The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-04-20
From the Soathern Christian Advocate.
CITIES AND COUNTRY.

At,a'emen, appeared short time sine
u one OF our Northern exchanges, To the
effect tina, there was more wealth in the
city oil Boston alone Than 10 the whole
Siaie Of North Carolina. This i. a single
specimen OF the deprecia,iog tone in which
northern writer's commonly indulge 10.
wards The South when compared with The
North. II is perhaps no, surprising ,ba,
50 gorgeous mistake should be made in
made ia facts and figures by one living in
any oil The large cities OF the North and
unacquain,ed with that peculiar phase of
southern he-a rural AID wealthy popu.
ia'ion. North Carolina has no large CITY
either on The seaboard or inland; but To-
attribute this fact to the poverty of the
popuiaI'on Of that State is great biunder.
She may be allowed to be inferior to Mas.
sachn'et's IN manufactures and commerce.
but these are far from being the sole eIe.
menls OF wealth. The sole indexes of nro,.
perity' Ia agriculture, the old North
STATE will compare favourably with any Of
nef Northern sisters Of Inc confederscy.
her property 10 estim,ted at three hun.
cred and SIX millions, that Of Ma.,acbu.
sei'', Boston Of course included, is three
hundred and forty millions To read some
Of the Northern paper, one would c,,u,.
any conclude that decline was The prevail.
iog law, and impending ruin the cala,tro.
'fophe hanging over the South. All thi,
sun - egfee'ossly absurd. /, results
nom applying Northern rules Of proportion
10 souihern affairs. 10 the North on. +
halt OF the population resides in cities or
towns, while Of the South no, more than
one'tenih OF the population is congrega,ed
'a'o cities. Cincinnati elene contains,
moro inhabitants than ten Of the Iaroe.,
cites snd ,ovno OF Virginia but in the
after SIate-~hose declining condition is
Hock'theme for abolition decIaimers. the
''ersse property Of every FREQ white per.
'on IS t75s, while IN New York-tbe
nodei Slate, with three times the while
population, the average property Of each !
Out s2oo. 10 Massachusetts again. !
here are about 90, OC0 panpers-in Noub .
'aroIina we doub, il 900 could be found +,
ron the sea board TO the mountains. Win !,
" 'he ooasted talk of the school. =,
eng abroad IN New England, wha, are \
10 criminal statistics Of the land or 81.
est In Boston one person GU, of every
'unteea males. and one out of eyery
'eh'y'e'ght females, is annually arrested
e criminal offences. What would ho
oush. IN North Carolina if the mos, dis, E
NJ approach 10 such a state of tb,oo. Ia
ere oe'ervedl In the city of New W
ofk a greater amount OF crime pss,e. al
huaiiy 10 review before The tribunal. OF
40 in all the Southern States Do, to. be
ther. 81
Ci'y life has its advantages, bu, !, were II
q to deny that these must be ,ake, w;,h pc
my grave drawbacks. The expense of Gu
'"g IS vastly greater, the temptations to
'o'sence vastly greater, habits Of ex.
'agance, tendencies to speculation. vast.
greater than are to be found in n rur,I NJ,
'uiaiIon. IL is not a desirable tbi,n IA
!, = our people should be shut Up IN towns ger
ne SOUTH" to adop, the language of No
: FISHER, IN an interesting Lecture Iale. ORR
delivered IN Cincinnati, as tur,I !, :, r
dence and habits. 1t does no, present - u
temptation or the opportunity for sen. Ebe
erailflcation TO be found in city life. Ebc
10 cities that the passions and anne. pea,
resort Tor their Carnival. The thea. we.
'ne gaming house, the drinking house. corr
places OF still more abandoned char n, -,
. abound in them. and to these. .be # =
pated youth goes forth at night from flo ,
O. along tho high road to ruin. In f., .
amny Of .ss ssuihsrs planter Or r,r. Il