Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-05-10
miscellaneous.
From the Ne,o Orleans Picnyunc.
OUR TEXIAN NEIGIRORS

| ooh EAlAN NEiGlIBORS
1her Cofton-their Moncy-fhcir Riooleo
ofock-R facing at Ttiasco-Col. Vhar.
ton, &c. &c.
Inc rapldity with which the delightful
country known by The name of Texas. i,
leaving behind all the vcstiges of its intan.
cy' and rushing forward to occupy its dcs.
'ihe" Position as one among The narimns OF
,ne ,e EARN, IS truly astonishing. 1t is like Il
';hr! scene. Whenever we open one u,
'nc'r newspapers, we are bcwildcrrd ~ no
nc'nS me intelligence they give of The on
ware march of Improvements.
The exploration Of Cotton is bcp;n,;,.
10 assume very important asrect. The
crop last year amounted TO 20 900 bolr.
| ana sucn preparations are i'm prorr.ss r;,r
cnitiva'ine The soil ncxl season, thu, the in.
! crease will he still greater Al prcsen ,h.
! merchants OF our city enjoy the a,lvnn,noe
I" neine The factors for the planters in Tex.
as ahd' with proper eXertions. they NAV
toH"'"uc 10 he. Ii would he well for them
however, TO lie careful, lest the trade inc iii :
rr ver'c" rom this point. a, present. our
'cAiah hri"hb0rs are making vigorous anil
l""'>c""r'ny cxertnns TO export their 90, :
ION direct TO Europe. The shin Star nj
Now lork, IS expected to enter the tr,dc
some 'lGe next winter She !, to ch,nyo
ter flag to thar ofTexns, and carr, q cnrro
"irect !" Liverpool from VelaSco-o Siam,
cotton press b. ing now actually in process
oi erection ut the latter place, for ,be mr.
pose OF preparing the bales for shipment.
w hetner THIS be accomplished or no,. !,
VIII certainly he advaninsc cous To the Tex-
'ans, as well us To ourselves, to preyen, tho
exportatlon of Texian staples from heinz
Withdrawn altogether from the hands of mr.
merchants Other packets will he needed
ny 'n, otar-and why should not lines bc
's'ao''she" ny the capitalists of New Or
'eaes' t as well as those of New York!
:. mere nave been great mi representa-.
e"'' W ,,iS country respecting the Texiau
,"n"s. why u Is, we cannot tell: bur il Is
ru'h mat many prints. which ouoh, IN
have been better Informed. have ;,;,a., =. ~
'he>e disparaeiug efforts, b, reprcscn,;nu
the Texas money ,nbe at an enor,nons H.
ADM: Some Of our city papers qno,e il a,
only from 35 to 40, which is less ihmn the
depreciation OF Mississippi money with us.
The citizens of our neighbnrinc Rcruh-
lie pay considerable attention To the inn
prOvcmenf of their bl0nhed stock. Fine
horses are raised. aud the sports of tn. turf
are to he enjoyed there in full vieor. The ra-
ces over the New Market Course, nj V,Ios
come of in the first week nf May. The
Club comprises some Of the most eminent
nnnics OF the ,Ountry-an0ng 4hom. VIC
see that Of DIR. Archer, az President: the
Hon. w. H. Wharton. Gen. Felix ilusmn
aud Gen. ". }. Rusk, as Vice Presidents:
and Col. WIN. Ryon, as Secretary and
Treasurer. The purses to be- run for arc
liberal in their dimensions the arrange
ments for the accommodation of visitors will
he OF the most ample nature that the new
ness of the country will afford: and, from
the level frcc Of the country. we presume
that the tract will he highly favorable Ia the
sport. The town is situated Immediately
on the sracoast, nj the mouth Of the BraZns
de Dios, and is NJ all times a place Of great
resort from all parts of the Kcpuhlir. II is
only from two to three days run from this
city--so that We may expect to see crowds
going down upon the Columbia and other
vessels. to enjoy the pleasure of the trip,
together with the excitement and interest
of attending the New Marker Races in
Texas.
Coi. Whurton's Residence AT rl.r dis
tancc of six miles from VrIasco. another
track is about TO he established hv Colonel
w. Nj. Wharton, on his plantation. This
estate is of the most picturesque Kind
The mansion occupies one of Tho most beau
iiul situations that could ',t. chosen, being
located in an island ofIivc conks-(islands, in
Texas, are clumbs of forest IS o0d in the
midst of prarics)-thc grounds are orna-
mentcd with great variety Of shrubs and
trees. and Id front is Il lake of clear water
with bluif banks, spreading over about tif-
teen acres, in the shape or a horse shoc.-
The house is situated on the outside of the
shoe, at the point OF the lake corresponding
to the toe of the shoe, the garden being i'm
medihtely on the edge Of The water. Here
the Col. has an apparatus for watering the
garden from the lakeland in the beds,
there arc five hundred kinds of exotic plants
which Col. w has hinsrlt imported. Be-
yOnd the lake, and ir the GENRE of the
horse shoe, is the 0rclarl-where cvery
variety of fruit that is suitable To the eli
mate. blooms in the richest proision. This
orchard is reached by means of "a boat,
which IS always kept al the foot of the gar
den for that purpose. In the waters Of the
lake there is a great abundance of fish
which circumstance. we understand is like
ly to render the little Whartons pretty con
siderable rivals of the great lack WALTON
In view of such industry. cntc, prise, skill
and taste as the above hasiy sketches indi-
cate of the Texian character, we see The
brightest prospects for thai republic She
will soon stand before the nations of the
earth, as n true and genuine branch of the
great Anglo American family, with all the
vigo., and perseverance, and thrift which
characterize that race.