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

al this work done and money expepded,. :.
under the sanction of "A former Legislature,
shall be thrown away and lost foveyer, aud
that this great project of uniting South
Carolina by railroad with the valley of the
west, as has been done for Georgia, VIRGIN
t'io, Alabotnd, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New.
~ orle and Massachusetts, shall BE abandon
led, although solomply odjul@oa by our
predecessors, representing our cone tituents
| and the sovereignty of South Carolina, 10
! be executed for, the best interests OF, the
! Smtel This WAS fearful responsibility
| for one Legislature to tako-yrcycrsing tho
decision of previous one, on q lmattor in
Volving so largo an amount and interests 20
great /! by the Abandonment Of 7tlrc,lOad
South Cmoiina md likewise to- acL,iowE
/ edge her want of coDstaucy and pcrsever
I ance, and bcr inferiority in enterprise and
spirit to her. Sister StRtesl How mertify-
| my to that pride and honor which offored
TO lead tho whole South in crusade agaipst
! the General. Government How h,upiln-
| ting to that chivalry which, under the Pal
Getto fag5 dashed at the caRnen's mouth
Son.the battle fields of Mexicoi. How in-
consistent with that old Carolina eharaetep,
$50 glorious. in history. for its .disEegard pf
money, when put in competition with the
interests, honor and prosperity of the State!
Shall it be said that S6uth Catolinta has
lgrown so pcruriouS and short Sighted that
she is afraid TO venture her money like her
sister States;'in bringing commefce, wealth
and prosperity into 'herbosom2 p. Shall this
unfinished. r~ilway, with all it's, grading,
embbainkMents. BRIDGES, sa9pSSdpe;tts e;t and the
/ long tunnel into the mountain on WHICH
wo stand, be pointed out to our childtcn
and their descendants for centuries to come,
as an eternal monument of the States fol-
1 ~, and the childish fcklencss. of their an
| cestors? Never pcyer . =. never This
Shall not BE-. Knotler EFFORT must be made
to reverse the decision OF last winter 1T
was made against the honest convictions
and patriotic feelings of those who pro
t'nounced the decison., .r..t -,' ~ ;o'l
T. sWe.all know that nothing we can do here
! to-day, fellow-citizeus, viii bald the Blue
Ridge Railroad; but our object iw mcctipg
! Oh this high mountain, through whose bow
els the stoam enginei is to pass for more than
a mile, freighted with the rich products OF
THE World, and its beauty and n1apliuess,, is
to show the great interest the citizens of
IiPckens feel in thoentetprise, and make an
other.appcal in its favor, to thew polo, State
of South C0roiinas sandMoro cseecinilyt Che
members'of the Lagishtmp. sTbis rtly in
SO pobloa cause is. made. under the auspices
and in the presence. OF. His EXeqllepcY, the
| Governor and CommanderinrC Chief of the
State of South Carolina. You may rest as
sured that all the Executive can do will be
done. TO Further this great work, He will
bring it prominently to the view of the
Legislature in his annual message There
IS always hope in The second sober thought
of rust and enlightened legislator. 1t Is
well knoYn that a great many members Of
tic Legislature. who voted against the bill of
last session were not opposed to The road
Fhey desired to see it 90 on till it should
'cross over the MOUNTAINS and penetrate the
vaaleS'df the MissisSippi. q" Some were fear
lfal; however, that the work could not be
accomplished, and the sooner it was stop.
ped the better. 4, Others were afraid their
constituents were opposed to, the road and
/ felt bound to represent. thcm.
| l.. :, Let us. cousider whether, either of these
reasonsyis n. snbstantll one. Aud1frst jp
regard 10. the, road being Gomplctod with
tue aid asked by the compMy.l,..I donot
/ prapose to. go, Upto any, nice qalculatiops:y-r
| They would be embarrassing to. YOU aud if
published tothe world. net be sufficiently
| eonsidefed TO. .benapprceiated, But this. 1
! viii say, the ostimatesof the epgiueershaye
been made iqnd are, known for. tho whole
yead,. Aporti0p of the work bps heqn cepsr
| pleted, md it has fallen short of the estir
mates. v This, itwouid seepri ought to, beia
guarantee, If anything. could beg that the
estimates are full, and, that the. roud will
not cost more than is. slated. Tle high
| character, long experience AND great aelp.
racyof. the Chief Engineer, are snffieiept to
satisfy all whe, kuow.him that the work may
he finished for. what he states. If the. road
| can. be built for the estimates, then the aid
asked from the State, Of her guaranteeiof
ogepnillIosts aud ,ahs additional Subscription
of one million, win be enough, with the aid
from Tennessee and@the credit of the com
| phny,, to fnislf iCy ,.lstrily
a.The,Greenyillo amd ,Goluh,bih B,ilDad
| was commenced With capital OF abonsp one
millioh of dollars, ard it has cost three mil ;
lion. How was this Idonet BY tie credit
OF the company. Bonds we're issued, and
debts fncdtS6d, TO doubic the aflddbt Of ttffie' the
actuitl '.espitaI Subscribed, iEtlfey hdE6.
been met; and are ibcing paid OFF by'thiS5 ih:'
come Of, the road This is The history Of
all railroads 'in u Utiited Statest' If fthe'
enterpfisihg aud public spirited scitiSefs
who projected them Ind %;tited tiif fsiP.l