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

of Baltimore become by means Of that road,
oYe OF the greatest commercial cities ON the
continent Of .Amerioai
The Charleston and Hamburg Railroad,
the longest RAILROAD III tie world. at lis com.
.menccment, was actually begun with cnp.
'ft'l of ii few hundred tllousnnd dollars. It
Went on improving, and beng rebuilt by
its own credit and resources, till it's stock
hasbecomo profitable investment, and the
road int n good substantial condition =
Would that railroad ever hayeabeen com
pt9pcel, had MIR. Black its protector. waited
!. till he Lad Obtained subscriptions sufficient
in aWomt to the present cost. Of The ro,ri ?
There cannot be Il shadow of doubt that
the Blue Ridge Raihoad Company, after
expanding six or sever millions Of dollars,
iii constructing this rond, will have credit
sufficient to supplyauydefcieney OF. funds
/. which theymay need. Theleis no. danger
then of the road being stopped and aban-
dohed qt some future time, if the present
fdid Is sgivonby the Legislature" The route
IFS practicable, tile estimates SHOW it's cost.
i-the work done proves tho correctness of
of those estnlates, and the funds and credit
/ of the company, when the 1aid sought is
given, will complete the work. t.n
let us now consider the other reason
which influenced, many members of the
Legislature to vote against the stock aid,
I'@ho &orc well -wisheiS to the success Of the
road 1t is' the duty of a 'mcmbcr Of the
legislature to respect, in 3lf questions, the
wishes and opinions Of his constituents
But, as a H,.&'1ful and wise legislator, he
should, il, I'll I, end, pursue his ow!, eopsci-
t.6tnGti9uss !copyictiops Of public policy, lie
hears arguments, and RECEIVES information
which his constituents have not. THIS
might charge their opinion But obcdi;
ence mall cases to the opinions OF oue's con
stituents wouldlentirely dispense with dis
1ioussiep, and destroy the great beanty and
Nutpc Of the representative fpatuye of this
great republic, ..I, .m.. az
Bat it is respectfully urged that tho con
stjtuents of these members had either
formed no settled opinion in regard to the
Blue Ridge Railroad. or if they had, 1t Vas
| formed without sufficient information to
come to II correct conclusion IL very
foftcuH, happens. in every community thGt'a
| flew ejudiccd, active, clamorous men, will
create what seems to be public opinion: -
They. oppose and talk. loud, .depoupce and
boldly assert, their qpiuiops, whilst. others
less. noisy aud less active, though twice. qs
numerous. and efficient at home, are-never
heard or considered in this formation of
public. opinion, We had a remarkable in-
STANCE Of tlfs in South Carolina few years
since. From all that WAS said and done IN
tho State, it was supposed that the people
fwcre almost unaniaouslyia favor Of sree-
kding from the h'ederal Governments, except
.ahapdful ot, Union men in Greenvillo Dis
triet But when 'the"quesiien was submit
ted :to,R veto in thoJalection of,.dolegatcs to
a Southern Congress, more tlap two; thirds
ofthe people came forwards and voted against
secession. So. it VIII Bc' with the blue
Ridge Railroad Whenever tic. question is
fullydiscnsscd before the people and vote
I'taken on IT, Two.thirds win OPP
posed to its being abandoned, ,'and all That
bus, baen spent on it OF ;puplic-aad private
subscriptions being foreverlost to the State
1t is stated already in the public, pewspa-
pers, that the great District of Edgefeld,
whose Senator'S and Representatives voted
IN conformity With what they supposed TO be
the wishes of their constituents, against the
Blue Ridge railroad has given unmistaloible
eNidenceof being. in favor of the. enterprise !;
agd il. issaid that th9whole delegation wiA
poeXtt Yipter. vote for the aid reQlired to
finish the road. No doubt similar mi$eonr
ceptions Of public opinion have taken place
IN other districts. ''"'N
>Fl.dt us now consider tic reason Witch
influence those mcnbtrsw who hrcumfticndly
to the enterprises. Some 'of tliem- urged
that the route was utterly imppcticqble. and
meyer could be built even with all the labor
and ii'the money ii TIE @Sfd 4 friend
6f mine, 'a'gcntienidn Of great Intelligence
and distinguished neutrality-suspicious., once
told ME that If dli the men in The world,
sinec,the days OF Adams ladbeet employed
on the Stump House Tuunel, .the work
would NOT yet have been completedl This
was his opinion, about thetipe Arson Bapgs
eco. had gone ten or fifteen feet into the
n'unQtaih, and expressed after seeing them
at work? i1Tf my fficnd wGrt to return here
H5@ 'tha see the progress Which has been
made by the present energetic contractors,
l,9m.spre be would admit he wasanistalcGn.
ghe. .tunnel is noY more tbaD half,thropgh
thSec. ImI9uDtpin, iapd a very suIaH portion of
Adam s. deseendapts have been Employed
on ~ It o. only two Or three years i, 7. i,
,InreplYto all ,Yh0saythework isinprao.
ticaBle, would reply giving the Language
of distinguished engineer, who once said to
me-" Give an eHgHrccr money and he can
bnild,aTailFo6d any@hefeSih Some 6f otsF
railroads ci,osgiass Aha Nltss: