Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1855-12-20


the sgners of the Declaration of Independence from
Georgia 1t is noble tribute well paid, and might
teach lesson to others who have like memories to
be cherished. Augusta, unlike some places we wot
Of is not yet Finished neither is my description of
it. But I must come back to home-topics.
Before leaving Columbia I requested one of the
members to favor you with an account of Mondays
proceedings in time for your last issue. He informs
me that he did so and regret on reading this weeks
ENQUIRER to find that has not been inserted hope
it has reached you; go, 1 shall commence with my
notes for Tuesday
| On that day the matter Of the Separate Court of
Appeals was reconsidered. Several amendments
were adopted, involving material changes in the
scheme, and rendering it in several particulars more
acceptable; but final vote after thorough dis
cusson and most determined effort of the friends
Of the measure. the House refused to send the Bill
to the Senate by q vote of 58 to Sc. So ends the
most prominent and important measure of the ses-
sion-a consummation, it so happens, exactly in ac
cordance with the wishes of your correspondent The
House has concurrcd in the resolution of the Senate
adjourn on Wednesday, the 19th and as yet scarce
y single act of Legislation has been Effected
The Calendar has yet to be relieved of heavy bur-
den, and think it scarcely possible for Mr. Mullins
measure of the election Of nm additional Law Judge
to be carried during this session.
The discussion of our Free School system has al
so ended without any practical benefit The Legis-
ature is not avcrSe to action in relation to this sub
jcct, but year after year, schemes are presented
which involve radical changes and require thorough
discussion which is protracted until, in sudden
agony account Of the near approach of adjourn
ment day, oil are pitched heter-skeltcr overheard
to be rcshscitated again at the ensuing session. IF
legislators instead of going abroad in search of Eu
topian schemes, would address themselves solely to
a revision and improvement Of tho present system,
which he's not thus far been adequately tried, some
practical and cffectua legislation might result All
the Bills were summarily laid on the table, with the
exception of Mr. Tucker's which was rejected di.
rectly by q vote of 81 to 65.
After the determination of the Legislature at the
last session to involve the finances Of the State in
the Blue Ridge Railroad scheme, a Charter was
granted for the construction Of the Savannah Valley
Railroad, from Anderson, or some point on the
Greenville road, to Hamburg; AMI the usual amount
of State aid was pledged in its behalf As this en-
terprise would tend to diminish materially the dis
tance from the Mountains to Charleston as it
thought, would in no wise divert the stream Of trade
from the desired channel no objection was urged A.
cainSt it, 1t turns out, however. that the city of
Augusta ever kecnly alive to the main chance, has
taken fancy for the road anil has proposed to sub
scribe figure considerably above the State sub
| scrpton, provided the terminus be located on the
Georgia side Whcrcupon, the Company at the pre-
sent session applies fer amendment to their char
ter to enable them to accept the terms Of the Angus
ia subscription, ard MS an inducoment surrenderS
the claim to the cid Of the State. OF course. where
Company simply applies for charter without any
demand upon the treasury. it cannot in good con-
science be refused Though in this instance it worked
terribly upon the sensbilits Of the Gre"nyille and
Charleston monopolics. These lad combined fur
their own particular benefit 10 pledge TIE State to
aa utterly runous extent il behalf Of one Of the
widest schemes on record, anil l.;: now taken to
themselves the Aatt"rilg JUNCTION that they had en-
richie; tn r Golfers immensely Mt the public expense
But in this they are be mistaken. The rplica-
ton of the Savannah Valley Company ha> met with
4 favorable consideration; and as result the i'm
mense stores of wealth which are to ful their way
over the mountains will he poured into Augusta and
Savannah. in.tcad Of Charlc:tcn. While canno:
svmpa,hize with the unfortunate iri,;ds Of the Blue
Ridge Road | must confess that cannot relish the
idea of involving our State in bankruptcy for the
sole and exclusive advantage of Augusta and Sa-
vannah But, in equity and good conscience. il
cannot lie helped. The Blue Ridge men 'ured the
State: Augusta has dupcd the Blue Ridge men and
if do not mistake the signs, tie Yankee cantrac-
tors will in the end dupe them both. All that TO
know is, Eve, the people must "pay the piper
The Bill to grant aid to the State Agricultural So
cicty has passed both Houses, with an amendment
increasing the annual appropriation from hrtr to fre
thousand dollars. The friends Of the Society are
much uplifted by their success, and now pronounce
their enterprise beyond all doubt fixed fact. -
Both Houses have also passed the Bill to extend the
Kings Mountain Railroad, which was substiuteiby
Mr. Wilson in place Of the "B to charter the York
and Ncrth Carolina Railroad Company. In consul
taton with the President ofour Road, it was thought
best instead of authorizing the formation Of new
company, to enlarge the powers Of the present COM
pany so as to enable them to open books, appoint
commissioners and increase the capital stock on n
mount not exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars with view to the extension Of road to
some point on the North Carolina line in the drcc-
ton either of Dallas or Shelby. This amendment
has been taken in good faith. vigorous effort is
in progress to divert the trade of the country east
of Hickory-Nut Cap out of its natural channel, to
the direction of Charlotte and Wilmington; hut it is
well known that the people of that section wouldp pre-
fer and will literally aid connection with the York
road This is the natural course of their trade and
but little effort is necessary to preserfeit. 1t is i'm
possible that Yorkvilc can always be the terminus
of Railroad; or if such should be the case, the
circumstances which would attend the consummaton
Of such wish would at the same time render the
advantage q trifling ono indeed The locality to
which have alluded is really Of the wealthicst
in natural resources in the State of North Carolina,
and must find an outlet for the productions which
daily increasing activity and energy must develop.
single glance will convince any one that the chan
ne for this outlet in the direction of Yorkvle
and thorough survey will demonstrate the fact that
the route from Morganton to Yorkville is favor