The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-09-07


lakes and lagoons, shich win require
over one hundred yards In width Of
bridges to span them, independent Of
the ENORMOUS eerthcn dam or causeway,
which it will be necessary to build to
render the swamp passable for loaded
vehicles. The entire width of the
swamp on the Orangeburg side of the
river, ut this point, is ut least seventeen
HUNDRED and sixty yards. To complete
this dam, aud build the necessary num-
Der of hollow bridges will require an in
caloulablo outlay Of labor, which the
merits of the matter in question do not
now, and never viii hereafter half justi.
fy.
z. To calculate what it would cost.
aud the length Of time it would proba
bly, require to complete this dam and
these bridges is beyond the power of any
man to solve or to approximate, rs near
iy everything depends on the state Of the
weather. Except when the river is ex
tremely, low which is not generally the
case, more than once or twice during the
twelve months, it wonld be next 10 i'm.
possible to complete the dam at all, as
the water would wash away the dirt as
,os as deposited.
8. Your petitioners further showeth
that the periods at which the waters of
the South Edisto River are most likely
TO be shalowest, are during the late
Sunmer months, when malarial fev.rs
are most apt to be contracted by exposure
aud your petitioners in rendering servic Q
la the nliasmatic bogs of the South
Edisto River Swamp at such time would
be placing their lives in jeopardy for no
benefit tn themselves.
y. Your humble petitioners further
showeth that it is the object of all law
to do the greatest good to the greatest
number. The operation Of the laws
relative to this proposed road initiates
to the best interests, aud is contrary to
the expressed will Of your petitioners.
10 We have strong grounds for ex-
pressing the conviction, that upon the
presentation to the Legislature of the
original petition, praying for the charter
for the aforementioned road, false re-
presentations We're made, and that the
member who introduced the bill in rela-
tion to said road, was not aware Of the
injustice Of framing such a law at the
time he introduced the bill.
IL. In conclusion your petitioners
pray and ever will pray your Houor to
grant an injunction to be- served on ].
u. Clcckley, j. s. Banbcrg, f. f. Sa-
linas and Daniel Quattlebaum, the Coni-
missioners created by this special Act,
and cause them to stay work OH the
aforesaid road till the meeting of the
General Assembly whea your petitioners
hope to have said Act repealed.
That the poposed road will do the
County Of Orangeburg no good what
ever is evidenced in the fact that the
bill to establish it was gotten up on the
Barnsell side Of the river. 1t passed
the Senate through tho influence of c
p. Leslie, and was gulloped through the
House in such hurry that scarcely one
Of our members knew of its passage. 1t
is munifestly in the merchantile interest
Of Bamberg, and if completed will de-
teriuratc from that of our town Agaiu
the road will require an annual outlay OF
five or six hundred dollars after it is
built to keep it in repair Tor travel. Our
ci,ize ems will have to be taxed to raise
this money. 1t will be expended, not
for the purpose of enhancing the inte-
rests Of our County, but tor the building
up Of the trade Of town that is i rival
to theirs. The above petition will be
circulated among our ctizeus for sigma
lures. We have no doubt of his Honor
Judge Graham, hesitating tor moment
% Grant IN. Injunction rnon the around
SGT forth therein.
The road will certainly injure the
trade of Orapgeburs to considerable
extent, and We call upon our merchants
to lend their aid aud assistance to the
effort TO restrain the Com missiuners from
proceeding any further until the Legis
lature Ineets.