Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-02-22
UNCLES SANS PECtLIARITiEs.
LONG Islanders.

UNCLES SANS IRREGULARITIES
LONG islanders.
| STARTED one day from Brooklir
if 'Deafbod Wagon to pay visi
to an English flrmer, Mr. Peter Acas-
tor, formerly of Barnby Dun, in Y ork.
shire, whose land was situated at al
equal distance fum Jericho, -Baylon
Rockaway, and Hampstead. The
road from Brooklyn: was considered
a frsr.rate turnpike, or pike;-the differ
ence between a pike and common
road being that the latter is a slice o
countryraiIed off from the land on Ell
ther side; but 10 which no other laho
has been used in its formation,;. the
original uneyenness remaining 10 war;
travellers against progressing at night
The pike however, was o very good
Macadamised road; and in. a couple o.
hours we had run over the flat country
about sixteen. miles, through the ro-
mantle smallforests ofcedars and pines
and the dqiet. white painted Villages
TO Peter Acastoi's farm, The little
villages ofJericho aud Jerusalem wore
new and clean, and the little wooden
spires to the churches, the rallied gar
den-grounds TO each cottage, and the
neal school-rooms attached to the par
souares besneke an oDulence sufficient
for rural felicity.
My friend. Peter AcostoT, bad an
excellent farming residence; comforta-
BILE parlours, aud equally comfortable
sleeping aparrments;a wei. pure spring
water; and a pond for fish close by The
house: tgo or theree vehicles; and sew
eraI span (couPle) Of. horses; an inn
mense barn, we'll stored with grain and
hay (the latter is never put up in
stacks;l the pigs had abundance o.
right of way 10 run over, and the fowl
and game Including terraplns' or
land tortoise s. were in sufficient abun-
dance. He brewed. his own cider
and wine; he might have grown his
own hops, made. malt, and brewed his
own beer; he might make his own
candles, and tam his own Leather; he
NIGH grow his own tobacco, and distil
his own whiskey. No sprying excise
man could disturb him. He was a
farming nobleman, a.lord Of the soil
and had the happiness to see his neigh
bours as independent and comfortable
as himself This was indeed a tempting
picture of that American felicity; Of
which so much is spoken, written, and
printed, and in England; and on at
tending church the following day at
Hampstead, the favourable impression
Of Long Island happiness was strongly
Increased. Here were Two churches
one Pfesbyterian. and the.oiher Eccle-
yiastical (Chureh of Eagland9 and
AROUND each there were thirty or forty
Wagons and suIkies, owned by 1ani-
lies attending worship.
An.intereslipg ceremony took place
in the Ecclesiastical church, the Bish-
.; # New York inducing clurgy-
maninto the ministry Of the church 'at
the desire Of the congregation: The
Bishop satin a. plain chair'under The
pulpit during the prayers, at the end OF
which he arose and presenting {. Bible
and prayer-bnok to the future iucum-
bent, declared thar by these presents
ne induced Him into the prelerment
A very excellent SERMON followed,
showing the duties l.the minister, and
the good he might effect among his
pastoral charge:
Fhe street oflbe village were broad,
and The. houses beautifully. clean
There was news paper Office. and nc
bridewell;.seyeral good ~hotels; ten:
pin alley, aud a fre-engine depot ant
news-room. This was the 'pretties
village | had eyef.seen; yet it did moi
satisfy the inhabitance: they wanted Il
make it into. city, so that there nigh
be the aristocracy Of mayor and com
mon-conciIment. They were tried o
having no rank aud titles but such a!
the military and militia, ihe.newspape
and the are-engiue afforded. The vii
lage Bohapartes saw in perpectiye tn,
grandure and dignity to which the!
might. aspire inthe future city; the gle
ry and renown reserved for some on,
citizen who might. be in his own prope
person'coIonefof the militia; brigadier
general Of the military artillery edit
or Of the 'Hempstead Polar Star o
Accepted Nlason's Beaconof Liberty;
cRurchwarden of the Ecclesiastical
church; proprietor. Of the Washington
Hetei; commissioner of the pixies, di
rector cf the 6re-engine; and mayor, Q
the free ard independent CITY ofEemp
stead! Wbat.a huge mouthful ofhoh
or And to be had-by NEARLY maxim
a village into a city, and The paymep
Of a certain bill Of .icostto a legislativ
agent at Albany.
Peter Acastor, who was a widoeI
had a widowed mother, and two son:
both. mere lads, but one born IN Barn
I.hy Dun, and the ether in Americ:
The youngest who was America
son, had bes taught at school 10 prid
himselrOn thu, facs Of his being a rel
natice Americe;R. Peter was a vel