The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-07-17

be still more untrue as man did he fail
to acknowledge where the chief honors
of this achievement belonged. 1t was to
be remembered to the enduring honor of
Union County, though no part of the
Spartanburg and Asheville Road would
touch her border, vet she initiated the
work with subscription of $4,000 1t
is true Spartanburg, Henderson and
Buncombe have done nobly, but all must
yield the palm to Union. (Applause.)
Again it must be said but for Maj. Cole
man, whose genius scaled tho mountains,
the road would never have reached sue
cess. Therefore, to this great, earnest,
modest child of genius, the son of your
own soil, we come to do honor according
to his unquestioned merits. wild cheers
for Coleman, and much applause.)
The Hon. j. M. Leach here came for
ward and made one. of those rich, ready
and rare addresses peculiar to him and
very satisfactory to large assemblies. He
said his name was attached to every bill
for internal improvements that had ever
passed North Carolina Legislature, and
he had sustained this road with all his
might. Now he was prepared to say that
it must 60 on. There was no other thing
to say about it, and he was reminded of
the story of the little boy who was found
gouging in gopher hill with sharp
stick. Time and again he was advised
of the fruitlessness OF his task. At last
when he had been many times exhorted
to desist he said: "Ill be sure to get him ;
I must get him; by thunder, must get
him; for if don't, we won't have any
meat athome." Burst of laughter.) Now,
this is just the way it stands with the
matter of finishing this road. We must
do it or there will be no meat in the fam
lily. Much laughter and applause.) And
when you see McAden at the end of a
sharp stick scratching for the means to
do it, you may be sure, my fellow-c citizens,
that the gopher meat is sure to come.
Laughter and applause.) The General
went on, making telling hits, all meaning
business as well as fun all the time, and
at times coupled with pathos and eloquent
bursts, which reused applause in every
direction.
Attorney General Youmans, of South
Carolina, was then introduced, and made
beautiful address, in which he recount
ed the triumphs of physical science. he
spoke of Hayne as a martyr to the great
work, ,.dying at Asheville just before the
scheme was abandoned. He said South
Carolina had spent millions for roads and
Charleston had spent her treasure like
water for connections with the interior.
Whatever the great West may now do,
then, in completing the work so nobly
begun with us-whatsver of rich products
she might send to our shores-we shall
give back to the Northwest a more pre-
cious dowry than bride ever gave bride
groom-a broad and beautiful harbor.
Here the speaker alluded in most appro-
pirate and complimentary terms to Capt.
J. G. Post, now engaged in the works o!
Charleston harbor.
Ex-Governor Bonham, when intro
duced, said briefly he had not come to
indulge in speech. He wished simply
to be present on the interesting occasion.
He was glad to be here and to know that
South Carolina had Gone her duty in this
matter. Chicago had promised, if we
should build the road to Cumberland
Gap, to meet us there.
Col. r. Y. McAden was introduced and
welcomed with cheers. He said it was
hardly fair to make him build the road
and then put double duty on him in
speech-making besides. Coleman, by his
genius, had not only brought US over the
mountains, but he had advanced his pro-
fession twenty years by the work. When
they had undertaken this work it was q
| very doubtful achievement from every
point of view. In less than five years
they had mastered every difficulty, and
all was now plain sailing. Only S125, ,O0C
was wanting to 60 TO Asheville only 81
| miles of grading was necessary and that
| over the smoothest section of road. The
cry now was: Shall the road go on
What says North Carolina? What says
South Carolina7 What says Charleston
These are questions which must now be
answered. There was no time to lose
We must 20 on, and for one he was pre-
pared to say it must and shall 60 on
(Great cheering and applause.
N. 81. Busbee, Esq, of Raleigh, N. O..
was then introduced and spoke at some
length in spirited address, touching the
day and the occasion.
Mr.. John w. R. Pope, of the Register
was introduced by Gen. Clingman, anC
spoke briefly, as follows: He did mo-
consider this an occasion for rhetoric Of
fine talking at all. 1t was an occasion
for facts and business. Facts alway!
meant what they said and said what they
meant. We are at Hendersonville to-
day, 271 miles from Charleston, directly
on the way to the great West. We have
been told 81 miles of grading is all WE
have to do, and the rest of the gap, some
42 miles, would be done-indeed wa!
provided for by North Carolina. W.
have to deal with the 81 miles to Ashe'
vile, with only 81 miles of grading K
do, and that S125, 900 will finish the roai
and iron it. Let US, then, keep steady
eye on this Sl25,O00, and ask ourselves
in North Carolina and South Carolina
what we can do to cure this deficiency
That was the live issue now? The glori
GUS past is a great matter; the pressing
demands of the present greater. What
can you do in this matter? That's the
question now, and "that's what's the
matter with Hannah" now. Never wa
there an occasion in which the old max.
i'm was more pertinent, "He gives twice
who quickly gives"
Gen. Clingman thanked the audience
for their attention and decorum, and the
meeting was among the things that were
We can only add that it was great sue.
cess, and that no less than $500 people
were present.
The Nature of Miracle.
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