Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-10-01

DaEHlllc, kentucky, to the city of Louis
vile, who cannot see in moment thnt this
would not only perfect all that Charleston
aud Columbia would want. or need in the
way of railroads, but would also be the sa
wing Of the Columbia and Grecnville road
and greatly enhance the worth of the
South Carolina Railroad. This has been
for many years my opinion in regard to the
final destination to which you must arrive,
IN the perfection of your railroad system
Selfish considerations, and the want of rail
road experience, together with the want of
enlarged viows, may prevent it for while,
but to this YOU must come, no national ca
lamity Detailing you, Errors, and may be
grave ones have been committed but this
will make you wiser in the future, and then
you have expended already too much to be
willing to loose it,
y word about the necessity of a conncc-
ton with the valley of the Mississippi
The Western and Atlantic Railroad, run
ming from Atlanta to Chattanooga, Con the
left bank of the Tennessee river) 13S
miles, and having the Rome and East Ten
ncssce RoaGs, as feeders, is, nevertheless.
dependent fer nearly two thirds of it's in,
come, from the trade and travel of the
great West
AS yet, though, have not come to the
great question that is, not the yncws'
of war but the sinews of railroad building
the money. / said to YOU in my last,
that this could be had. The plan is this
you must in my humble Judgment, begin
at tho beginning, and that is for the pres
cnt stock holders to consent that their stock
should be "scalcd," So as for it truly to
represent the present worth of that part of
the road already built. This proposition
is one clearly founded in Justice, and needs
not to be elaborated, Without this is done
| suppose the stock paid in must be to-
tai loss, or very nearly so. If done, much
OF 1t may be saved, and doubtless will be
saved SO reduce its number of shares,
rs that the numbcr left may represent tie
| trac value OF the road then finish your
road as you 60 Ten miles per year would
be doing finely because surely run an
Engine on what is done every day on
regular schedule take what freight and
travel offers. There is nothing like the
ncighing of the iron horse, to galvanise
country into life. Take forward your tim
bor, iron-eyery thing you need to the pro-
crossing end Of your road You can get
the means in this way Its safety. and
certainty will commend it to individuals;
viii commend it to the State. individuals,
the State, other roads, which may be in
! tcrcstcd, aud are able, ), Columbia and Char
lesion will Subscribe These together
would not feel ten miles per year,
Charleston will soon be dlawiug dividends
on her half million of stock. in the mcm-
| phis and Charleston Railroad, which she
could approprnte, or could sell portion
ot the stock now nearly at par to aid this
enterprise. This. sir, is The plan, judging
from the p1st, though this plan will not
SUIT Your people; you begin everywhere
and finish nowlIore-you are flst people,
too fast for building railroads. Time, Ia
bour, perseverance,, money, must all be
brought into rcquisition. to tie you on to
the great West And here let me close by
quoting the remark of sensible man,
whose tongue is now still in dcath--I mean
MIR. Samuel Maverick. | saw him on his
way to the Knoxville Convention in 1886
1t Convention which met in regard to
this worry road. He said, Depressing his
doubts as to thcroad bong built) owe
nrc quarter nags, sir, wc,arc quarter nags."
And although hoeXprcssion then made was
deeply impressed on my mind, yet little did
then think that / should write about it
in reference to this same road, near quar-
ter of a,ccntury afterwards.
L will write you again on this subject
soon Very truly yours,
AMALoANArioN.--The frnit of the system
|sof hnrbpring runaway slaves, ia apparent
from the following paragraph from The Do
troit Free Press. Disgust il n very tame
word 10y which to.indicate the adherence Of
all virtuons and right-minded persons to
such conditions:
Tho extent to which amalgamation Is car.
ried in this city, is really beyond the knowl-
edge of nine-tentls of tho inhabitants. There
are hundreds Of families, the parents of
which are of opposite cvlors. and although
the marriage of whites and blacks is illegal
AID void, yet they 1.-Two together and bear
children. 1t isa remarkable fact, that out
OF all this number no instance exists whore
n white man lives with black woman. They
are oil white women and generally the black
est kind Of men. Whether philosophers
wnulh argue q superior degree of depravity
in tho aniable sex from this state Of fncts or
not. we are unable To say --shonld think thcv
would be unable IN avoid it. The same con
dit."n of affairs prevails ON tho other side of
the river,to the intense disgust--we are hap
py to add--of all good and loyal Canadians.
I THE REroRr CoCRrgoUs.-A thick
headed squire, being worsted by Sidney
Smith in an argument, took his revenge by
eXclaiming, /" If Ihad son who vas an
idiot, by Jove, I'd make him u pnrson."
2" Very probably" replied Sidney, .. but
see your father was of a different mind"