Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-05-20
Public Speaking.

2sSS Public Speaking.
On last Monday afternoon, there was little
stir in tho Republican circles, created by
tho advent of Gov. Scott and several others
Of tho party. At night, tho drums were bea-
ten, trumpets blown, ETC., AID on audience
gathered in the open Dir to hear what was to
bo said Our reporter hustcned to the scene,
and arrived after the Governor had com.
menccd his talk. lie seemed at that time to
be making an effort to please his bearers by
descanting upon the difference between a
mountain people and those who dwell along
tho sea.shore; the former Of which he dos,
cribed MS bravo aud generous and having
pretty women-the latter, as irritpble We
heard but little Of this speech, and therefore
cannot speak of it as whole; but in what
wo heard. the speaker appeared to be quite at
q loss for words or IDEAS perhaps both. His
concluding remarks, certainly, were not i'm
prcssive, being destitute alike of all the elc.
ments of rhetoric and logic.
The new President of the Grccnvillc aud
Columbia Railroad, Mr.. Frederick Bush, was
next introduced. lie said that he Was not a
politician, and would not make political
speech That hc was interested in the rail
road from Grccnvillc to Columbia, and came
here on business. It was his desire to make
money and enable his hearers to make money
also. Time was money, as the Yankees
thought, aud he hoped 10 enable the people Of
Grecnville to make forty.cight hours out of
twenty -four. The railroad would be made q
frst.c class road as soon as practicable, and, by
tho introduction of q contemplated schedule,
business men could leave this city about s
o clock in the afternoon aud arrive In Colum.
bia at about l or II that night, get good
rest, and be ready for the transaction of busi-
ness next morning, and return home in the
evening; thus making the round trip il q
little over twenty four hours. The fare would
be reduced also-making it from one fourth
to onc-third less than it is now. Merchants
would thus be enabled to travel chenply, and,
by the contemplated reduction in freight
charges, bring their goods here at small
cost, sell them cheaper than heretofore, and
thus all would be bcncGttcd He ridiculcd
the idea that Northern men could not live at
the South.
Mr.. Patterson, Vice President of the road,
spoke next, and repeated substantially what
MIR. Bush had said in regard to the changes
in the road Hc said that it was matter in
which all ought to rejoice. A first.class rail.
This was beautiful country. Hc had trav-
eled over great part of the United States,
but had never seen a country possessed more
of the elements of true greatness than this.
Such railroad they proposed making,
would tend to develop these clements and
make the country what it ought to be.
Land Commissioner r. g. DcLarge, (color-
cd) having been introduced, violated the
proprictics of the occasion, by making polit.
lcal speech, in which he said much that had
better been left unsaid, concluding his re,
marks with explaining that the object of the
Legislature, in creating the office of Land
Commissioner, was to enable the landess, ir.
respective of color or politics, to purchase
homes lie advised those who wished aid
to 20 to work, earn money aud keep it, SO ;s
to be able to buy.
Tho State Auditor, Mr.. Tomlinson, next
arr"a"ea. mud said he had not nvrectcd tn
speak. lie thought it would be out of place
tomakc G political speech on such an occasion
but did not see how he could make railroad
speech without i'll somo way touching on poll
tics. One reason why he rcjoiccd in the pro
posed change in the railroad was that it would
improve the politics of the country. A good
railroad brought the people nearer together
identified their Interests, and thus, rs Mr.
Patterson had said, proved good civilzcr
ile alluded to the pleasure it gave him to no
ticc the change that had come over our pco
pic since his first visit to this place, and in
doing so, spoke in complimentary terms OF
Carolinians, making somc illusions, however
that were in bad taste. Upon the whole
his remarks were about as fair as could be
expected from one cf his record.
At the conclusion of his speech, Mr.. James
NJ. Allen, who had introduced, the different
speakers, advised all to go homo and get ready
for ride
During the evening, there were few in
stances of a disposition to 'jaw back" on the
part Of some OF the audience, aud few un
pleasant cxpetivcs were hurled vocally at
those of tie speakers who provoked thom.--
we do not commend this course, aud suggest
that there be no more of it hereafter.
GrcenU,lle OlountaiRcer.
TIE STATES TO BE ABOLISHED. Senator
Brownlow writes:
clad | my way, would so reconstruct the