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

| his bosom On the occasion. He would
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, yet she initiated the
work with subscription Of 100000. 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 Mai. Cole
man, whose genius scaled the 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 10 do honor according
70 his uuquestioned merits. wild cheers
for Coleman, and much applause.)
The Hon. j. III. 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 90 on. There was no other thing
to say about it, and he was reminded Of
the story Of .ae little boy who was found
gougina in O gopher hill with sharp
stick. Time and again he was advised
of the fruitlessness of his task. At last
when ne had been many times exhorted
to desist he said: "Ill be snre to get him /;
| must get him; by thunder, I must get
him; for if don't, we won't have any
meat at home" burst of laughtcr.) 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 q
sharp stick scratching for the means to
do it, you may be sure, my fellow 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 martyr to the great
work ,adying at Asheyille 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-wllatever of rich products
she might send to our shores-we shall
give back to the Northwest 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. @. Post, now engaged in the works OF
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 done her duty in this
matter. Chicago had promised, if we
should build the road to Cumberland
Gai,, &c a;cot TIC .aeT5.
Col. X. 7. McAden was introduced and
welcomed with cheers. He said it was
hardly fair to mako 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-
iession twenty years by the work. When
they had undertaken this work it was o
very doubtful achievement from every
point of view. In less than five yearl
they mad mastered every difficulty, and
all was now plain sailing. Only $125,O
was wanting TO go to Asheville only 81
miles of grading was necessary and thai
over the smoothest section o. road. The
cry now was: Shall the road go on
What says North Carolina? What sayl
South Caroline9 What says Charleston
These are questions which must now bt
answered. There was no time to lose
!; We must go on, and for one he was pre-
pared to say it must ard shall go on
(Great cheering and applause.)
N. Ell. Busbee, Esq, of Raleigh, N. O..
was then introduced and spoko at somt
length in spirited address. touching III {
day and the occasion.
\ Mr.. John w. r. Pope, of the Rsoiste,.
was introduced by Gen. Clingman. ant
spoke briefly, rs follows: He did no
consider this an occasion for rhetoric Of
fine talking ut all. 1t was an occasion
for facts and business. Facts always
meant what they said and said what the,
meant. We are at Henderscnyille to
day, 271 miles from Charleston. directl,
on the way to the great West. We hav.
been told g miles of grading is all ";
have to do, and the rest of the gap, som,
! 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 Il
, do, and that $125, 900 will finish the roaG
and iron it. Let us, then, keep q steady
eye on this Sl25,O00, AM ask ourselye.
in North Carolina and South Carolin.
what we can do to cure this deficiency
That was the live issue now9 The glori
GUS past is a great matter; the pressin,
demands of the present greater. Wha
can you do in this matter? That's tin,
question now. and "that's what's th,
matter with Hannah" now. Never wa.
the-e an occasion in which the old max
i'm was more pertinent, "He gives twic,
who quickly gives"
Gen. Clingman thanked the audienc;
for their attention and decorum, and th;
meeting was among the things that were
We can only add that /: was q great sue
cess, and that no less than $500 peopl,
were present.
The Nature OF Miracle.
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