Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-04-07
The New State CanitoI

NcglSter-haS Just returned home from n Wis
1T 70 this city, He makes the following in
tereStng notes Npon the progress of the New
State House
I.mdcr the auspices of the skillful and in
Scnious architect Mr.. Nierasic and the able
iinoncicr and systematic Commissioner, Gen.
JAS Jones, this magnificent cdiGce is steadily
rearing ITS massive and stately proportions
and ere long its cleaning spre will tower in
mid air: the construction of the third story
has already been entered upon and when
completed, this stupenlous mass of granite
will vic with if not surpass, any building of
the kind either in the New or Old World.
The fiuted columns, aifo ye1tcr9 corniccs
and ornamental plates of marble for the inte-
nor are beng traced with m0stcrly hand, and
forctcll its future grandcur and beauty. The
majestic pillars, which will decorate It's cxtc-
"'r, and support lis ponderous verandas (hus
serving as fit should environ the pillars of
State to protect its freedom from the assaults of
tInatlclsm and secure its Constitution against
the lnti1gcs OF dcmagogucs, and the sacrifice
ct honor and glory of country to self-agpran
dizcmcnt,) will be sixty -four in number. thirty
feet high, and are of solid granite. COSTING
from fifteen hundred to twenty-five hundred
dollars each.
One Of the leading mechanics of the dc.
partment of sculpture informed as that it re-
quircd double the time to work up granite as
,'''', i p'V anu VhaV inc mechanics, all OF whom
~ =, W az "''''nv" 10 H'rpic, lound 1t so
Iaborous at first that they thought seriously
o. returning to their homes, after underta.
~ ,,..
NV 10'i. .P'i''o'' 0, one whole pillar would
ou S."SlG "ork'iaA nearly three years;
".'o","S 'Il'' '"r'e d"iiarS per dlew, the as
S' IvsSGo S'lIG Oh a pillar beng twenty-five
"",,,','u TL .n, moll"iS,
g NV p"'"'H 'or Inc interior arc to be wrought
" lo."csSII ''.roic' "hich is very rich; the
SIa 'S'S .oI 1te INTERIOR carved OF white mar
o'o' luP.GSci''i''S co'eo"' o,oo!ninS and bear
H,I nJ saJ"i", ""u opoheu DOH, Is truly beautl
"aiu MY eNtc"'cu'
.u-.,'I 'oP '"s J"S' Dceh constructed, on the
S'UH"" ,T T,Ta "r engine ana apPertenanceS for
''"Da @ vi .i"toie' mover Proceedlngto
i; I:nu '''uS' prove interesting to the curious
y M,sPoSeu'
notions, mcrccnary principles, or want of
stare pride, condemn the expenditure of mo-
nG,y IN the erection of such buildings, as fool
lS. """ eNtTHVagant; we appreciate and ad-
mre the spirit which actuatcs Legislative
oody IN rearing such temples to their country
such are indices OF civilization and pro-
&r'SS' 'NG Greatness and the glory of the Ma
S'oh ana an mat we have to condemn in the
ooutn ana ana south Carolina is, that, while they
are crectlh? such monuments, they do not
','"Ne PROVISIONS 1or holding and enjoying
'"tlh'
generations upon generations shall have
sum ihto 'hc grave ana other noble cdifices
c'u'"o'cu TO inc dust, but this monumental
mass u, "t granite VIII stand, an emblem OF
OaIo''na hopes and ASPIRATIONS; it may be
" "'0',"'Heht OF glory or shame of glory
Sno"'q 81 sue MAINTAIN her position as free
hep"Oilc; OF shame, should she continue to
prove recent to her dutgs and constitutional
rights; ana II the latter, 1T may at least serve
"S peacoh light to poStcrIty whereby they
may kho" what once she was and read
'nciG'h' that inc greatness OF ali nations must
Pc'!'"' mhem 'hey cease to worship at the
Snilnc OF iHDGrty; that unless awake and
Nwr(IchIhg' v the Palladium OF their country will
'' 'oS'
4 p,cr,,pp or Nv, W., c -.
115 oSG f,n;I;os on ros;Ii Ih" oNN ulTG'Not
Work onI, TX 0on aUn !" NV c''y o' new
nrv of oH 100000 Ip'o I ~ oIJ"y .lo lux
Families l;rn =, ',"o"S ',.:' ,,o"'o ie'oo4 o'hcr
n house. 4 l1G I,,iIb;'~'a sl'':,''., IVY" III
ilics eocb ana rot a. to"'''" @ vn'So ia,'i-
head Of tcncments and tho ITO ~ oog g'Hcr !hc
houses which remain ,ro thn ho,,.os o"S'1,S e IN
368 families bcino an ovora,ro J"I1 20 so' ~,
lilies. or thirty fyc somls - nSoh " au.''' iau- %
this is only nm ovnr,on Tn tl,o ola.I IN
ward, 11S rear bon.cS lbons,s XII, is'.'Ip 1