Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-02-12
EN180gL ANY /.
Speech of Mr Perry, on the Blue Ridge
Railroad. "a.

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s Speaker; In the name Of the friends.
Softhc Blac Ridge Railroad return their
thanks 4, this House fer the courtesy shown
them nlrcconsidcring the Bill on your table.
\ trust, sir, That this vote of reconsideration
nuglirs a}pior1 favorable action 0f the lfOusc8
in regard 70 this great project Of connectin
South Carolina with lie rich WILEY of tic
West, a project sir. which not only in
yolycs our prosperity as a pcoplc, hut the
characicg ami reputation OF our State furcn-
: ergy, cpnstancy, perseverance,. aud good
iaitst--9 chnuurler and reputation hitherto
proud and sunsldIied.
IT, wns beautifully eadbya distinguished
historian, thnt of The sIllion os human be-
ings assembled To witness the execution of
I.euistho NNI..of FinTce, there were not
enc thousand persons prescnt who approved
the acttand Yet, in all that vast mnltitudi-
nous asscmblage nopne WAS found bold
cnougto express his disapprohalion of the
StfQgfc sccile. SO, sir whenI look around.
,noin tbisiIIouse. j am sulc there is not a
lnenlbel prcsentswho can lny his hand on his
lieartand say that he desires to SEQ thea
fbandOnlilcnt of this great enterprise. Mem
3 bers hayc told uic that, wlilstvoting against
4 the Bill, tliey hoped it would pass And
Yer, sir, how many arc there who are unMil-
ling to vote the peces sNry aid To carry ON the
work They say they are nfMidof their
Constituents They are afraid to 10 right
letme tell tlosegen that they hava a
fearfairoSponsiDi to mcct. in ret1ruing ia
thettconstituents, it the three millions al
ready spent ontic road is tllrJwn away by
their votes
It was so @gested 10 iae. tho other loy, by
n friend, TINT the action oftke lIauso wi.s so
8diffreits from tle conduct Of our gallant vol
sun GERS, who rushed Ia the batllelfclds of
"a sxicp. to Sustain the glory and honor of Tire
Iainiclto State. IlcYwofe willing to sled.
their bleQd and sacrifice their lives indeience
aftlic character and Reputation nftheir Stlie;.
but we are nnwiljng tu put our bands in our
pockets md l'as our money fursucll a ndr-
Ii cannot liz disguised. Mr. Speaker, that
Tie question now to be decided isolfc ofyast
Nnpptiapcc 10 tie prosperity sud character
III otr State. 9lpFc than twenty years ago.
this sonneetion between CheEcston mud the
West was suggested Isy'a citizen nf Cincin-s
iati IL wns adopted tytlle whole State.
such men Rs Calhoun, lliyne, p5ingettS
NleDdlng alld dothers, saw its importance,a),9
gave i tlioif most hearty and cordial SUI
p9ft Gspyentimlss veto beid, charters ai,-
ssslned, and ntiliions subscribed; bat ono of
those terrible financial reyaIsi0ns swent over
y Ehe cn1atly aid thaschterpriee failode After
tbe tellseot many ycitPs thesscllene Mas ne.
yNed, by Is distingaiShcd citizen Of gInrles-
ton, and aeonlpany organized 10 cohmence
tl7e work subNrtption Of one million of
ssullafsaste made by the cllyOf gharIaston;
ilnutheg Dlllian Nsns Subscribed )y tho State
ind sesefal hundrcd thplisOBd dollare were
epnti1legtcd by the pco1ic Of this State. Gepf-
gilsf North gatolinA and Tenncssec. The
state Of ilennessec Has subscribed, in yari8tia
yayss sepen 81 ei Sht hHndyed tlloneand d0l,s
liars issFge 0ttiols pf THIS money. nfnonnt-
ing g q lnlss three nilllens, Inns been cxpen-