Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-11-15
INl NlHssEs ALTON.
GOOD SUGGESTION FROM A PRACTICAL.
BUSINESS MAN-now TO BUILD UP PROS
PERITY IN TIE PALMETTO STATE.

CHARLESTON, October 80.
10 the Editor ojthc Journalo/ Commerce:
The awake is meant for every South
Carolina man, womna aud child to help to
rcgcncratc, o. thair monetary, moral aud
persevering influence, tie normal condition
of the State they love, and which is n0G7
going to decay by self neglect and the
abnormal condition aud feelings Of its citi-
zeus to look out for their espcciul own inter.
est and the especial section to which they
belong. The great hero, Hampton, and his
advisers, who have fought the cnemcs of
tho State und won, have done wonders; but
they can't do all, unltss they have the sub
stantial aud united support Of its people in
its fullest measure. Tho people Of South
Carolina should, under no circumstances,
allow themselves to be ullcd into security
by the Ilercucan efforts of tho Inycstiga-
ting Committee, and tho strenuous efforts of
Governor Hamptou's administration to bring
the thieves aud plunderers to Justice. No,
to give them full moral support they should
organize, and that at oucc spend their time,
money and talent to bring the State to
higher state of prosperity liup i. ever en-
joycd before; and it only rests with it's own
citizens, identified with its history, interest
aud substantial welfare to do so. Travel
over your own State, from the seaboard to
| the mountains, and look at the thousands of
acres Of land uncultivatei, unemployed,
which could be made to yield, under the
hands of proper husbandmen, blessing
instead Of q blythe, and where ospcrt,
for all could reign, in place of now chronic
dospondcncy [ say, awake! and in my
humble opinion, it can be done in very
easy way. cffeciual both to remedy the evil
Of rcrogression. as we'll as to lasting
beneficial benefit to tho State First, We
must all acknowledge that the State itself
is not able, with its depressed financial con
diton, to make any appropriation citEer for
immigration, agricultural bureaus, Paris
exposition, &c. unless the members Of the
Legislature would reduce their pay, mileage
and other expenses, which, if there is
patriotism in them, they should now prove
it by voting themselves only enough to pay
their necessary expenses while in session.
Still, it is not my province to dictate to law
makers, but to give my views for porma-
ncnt Development of the State. As said
that the State is too poor to take up this
issue, let it be done by its people at large,
white and colored. Gentlemen who shave
paper, planters, mercants, luborcrs, and every
onc, to form themselves under tho auspices
Of Goverucr Hampton as OK oliico Prcsi-
dent. with board of trustees to be named
by him, with only a paid Secretary and
Treasurer, and an Internal Immigration
and Improvement Company, to be chartered
by the Legislature, with capital of say $780,
600, and to be extended for the folio wing
purposes, with exemption of taxation for
twenty years: Fist The shares of tho
company shall only be IS n share, 80 that
every true citizen of tho State, no matter
in what limited means, can take share
and also invite the well wishers OF tho State
outside ts limits 10 sister States, to come
forward and join in tho solid building mp of
its permanent prosperity, Of which sho has
been denied, and an account Of tho long
time Of prosecuted suffering she had to
cndnre by persistent efforts Of her inAucn-
tial enemies trying to make her tho scapc
grace of tho last war, it will DO not more
than just, for every we'll wshcr of perma-
nent republican institutions, under the
present stable, consistent and firm State
government, to come forward and subscribe
a share of tho capital stock in this ilus,ri..
Gus enterprise, for if this State every pros
pcrs, thousands of people in other States
will roap the benefit Therefore, Immigra.
tion and Improvement Company of South
Carolina, Governor Wade Hampton OK
ofIicio President; capital, 100000; cx-
| empted from taxation for twenty years;
! shares, S5; shares to be solicited by trcasu..
rers of each county in the State, and proper
| agents to be appointcd in nil other States in