Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-12-24
VOL Xk-N0. 81.
Interesting Lettar

ShIetesllnS helteT
The t'llnSiug extracts from Il letter to tho
Grsenyi'lc Prrj,A written By Mi, Perry, from
Columbia WILL IftcreSt'our ealcys
James p. Carroll senator from EdgcGcld. has
been elected Chancellor; and his election gjycs
great satisfaction to tire Bcnch and the Bar as
we'll rs the Legislature. itc is a gentleman
kind and nmiubie irhis manners, and "a LAWYER,
learned in his profession, lIe.- will make an
able Chancellor and one before whom it will be
Il pleasure e. practice.
great rAnny resolutions have been intro
dnced or the sui9tct Df fFarpcr's Ferry and
Northern sympathy With the attempted insur-
rcction. The general impression is that tho
lnlon cannot last longer. But others believe
there is an overriding Providence which some
times takes care of nations when they will not
I take care of themselves. 1t may be that this
Federal Unior VIII fNll--if so, what glorious
inheritance will have passed AWAY through the
religious fanaticiSm and political folly of the
Northern States. The end will bc the begnnin,
OF caiamitics never before experienced by the
American people But the South has a mag
nlhcent domain, and will be able to take care
of herself
The South Carolina College is doing we'll, ac-
cprding to the Reports of the President amt
Professors. An incident was mentioned bv
Judge I.nngsucet in his report, most crcdita-
BIO nEd gfatIyinS to the two contestants for
hrst honor. 1t wos awarded to Cleveland of
l'ickcns District. B ggS of Fairfield his rival
said Cleveland deserves it, and is entitled to
hrstand second honorS, if he could receive them,
for he has done more to elevate the moral tone
OF She College than any mnn init" How noble
such generous riyalry
The Blue Ridge Railroni viii be completed
to Clayton Georgia, and receive aid from tho
State to that extent, say it's friends and onpo-
nents. From that point 1t will, in due course
OF time, make its way to the Great West Col
Allen, Senator from Bornwe1l, has acted with
,rrhs ~ L II.
richly merits the thanks of the State. The Co,
lionel IS Keeping house in Columbia and enter
tains his friends with most generous hospital
ity. llc was mach excited to-day on the Senate :
refusing to order the election forthwith to gil
the vacarfcy of Chancellor Carroll. The next
senator from ELgefcid will be in favor of tho
Blue Ridge Railroad.
| have introduced bill to establish separate
Court cf Appeals. and Rhett has done the samo
IN sire Senate. We have hopes of passing it;
which wilf relieve the country and enable tho
Circuit Judges to despatch the business of the
Courts.
Several railways arc projected in South Caro-
lima, As yet this State has ouly paid out of her
treasury one million of dollars for railroads,
whilst Georgia has paid six millions: North Car
otina six millions. and four moro appropriated
Virginia has paid fifteen millions. And vet VIC
lIear of complaint about taxes and expenditures
of money tOr such purpose!
The census return will give Greenyilc five
members i'll the next Legislature. Thanks to
Oliver Rar.ctt for his faithful and pans-takinC
discharge of his dnty as ustakCr. This adj,
ditional member will give us six hundred dollars
more for our freq schools in GreenVine
sec the Military Commission have submit
tel new code for the Militia. Hereafter tho
Militia is.to consist of volunteer companies only.
The rest, liable to do militia dntv. arc to he
taxed three dollars per annum, for a military
fund The volunteers are exempt from road
fIIl ltND D,,l k.N.
5000. y proposition is alSoon foot to purchaso
two OF three huudred Thousand dollars worth of
arms, etc.
DIR. NJ lis and Col. Thomas, of North Carroll
ma. are here and have suggested Il most impor
tant railroad connection fur Grccnvllc The
State of North Carolina is going to extend her
Railroad from iSutherfordton to the South Car
olina line. The bill was defeated last session
by only one vote. The State furnished two
thirds OF the money. From the North Caroline
line to Grccnvillc G.. H. is only twenty-thrcc or
four miles. Then, if the Grccnyille Road he
GMe4dcd to THAT point the famous Air Line
Eoa,t wil' &c cbmPlctcd by connecting Atlanta
with Clayton oh tho Blue Ridge Road This
g'vcsa direct line of railroads from New Orleans
to Washington or Now York, shorter than uny
othGr Look to the map.
There is disposition here to go into tho
Charleston Convention, with great many mem
bcrs, and have no doubt the State will be reu.
resented in that badly.
GREAT AND GLoRioGs CouXTRY.-T
following is a literal Transcription of letter
found on the road, andSeht tous by cores
pondcnt, who assures us it is genuine and no
mistake. 1t appears to be from some chap
who has moved toNTissis$ppi. lie says -
This isa glorious country Ii has longer
rivers, and moro OF them, and they are mud.
dier, and deeper, and run faster, make more
noise, rise higher fall lower and do more
damage than anybody clse's rivers it has
more lakes, and they arc bigger, and deeper.
and clearer, than those of any other country.
Our rail cars are bigger, and run faster and
pitch off the track ottencr, and kill more peo-
pie than all other rail cars in this and every
other country Out STEAMBOATS, carry bigger
loads, are longer and Broader. and bust their
bilcrs ofteher, and Che Captains swear harder
than sStam5baS Captains IN any other country.
Om mcn are bigger, and longer, and thicker,
can fight harder and faster, and drink more
mean whisEcy, and chew mere bad tobacco,
and not be killed, can spit more and further
than in any other country Our ladies arc
richer, prcttier, dress finer, send more money,
brnak bnaTtq a.. H. Il.