The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-22

you axe an actual survey of the ground there
can be no question about the final rcsult
In closing the few remarks that / have had
the pleasure to addrf SIS YOU on this occasion, l
can truly say that l have spoken to you with
all the feelings and sympathies Of former
citizen of OHIO, although now representing the
State of South Carolina. 1 feel therefore. that
in a peculiar degree appreciate the interests
of both Ohio and South Carolina. ibis pro-
posed railroad connection will DO the most eff
c!ent MEANS of not only adding to the mate
rial prosperity Of both States. but for bringing
into contact and harmonlzing communities
which have heretofore been separated by noun
tain barriers and by differences of education
association and experience.
Whatever may have been true of the past
can confidently assert In behalf of tho great
majority OF our citizens, that whilo they are
within our borders, they are equally desirous
OF contributing, by every means within their
power, to the welfare ana ad ;anccmcnt OF the
whole country.
DR.. Parker followed in favor OF Chattanooga
and against Knoxville.
WHAT Is DUE TO SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Hon. e. D. Mansfield was the next
speaker. He said:
listened with pleasure to the clear state
When we first proposed to make the road from
here to the South, Charleston stood over the
great mountains of Central America before us
as he nearest seaport, and Knoxville stood in
Chattanooga, and many OF the interests that
have been discussed to-day had no existence
then. Perhaps some of these later interests
ought to be properly considered in your delib-
erations.
Of that convention General William Henry
Harrison, the namesake OF the gentleman
from South Carolina who spoke to-day. was
ppea ana " was IG SGeretay Ihs pro-
railroad from the banks Of the Ohio River to
the Atlantic coast at Charleston. The propo-
sltion was met by the citizens of South Caro-
lima and Charleston with directness and
energy Of effort l have never seen equalled,
and we owe them something for that. South
Carolina is a small State, but che pledges
almost the entire wealth of Charleston to help
make the road. She expected Cincinnati and
Ohio and Kentucky to have given corresponds
ing amounts. But they were disappointed;
the enterprise for that time failed, but from
that day to this, during thirty years Of peace
ean war; OF ans
forward in that work, until, as you heard to-
day from the engineer Of the road, they have
completed much Of their portion of the road.
say, then, we owe something to these gen
tlemen, but we owe more to great geographi-
cal facts, for as the gentleman from East
Tennessee says, geography never changes.
Time leaves the great elements Of nature the
same. The necessities Of Cincinnati are the
sa ne, and there is left us the same great work
to perform that we undertook in 1886. I think
there is some obligation resting upon us; if
there is none on oGmam,nnty there is Ger
raise my voice and pen, feel bound to do so
for the interest OF South Carolina, in that great
work to which We pledged ourselves and for
valent in this day, that one gentlemen cannot
bind another. but this obligation binds me-,
and nobody can absolve me from it.
now come to the routes. The law does not
ern line. It says this-but it should not have
said it-that you are to select the termini.
This was putting the cart before the horse; the
Mh ad tbs % ne Ses
&wo cr more Of them. and this is the point 1
make. There jig not as much difficulty in tne
s,..:t rcata hroEgh tuoky
is premature. The question as to now you
shall go through Kentucky is one OF engin-
want, the Blue Ridge route on the one hand,
and the Chattanooga on the other, is that you
should do what every man in Cincinnati ex-
poets, you to do-build trunk line of road
it.. .[Applause.] There is no conflict Of inter
est here. The law will admit OF Knoxville and
Chattanooga, both coming in; there is no legal
difficulty in the way. You are all talking as if
have the perfect right to say A, B, q. am
not in favor OF compromises generally. There
are few opinions in this world that could be
compromised without fght; but this is one
AS to South Carolina, you can no more ignore
Charleston than you could ignore Cleveland
and Buffalo. You would not have o Southern
railroad that didn't point toward South Caro-
lima.
Now, make your trunk road, and put your
energies in it, and make the line just where al
these interests will meet it.
This is about all wanted to say. But there
are other things we ought to think about to
encourage us in this enterprise. This is an
age OF revolutions; the country has just passed
through one revolution, and for aught see
look at these things, revolutions are generally
favorable for progress. What is going to
happen? Thirty years ago South Carolina
grew tea, and 1t was demonstrated beyond the
grow tea as we'll as China. It has not been
done, because it requires small and cheap
labor; but 1t will, sooner or later, be grown in
the South in large quantities. They fred a
reception Of the first tea received by tho
Pacific Railroad. It will not by more than a
generation before we will fire broadside in
Slorifcation over the 6rst car load of tea
received over the Cincinnati Southern Railroad
from South Carolina.
close as began. by saying that I think
this community owes it to the State Of South
Carolina, which has remained steadfast to her
first love for thirty years while whole gene
ration has passed away, to so locate this road
as to afford them and us the freest facilities of
intercourse. And join with them in the
hope that our whole Southern country will soon
again bloom with the go, and again be filed
with the patriotism that belongs to our beloved
country.
THANKS TO VISITORS.
at the conclusion Of the discussion the fol-
lowing resolution was unanimously adopted
Resolued That the thanks Of the Joint COM
mittees OF the City Council, the Chamber Of
Commerce and the Board Of Trade OF Cincin-
nari are duea and are hereby rendered to the dele
cations from the several Southern cities for
the varied intelligence and information relative
to the products aud resources OF the districts
and cities which they represent; and we assure
them that we, as citizens Of Cincinnati, will
ever remember their visit with pleasant memo
ries, and trust that the intercourse in the
future between Cincinnati and their respective
homes will be equally pleasant and profitable
to all.
The committee then adjourned, subject to
fha On of the Chairman