Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-03-10
COMMUNICATIONS
WALIIALLA, l'cb. u. 1SG


Dcor Courier: AS the subject is now
ripe for discussion in regard to whether it
would be wise policy on the part of the tax
payers of our district to submit TO an addition
al tax sufficient to pay the interest on district
bonds to be issued by the Commissioners of
roads for Fifty Thousand dollars as future
subscription to the Blue Ridge Railroad Az
friend to the enterprise, as a friend to the
district, and taking as do Il deep and abidiug
interest, not alone in her present but future
welfare, do unhesitatingly say that this move
is highly commcndublc to the district, and
specially worthy of our consideration aud
unanimous support. i am fully aware that
the idea OF taxation comes home to the iiresde
OF every man, and should always be based on
principles that will result in general good to
the community upon which it is imposed -
Such is the ease with the present tax. 1t,
fellow citizens, is not to build another Bu
dcrs 7o'ccr of State L0u$c upon which such
large amount of our State funds have been
so unwiscly spent, and at such an unpropitious
time; to the contrary, it is to be expended
upon an enterprise which will benefit YOU as
well your children.
s In this cUiincxion let us see what is to be
our loss provided this enterprise fails. All
are aware that our State us well ns private in
.driduals, have subscribed and expended a
large amount OF money upon this undertaking
which can never avail them anything Unless
tits completed. To estimate the loSSiiu the
value OF our lands, we need only refer to their
increased value since the undertaking of this
project. 1t is evident to the least Observing
that our lands have increased in value from
80 to l30 per cent, and that there is now a
zEcndy demand for them at this advanced price
whcn~bctorc there was little or no inquiry even
at the low figures per acre. This advance is
mainly attributable to the prospect of spccdy
construction of this road. In addition tothis,
we are informed and that too from the best
authority, that if we do not do sometime. and
that Immediately, that failure of this cher
ishcd 3chcmc, with MI its blghting effects MP
on our lovely District, which is now BLOOMING
\ IN every nook and corner with such prosperity
as she has ever heretofore been stranger to-
must fall upOnus. 1t has ever been oopec
tured, and that too by those who are fully
posted IN regard to the matter, that Tic ulti-
mate result Of Il failure will be the transfer.
ring OF the terminus If the road bnck to An
derson. 1t is argued, and truthfully too, that
branch extending to Pcndleton or Walhalla,
whether built by individual or State subscrip-
, ton, would prove burden, such az could not
be borne.
Our friends in the Legislature have done
ali thoy can .or the Road. Our friends in
Charleston have acted with Unprecedented lib
erality, and we think that in yielding to the
proposition now before us, readily and unani
mously, that we shall do ourselves, no wrong
but only do our duty in which every freeman
should glory. We could say mucltin regard
to what we are to gain by the completion of
this road, but the unrivaled prosperity Of our
District, now speaks in language palmer and
more striking than Webster affords, perfect as
he is i'll his vocabulary of words. This is
something which can now be seen in every
portion of our Distrct--itisnot matter that
we read Of But the great ADVANTAGES arising
10 us out of the prosecution and completion of
tlis enterprise a now In their infancy. Shall
we crush them now, or slihll we, by proper
effort and attention, nuFtuYe them on to man
Hood Some of our friends have bcenappre-
IleBsise thnb provided We succeed in carrying
the prop0sition now before us, that wc may
cxpend this Fifty thousand Dollars and that
Ss~ithout further aud liberal State aid it will
\ be irrretrieVably lost to the District We take
Eplcasure IN assuring such, that they are labor
Ing under false approximations, us it will be
! left entirely to che discretion of our Commits
! sioners OF roads, ip whose prudence and good
management, with the light that they will
j have obtained oD the subject before the time
for action arrives, we have full confidence
They will have only to pledge Themselves to
Jour Legislative Assembly through the Com
pnny or our Representatives to fiat body, that
we will, With the proper assurances from
them, that asuificiency of funds will be made
available by them 10 complete this road TO tue
State line or to Clayton, Gu. -
Subscribe Fifty thousand Dollars. We
think that the position in which affairs stand
ianlnin We think that our duty in oanncxinn