Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-07-03
The Right Spirit.


Col j. p. lIoYT a candidate for the Leris-
laturc in Laurcns district, in giving his views
on the various issues before him, thus ad-
mirably states his position on the Blue Ridge
Railroad. No man should receive the votes
Of the people who does not sustain this mag
nifcont enterprise. Col. IIoYT says:
Another question that will, no doubt.
claim much attention ut the hands of our fu-
turc Legislators, is the Blue Ridge Railroad:
and MS have nothing to conceal upon any
subject, / shall freely state what would be my
course upon this. Those who know me best
will give me credit for some knowledge upon
this subject; and | will state, that if South
Carolina will see that this enterprise is car
ried on to completion you will scarcely fntt
q man, five years afterwards, who will ac-
knowledge that lie ever voted against it,
consider this improvements one of the best that
has ever been undertaken by our State ANY
man of common sense cannot, think, be op-
posed to this enterprise, who is at all ac-
| quaintcd with the country that will he taped
by this Road. Many people think that it
would benefit no part Of the State, to any ex-
tent, but Charleston but this is all II mistake
do not know of II place in South Carolina
so obscurely located, as not to receive bene4
fits from the Blue Ridge Railroad, if it is ever
ceivc those benefits directly, but they must
and will come indirectly. If our State will
push on the Road to completion in time, it
will be the outlet of q large productive re-
| gion, that must be drained off somewhere in
| few years, and if not by us, it will be by Vir-
| gnia or Georgia. Do not let us be forever
behind everybody else. want to crawl up
alongside of our ncighbors; and one of the
most effectual means of doing so, is to finish
| k1,n D,.l, L
that list, elected or not"
The Examination a. ITALIAN Academy
The correspondent of the Anderson Gazctfe
gives us the following account of the exami-
nation at Thalian Academy, under the care
of Rev. j. l.. KENNEDY, which took place last
week
Mr.. Kennedy having taught in this yicini-
ty with unparalleled success for many wears
has established an enyiabc reputation as an
instructor: In him are happily blended those
rare qualifications, cminently capacitating
| him to discharge with ability the two-fold dn-
| ties of instructor and disciplinarian us
frmness of purpose and energy. his affablity
and literary attainmcnts, command the res
| pcct of his students, causing them both to
| love and fear him. Students entering this
institution should Mt once make up their
|
| for violation of any one would most assur-
odly subject the transgressor to the penalty
annexed.
| The examination of this large we'll rtgu-
lated school, commentator Wednesday morn
ing al an early hour; and, as is customary
! those studying the primary branches were
| first examined. AS each class presented
| themselves, it was announced how far they
had advanced, and the promptness with which
they generally replied to any qucst that
might be asked pertaining to their studies,
cvinced that they were not permitted to pass
over anything specifically, and that the
maxim is in full force here, whatever is
worth doing atall, is worth doing we'll"
1t 10 unnecessary to speak of the perform
ance of each class. The examination, though
rigid, seemed TO afford pleasure to the stu
dents. There was but little trepidation on
| Wednesday, but on Thursday morning, the
young men were evidently ogitated. We
were Mt Grst at q loss to determine the cause,
but were not long left in doubt, for the ner-
yousness manifestly increased at each advent
ofa vehicle loaded with the blooming fair
| The examination was resumed on Thursday
morning at 8 o'clock, and it was not long ere
the Academy was filled with spectators. We
were particularly struck with the readiness
of each studontto be examined on any point
| they had passed oyer. and, what was remark
able, they spoke sufficiently loud to be heard
all over the assembly, Ithas never been our
privilege to witness en- examination with
which we were better pleased 1t was an
honor to the young men, and well may the
Slabtown community be proud Of their insti-
tuition. Tho good matrohs, determined to
have finger in the pie. did it most hand
sornely in tho rioh profusion of eatables they
prepared, consistingno only Of substantials.
but also the luxuries of life, which were
most inyitingto theeye and grateful to tlie