Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-03-05

why we sLoulI h,yn. opr o,yn rno5 If CT,,r,
lesion is so ndynntnrconslv slt,,n,cd tbot sLc
can attract n large uortinn Of ,he nrnd,irc
which masses thr0urb tho cn,;r. I,notI, ,r r,o
State Of Georgia, over n cirruitous road ,,;,h
every effort to divert il To another mini
what may she not occomnl;sh win short
direct road. runuinr throurh our own state
owned and controlled bv our own rconlr uud
subject to no Jealous or pettv rostriciinns9
Why should we not bc our own cnrricrs2
Again, it is Objected. TINT the Blue Ridro
Railroad only pusscs for 81 miles through
our own borders, and that tho rcmoin,n,e | a
miles extend through Gcorgin, North Carroll
ma aud Tennessee: and that we run the
hazard Of bencfttugand curichinp ournciuh
bors by our enterprise think, Mr. Clair
man, this to be the pcttiest and most un;cu-
able objection have heard. 1t is dictated
by a narrow policy. and wholly inconsistent
with the spirit of the arc. Such n poIicv If
adopted would forever comfino our trade and
commerce to cur own limits, and would ,l,v
up our works of public improvements. We
have completed II net work of railroads nll
over cur own State. and now we need cxtcn.
sions and CONNECTIONS with other States for
feeders and tributaries Supposc we do over
come the natural barriers Which scperate us
from Georgia, North Carolina, and Trnnes-
sec; suppose we do dcyclure the resources
and hidden wealth Of other communities. and
furnish them Il more direct and chcapcr route
iUr their pcnt.up produce; are we not 10 Lc
mutually benefited? DO we not become the
carriers of their surplus produce and art ,cleS
oG consumption, and thus obtain by our en-
crgy and enterprise rich commerce., other
wise denied to us? Why should Georgia
and North Carolina he expected to aid us in
this work, when tho natural result to them
n ~ al ,i,., G. al
trade and commerce. Tennessee has aided
the road literally, and may perhaps he in
ducod to furnish an additional sum. But as
We arc to be the recipients Of the greater por-
uon OF the benefits resulting from this con
ncctlon, we should not hesitate to furnish the
means. These other States have been zen
cr"us enough they have granted liberal
charters Tor rival roads, and permitted the
company in South Carolina to obtain full
and complete control Of them for all time. -
This. venture TO say, is more than South
Carolina, with all her vaunted ideas of free
trade, would have done under similar cir
cumsianccs. well remember, buta few
years ago with zeal and ability the Senator
from Fairtic,, urecd upon the Legislature of
tins State, the proprlu'y and necessity Of aid
upon the part of the State, towards the con-
structlon OF Il kallrcad from Columbia, thro
the districts oi Fairfield, Chester, York, &c,
ana L really hc'crc itwas to pass out Of ,he
State and terminate not ut II large city, sit
uated ON some great rlvcr, lake, or inland sea
hut ut quite small town called Charlotte.
The Senator then used all the arguments,
common on such occasions, about the effect
OF railroads Ill developing the resources of
the country the duty of the State to aid,
Nc., and the prospective advantages, profits
dividends, DC, likely to accrue; and heard
no note "i objection raised, because 1T might
bcneht In some degree the people of North
carolina. The road has been completed has
proven successful, and the predictions of the
Senator verified. All that we ask of the Sen
ator and those now acting with him, is to
test TINS enterprise by the same reasoning;
act towards 1t with the same liberal and wise
poilcy' ana they VIII live to see the same re-
SUITS only III Il more extended and magniii-
cent degree.
hut l come now to more scrionS ohjcc-
uon' ana one which should hc examined care
r'"y' ana decided with all proper caution
ana pi ndence. The aid necessary to be fur
h'sheo ~ the state TO enable tins Company
10 pf"S''sS a"u hhtSh the'r Road. IL the
sum rcqun2d Is so large as to shut out all
reasonable expectations OF a CO... pondng
neneht' or VIII Inv"iNc tho StatcIh adebt
Whlch VIII prove Durdonsomo and arassng
10 INC people, thrh IT. would be wise to pause
ana contrast thc s"c'lhce OF an %Dandonmcnt
now WIN me tn'urc cost. l5nt let u" ap-
Pro"ch ms po'"f' not ~ mere assumptions
nnd c"'Jeo'utGS "l our own but test 1T as we
Woui" amy other grave ana important qucS-
,lon. l was ga" TO near the Senator add his
testimony TO inc ackn,"wiedSed cnndor and
,n'eSri,y Gi 'Ie PRESIDENT OF me load, anu
t" the "hilty and accuracy OF the Chief En-
S,%"nE 1sl"' uwynn'l Ion men opinions and
Juu&,'c''tS us 10 lno coS1 Oh lhe work must
;"n,a"', ""svSs !. can pt S.'oWn Sn"t they are
III error, 30 tar from ms all the work done