[DiogenesLamp]

I've seen those quotes before, but I recall reading a newspaper account of the boom shortly after South Carolina seceded.

I may even have a link to it somewhere in my forest of links, but I have lost the ability to remember where everything is.

I think it was from the Charleston Mercury. Do you have a source for Charleston Mercury articles from this period?

[FLT-bird]

Do you have a source for Charleston Mercury articles from this period?

No, unfortunately not. I'd have to do some digging to see if I can find just Charleston Mercury articles aside from the famous one I posted.