Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-08-16

for, that the outside appearance indicated.
A substantial home made carpet covered
the floor, and a well flied book" ase and
wri.ing-desk, we're in the right place, among
the contents Of which, observed several
agricultural periodicals. was particularly
struck with the scrupulously neat and ap-
propriate attire of The wife and two Inteli-
gent interesting daughters that were busIly
engaged in The morning operations Of the
dairy.
After partaking Of an excellent breakfast,
Mr.. orton invited ust to walk over his farm,
which tno' small, was every part in such a
fine State oil cultivation. thar he dld not even
express fear Of starving unless the lcgis.
lature did something to keep the land from
running out.
We bade adieu 10 this happy family, and
proceeded on our journey fully impressed
with the contrast between good aud bad
farmer, and for my own part. perfectly sat.
isfed with The manner that Mr.. Slick had
taken TO impress it indelibly upon my own
mind.
Mr.. Slick sremed wrapped in contempla.
ton Of the scenes of the morning for long
time. At length he broke forth in one Of
his happy strains. "The bane Of this
country, Squire, and indeed Of all America,
IS having too much land--they run over
more ground than they can cultivate, and
crop the land year after year, without ma
nure, Till its no wonder that it runs out. A
very large portion ofland in America has
been run out, by repeated grain crops, and
bad husbandry, until a great portion Of this
country is in fair way 10 be ruined. The
two Caro!inas and Varginny are covered
with places ;ha, are run out and are gwen
up as ruin d, and there are plagey site too
many such places all over New England
and great many other states. We havnt
the surplus of wheat that we used to have
in the United States, and I'LL never be so
plenty while there are so many Nick Brad
shaw's in the country.
"The (act is this, Squire, education is
deucedly neglected. True we have sight
Of schools and colleges, but they ant The
right kind. The same Nick Bradshaw has
been clean through one on 'em and 'swasthere
that he learnt tha, Internal lazy habit of
drinking and smoking, that has been the
ruin OF him ever since. Wouldn't give an
old fashioned swing tail clock, to have my
son 20 to college where he couldn't work
enough to arm his own living and larn how
to work II right tu.
ut ac,illy frish;ens me, when think how
the land is worked and skinned, I'LL they
take the gizzard out ont, when might be
growing better every day. Thousands Of
acres every year are turned into barrens,
while an everlasting stream Of our folks are
s,reaking it offto the new country, where
about halfon 'em after wading about among
the tadpoles to catch catfish enough to live
| on year or two, aclilly shake themselves
to dea.h with that everlasting cuss of all
new countries, the fever aud agur. LIS a
melancholy fact. Squire, though our people
dom. seem to be sensible Of il, and you no.
may not live to see it,, but If this awfu
robbin' of posterity goes on for another hun
drcd years, as it has for the last, among
the farmers, we'll be nation paupers.--
Talk about the legislature doing something
I'll tell you What I'D have them do. Pain
a great parcel Of guide boards, and nail 'em
up over every Legislature, church, and
school-house door in America, with these
words on 'em in great letters, THE BEST
LAND IN AMERICA, BY CONSTANT CROPPING,
WITHOUT MANURE WILL RUN OUT And I'd
have 'em, also, provide means 10 larn every
child how TO reud It, cause it, no use to try
to learn the old ones, they're so sol in their
ways. They are on the constant stretch
with the land they have, and all the time
trying 10 git more, wi,hou, any ont. Yes,
YES, yes, too much land is the ruin of US
all"
Although you will find a thousand more
good things among the writings of"The
! Clockmaker,"I hope you will not look for a
literal copy Of the foregoing. And if ever
this meets the eye of the writer ofthe "Sa!y.
ings and Doings of Samuel Slick" | beg
hin. to excuse me for the liberty have ta'
ken with his own language.
remain your agricultural friend.
SOLON ROBINSON.
The Chinch Bug In Surry.
Ero,, tho Earmeys, Re1ister