Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1837-11-25
A PICTURE.
ny CHARLES MINER, $50.

II would seem hard 10 say that we nre an UNI
grateful people; but listen TO tie language Of
complaint. Our newspapers are weekly pouring
forth tho most melancholy notes, approaching al.
most 10 despair yet what is our situationl l. il
one demanding The lvecsi expressions Of graft.
tudc and loy or Of queruIousness and discontenll
Rouse yourself, my friend, If you have any doubt
come, 70 with me---iet us Chamber yonder bill
look abroad Is not this a goodly prospect
The stream that we SEQ TO the east aud south is
the Deaware--lbe uver Car 10 the west is the
Susquehannab The clear waters which fenilIze
thai valley oi the north, are the French Creek aud
the Schuyllt. Behold these numerous brooks
which run east and south TO the Delaware, they
water, and IN their lmpan health, fertility
aud wealth TO Delaware couniy---lhose which
flow west and south into the Susquehannqb, are
the Concstoga and Ocloraro, which with Their tn
butary nils, pass through lancaster; aud the
lovely stream that muInurs at our feet Is the
Brandywine--l need not say that yonder char
ming city is Pbiladeip ha--nol need menlion to
you the names Of towns and villages which lie
within our view--but the eye now embraces
population Of moe than 3et,0t0 inhabitants.
Look cioser--ilyou can withdraw your eye from
gazing on 50 delightful a prospect as The whole
plesents-Iook closer. separate the pats from
the whoIe--,ake single plantation, the one on
our right, for instance, do you see thai stone
house, that large barn, those meadows spotted
and enlvened by those mich cows, tnuse iatten-
ed cattle and shetp--obserye the Ids yellow
with gfau-- could YOU see the inside o The man
sion, YOU wUnld find the drawers full Of those
things which render family neat and comfortable
tine cellar stored with plenty, aud the table
crowned with abundance. And what OF those Z
reply that the picture Of this farm is the likeness
Of thousands and tens OF thousands that lie under
our view. The farmer IS the lord oil The soll--he
has no proud duke or marquis to come annually
to show his superiority and demand the evidence
Of his vassalage--the lItheplg he roasts Tor his
table, and he snaps his fingers at the tax gait eIer.
In truth, he knows nothing OF want or opprc0slon,
but by name.
Under this bsac sky--with these clear waters--
in this lovely clImc-wlth u government Of has
own choice. enjo Ing the most perfect freedom
where on earth Is there now, oT was there ever,
people who mad 50 many catses ior JOY and
Ihanksgivng--an 50 few for tepnIng. Our cup
is foil and overhowiug with blessings. We are
like pampered chlId. led so prolusely that We
do mol know how to enjoy the Injuries that are
crowded before US. Formers Cabinet.
AZ St. Louis, on the oath, the river was high,
ard bouts were arriving almost hourly with freight
and passengers. Emigration into the fertile re-
gIons Of Missouri is said TO DO very great and
constant. The roads leading into the interior are
thronged with families aud trans OF teams, with
stock aud hands 10 settle on the new lands.
THIS scene is SAID to be animating IN the extreme
Dotw outstanding all The embarTassments to which
those hardy'sotters are subjected IN search Of .
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