Year: 1859

Inc mass meeting at tunnel 6lli.


Mr. Editor: From several notices in
your paper it is generally understood that
a Mass Meeting will be held at Tunnel Hill
sometime during the summer, to take into
consideration the completion of the Blue
Ridge Railroad. The convenience of the
people will suggest that it be held on the
second Saturday in August, rs no day
seems already fixed BY that time the far
mcrs will have their crops laid by, and be
at leisure to attend to it. The celebration
of the battle of Musgrovc's Mills, in Spar
tanburg district, comes OH upon the 18th
of august, and by having the Mass Meet
ing on Saturday the 18th at Tunnel Hill,
the people from the low country can attend
to both on the same trip. But it seems
that meeting to determine this matter,
should be called ut Pickcns G. H., as soon
as possible; or did the one suggesting the
Mass Meeting atthc Tunnel determine how
this should bc?


The next consd,r tion is, what must
this great Mass Meeting do 1t must show
that the State, or even private citizens are
able to complete the road that it will be of
immense advantage to the whole of the
State and it determine the best means of
completing it.


For many years it has appeared to the
greatest and wscst men of South Carolina
that this road should be constructed TO
determine this the mere clearly, let US ask
the fOllOWinp simnle uucstions


First. If the Blue Ridge Railroad be
never completed what will be the position
of South Carolina in the Union?


Second. VIII any part of the State be
any better of, if it is never completed?


Third. fit will be of advantage to the
whole State, would it be just in the people
of Greenvillc, Spartanburg, and other pla-
ces, where they have Railroads., 10 oppose
State mid


Fourth Should South Carolinians be in
flucnccd by sefshncss or patriotism?


Look well at the first question, oh, yo
chivalrous Carolinians If we never have
It great Central Railroad connecting us i'm
medately with the great West, will not our
noble little State eventually appear cx-
ircrneiy smalI ia tic Union Then in case
of dissolution OF the Union, will not our
State be forced, in consequence of her want
OF energy and enterprise, to act as n star of
tho least magnitude in very dim sphere?
If she never hasa great Central Road, then
in fuhe times, she will be designated as the
little State near Georgia, as her own posi-.
tion will be too Insignificant to be generally
known.


There should be no prejudice against
this road, for it takes the right direction to
benefit the whole State, as it passes direct
ly through the greatest length of it. 1t
will bring into the highest value and cul-
tivation the healthiest md most beautiful
regions of the State, and consequently, en-
hance the general happinessof the citizcns,
and lesson their general taxes. Happiness
and wealth generally follow the grent pub.
lie thoroughfares of the world, opwhy is it
f'lat these are confined to the low country,
to the scaboaEd and naviguble streams p
Complete this road, and the mountain So
ciety of our State will soon be as wealthy
and refined as any other, as the means of
easy transportation will then be at hand
from the Atlantic through it to the Missis-


Now read agSa the second question
will any part of the State be any better of,
ifit is never completed? No! Any unprcj-
udiced mind can plaiply see this. How can
any part of the State be benefited by di-