The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-31

Waoe Will Dr1ng Ghem to Charleston. The Gulf
OF Mexico is so subject to frequent and terrific
storms, and doubling the Capes OF Florida is
so Perlllous to shipping, insurance is extreme
~ high. Although the cargo is paid for by
the company, disappointment and delay are 80
pernicious to the interests of business mon
they will always elect the INLAND route. Give
US the carriers. and will warrant the freight"
This is not idle talk. South Carolina can
be made great and prosperous State and
Charleston great and prosperous oity.
We osn have the trade and the commerce
II we will exert ourselves to obtain and re-
tain It, Our position improves each day
There is no sliding back. All is steady.
solid progress. And tho correspondent Of
the Ledger does not 60 too far when he
says that Charleston may grow to the size
of New York. There is no reason why
growth as rapid as that of the cities of the
West should not be ours. In ten years
time Charleston may have, if we 20 to work
the right way, double her present popula-
tion.
: The correspondent of the Ledger also
speaks of the necessity of Constructing g.
railroad direct from Charlotte, N, c., to
Charleston, in order to secure the carving
OF the immense treasures now boarded up
in Western North Carolina. He savs:
"The Northeastern Company will hold out
the right hand Of welcome at or near the San
tee crossing. The Black River valley will roll
up its exuberant wealth. The Manchester
stock is 33 cents in the dollar with a downward
tendency. The patronage OF that road will b.
taken awsy by the completion Of the Augusta
and Columbia road and it will likely so down.
Sumter cannot be isolated from tho active
world. She will take her capaoious and well
crammed purse by the bottom and turn the
mouth down. Bishopville will say we are all
at your service. More than half OF this route
will cost little more than the ties and rails. IF
we defect away up to KlngviNe some enter
prls'ng company will. after awhile, occupy the
direct line and secure the business. Let not
our minds be diverted by the side issues which
the Atlanta and Chatham routes present. IF
Charleston becomes what it ought to be, and
the seat Of government should be- removed to
the Mississippl, briare and thistles will grow
between their rails. But the road now pro-
posed Will continue to roll down the increasing
exuberance OF this prolific region to our grand
Southern commercial emporium. If the free
holders along this route will subscribe sum
equal to half the enhanced value of their real
estate, it will build and equip fully one of the
finest roads in the country, and construct o
chapel and schoo'-house at every station be-
sides. Let us no longer build up Northern.
cities with our teeming commerce. Let us
have . New York ut the confluence of the Ash
ley and. Cooper Rivers. Ii we will by united
efforts ,develope the agricultural woalth of our
lands, and then OCCUPY ths-route with q high
way to transport our products to the sea shore
and our supplies to our door,, in ton years our
country will be so completely resuscieat. ID you
could not tell the foot Of Federal soldier had
ever been upon our soil. Ho for rsilroad
direct from Charlotte to Charestoni And If
we cannot have it direct, let us have one by
Camden. A raii1oad we ought andmus. have"
To this and other schemes for develop
ment of the interior of the State and &C.
curing t'through business" we hope to be
able to give before long thorough con-
sideration.