Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-09-03

half should not be available until $780, 900
was guaranteed by private subscription,
Well tho corporation went to work, and
the quantity was subscribed. Will any
body tell me that that was not contract
between the State and private citRcns? =
Such wax the connection OF South Carroll
ma with the road. The people put up the
half million, the State put up million,
and the State endorsed tic bonds for anotll-
or million upon certain considerations,
Now that was very ingenious effort of d.
those opposed to the road to change the
solemn nature of this contract, When
called upon to put up little more money,
they said we will on another condition.
Mr.. Reed then briefly reviewed the discus
sion of last winter The appeal WAS de-
fcatcd The Legislature refused to relieve
the company. It's ndomitable leaders
went looking around, There were ono
thousand poor men brought from all sec
tions at work here. The company looked
around. They determined to 90 on to the
extent of their limited resources. The
city of Charleston had not paid the whole
sum they subscribed. They said we will
pay our money.
We believe that the State will yet do
what is right The company have since
gone on with 200 or 300. We say it is
within the pow1ro of man to complete the
work, and complete it within reasonable
time. Then occupy that position. 1t is
not worth while talking about whether it
is to be profitable or not These questions
have been adjudgcd of by the people of
South Carolina. J hey decided upon it be-
fore they put their money into it. They
went to work, and have finished part of
the road, the greater part of it. From
Pcndlcton to Anderson is finished, and the
great obstacle overcome. 1t is destined to
stand for all time monument of folly
Like the Pyramids OF Egypt, to stand II
monument to our glory hereafter. As my
friend has said, ] am willing to pay my
share, and vastly more than my share 1t
is not worth while to be hunbuggcd on
this subject by anybody. There is not the
sightcs' probability of one dolarcvcr COM
ing out of the pockets of the people
When you are told SO, it is by somc one who
wishes to travel. Who are the Blue Ridge
Company? Why, they arc private stock
holders in Charleston and Anderson
let the State loan her crcdi. to this Bluo
Ridge, endorse their notes, as one neigh
Dor would 90 security for another, that is
all. We will complete the work if YOU
will only give US the credit. Go our sccu-
rty now. for one or two millions. Is it
possible that there is any man who believes
the income would be so small that it would
not pay the interest upon the bonds which
tn .company have asked to guarantee?
say the effort to oppose tho road is to hum
bug tho people, or the thing is not under
stood. | undertake to say that if the Rail
road was built here now, that upon the
faith of thar Railroad by the mortgage of
the road, the company will b. able to fnisl.
AIKEN (rEMs.-Wo regret to record
several Incidents of violence, perhaps all
of them fatal, which have just occurred in
our nciahboring village of Aiken
On Saturd y evening last difficulty oc-
cured between George Purdue and Willis
Burkhaltrr in which both parties fred do,,-
Bile .barrclcd guns. Kurkhltcris arm was
shot off below the elbow and Ire was other
wise seriously injured. At last accounts
he was considered i'll imminent danger
Purdue, we understand, escaped unharmcd.
During Saturday night one George IfOl-
ly, at or near the same Village, was beaten
severely by ysomepcrson or persons unknown
receiving such wounds and bruises as rem
der his situation also very critical.
OH the Sunday following, III Tic SAME
place, a.man named jerry Jcifcoat COM
mittcd suicide by cutting his throat His
age was a. We have not heard tho sup
posed cause of the deed -EtycfeM 4ld-
ccHiScr. ' ~
BAPTIST rSrArisTiCs.-The New York
Examiner says that there are in the Uni
ted SthtcS 800 Rnntist nssnrinIinnu ID lE2