiun of what | will do. has prnmp ed
nie 10 making these assertions But it is
District elevated in 4 scale To occupy a po
stion with her sister DISTRICTS, IN II com
mercial and every other point Of view. AZ
ter these few preliminary remarks will
s,,, ..r
the advantages that will accrue from rail
road facilities in this District. But be.
fore | proceed | will here remark that
nearly tNo years ag" there appeared in
your paper, some articles over nv sigma
ture, in relation to this subject. I then ad
yoca'ed that the people ought to go into
this magnanimous enterprise from feelings
OF patriotism toward their District, as we'll
as their own pecunary iuterest. The mo-
tves Of patriotism, which should actuate
them in such an unde rtaking. are from :he
fact. ihnt our district bor- cou.picuous
part in the History OF rhe Revoluiol
Previous to the time Of these articles
appearing in your paper. 60 which have
alluied0 I was informed bv yourself and
another gentleman, Of high re-pectability
in the Village of Lancaster. that the honor
able gentlemen, an ex-senator, who IL now
no more, Of very extensive means and great
popular influence. made repeated enquiry
Of YOU both: "If there could not b- Il
railroad excitement gotten up in the Dis
trict." After hearing that, | thought i
would give new ippetus to the project
consequently, after much talk in the DiS
trict about the matter, there was IN instru
mrnt Of writing drawn up to which sign
ed my name. together with some other gen
tleman the object Of which WAS to cal
a ameeting Of the citizens at the Court EIous,
to take into into consideration tho ther
contemplated subject. I WAS urged upor
and strongly solicited bv some gen,l, me,
to carry the paper to the Hon FIX Senate,
fo- him to sign, and behold, to nv ntte
Astonishmen,, in the course Of our CONVEX
sation he said. "that he did not want to die
tate to'the people and nlso, that frien
Of his. in or from Charleston, once askc
him the question. "if he had any railroa
stock" to which he replied. he had not.
his friend remarked. that he was n fortu
nate man." thought to myself, old Fo
gysm is joined TO his idols. let him alone
These remarks. coming from such
source, created chill from which I did no
recover for some tiue. But now reactio
is about to take place, from the fact that
see depicted in the counteuanee Of almos
every mnn, a determination that we cal
shail and will build a railroad NV pla
before was to build it by taxation 7 hav
seen no reason to channe my views in rel!
ton to that matter. The only difference.
] were advocating taxation by the balc
box, would be this: let every mnn pay
proportion to the distance from the roac
Sav for all who lived in ten miles, 80 niue
and 40 on, making the taxe, less as the di
tance would he from the road. For ever
one will admit, that persons living on q
near rail road, has advantages over per
sons living at n distance. in hauling ih-i
produce to market, as well as enhancin
the value Of their lands and town lots
But we have adopted plan bv whic
we can carry ont the same principle and gc
clear Of the grnmbling of "old fogvism.
Our plan is TO give an entire cotton cr"r
Ohe gross amounO or income Of Profess
ion, or Trade, or profits arising from Mer
!chanaise, &c. do think every individ na
should go into this matter in proportion l.
his means and according to the distanc
from the road, especially when it will b
for the general benefit Of all and also fror
the fact, that few cannot build rail roat
and shoYld not If they could. We propos
now to advocate the Eoute from Camden t
Lancaster c. H., from the fact, that il
the most practicable one and meets wit
the unanimous concurrence qf all who ar
Interested 10 the road.
When advocated the building Of a road b
taxation--there appeared to be e voice hail