Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-09-10

Railroad The. State is bound, in honor as wen
as by hor own pecuniary intcyest. TO; carry OH
and complete this great work in which She has
embarked as the principal stockbolder. =;
Whatever may be our faults as n people, South
C.dfolinidns have never been characterized at
home or'abiphd by d natrow -ihintlcd and con.
tracted spirit of 'eeonbihy, wbifh IS -hlike,det
strapfive of public and private Siriwe. There
are men so contracted In their SicWs about eve.'
rSthingt ,ahd So selfish in their PURPOSES, that
they are lost ip all improvement aud ali prog
ross. They Arc afraid to risk dollar on any
enterprise, for fear Of losing il. They arc so
short sighted and selfish TINT they actually
lose sight of theh own true interest, and permit
their taxes to tile State Which protects them in
their liberty, perton md properly. Such men
would tlo %itliont railroads rather fhan be faxed
I TO build them They would prefer trudging-
through the midland hauling their crops to
market, wearing out'thdir horses and Wagons.
and esteem themselves great '.ononiiSts by
snSing their railroad freight, than be
taxed to~buhd n railrodd- or m. ny. other
Improvement for facilitating their gong TO mar
ket. Such men will prefer living in an old
house, although comiorless,- 70, spending money
and bqildn,g n now one. I,t. this is not the
character Of South Caroipiars, and God forbid
that it ever should he. ,- ,,' .,..- ,,s =,
This is the age of progress and improvement
! IN everything. The. p9oY man. in the upper
| country now lives better and has. moro uf .:hc
comforts and clcg0ieics of life around him, than
his rich nciglbpr enjoyed fifty years go. What
! has Brought this about! ! may we'll reply,
| intercourse with the world. 1mproyement be-
gets imlnovomcnt. By going abroad and seeing
+ how other people i've YOU learn TO live your
self. Years ago it was serious journey for
man living in Pickcns District 10 undertake. to
go to Charleston. Now he eau go there in
twenty -four houfs: What has produced this
| change? Railroads. They may we'll be termed
the great civiliEers of the world and they should
| be, encouraged by all who love civilization and
/ Improvement. - -''. ., -'~;-
| In, former years thcre might he n famine in
/ ono section oi-thc State Hndplcnty in another.
/ This state of thugs cnn no longer exist.
| Thanks to railroads we have the meapS OF send
J ing corn and other provisions whereverahey are
! needed, or will command TemuperatinE pIicc.
] IT corn is very high in Grcenvlle, il is brought
to us on the railroad. On the ,otbcr. haud,, If
| very cheap We seud il of, where it viii com,
mind n better price. So with every thing else.
+! well remembcr. fellow Citizens Tor YOU know
| aula native. of ,your District when your flour
and your corn could command nc market at all
| Every man had as much as he wanted and none
could bc sent off Farmers had no induccment
TO work except a very small portion of their
time. Labor was in noTlcmahd. Very often
! have seen poor men wishing 10 hire themselves
j.! to work at twenty-five, cents a day. 80 But sell
dom any one wished to hro4 What was the
consequence Of this chcapncss oflabor and pro-
yisiouSS Idleuoss. md ,oorso ,,n,no, c,r,all,
woy of i;vipg rbo rnrmo,' cn,,,,I o nxoh",,,o
his corn and flour for the inxn,ics and cIc|n1.
.cics of life. ana.bc had 10 do withom, ,bcm' -
Tire was mouse in over WORKING ones self when
you could ret notLnJ for yo,r srrnl, . .nro,,nrc
! The. c.conseG,,e,ence VAS idleness pnI ,I;sos;na.
ton These times beye passed aiyov-,now la
'bor commands Goo,I nrice in picko1s n;str;ot
and corn and flour and bacon q rrodv morlkct
We sec tho comforts and lnx,;rias apl alnisn
cies of life amongst Won. Ynn arc no jonccr
shut cut from the worId-the lusv, iniiust,ions
commercial. manufacturing. world. -
The ,Biuc Ridge Railroad ConnIany will prc.
ssmo ~ "Ppnv"',on 'Tr '."te "'p unuer more
legislature than thew did iost win,cr 0' TSsn S"
they wcro.involvcd in great law s,lit and no
one could certainly tclltho result. The decree
Of the court might bavo been the nttor ruin Of
;ne oo,iY a1ran",ey m ma, ei,oornssl5enI
dsmarc by Lclaw suit # hs SNniT h"no ,,n 'nI
this may influence the voice Of some at % the nrxt
session of the Legislature. You all know that
the SofS in both Houses last winter was close
one. INC w, OH passed the honSe ot EePresen-
Senate Nv n9inri3 Of snrciy 90 ''r onS ,nS
causess and so great Il public benc:it, viii ex,
cite additional interest in tie COURSE of twelve
months =. -g VIZ. s:@
p", i't me earnestly urge on yon; follow
o,i-snS, ''.S IsSp1ie,y,S, pHng,lg INC grcn,
caToiGS ] in GFery pistriet @ of Of tic STATE be-
fore tie meeting of the Leeisiafrffc Let the
taivn"s "a es tlSS tTgSe 4llroao g M over 'G
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