The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-11-05
TEE ROAD FROM BAMBERG TO FO-
GLE'S MILL. !.
TO TIE EDITOR OF TIE NEWS.

VdE EtcOH lSAMD6h0 ~ Z
GLE'S MILL. !.
TO TIE EDITOR OF TIE NEWS.
Ny attention has been called to an article
which appeared in the columns of your
s'dally" of the 30th ult., In regard to the road
from Bamberg, in Barnwell County, to Fogle's
Mil, in Orangeburg County; and as the said
article is unfair in several particulars, an ex.
PLANTATION Of the interests which the author OF
said article has In the matter will probably
show why he is now such strong advocate
against the said road, and why he ls now 30
much afraid that the citizens Of Orangeburg
County will suffer If 1t Is now allowed to go
through. "Paysa9" will, therefore, Is please sse
columns Of TIE NEWS:
First Did not he (.Paysan") sign the peh-
ton to the Legislature for the opening OF the
road and was he not strong advocate OF the
road, until quite recently
Second. Has he not, with certain others OF
the .disafected,n recently opened store In
II the road Ia completed will 1t not to scme
extent inIure the business of himself and other
disafected merchants of his neIghborhood, BY
bringing the people of that section of country
quits near to the Town of Bamberg g
For fear that '!Paysan" Will not answer these
queatIons, the following answers, based upon
the information Of reliable gentlemen, who
are residents Of .!Paysan's" section of the
country, will explain the matter:
First. "Paysann did sign the petition to the
Legislature, and was active In urging upon
the citizens of his section of country the I'm
portance Of the road.
Second. "Paysan" and three or four other
citizens recently raised the first objection
made to the road about the time that q certain
store was opened In his section OF country In
which sPaysann then became interested, and
knowing that this road wo1d bring the cti-
Zens Of said section within but few niles Of
Bamberg, these disafected merchants are
fearful that the most Of their present Gus
toners will 90 to that town to do their trading,
and that they, therefore, Will lose by 1t.
The history of this road question from when
an application to the Legislature for 1t to be
opened was fret spoken of to the present
time will throw some additional light on the
subject Some time last fall, certain Of the
citizens of Orangeburg County, living In "Pay-
Ban's' neighborhood, being desrous of having
q market and postoffice within convenient dis
tance of them, and feeling satisfied that the
said road would be beneficial to that section
of country, suggested to the citizens of Bam.
berg that Joint petition from the people OF
both sections be sent to the Legislature, In
order to obtain the passage OF bill for the
opening Of said road as q public highway.
The citizens Of the country In which "Paysan"
then resided, and in which the stere above
mentioned Is now located, were unanimously
in favor OF the road, and the joint petition
was gotten up; The petition p.' was presented
JamiBon, then representative (now the SEN
stor) from Orangeburg County, who also In
trodnced the bill. The bill passed the House
and the Senate, and was approved by the
Goyernor-the senators and representatives
from both orangeburg and Barnwell Coun.
ties (who were present when the bill was
passed) voting In favor OF the bill.
The commissioners appointed to lay ont the
road met some time In June last tor the pur-
pose Of determining ''the best and most direct
route' between the two points specified In the
act. s.Psyssnn was present at that meeting OF
the commissioners, and agreed with the
commissioners GU the course the road should
take. The hands liable to work on said road
were ordered out, and many OF the citizens OF
B8mberg, (although exempt from road duty
outside OF the inGorporation,) knowing that
the road would be mutually advantageous to
both sections, sent out hands to work on said
road, aud these hands were subject to The Or
ders Of the commissioners In the same way as
those who were compelled by law to work
said road. The contract for building the
bridges was given out, and as the act appro-
prjated only four hundred collars for this pur-
pose, Ito be borne equally by the two coun-
iies,j and as the same proved insufficient, citi.
ZeQ8 OI DOLu CUuutlcb toipou VIC
amount Of the: deficiency by subscription.
Tie route agreed upon by the commissioners,
at their meeting above mentioned, was adher-
ed TO, and everything was working well. The
main bridge had been completed with the
exception OF the flooring, and that would
have been put down. and the 1eces-
sary small bridges finished, the road be-
tween the two points would have been
put, In good travelling order by the hands
working one day more; bat Judge Ora.
ham has granted an order OF Injunction
against the commissioners, and the work was
stopped. The papers say that said Injunction
was granted upon the application OF T. Orange,
other s'disafected" were the authors of the
suit: and it Is said have been endeavoring to
faIsa money In the Town of OTangeDnrg TO
payfts expenses, telling the merchants there
that II the road goes through the trade CT that
town VIII be 12l1rea. Paysa6f sia f,,aStoneS anu nls
the merchants Of that good old town; Tor you
can seein almost: every store there petition
20 the Legislature to have the act under which
the road is opened repealed; and that is where
they have obtained their five hundred petltion-
ers for the repeal or the act; and that the pub
lie may know who have signed these petitions
of the tsdisafected" "it is fair to state that men
living q great distance from the road, have
been ipdnced to Hig9, under the plea that they
will have heavy taxes to pay In order to COM
plete the road, Ii the act Is not repealed.
A motion will be made before Judge Gra-
ham In few days 10 dissolve the Injunction,
and ssPaysan" feels satisfied that there Is q
great "conBtitutionaln question involved, and
that, therefore, they are bound to win. If
they (the ..disaffscted") are whipped on the
motion, SPaysan" knows that the Legislature
ia ali right; but let me tell him that he is mis-
taken In slpposlng that ''eVery delegate from
Orangeburg County and the ,oed, senator elect Sa
from rBarHwell County" are certain TO use
their votes and influence for the repeal OF the
act. The senator from 0rangeburg County
win hardly 70 back on his past actions to
plesse g few ssdisafected" citizens; and 1t Ia
well known that the senator elect from Barn
wen County is in favor OF the road, as as me ne
neople Of both secLlons of country. a I'd will
NOT assist In killing an enterprise o 9. much
importance, to crafty the passions a.. appe-
tites Of q few. FAIR PLAY.
Refresbmer1t 5GlGons.
4 OADEMY OF MUSIC SALOON.