The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent. (Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., Miss.) 1848-18??, 1851-06-06
THE SORROWS OF SOUTH CARO-
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South Carolina were TO secede, would she not
experience something Of diininuion Of her |
comforts and Iuxuries7 Can she expect, not |
withstanding her grievances in her present sit.
uaton, to enjoy that prosperity, which. ever since
she became member of this confederacy has
marked her progress7 We think not. Never
theless, her rights SO invaded that she could
not live peaceably in the Republic, she would
have better plea for getting out of it. But
this we do not believe. Hear the Courier's corr
respondent:
ITO give you some idea of the abundance of
what is called the iop country in this State, and
the Inquiries within the reach of every planter
whotakes the trouble to make the proper ar.
raagements for the regular supply Of his table,
we will instance the dinner usually partaken Of
varied according to the season, but composed Of
the like materials whenever there is company in
the house and the family party happen TO be al
all augmented. Not one of the materials used,
il will be seen, by those who know the capabili-
ties Of the country cost The proprietor farihing;
everything, from the soup to the fruiI, being the
produce of its own domains
The mere for his net, and the land for his game;
The chase for the wild, and the park the tame
"The game killed probably by his own gun;
the fish caught either by his cwn line, or by that
OF ono OF his own people, and the mutton fat.
tened in his own pastures.
FIRST COURsE.--A calf's head soup, or a
vegetable soup, or an imitation turtle soup made
from the Coota Fish-Frcsh water trout; brim
or a rock fish.
"SEcoND CoUksE.-A fat barn-door turkey,
roasted with sausages round hIm, an alderman
hanging in chains; boiled leg of mutton or
fillet of veal, potted with tomato sauce-(with
view OF having this dish all winter, the tomatoes
must be prepared and boiled in summer, when
they are in greatest abundance)-a salad in the
centre of the table; ham and vegetables on either
side; in the spring, lamb and green peas, OF
course.
"THIRD CoURsE.-Haunch Of venison, wild
turkey, wild ducks, snipe, woodeock.
DESERT Rice blanc mango, very cheap
desert for the family table, and easily made; jelly
and cusiards, rice pudding, nuts Of several kinds,
grouneBut, hickory and walnut; and at this par
tcnlar period, when am penning this article,
Strawberries and cream.
"And as crownng glory to the whole, it is
not uncommon, after one of these country din.
UGio1 " slUu UUlLG VI u1dueId VII l9lC iduiC
which had been put away with happy FORE
thought in the garret of the old house long be-
fore the living proprietor was botn; and the in
terest of the meal is generally augmented, if it
should so happen that the party had been waited
upon by one of those venerable family servants,
honored relics Of the past, of whom John Ran
| dolph, of Roanoke, once said, they belong TO a
class composed OF the best bred men in the coun-
try, but now almost obsolete. You may still
fud tireIu mere and there, 1t IL true hnt still as
it is the certain effect of republican institn-
| tions, to do away with all our old family land-
marks and distinctions. they are, indeed, few
and far betw Gen."
For the first lime in our life we did feel like
joining the nuuiferS, when we read the above
account. Before us was plain dinner OF bacon
and greens, faDked by corn bread, a few veget-
a5les, and pitcher OF pure water, just from the
| spring. Plain as was this repast, it was just
as good as that of many other Virginians, at
whose table bacon and greens is the tirst second,
third, fouth fifth and everlasting course. Our
turkeg was reserving himself for Christmas; our
fish were still in the sea; our haunch of renison,
running wild in the Blue Ridge; and our dessert
was nowhere. Under such circumstances, we
read the above juicy. unctuous paragraph,
enough to tempt an anchorite from his abstl-
nence, and convert a model of self DENYING
temperance into sensual gormandizer. Why,
! il would have made the mouth OF Abbot Boniface
water in his best days. We think we see him
at one Of tLese Carolina tables, portly and rev.
erened, his snow white napkin spread upon his
knees, and his fat, rubcund countenance beam.
ing like full moon through the streaming va
Dors of the groaning board. No monasterys
refectnry nor castles dining hall ever boasted
more sumptuous cheer, than that upon which
the high mcttled chivalry daily feed.
Now, when such men, between their rich
courses, talk OF secession and notification, and
| swear that their condition is in.olerable and
must be changed, we look upon them with
wonder which we have no words to express.
/ We endeavor TO think them sincere; we hope
that all men are so; but then there rises up be-
| fore us the monstrous inconsistency between a
! full stomach and miserable mind; between
| plenty and discomfort; between deep interest in
the preservation of order, and rebellious, trea-
1 sonable spirit. Some how or other, We can
never think of traitor or a rebel as lat. We
can't imagine Arnold or Burr as other than laEk,
| lanthorn-jawed persons, who rarely sat down 10
good dinner. Cassius had sa lean and hungry
/ look,' and so, we dare say, had Brutus. lfthose
Roman patriots had .fed on such meat" as these
/ 1dfOituNdtS3 AdcSuE Wuuu lluFO AtGu III uto ScA'
/ They talk of oppressien and wrong! They, amid
smiling fields, golden harvests. the sweets Of
civil and religious liberty, prncely plenty, social
and domestic joy-they talk Of wrong, and iiurl
defiance at their government, and threaten nul-
| LITIGATION!
Shame, shame upon such ingratitude! 1t is
as if Dives, in his purple and fine linen, should
have daily complained of his hard lot, thankless
and careless that It was so much better than thai
of the poor beggar who lay at bis gate starving
and full of sores. Let US but look across the
| Atlantic, and we see millions of men, deprived
or every political right; made mere hewers 0
wood and drawers Of water for the privilege
classes; not allowed to worship their God afte
the dictates of their own consciences; their dear
est domestic ties made The sport of the heartles.
vilany or lawless outrage Of their superiors; nj
sacredness Of shelter in their humble homes; az
adequate reward of tEeir exhausting labor; poy
erty their only inheritance, and Famine, Wa
! and Pestilence their ffeqnent guests. Wher
we see these millions oi oppressed, famished ans
suffering vet patient usen. silent and unconl-
plaiping, yet waiting In faith and nope Tor ths
Il time, when the hour o! yengence and OF justcs
( shall come, we cannot butlhnk that South Car
oina might be content with her LOT. and no
provoke the author Of her unexampIed blessing
to permit her to quit her fathers house, and re-
4 dura haFsolf sn a eondifinn xvnrsa than fhaf r,