Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-09-22

cd in pamphlet, last summer The charter
was finally passed, over the veto, by vote of
two-thirds. In this excited contest, and in
the Governors veto message, no doubt was
suggested respecting the validity of the Blue .
Ridge charter.
The State of Tennessee chartered road |
from Duck Town (the site of the great cop
per mines in Polk county, to Cleveland on
the Georgia and East Tennessee Railroad -
From Cleveland, direct road to Chattanooga
is finished. A letter from Dr. Andrew Young |
to Mr.. Price was copied into the papers few
days since, in which he states that the Duck
Town Railroad Company were taking active
measures for the construction of that road
sn immediate survey and location was order
ed, and Committees appointed to obtain relea-
ses of the right of way, and to procure sub
scriprions Its value depends in great de-
gree on the completion of the Hiwassce Rail
road, which will put Duck Town one hundred
and fourteen miles nearer to Charleston than
1t is to Savannah by the Georgia Railroads,
and save that much freight in the carriage of
the ore to market. The advocates of the
Duck Town Rnilroad have no fear of the val
idity of the charter of the Blue Ridge Road
in Georgia Nor have the advocates of the
lIiwassce Road, although their vigilance on
that subject is quickened by the fact that their
road can avail them nothing, unless the char
ter of the Blue Ridge Road. with which that
road connects Mt Clayton, is valid. The only
possible objection which you can suggest to
the validity of the charter of the Blue Ridge
Road in Georgia, is one that | have heard,
VIZ: that the subscription to the stock of that
Company by the Blue Ridge Railroad Compa-
ny In South Carolina is unsubstantial and in
valid to secure the charter, because the latter
Company has not sufficient available capital to
construct the road in Georgia. But it is
plain that by the grant of the additional aid
which is asked from the State by the South
Carolina Company, this objection would be
obviatcd. This is conclusive answer to the
objection, even if there was anything in it.
which [ will merely deny, and not argue for
one conclusive refutation of an objection is
enough.
In the same manner the rights of way have
been granted, or adjusted aud paid for, in
North Carolina. / have heard of but ono In
dividual who objected to release the right of
way, unless he was paid an extravagant price
And have heard that his conduct was SO re-
probatcd by his neighbors that he was much
more tractabe. The people of this State are
expecting, with great anxiety, the approach OF
the rond Resolutions have been passed in
Jackson and Macon Counties for subscrip
ton by each of $50000 Measure will be
taken to obtain the authority of the Lcgisla-
ture to make the subscription Several coun.
ties adjoining, and near the line of the road
mad barbecucs last year, which were attended
by large crowds, and they have been repeated
this year. have received reliable assuran-
ccs that the people of those counties will
| grade the road from the Georgia line to Frank
lin. When | WAS in Franklin, about six
weeks ago, | heard gentleman say, to a num-
ber OF others who were in the piazza, "You
know that | have offered to be one of ten who
will undertake to grade the road from the
Georgia line to Franklin y; to which they as
| sented This is only introduced to illustrate
the earnestness of the people for the road
It's live years since the charter was granted,
! and call on YOU to state what movement YOU
have ever heard of against it. In 1856 an
overture was made by the Western North Car
olina Railroad Company to the South Carolina
Company to grade common track for the two
roads down the Tennessee River, if the North
Carolina Western Road should be so located.
The State being pledged to take three -fourths
OF the stock in that Company, it was necessary
to obtain the sauction of the Legislature. I
have before me a copy of the Senate Bill,
printed in the proceedings of that body in tho |
session of 1856-57, giving the sanction of
the Safe to that arrangement have heard
that the bill passed. That would be confr-
nation of the charter.
Now, ] call on you, by the responsibility
you have assum II in the publication of your
letter to Mr.. Gary, TO produce single fact or
a reason to justify your persuasion that the
charters of the Geosgia and North Carolina
Companies have never been secured 1t is |
presuming too much on your authority in
railroad affairs, based upon your experience as
President for many years of the Charlotte and |
South Carolina Railroad Company, and it is |
overlooking your personal responsibility to ex-
pect that great enterprise, on which so much |
money has been expended, should be aban-
doned on the simple unsustained declaration
OF your persuasion that the Georgia and |
North Caropa charters have never been Sc I
cured, Which persuasion you are too prone to
admit from violent opposition to the Blue
Ridge Road, and strong prepossession in favor
of another road
You proceed with your objections. az al |
SO object to further State cid, because the peo-
pie OF Georgia have only subscribed $4,000,
to road which requires aid from the State of
South Carolina to at least one million, and |
the people of North Carolina have only sub.
scribed S5b, 400 to Road which will require
81, ,380, 900 10 build It," All that You offer
az support Of this objection is to task (your
friend, Mr.. Gnry) if ever our citizens were 70
v0i,,s before the Legislators, and ask aid to
railroads ii tho State to the amount of that
which Is claimed for the citizens of Georgia