The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-25
Jack Bunsby and tho Port Royal Rail-
road Scheme.

We do not feel that it is either shame
or disgrace to have been born beyond
the limits of Charleston or South Carolina
and if there is any dishonor in being an
adopted citizen Of this State, we are will
ling that either of the editors or proprie-
tors of this paper should share that dis
honor with the worthy and substantial
Germans, Irish, Scotch, English and North
ern men who have made South Carolina
their home, and who, in their devotion to
the interests Of this old State, do not fear
to be excelled by the good men and true
who were born within hearing Of sweet
st. Michaefs chimes. So much for the
sneers of "A Native at the onew born
'citizens who edit THE CHARLESTON News. ;"
in the letter in regard to the Port Royal
Railroad, published under that signature
in the Courier of Saturday.
What "a Native says in regard to the
scheme of building a RAILROAD from Augusta
to Port Royal may be true. If SO, why not ?.
But never since the days of the immortal
Jack Bunsby has there been such q stun.
ming display of incomprehensible oracular
wisdom. Captain Cutie said of his friend
Bunsby:
If you were to take and sh ow that man the
buoy at the More, and ask him his opinion
of it, Warr, he'd give you an opinion of it
that was 40 more like that buoy than your
unole's buttons are. There amt man
that walks-certainly not on tsoo legs-that
can come near him. Not near him. His
names Bunsby. But Lord it might be
anything for the matter of that, with such
mind as his.
And as the name of Bunsby might, as
Captain Cutie said, be anything with such
mind as his, it is not queer that IA Ma
''tive" should lay down the law in this Pc
culiar fashion: a
Ii Charleston is to lose her present pres
tige by the building of this road, why it is
the clearest evidence of the wisdom of its
projectors.
Does GA Native mean that it is an ..evi-
'sdence of wisdom to cause Charleston to
lose her present prestige? Or does he
mean that Charleston must lose her pres
tige, and that no one can foresee it but this
prophet or son of prophet? Or does he
mean that Charleston has no prestige. and
cannot lose what she never possessed, &C.
cording to the familiar principle that you
cannot "tak' the breeks off Hieland
'man." Or if he does not mean either Of
these things, let the original Bunsby an
swcr: As,is
Whereby--why not II SO, what odds
Can any man say otherwise? No. Awast,
then. al
But it is not desired to do ga Native"
Injustice. Let him have the benefit OF the
doubt, and let US see whether his next SEN
tence will make his meaning clear. "a
''Native" says:
Ii Charleston is to diminish, which we
do not admit or desire, why that would be
proof positive that Port Royal was the
place. . s
Read this over! "If Charleston is to di.
t'minish y \ that would be proof positive
''that Port Royal was the place" What
place? The place Of diminishing; or the
place of proof positive; or the place Of
Charleston; or the place Of Port Royal; or
common place? Nay, we have it! Port
Royal would be Charleston. AS Bunsbv
said:
For why Which way? If SO, WHY
not? Therefore.
A little further on "a Native" scars aloft
and chants this little song, s.We" ("A Ma
'tive'') "loye Charleston, but we love South
"Carolina more Just as Captain Cutie
might say, "Afiiotion sore long time he
"bore;" or as we might say, eve love "A
Native we'll, but do love Bunsby more. 4
But it seems to be difficult for "a Native
to exhaust anything but his own Engiish
and the patience Of his readers, so he saw
Small in territory, email in population.
surrounded by large and powerful states
how is she to maintain her relative poaition
to her sister States unless she has com mer-
| cial supremacy; how is che TO accomp,iah
this either by increasing her commercial
facilities through Charleston. or IL tha.
cannot be done, why then 60 to Port Roy al
This bangs Bunsby, and out Hsross
Herod. What becomes OF the relative posi.
iion IL South Carolina has the supremacy !
If che State is supreme, there is the end Of
: the matter without palsver. Jack Bunsby