The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-10-30
4 RoAD QUESTION IN oRANaEBURG

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEWS.
The last Legislature passed an act charter
ing road from Bamberg to APPOINT In Orange
burg County. The act specifies that the direc
ton of the road shall be by ''the best and mos
direct routen between the two points, ant
mentions certain individuals whose duty 1t I
to sse that this provision OF the act is carried
out. - - -. -,
tutional, az no notice OF the Intention OF ths
petitionsrs to apply for the charter was given
prior to the passage Of the act. In the SEQ
ond place, the route selected by the commits
sionefs is not the best and most direct 10
tho third place, the citizens OF Orangeburg
upon whom the burden Of constructing the
road and causeway tails most heavily, 90 mol
wanttha road. y -, :,
Recently the county commissioners ol
Oranpeburg applied for and obtained an in-
junction from Judge Graham, staying further
work upon the road TIL the first day OF Janu'
arynext.. Since the granting OF the lD)unc-
ton, petitions praying the next General AS
senbiY for the repeal OF the odious act nave
been circulated N Orange6urg County, ana
over 1--WE hundred signatures, mostly coloreo,
have bsen obtained. The other side, however,
have given notice OF an Intention to attempt
To riIssolye the Injunction, and tho case Will 6e
argued before Judge Graham within week.
Ina only grounds upon which the defence
have to base their arguments, are tnst tne
openfpg of the road will place market and
postoffce arfew miles nearer few indiVio.
nsls: that the route ID already cut out, and the
canseRay partially eonBtructed. This ls par
tiSlIy trua. The WorK done on the causeWay
M 10 this time, however, is labor thrown
aieay. To work on It Is impracticable, except
when the river is very low. which will not De
the case again before next summer or faiE
The heavy rises of the South Edlsto tnis
winter will demolish the frail ,earthen dam
which has been thrown up.
But grant thai the opening and construction
NJ fha prnposed road would confer lew ben-
efifs0 On "a few individuals. These have
nothInp to do whatever with the point at is.
sf,s.. suppose the road was completed and
its axfstence desired by forty-nlne hundredths
or those whom 1t effects, that has no Deafing
upon the constitutionality or unconsut9uon.
nina hundredths OF the people Of Orange1nrg
al not want the .road under any circumstsn-
ees which are possible for them TO obtain It.
yfTha heavy expense Of erecting the bridRes
and construoting the dam; the utter imprac-
ticabfiity OF the completion OF the JOB by those
assessed by the aets the uselessness OF the
roadatser ils completion except to a. iew I,n tne
fee 81 tssnS nef Rs Whole county
ffree or four individuals, arc some OF the rea.
sons why the citizens OF 0rangeburg object to
the opening of this ROAD !; .l!:.;
Should the other side succeed In their at,
tempt to dissolge the Injunction, 1t Will avail
theh nothing, as 1t will be impossible to
work IN the ,caaseWaE any, more between
now and the assembling OF the members OF
the Legislature, when; no doubt, the law ~
relation to this particular: road Will be repeal
az Every, delegate OF. this county and the
seIiator elect Of Barnwell thoroughly under
atand the sentiments Of their constituents
.ebout this matter, and are certain to use their
yotea snd influence for the repeal OF the act.
Fork uf Etisto; October %. - PAYsAN.