The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-16
Our southern Correspondence.

GREENviLLE, > G., August "a, 1915
The Court House 1o,rns of the South Southern
Planters and Northern Farmas-Negrocs at the
North and South, &c, &C., &c.
1 have devoted letter to the locale of this
charming up country village, which must answer
for all the court house places visited aud shall
visit In this section. These court house towns
are The depots Of the districts Some of the large
planters reside in them, but the greater portion live
on their plantations out IN the country, and come
in for their supplies. The town contains the usual
quantity Of store keepers, physicians, clergymen
lawyers, mechanics, hotel keepers, &c. The
Hon. Joel X. Polnsett has country seat three
miles from this place, where he spends his sum-
mers. He has rice plantation In the low country.
He is now very aged man, and absent in the
mountains. General Waddy Thompson is a ma
tive Of this place, and has one of the most charm.
ing residences have visited. The grounds about
his mansion are laid out with great taste, and
fine English lawn extends from the house to the
road. | suppose the General to be the leading
wing in the State. He has retired from politica
life, and his attention has been turned to his pro.
feseion Ohe law and the prosecution OF Mexican
claims before the Commission at Washington.
lie has plantation, and owns about 100 negroes.
have now been IN the South over three moaths,
and having had excellent opportunities of seeing
Southern life with my own eyes, feel justified in
Writing you my Impressions in regard TO 1t. 1t is
difficult TO make comparison between the planters
OF the South and the farmers Of the free States;
but were to do so, it would be decidedly in favor
OF the Southern planters. The farms Of the North
DO not generally exceed $50 to POO acres of land.
The farmer has one or two hired men, but rarely
employs more than himself and male members of his
family on his farm, which is worth, with his stock
and residence, some $4,000 or go 900. IL he Is
industrious and works hard himself, his income
renders him ndependent-he Is able TO educate his
children, to give them elping hand when they
settle In lite, and make small division among
them hen he dies. But he is unable TO have any
OF the Injuries Of life. He can't sport expensive
work, work, is his daily watchword Igve above
a falr sample OF the great mass of the farmers of
!ne iree SMase,' more paItic9larly those OF New
ERgiand, New YORK, and Pennsyivania. They
are good staunch citizens; attend the church re-
gularly; read the newspapers; vote on election
day have received district school education,
and give the same TO their children. The farmer
has comfortable dwelling house-painly furnish
ed-a barn, cow-house, and cider mill. He
cultIvates twenty acres Of meadow, plants twenty
acres OF corn, sows fifteen of oats, twenty-five
with wheat or rye, two acres OF iax, two
acres of potatoes, turnlps, &c. He has fifty
acres OF woodland, and the rest of his farm in
swamps, rocks, and pasture land; a good garden
OF an acre, where he produces all the vegetables
he requires, lie has a few acres of orchard, for
apples, peaches, pears, Nc; couple of horses,
two yoke OF oxen, SIX cows, fifty sheep, a few
dozen Of poultry, twenty hogs, compose his live
stock. He ts his own land, assisted by his sons,
and, perhaps, hmed man in summer. The women
folks milk the cows, make the butter and cheese,
do the spinning, and regulate the household mat
ters. AT the close OF the year, when the rye or
wheat, and the produce, has all been sold, our
year commenced he and his have lived very well,
have been comfortably clothed, and he has $500
or 500 LAID up, TO supply, perhaps the deficiency
that bad luck on his farm will require the next
year.
l now will draw picture Of Southern farmer
OF The middllng class, who ranks IN his section IN
proportion TO the large planter, as the farmer
have described, who are the most numerous class
in the North 10 the large farmer there.
lie owns 600 acres Of land (i00 In cultivation)
sixty slaves at $3.50 average each, old and ''''''
Tsenty hors.s, mules &c. average 500. 49,. 1900
Fifty bead ~ cattle average $40. ......... 600
One hun dred hogs, average 81. ........... 200
Carriage, wagons, and carts. ............. 500
Implements, tools, SC. .................. $50
$3.50
Expenses Plantation.
Three hundred yards baFgiDg for cotton, at
10 cents per yard % to II b.le). ......... $50 90
Eight hunares lbs rope. ............... 8. 90
Taxes on sixty slaves Mt 10 cents. 40 90
Taxes on iaud. .................. 20 90
Ideal sttendanee' ST rs Der heal rs 90
Farming utensils purchased annually. ..... $50 90
lfy PAIR OF shoes. ......-......... so 90
BIZ Of cotton and ~occn cloths. 900 40
Fifty comiorters, or Blankets. .......... rs 90
fntyVy oil cloth carpets, New York price ~ 90
Ten small blankets. for Infants. ......... ~ 80
and gil. ..........,......... 20 90
Christmas present in lieu Of negro cap. go. so 90
Two hundrtd gallons molases. .......... 90 20
One Neg tobacco. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 20 20
1850 10
Income,
Income Of so bales Of cotton Mt f35 per BALE co
Five thousand bushels corn, at J0c. ...... 800 W
81 800 co
Less cash expenses ................ Il $50 20