Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-12-11

Gus TO some Of them, have never abandoned the
opinion advanced by them, that "the grand
iron highway from Cincinnati to Charleston is
one Of the most important enterprises which
could engage the attention of the commercial
public"
After all the discussions to which this enter
prise has given birth, after the surveys and es-
Inmates that have been made, and the able and
elaborate speeches and reports of the great
nen above named, and of other eminent citi-
zens who have presented the subject in all its
aspects, it would be vain to attempt to dscov-
CT in it anything attractive on account of its
novelty.
Surely, then, the subject is now mature for
the decision of the Legislature, and upon
that decision depends what the State shall be
twenty years hence
am, gentlemen, very respectfully
Your obedicnt servant
WALTER GwYNN,
Chief Engineer b. r. II. r. Company.
\ HUNDRED YEARS AGo.-One hun
drcd years ago there was not single white
man in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and H.
lmois Territories. Then, what is now the
most hourishing parts of America, was as
little known as the country around the
Mountains the Moon. 1t was not until
1863, that the G. Hunter of Kcntuck," the
gallant and adventurous Boone, left his
home in No. / Carolina, to become the first
settler in kentucky The first pioneer of
Ohio did not settle until twenty years after
this time. A hundred years ago Canada
belonged to France, and the whole popula-
tion of the United States did not exceed
million and half of people A hundrcd
years ago, the great Frederick of Prussia,
was performing those exploits which have
made him immortal in military annals, and
with his little monarchy was sustaining
single-handed contest with Russia, Austria
and France-the three great Powers of
Europe combined.
A hundred years ago, Napoleon was not
born, and Washington was young and
modest Virginia Colonel and the great
events in the history of two worlds, in
which these great but dissimilar mon took
leading parts, were then scarcely forcshad-
owed. A hundred years ago, the United
States were the most loyal part of the Bri-
tish Empire, and on the political horizon,
no speck indicated the struggle which with
in a score of years thereafter, established
the greatest republic in the world A hun
dred years ago, there were but four news
papers In Amcrica-steam engines had not
been imagined, and railroads and tclc-
graphs had not entered into the remotcst
conceptions If man. When we come to
look back at it through the vista of histo-
ry, we find that to the century which has
passed has been allotted more important
events in their bearing upon the happiness
OF, the world, than almost any other which
has elapsed since the creation.
IiHSGur9 IioSt.
a NEGRO RUNNING FOR REPRESENTATIVE
IN MAINE.-An election for Representative,
to fill the place of VIM, Chase, resigned, took
place in Portland, Nc. on the 18th inst.
Neal Dow, the great temperance and negro
equality champion, and colorcd man
named Peter Erancis, were the principal
competitors There being but an indifferent
selection of candidates, comparatively few
votes were cast but the people generally
preferred the white man to the Republican
of darker shade, and"so "ntemperancc
and freedom" triumphcd by majority of
T72 votes. How Neal Dow could have con
scicntiously lent himself to defeat so rare an
opportunities the practical elevation Of the
colorcd race, we can't conjecture.
y } JoWndl Of Commeree.
TIE SENATOR WHO Won THAT $780,
000-Great curiosity is maniirs ted to know
the name of the distinguished Senator"
who, according to recent statement of the
Washington correspondent of the Boston
Post, won S1S0,000 at Z" faro" in that city
one night shortly before the close of the
late session of Congress We believe we
violate no confidence, says an exchange, in
disclosing the fact that Hon James 4. |
Pierce, of Maryland, is theScnatorial black
leg referred to.
AT public dinner in the country, far
mcr, while relating something to the com
pany about two Chinese women, said ri
declare they were the ugliest women have
seen anywhere" There happened to be
two maiden ladies present of no remarkable |
beauty; the farmer, who was little misty,
began to think he had made mess of it,
ama,that they would imagine he was allad- |
ing 10 them so, to pat matter, .st4iigAt, |
as he thought he added ''the present
company excepted" Roars of laughter
cnsucd, and in few minutes both farmer
and ladies had vanished. @ s /
''I KNOW l Sam perfect bear in my
said young farmer to hisswcct- !
heart "No, indeed, you arc rot, john;
you have never huggcJ me yet You are