Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-03-03
For Tie Kco,Cec Courier.
CALHOUN, Ca, February 20, 1877

| oAbHooN, Nh.) FEBRUARY ~, 10 L.
EDITOR COURIER Believing that it may
DC gratifying to many of our friends to know
whittier to go to find refuge from tho ruinous
Ills that bcsct them in our once glorious, but
now tax ridden and negro governed com III on
wealth, South Carolina, 1 take my pen with
right good will to fulfill to you long neglcc-
ted promise and through the medium of your
columns to communicate tho desired informa-
ton to those, who, under the dcplorablc mis-
management Of State affairs, are rapidly drift.
ting into bankruptcy utter ruin and absolute
poverty.
TO my friends Of Anderson, Pickcns and
Oconcc, who wish and are anxious to rid
themselves of the burdens that arc weighing
them down; who would seek homo render.
cd happy and pleasant by virtue of the now
most desirable political blessings freedom
from negro supremacy and enormous taxation;
whore democracy, in its pristine glory, con.
trolls, and will control, would say, come to
North Georgia
Having resided here for four years, I can
cordially commend to the cmigrant the in.
duccmcnt offered by our section as inferior to
mono amid the unsettled wids of the radiant
West. The salubrity Of the climate far ex-
GELS any to be found in new settlements, and
the fertile soil amply rewards the hardy labor
CT Tor any investment of money or industry.
Especially would cite Gordon County to tho
attention of all seeking a homo where much
is produced with little labor. Gordon Coun-
ty, in point of productivcncss of soil, admit
ted to be second to none in the State, with its
unlimited wealth of undcyclopcd agricutu.
raj and mineral resources is to become the
garden spot of the Empire State Along
the waters of tho Coucsauga, Coosawattio,
Oostcnaula and Oothcaoga with numerous
minor streams are lands small area, of
which to own, is fortune. Facilities Of
railroad transportation unequalled. A mar
KcJ iui PtvUaUS 1'oSuu vr soUugll
diately at hand, fast trains annihilating dis.
tancc. Calhoun, the County site, Immediate
ly on the Western and Atlantic Railroad,
the great connecting link of the numcrou,
roads that converge at Chattanooga, Tcnn.,
and Atlanta, Ga., was, prior to Shcrmans
grand march, ono Of the most hourishing
villages along this thoroughfarc. Many mon.
umcnts Of his devastating genius arc yet to
be seen, although the mechanics have rcmov-
cd many symbols Of his torch-light process,
sons and ere long, be it said to the credit of
her former citizens, the many waste places
will be hidden beneath substantial business
houses and residences, that are gradually 60
ing up, and her towering church spires will
sparkle in the sunbeams as Of yorc. Cal
houn, would state, is scvcr.y-nno miles
west of Atlanta and fifty-niuo miles south of
Chattanooga twenty-five miles east Of tho
flourising and growing city, Rome, or in tho
.tccunaa lingaa of Bill Arp, that "eternal
city"
The snort Of tho metallic colt that speeds
along the Selma, Rome and Dalton road is
distinctly heard across the Oostenaula, while
the continuous whistle of numerous engines
that pull their long trains of tremendous
frcights, enhances lively interest in various
pursuits, and adds vim to the energy Of the
merchant, mcchanic and farmer.
In conclusion, while it would be intensely
gratifying to mo to know that there was tho
romotest possible hope Of redccmiug my low
cd native State from tho shacklcs that fcttcr
her to speedy ruin, by discouragiug cmigra-
ton, would be among the first to encourage
the old and young to remain, retrieve hor from
the pronigate abandonment Of negro control
But as it is, believe, generally conceded that
she is to bo yictimized for years to come; her
wealth and Intelligence misropresonted, or
not represented at all; legislation burlesque,
and taxation consuming trust that a live.
y interest may be taken to turn tho tide of
cmia alton to tho fertile section Of North
Georgia, and that tho etching palm" for
tho malarial districts of tho West may bo al-
laycd. Come whore peace and plenty, health
and happiness are the prominent features Of
every homo. W. r. 4.
| BoRRowINa TROUBLE How many thou.
sands are there, whose energies arc parayzcd
by borrowing trouble If they arc not worry
unfortunate to day, they arc certain thoy will
be 50 to morrow. They spcnd so much of
their time grooming, that they have but lit.
tie loft for the performance Of the duties of
life such arc no. :he mon to WHOM. tho
world commits important trusts, and whom it