The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-09-14
For tic Anderson Mteliqcacer.
Home Views.
NO. Ill.

Whilst resting at Clayton, Georgia, after sew
eral days absence from mail facilities, we heard
the unwelcome intelligence that yellow fever
had re-appeared in the good old city of Charles
ton: And since, as scattering papers have
reached us, we have been mortified and cha
grincd, not only at the want of sympathy ex-
pressed but at the eager cupidity exhibited in
many localities to benefit in trade and employ
ment, by this seeming calamity to others
"Cupe diem' is the motto Of the present day;
be it wedding or funeral; take advantage, and
make the profit. But the citizens of South
Carolina, when Charleston suffers, should not
be among the first to publish it to the world,
and join others in depreciating her great ad-
vantages, as their commercial centre. But
why should Charleston alone perish, because
yellow fever again returns. Havana, the very
nursery of this disease, still lives-Vera Cruz
is still place on the maps-and New Orleans
and Savannah, no more favored by Providence
than Charleston in this particular, are daily
heralding their immense growth and prosperity
in commerce and wealth.
But Charleston deserves and should have,
not only the genuine sympathy, but the mate
rial help and encouragement of the people of
her own State The merchants, jobbers, ira
ders, the producers and consumers, instead of
running off elsewhere, should by their united
action and patronage make her, what she per-
haps is now, equal if not superior to any
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 peo-
Piles. But like Earl Derby's "big barbee, who
was in the habit of being beaten by his little
wife; when asked why he submitted to it, phil
osophically replied, "It pleases she, and doant
hurt me-"
But the wealthy and enterprising merchants
of Charleston should keep pace with the times.
Instead of being content with the pfesent trade
and commerce of that city, they should learn
from New York and Philadelphia and Balti-
more; and by acquiring equal, if not monopo-
lizing control of Railroads reaching far into
the West and Southwest, (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 fair pro-
portion of the West India and South Ameri-
can trade, by far the richest and most profta-
BILE fields now open for competition. But for
fear, Mr. Editor, that the people of Charleston
may think that we are intermeddling with
things that belong properly to them, we will
return to our engagement with yout
Rabun County, in Georgia, was established
by Legislative enactment as long ago as 1926,
and still retains its ancient and original boun-
daries. 1t is about twenty miles square, and
from the number and grandeur of its WATERFALL Is
and cascades might with great propriety and
fitness have been called Falls County. But it
was named after General, and the county seat
after Judge and politician. The celebrated
Talulah Falls, so widely visited and admired
for immense chasms, and terrible sublimity
territorially belong to this county, although
approached from the Habersham side We
will only mention of others, Dicks Creek
Sticoa and Eastatoe or Mud Creek falls, all
beautiful and picturesque, and of easy access
with countless cascades on smaller streams
which would be worthy of notice and admlra'
tion elsewhere, but are here over-shadowed by
their more famous neighbors. Truly, land Of
mountains and cascades-monntains of living
green on every side cut through and through
by these tumbling, brawling, dashing streams
seeming in their eager haste, desirous of reach
ing a more level and quiet country. But all
these little streams furnish fertile hooks, rich
and peaceful wales, tor the hardy people who
inhabit them; whilst the mountains, from base
to summit, are clothed with such timber trees
for size, numbers and variety, 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, silver
copper, iron ores and precious stones all have
their places, and all are talked of and discussed
by the present inhabitants, but the actual de-
yelopment of one or all of these await the
coming men. We did hear Of an M. D. who
lately picked up on the hills, not for from
Chatuga crossing, 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 days and settlement OF
Carolina, a celebrated Indian prophet and
medicine man lived, who possessed an i'm
mense carbunclc of the size of hens egg; SO
brilliant that it dazzled and bewildered all who
looked on it, and even illumined at night the
cabin where it was kept. The old prophet
died, and this awful stone was buried with him,
at the Indian town of Tomassec, and it is bare
ly possible that our friend, the worthy M. d.,
has found this ancient stone. If so he should
he worry watchful Adair: SAYS of rattlesnakes;