Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-08-07
90RRE@P 0NIDgNOIE.
Correspondence Of Tie Keopcc Courier.
OAK Grove, GuMrEn DIST, S. G.


OAK GROVE, GUMrER DIST, S.
Ar' Ed'tor' Attcr ashortvisit through the
op-country, wc send you few iottings from
memory of what was seen and heard during
our Journey
WiLLTANsToN.-This little village, with n
population of about 800 inhabitants. situated
lS milcs below Grccnvillc c. II. on tho Green
vile and Columbia Railroad, now contains
everything to attract the summer Tourist
several Churches, fine Schools, an intelligent,
industrious and moral population, mineral
springs, tho medicinal qualities of whose wa
ters have deservcdly attained great celebrity
throughout the State; besides, there is lust
opened an nenormous Hotel, containing mag
niticcnt ballroom, dinng-room, parlors, etc,
with bedrooms sufficient to accommodate soy-
eral hundred boardcrs.
This gigantic building has been erected at
an immense expense, furnished in the most
fashionable style, and placed under the su-
perintendcnce of the experienced Col. uoKE
and with an attentive corps of servants, the
caprices OF the most captious will be graf
iiied-bcsides, the table is furnished in n
manncrpcculiarly pleasing 80 those whose,
= arious cares in ono great point combine
The business OF their liyes--that is to dino"
@illiamSton must now be regarded as ono
of the most captivating Watering ,,laces in
the nuntry--no place can present greater
inducements either to the Invalid or mere
pleasure seeker.
Doubtless many who have not time or the
Jnclination to spend the summer at Snratopa
Newport. &C., will be glad when these In
ducements are offered 80 near home, of visit
ing Williamston during the sultry season.
though it be only for u few weeks or days-
What plausible pretcxt can South Curolin-
lans, especially those who are inccsaantly
proclaiming their loyalty to South Carolina,
their devotion to everything Southern and
their readiness TO advance and protect South
crn interests and Southern rights, now find
for squandering thousands annually at the
North among their enemies," thus encour-
aging and sustaining Northern entcrprise
Northern Institutions and Northern interests
to the utter neglect and ultimate abandon
lnent of our own!
This they have an indisputable right to do.
But what inconsistency can be greater or
more palpable than that exhibited by South.
ern nfen, who educate their sons and daugh-
tcrs at the North, in fact, pntronise every
there and devote the remainder ut the South
TO pouring vituperation and abuse upon uni
yersnl Yankeedoml Not until Southern men
carry into practice their pompous Professions
of devotion to their own section by patronise.
ing her Colleges and schools and 6y spending
their money among her own citizens. can we
expect to sec a full development of our own
resources.
The money carried from South Carolina
alone and emptied into the Golfers of the North
would in very limited period. add new life
and yigor to our own enterprises and make
sbe upper portion ofthis Stote one of tho
most desirable summer resorts in America.
Travelling by private conveyance across the
lower part of Greenyilic district, we crossed
over the Enoree into Spartanburg and attcn-
ded muster at Cashvillc. The Enorce by
the way, is n lovely stream and we were
strongly inclined to test the recuperatiye now
efs OF its beautiful waters, as it giidcd like n
silyery sheet tthrsngh the 'wrving fields eff lux
Enriant grain on either side for the feryid
rays ofOld Sol had nearly exhausted our en-
ergies
on our way, we passed McBRE's cotton,
wool and pepper factories. The hands were
Just going out to work, all neatly clad and
appeared healthy, happy and contentetl, pre.
senting q striking contrast to the miserable.
sgualid operatives who eke out wretched
existence in the large manufacturing estab-
lishments of the North. Wealso noticed sew
cral elegant private residences, many we'll
cultivated farms, all of which strongly indi-
Gated the industry, thrift and enterprise of
the people.
Welacccpted tie kind hospitality Of Mr..
D--, Of ofCashyillcto dino, aud %ere thus
deprived the pleasure Of Witnessing tic troops
perform, bnt wc were moro then compensated.
by the pleasure experienced Ia tho Sompany
ofopr ncw5made ocqueintdnces. In the af-
tcfnoon the candidayds for various Offices.
State and federal. wero saiIcS out fol speech
ce. We listened toa spirited and profractod
discussion between Mossrs. g 1sxoSund WIN
ssira, candidates for the Stats Senate 1-rpon
banks, usuty laws, The T1pper law !. q, the
present iiqnor law, etc. Parts Of tIlis debato
wcrefcelly amusing, and itmdst have been
very irksone to tho present incnmbentt to be
forced hotcjis roieIts, into discussions OF top
: ics in which tlic people manifested little IN
forest.