Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-04-07
From tho Anderson Gazette.
The Blue Ridge Railroad-Shall Anderson
District be Taxed?

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tho.n I;atr;t e" uLo'Un ~ VI '"I people OF
= snb.or;,,t;o, w. t,n1' tI; s",9 "ou'o sanction
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dorson and t,o RI ar G.:: s:'' ~ vi Nn-
tbor;v,I ns ,,',,o,',"., ~ au-,
in nn.tn;,, fDn,, ~ '''''NU s"pSc!ipUoi'
after s,hmitt;ro, tIo sa,,," - ''' n' iN"li'o"u'
and recciv;n, fEo ,.s,,,t ~ Wv: '%A p,EI.S ~,
act has bccm ,,hI;sLn1 "'"Jo'i'y' ms
two consecutive ,ynnl.a w. ''i"'','S 'ot
each c;tiycn ;ntcroS,"J =, ,"" We "Pe 'n"'
riycn tbc s,h;cct nr,,,o,. ao,,.;l,",: '"'1
reelected unnm flo 'on' '.'o
tv Of this Diy,r;.t ,,,it;nt. ;, "'' ~. Iiop''c-
another cfrof 70 ,on,,,.a =, WI, ''N'"S !"
plction of nm cntcn,.,n ,,l,;o, ii"'u .;m Co,,'-
conducc lorgclv ~ ti,n ~ "sS;'pH'y
ton. 'O P'''pN'''J VI 'niS SEC
In brinoino this no,torto 70 t1,o ,.,,.,.: .
o, = n0:,: ~ 'N' \" ''' "t'cI'oh oi
INDULGENCE of few rcn,ayps &c ".,0",u ',.I
nature. We oro v,,r,, o,,,,aao.o 'I|I"' mi"
RIDGE Road. and bovo contr;l,toJ a,,,. ',o ;,o
to it's success since tho Gryt oy;.at; w" my -
enterprise and in cnd.nvnr;niTr :" v. 'lle
the District the nccnssity of tLo L.,
subscription, we dn So in thn oa,>.I;I ,;.e
that the step is both no)i,ico AMI ,rnmo,. S
in Difference to older ond m,ora ',a,I
heads, we might have waited for otlcrs 10 tol.,
the lead But thew bovo f,;lod tn .n. ,io
bah in motion. and with on,, co,,,;ot;o,,s ~
duty we can no Ionocr bc silcnt If ,ro .,,a
cccd in tho effort TO enlist action wnll ono,,oi,
if not, we are content with ho,;n,, norf,rI,,,,,
our part to the best of orr obiIitv
1t is true that Anderson has .lrood,, l,,no
much for railroads. her cncrg;rs L,ro Loo,,
stretched and her nurse at ono timr ,Inoyt ~,
haustcd in bringing the iron horse tn I,o,, ,,,.,
doors and it may he said io hen. lst;n,, L,,,en
that her citizens have ncvcr f,orcd ;nn u,n;.
efforts to place themselves in snrndv co,lnoo
ton with other sections Rut can thcro No.
arise necessity for her maxine still ,rroot,,.
sacrifices and using other means TO accom-.
plish results which arc dcsiroblc2 Wo Ln
licve so, and that snch action is now colloJ f,r
even at her hands. Let rs cvomino n,n
facts.
The late Legislature, after close and c,,;r
itcd struggle between friends onl o,,,,nn,i,t,
made an appropriation to the Blnc EiI~o
Railroad, for the purpose of comnletino tIc
Road to Walhalla, condtioninp that ali work
beyond that point be suspendcd This cond;.
ton has been complied with and will thn
work between Peudcton and Wolhnllo nrn.
crosses most fayorobly, it is matter of tho
deepest regret that the mapnifccnt contracts
beyond the latter point are now obondonod
and the hborcrs idle. This rrmrct ia mon;foo
ed ON every hand, and amono onr own ri,;ynns
there is no little anxiety as to the futnrc mos
poets of the Road. Sometime. thcn rnst
be done, that the extensive contracts already
forsakcn may be resumed at an early d,,
What should that action hep Tho I,cci.,o-
ture, as first stated, PASSED the Act wIicI an
thorizes subscriptiop. and viii tbo oo,,,.;a
ton that these two Districts of Anderson and
Pickcns should manifest tbcir conGIrnno i,
the Road before returning to Colmn,h;, and
% oolh;;;ig aid fton tI;1 ST. M. ,,.., .i,n
spirit, if we arc not mistaken in wb;cb tno
project of substitution by Districts o,;oinotoI
If there was, then, a feeling in thc I,rg;sla.
ture at the last session to induce the Districts
more immediately interested TO attest tbn;r
faith by their works, it has spread ronidly ovc,
the State and all ewes are turned toirordv ,ha
mountain District at this time 10 discorn tLo
result there. Nobly arc her nnblic mon hat.
ting for the cause, and we trnst and hclinvo
that glorious triumph awaits them
How stands the cansc with anderson ? r.
is well known that she was counlcd with bcr
twn.sistcr in this rollvino nrainot t a,,a,,.
the completion of the 1Blno Ridge Road but
as yet there has been nothing done lookjno TO
action. Shall this continue and our Henrc,
scntatives be expected to again supplicnte aid
from the State This is the question. and
we press it earnestly upon the attention of