The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-11-04
: ~fortabie- hutel.of- Maj Book, we wilrfess
& asys .s,. sS5 81 eHs, As tSyns end County de-.

Whilst reating at Clayton, Georgia,
alter several. days. abaepee from neil ia
cilisies, Wel heard sth2 ;anWetc Sme ihtsllf-
gence that yellow fover had rs-appeared
in the good old city o; Chas!s=.on. And
since, as scattering papers have reached
Ns. We have been mortified and cha
grined, not only at the want OF sympa-
4hy expressed b1t 80 The eager cupidity
exhibited in mary localities to benefit in
trade aud employment, by this seeming
calamity 70 Others. Cn.pe diem" is the
motto 6f the prsSent day; bns at we'd
ding or funeral, take advantage. and
South Carolina, when Charleston euffers,
Ahonld4not be among the first to publish
it to the world. aud join others in de.
;preoiatinG her great advantages, as their
commercial centre. ~ Bnt why should
Charleston alone perish, because yellow
fever agsin retnrnsf. Havana, the very
nurserysof this disease, still Ives--Vera
Cruziisstill place on the insps-aud
New Orleans and Savannah, no moreIfa-
Tored b SSyIssy!dence than Charleston in
this paftioulas, ,Isssesd daily heralding their
immense growth and prosperity in COM
rnHfce and wealth: But Charleston de.
seryaaSand Should have not only the
gennine sympathy, but the material help
and encouragement Of thejpeople OF her
own State. q The merchants, jobbers.
traders, the producers and consumers,
instead of running off elsewhere, should,
by their united action and patronage,
make her. what she perhaps is now,
equal, if not superior, to any contiguous
mart of trade. II the people of the
State would do this heartily, Charleston
need not care for the gentle side taps she
is now receiving from rival cities, towns
or people. But like Earl Derby's 'hig
barbee," who was in the habit Of being
beaten BY his little wife; when asked
why. he submitted to it, philosophically
replied, 1T pleases she, and doant hurt
me-" 'rf'7 lss 'ii-s
But the wealthy and enterprisine mer-
chants of Charleston should keep pace
with the times. Instead OF being con-
tent with the present trade and COM
merce of that city. they should learn
from New. York and Philadelphia and
Baltimore; and, by acquiring equal, if
not monopolizing control of railroads
reaching far into the West ana South
west. (aye. join rings for the, purpose, if
indispensable,) by sending out their
capital TO where the staple products are
grown, force the trade and traffic to their
city. and then wise policy will secure a
fair proportion of the West India and
South American trade, by far the richest
and most profitable fields now open for
competition. But for fear, Mr.. Editor,
that the people of Charleston NAV think
that we are intermeddling with things
that belong properly to them, we will re-
turn to our engagement with you.
naoun County, in GeoTgia, was essa-
blished by Legislative enactment as long
ago as 1926, and still retains it's ancient
and original boundaries. It is about
twenty miles square. and from the num-
Der and grandeur Of its waterfalls and
cascades, might, with great propriety
and fitness. have been called Falls Conn-
ty. But it was named after general,
and the County seat after Judge and
politician. The celebrated Tallulah
Falls, 30 widely visited and admired for
territorially belong to this County, al
though approached from the Haber-
sham side. We will only mention of
others Dicks Greek, Sticoa and Easta-
toe or Mud Greek Falls, all beautiful and
picturesque, and OF easy aocess-with
couptless cascades on smaller streams,
which would be worthy of notice and ad-
miration elsewhere but are here over
shadowed by their more famous neigh
bors. Truly, land OF mountains and
oascades-mountains of living green on
every side out through and through by
these tnmbling, brswling, dashing
streams, seeming, in their eager haste,
desirous OF reaching q more level and
quiet country. But all these little
streams furnish fertile hooks, rich and
peaceful Wales, for the hardy people who
inhabit them; whilst the mountains, from
base to summit, are clothed with suoh
timber trees, for size, numbers and varie-
ty, as are rarely seen in other regions.
But who shall venture to predict the
mines of wealth hidden away in the
bowels of these great hills. Gold, ailver,
copper, iron ores and precious stones, ali
have their places, and all are talked of
and discussed by the present inhabitants,
but tine auiua; development 9: ono or s.ii
Of these await the coming men. We did
hear of an M. D. who lately picked up
on the hills, not far from Chatuga Cross
ing, real. veritable ruby of the size of
hens egg, and has it on exhibition.
Now, this is near by the old Indian town
of Tomassee. where, it is related by
Adair, the old historian of the early
of