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enterprise he urged that all Should
bear their part, and told the STORY
Of "Betsey and tie bear, to.illus'
5tratc tie unfairness >offhoping te
share in the fruits of victory with
out contributing any of the labor
which insures it. He referred tc
the cheering omen of success whicl
was furnished by the interest mani
tested by Augusta, aud prophesiet
that the half had not been told o
what she would yet do.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The President next announce'
on behalf Of the Committee Of Al
rangements, of which Mr.. Jno. c
Cliles was Chairman-Mr: Jane
II. Wideman as Vice. President Q
the meeting, and Capt. Wade Goth
ran and Maj. John White as Secre
taries- that perfect order would b.
preserved by an efficient police
under the charge of Mr.. Leonar'
Land-that ample provision ha<
been made for dinner, at which tn
ladies would be first served-tha
no admittance would be allowed
within the enclosure of the table
except, to the carvers, with MI
Benjamin Chiles at their head, AM
the. corps. of fifty walters, unde
charge Of Dr.. ]. D. Neal. {, ...
GEN. NJ. C. BUFFERS SPEECH.
The President then introduced
Gen. M. G. Butler, q gallant sol
der, whom we all delight to honor
and who, having aided US in ON
great trouble, was prepared to hell
US still.
The General stated that it wa;
the first railroad speech that he hae
been called upon to make, ant
craved the indulgence of the audi
ence in case Of failure. Impressed
however, with the Importance O:
the enterprise, he had come, fol
lowing the
PRoMPTINGs OF HIS HEART,
to aid a work whose importance il
was almost useless to discuss. The
Road would develop the resources
of country for which nature had
done much-a country which was
ours, and which we intend to hold
on to, and to develop. We were
poor, he said, with little left Us but
enterprise, and character, and viz
tue, but these. with the means at
hand, would bring US deliverance.
Nature, he said, had blessed US with
every clement of prosperity, in the
way of climate and soil, but we
were .. 20 o., .~. :. ,..-.
TOO FAR AWAY FROM MARKET,
ID miles to the nearest railroad, at
Greenwood. Cotton was the staple
crop of this section, and cotton was
the crop in the world, being as
good as bonds in gold, but the fur
mer With his ten bags, would spend
some four days on the saad at a
cost of s4o,7 estimating time as
money, when with the Railroad only
one day would be consumed. The
road, he said, would add
40, 600 bales ofcottop annually to the
trade Of Augusta. He was graft
field with the" .. = ...'-',.., - =, ;.
INTEREST MANIFESTED BY AUGUSTA:
but would prefer to have her. sub
scription placed upon a more sub.
stantial footing, and would move
the appoint ttment Of a committe fol
that purpose, But before we could
ask the help Of others, we must do
our duty ourselves. With the sHb.
scription of $85, 900 at Greenwood.
we need still $65,O0O, to- enable US
to secure charter. y A sub bserip.
ton of 5000, 1000, he said, would be
and with this we might
mortgage the road and build it
He thought committees should be
appointed to solicit subscriptions
from Augusta, Charleston and Sa.
vapnrh. This road would ..,.s>
BENEFIT, NOT INJURE, CHARLESTON:
and she should subscribe atoleast
100000. 1t opened up the cheap.
est and most direct route (beine
twenty miles nearer than any other,
to secure the trade of the North
west. The building Of a road tc
Greenville was only a question o1
time, aud that would, furnish a11
outlet fora commerce SO Essential
70 the prosperity of,,that city:
AUGUSTA WILL DO HER DUTY,
and zoe should do ours. The Dorm
Mine, should subscribe, he said,
I He dwelt at length upon
the cheapness Of cost in the con
of the road, and it's ad.
van,ages as highway of trade and
travel, and called upon all to invest.
The man of $4,000 might subscribe
$500, and almost any one might
give 500 in money or land. He
concluded with some very excellent
suggestions upon the value of the
road. in bringing in foreign immi.
grafton, and thus aiding US in our
political troubles. AS showing the
interest manifested in Greenyille III