The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-02-22
TIE SAVANNAH VALLEY RAILROAD.

winch We puDilsh In this paper relative
to the Savannah Valley Railroad, is we'll
worthy Of the consideration of the peo.
pie Of Charleston. 1t will only require
the subscription Of about twenty-five
thousand dollars to ensure the building
Of this important line Of railroad, and
to control its location, 80 ~ TO carry il To-
Troy, and thence to Aiken, thus giving
to Charleston an independent outlet to
the up country AT n trivial outlay Of
money. The little city of Anderson has
subscribed the sum Of thirty seven thou.
sand dollars toward. the building Of this
road, and surely the metropolis Of the
State could afford to give an equal
amount TO sccurc the immense adyan.
tagcs offered by this outlet. Il is true,
that Charleston has los, in the past, a
great deal Of money in subscriptions to
railroads, and her people are paying a
heavy tax upon the debts contracted for
these subscriptions, but this will not JUS.
tify her in refusing to make contributions
now to new roads, which promise to help
i'll the work Of restoring a portion Of her
lost trade. a man who has purchased
horse that dies, or refuses to work, had
as well determine that because lie had
been cheated in his first trade and lost
his money, that therefore lie would buy
no more horses, but would walk for the
remainder Of his life, as for Il city to
take the position that having lost on
previous railroad ventures, she will not
attempt to secure any further railroad
outlets for her trade. Previous failures
might and should make them more care.
ful in new ventures, but the people of
Charleston ought to do something to
build up her railroad connections. II
the Savannah Valley road offers aivan-
tagcs worth the money, then we think
Charleston, if she does not wish those
advantages given to Augusta, ongh. to
help us build the road. She is not too
poor to help us in this work AS n city,
she cannot subscribe probably, but there
is great deal of wealth in Charleston,
with considerable amount Of unemployed
capital, which might give tbs private
subscriptions to the amount needed TO
complete this road. We have always
wanted the Savannah Valley TO 20 to
Charleston, and hope that things will
turn out yet in such way rs to carry it
there. Ii Charleston would give us
twenty. five thousand dollars, we believe
the road could be built and equipped in
time to move The next cotton crop.
The Presidential election comes on
next year, and it is necessary to get up
campaign thunder for the Republicans
in order to enable them to retain the
government. They propose to begin the
work IN South Carolina by convicting
some Ct our people of frauds in election.
To get these yerdicts, the party of greut
moral ideas intend to prostitute the
Courts of the government, by making
them the machine for convicting our
citizens 10y packed juries, on the testimony
Of perjured witnesses. This is the con.
sriracy which confronts our people ut
ench term of the United States Circuit
Court. BY understanding it, the danger
can be averted. The reason the govern
ment wants to convict South Carolinians
is, that they are white men and are Dem
ocrats. 10 do this, they stand aside
every respectable white man, and try 10
force verdicts regardless of justice. 1t
is crying shame and disgrace, which
should lose the Republican party the
sympathy and support Of every man in
America who possesses one spark OF
honor and self.respect. If they can
succeed, they propose to cry election
frauds by Democrats in South Carolina,
thinking thereby to avert attention from
the frauds and misrule of the Republi-
can party. To get this campaign thun.
der is their purpose in these prosecutions,
which are formulated in Washington
aud executed by willing tools in South
Carolina. Fortunately, however, our
people have so far been able to avert the
calamity which Brewster and his subor-
dinatcs have sought to fasten upon many
of our people for political ends. As
long ~ there is one honest man on the
United States Juries they will fail OF
convictions, because the success of the
design requires, in addition 10 the other
officers of the government, twelve jurors
to consent to an iniquitous verdict. This
being our only safety, it is the duty OF
every true Carolinian drawn upon these
juries to report to the Court at the ap.
pointed time. 1t is tho most important
service that the citizen can render his
country, and at the sacrifice OF business
or pleasure those drawn Oh these juries
ought to attend the Court. Only in this
way can the iniquity of false convictions