Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-05-20
I,llansgssstion .snds Dirsct Trade.

These SUBJECTS, intimately cOnnecGcu us
they, are. wore considered together at the late
Charlestonl Contention. I'VE desire to com
mend to the attention Of tho public tEc pro-
positions on these points adopted by the con
vcntion. Tho following were considered
mcndations of the convention et 4F
L. The establishment Of direct steam CON-
munioatioi with Europe. "
g. Tho establishment Of rates of railway
transportation for immigrants from Charleston
to the North west.
3.The formation in Charleston, and ut tho
tho principal points along tho proposed route
Of immigration and travel, of societies, on the
plan of tho German Society of South Carroll
ma, now in existence in the city of Charleston.
p d. The formation, in all the healthy Coun-
ties Of this and other Southern States, of
"CouNTY LAND AND IMMIGRATION SoCIE-
TIES" having for their object the settlement
ofimmigrants upon free farms.
s. The establishment, in Charleston, of
Central Board of immigration.
6. The publication of matters relating to
immigration and of interest to immigrants.
Z. The encouragement Of emigration from
the Northern States to this State.
Tho. conyentionalso recommended spcci
Gc PIAN3 Of action, a proposed constitution
+. and s5byc.laws. 1t remains now for these
measures to be carried out All that reports,
RESOLUTIONS aud recommendations can do have
been done. Tho essential part yet to be done.
Tho Augusta Chronicle &c Sentinal we'll says
tr"Tho records of tho past TEEN with reports,
resolutions, speeches, essays and editorials
touching the desiraboness and:tho advantages
of promoting immigration to tho South
Every variety Of intellectual effort has been
put forth by eminent Southern citizens. We
have hadargumcnts in abundance and stats.
tics,in profusion. No one has appeared to
doubt tho reasonabeness of these arguments,
nor the soundncss of the logic which gave
point to thoir dod"otions, WOO tho aoou-
racy of tho statistics questioned which mado
apparent, the advantages which would follow
upon direct intercommupication with civilized
Europe, and a hcalthfal increase Of homogc-
ncous population from her swarming hives
But what has been accomplished? iTo
havo- had charters passed by our Legislatures,
and high sounding phrases and brilliant pros
peotuscs from very cnterprisng men, setting
forth aluring schemes and promising rich re-
wards. But there tho matter, in a great
inoasuro, has ended Now and then a small
corporation would introduce n few Scotch
weavers, and somo retired merchants or
wealthy planters would secure for few years
the skilled labor of Irish or German, garden
crs.a But cycnin tile cases which lorln. the
exception, there was mo direct scommunica-
tion with Europe. The intervention of New
York, bankers and New York agents were re.
quisite. All that has been accomplished has
been reached through Now York and by New
York.
'Thc recent proposal Of tho South Carroll
na Railroad Company to subscribe 500, 900
for limo Of European steamships from tho
port t.oe Charleston, is tho first practical pro,
positioneof any yimportancet that has been made
within our memory. The proposition, as VIC
understand ity is to raise,an amount sufficient
to build four first class ocean steamers, and
this company proposes to invest S25 900 in
each, and promises aid from, roads friendly by
connection, in proportion to their respective
interests. This, as a beginning, looks we'll"
s'' 4" ,.-------s .l------ .et
WIhLIE's IIoME.-Wc have rarely seen q
simple child story that more touches us than
tic tollowing which wo find in an exchange :
fFPhis is my home!' cried the little one,
treasure boy Of four summers, as fresh and
rosy as he came from school at the close of a
short winters afternoon.
Indeed, little Willie,"' said his father,
"why, is;it? Suppose you 60 out on the side.
walk, ana try at the next door; suppose you
step into tho entry, throw off your little sacl,
as you hayo donc here, and 60 into the par
lpr, would not that be your homo T',
nNo, indeed said Willie, cit would not
be-"
.Na"But tell me why not.n, = a. "a4s,4,a
Willie had mover thought of this. lie
paused a moment, then directing his eyes to
where his mother quietly sat sewing, he replied
with an earnest gesture:
"Sho lives here" I'd 3,,,1 ID ~s,. 4
"iS %f0i' ~" A2----A-- ----s 49, IS tW~g
A LONELY Posr-O OFFIoE. The Ionelest
and as we'll as tho most novel post Office in
Tho world is located on the southern cxtremi.
ty of South America. For several years past,
a'small barrel has boon fastened by an iron
chain to tho outormost rock of tho mountains
zoyorhanging tho Straits Of NIagellen, opposite
Msrra2del Fuogo 1t is opened byevery ship
which passes through tho StraitsY either. to
plaoo.lstters in or to taleo letters from it Is The
postofliee therefore, takes caro- Of ITSELF it il
oenided TO the protection .of seafarcrs, and
thore is no example Of any breach of this trust
Having ocotirrcd f'Taclii ishibss and srtakos;the
voluntary transmissionof tho tents of the
.barreb if their destination IS within, the limits
at ito yoyago.sli!iT Bot4istSst 6sYs. al4 ~
.if ~----~-->-. ~s.A-teA.st2snSE rrsel, ~
saStkssgs tkssgs N,s,kblalsrA N vas wounded by d shel
from Fort Vpgn9g. q; H o lYaes goiDg, 70 tSc
sreas. ~ HVaunaed by al shell 2H,S'ss somo, ont