Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-09-25

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Eit They won't ask for information on the
subject, because that would let the "cat ont
of the bag" and their ncighbors would find
out that they are no better posted than
themselves. But this is DEPRESSION, and
we feel such deep interest in the compile
tion of this enterprise, that when We speak
OF the opposition faction, we arc apt to say
too much But, the kind of persons we
have above spoken of, are men of II good
deal of influcncc--and that influence tells
at Mc ddtlot-601. We were surprised to
find so much opposition to the road in good
old Laurens. We have always looked upon
it as a pattern to other districts The vii
lagc is the most moral and rcfiucd of any
in the State, a esprit of Improvement"
seems to pcrvade every breast They have
recently built splendid Presbyterian Fc-
male College in the village which is dcstin-
ed to he OF great benefit to the district and
State. They have Mt present something
over 80 scholars But, why conGnc your
spirit OF otimprovcment to your own district?
We all know that there is annually so much
money paid into the State treasury, and we
moreover know that that money in some
way or other will be expended We'll, now
let us put the question in plain tertus. Is
there amy project before the Legislature mt
present that promises to be of more real
and lasting benefit to the State, yea, the
'chOte State, than the Blue Ridge Railroad?
We answer there is not. But. says I.au.
rcns, There are other districts that will
be more benefited than We" Not So
You have always had in contemplation
connection of your road with the Grcenvillc
and Columbia Railroad, at Grccnvillc G.
IA. Now shift your cards little, and
connect 1t Belton, and you at once tup the
Blue Ridge Railroad, and bacon, corn,
wheat, -four, iron, lead coal, plaster, etc,
etc, will be flowing through your district
faster than your efficient Agent can chron-
icle to save him, and Laurens will advance
IN wealth and commerce daily. Then why
not vote for the men who will vote for fur
ther appropriation by the State at the next
sitting ofthe Legislature, or ut any other
time it should be needed Mr.. Editor, you
must excuse me, for instead OF making one
depression, VIC have made double digrcs-
sion. But our motives arc pure, if we do
have bungling way of expressing them.
The congressional canvass also is quite
exciting throughout the congressional dis
trict. Each candidate seems confident of
success and their friends seem more conf
dent than they. For instance: Col Asu.
| MoRE's friends count him 1890 votes in
| Anderson, 1,500 in Pickcns, 800 i'm
Greenville, 500 in Spartanburg, aud 500
| iii Union, which will undoubtedly elect
| him. Maj VERNON s friends count him
| from 200 to 5000 votes in Spartanburg,
| from'l 600 to l,2OC votes in Union, 500 in
Grconville, 500 in Pickcns, and 500 in
Anderson, which will elect him also Col.
JONES friends count him from 1000 to
| 300 votes in Grccnville, from 700 to 500
in Pickens, the same in Anderson and I'm
ion and some 500 or 600 in Spartauburg,
! which will elect him also. But we cannot
tell "who will be Governor until after the
election But if person will travel over
the congressional district and believe all
they hear, they will at once come to the
[ couclus ON that they will all be elected, and
OH tho other hand, they would come 10 the
conclusion that neither of the candidates
were fit to be constables, let-a.lone mem
| bcrs to Congress. But since the days of
| WARREN IL. DAVIS our mountain district
has been as well, or better represented, than
ANY other district in the State. And we
are confident thot in the hands of either of
the three candidates now before the people
it will not loose any of its formcr popularity.
But our inpression from what we have
heard during this short tour, is, that Mai.
VERNON will be the fortunate one. without
a change.
In looking over our "sketch- book" we
find numerous notes which we would like
to give you, but ,e vii! haye to aesist, for
our article has already grown longer than
we had at first intended.
When we returned to Willamston, VIC
found that tine greater portion of the peo-
pie had left on accoapt of the measles at the
Mammoth House" Butwe were inform
ed that the cases were all we'll now, and
they were looking for them, (the people,)
to return in II few days. There is good
deal of Improvement going on at Anderson
9 H., a splendid new church, etc. But
VIC havn't time nor space to comment upon
them. . 8
How delightful Oh, yes how delight
full it is to us after having what little brain
we did possess literally bakcdup III our cra-
mum, 10 once moro come in view of those
old boacons, yea, the landmarks of our ro-
mantle and healtsiy disteict---thc Blue
Ridge -and feel the soft cool brcezcs TINT
tissue form gfuul tloits oioa,s edpt,t; ;t
--fanning our fesercd temples. Yourideas
begin to get actiyeyour blood commences
to ocirculata~4t-von feoa kltat yo,s aro n man