Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-04-21
The sunering south.

| Except ia Bcrsngel charming political
and statistical account Of fvcrot and Of
It's King, who kept sort OF gratui;ous ma
iional bookshop and wide collar; or in his
equally festive description Of the Land OF
Cocaigne. where baked and boiled and
stewed and fried aud broiled are in eter-
nal progress and people do nothing but
spit and unspit roast beef and capons and
turkeys, or breach and uncorl perpetual
Champagne and Burgundy we have never
heard Of such realm ofrepleiion. II abb
solutcly makes ones mouth water to read
Of such fare. Our only objection to it IS
that always to have such good things be-
sides the certainty Gifts bringingus at last
into the rather too noble company of Gout
and Stone, must be tiresomc. One would
want poor dinner and whisky now and
then, for varicty's sake: but here there
seems no hope Of ii. Bacon and greens,
or any OF our homcly messes, seems as OBJ
solcte as acorns, among the patriots of
South Carolina; and no doubt jowl and
turnp-tops would, in that loyal land,
pass for dish for only bears or canni-
balls.
A correspondentof,hc Charleston Cour-
Ter, writing series of sketches from the
country, introduces in one OF them the fol-
lowing account of living in the low coun-
try of the Palmetto Sta,e-srom which it
would appear that it must DC a fine re-
gion for cpicurcs:
Togivc you some idea Of the abundance
of what is called the lar country in this
State, and the luxuries within the reach Of
every planter, who takes the trouble to
make the proper arrangements for the reg
ular supply Of his table, we will instance
hcD Dime, usually partaken of-varlcd ac-
cording to TIC season, but composed Of
=. The h..5 materials, Whenever there is COM
pany in the house, and the family party
happens to be at all augmented. Not one
Of the materials used, it will be seen, by
those who know the capabilities of the
country, cost tie proprietor a tarOtiag-
everything, from the soup TO the fruit,
being the produce Of his own domains.
The mere for his ret and the land for his game
The chase for the Wild and the park for the tame. "
The game killed probably by his own gun;
the fish caught either by his own line, or
by that ofone ofhis own people, and the
mutton lattcned in his own pastures.
FIRST COURSE.
A CATS head Soup, or Vegetable
Soup, or an Imitation Tuatlc Soup, made
from the Coota. F1sh-Frcsh water Trout,
Brin or Rock fish.
SECOND COURSE.
A fat barn door Turkey, roasted, with
sausages round him, an alderman hanging
in chains; boiled leg of Mutton, or a iillct
Of Veal, po,ted with Tomatoes sauce
with view to having this dish all winter,
the Tomatoes must be prepared and bot
tied in summer, when they are in greatest
abundance "a Said 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, a wild Turkey, wild
Ducks, Snipe, Woodcock.
DESERT.
Rice Blanc Mango, a very cheap desert
for the family table, and easily made -
Jelly and custards, rice pudding, nuts Of
several kinds-groundnut, hickory and
walnut, and al this particular period, when
am penuing this article, strawberries and
cream.
And as GROWING glory to the Whole,
it is not uncommon after one of these coun-
try dinners, 10 find bottle of Madeira on
the table, which had been put away with
a happy torcthought, in the garnet Of the
| old house, long before the living propric-
| tor was born; and the interest of the meal
is greatly augmented, if it should so hap
pen, that the party had been waited upon
by one Of those venerable family servants,
honored relics of the past, of whom John
Randolph, Of Roanoke, once said, they be-
long to a class composed Of the best bred
men tn the country, but now almost absolete.
You may still find them here and there, it
is true, but still is the certain effect of our
Republican Institutions, to do away with
all our old family landmarks and disiinc-
tons, they are, indeed, ''fcw and far be-
tween"
Three courses and dessert served up a Ia
.tranca'sc, with siJe-dishes at pleasure, and
the whole washed down with south Side
MADEIRA handed down from father to son,
certainly make up a frightful picture of
the hardships under which the Palmetto
State groans. No wonder they can bear
it no longer and are bent on flinging off this
affecting government Were they treated
any thing less than with tyranny which it
fires onc'shcart to think of, they might, in
stead ofthree courses and adesscrt, have at
least SIX; add Constantia or Tokay to their
pre-revoluuonary vmtsges; put twice as
many daintics and double bottles under
their belts; and instead spending but half
their waking hours at table, spend them
ALL
Alas! what an oppressed, what down
,roddon peoplel
but. seriously, upon tins state Of facts
which, derived from herself, must be taken
for unquestionable, and are no doubt true,
what has South Carolina to complain Of!
Her planters have, each within his own
unbought and unburdencd supply, luxurics
that might contentthepalatc Of an Apicius,
and may enjoy them in a Sybarite ease and
Partisan elegance. If they hive thus,
what other part of the country might not,
i capable Of such a feeling, envy them
Trey oppressed by the General Govern
mentl Why, according to this showing
they pay next to nothing to it!
But" cry they. "the Government has
DISTINGUISHED us by excluding Slave-pro-
perty from California" Your pardon
gentle sirs! You yourselves at firstlnsisted
that i, was for California alone to determine
whether she would or would not exclude
Slavery; and the Government has, accord
ingly, only left her to her own untrammel-
led choice. If you are insulted, it is by
California, and by that which you swore
she had a perfect right to do. Ii, however,
You will still have it that she insults YOU.