Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-12-08

mutation. The young man who begins life upon prin-
cples like these, will notha8e reached his grand eli.
macteric before he will have become as an old stone
of the valley, covered over with moss thick MS wool
and soft as velvet But he, who having made such
beginning turns his thoughts to soe distant. unknown
and frequently imaginary spot, where opnience - 10
crown his excrtions at once, who bangs behinu hm
the door of his humble cottage in disgust, throws away
his rst.niade tools sacrifices his stock, tumoes Ills
negro women and chdren:fn rough road wagon
and deaftns tile voice which bids him remain near III,
fathers grave with the shout Of Westward, ITO
may appear after years Of exposure AMI tni' like
barren fragment Of granite, tom from a naSe quarry
by some mischance and thrown upon the open pall'
to be beaten by the winters rains or blasted oy 'he
summers lightning This contrast may seem a l'''ie
overs,rancd to !; yet we believe it to be iouhueu
in truth, and proved by many sad reality.
But i: will be ,ad that the injuries thus sustained
in the May lie speedily couneraced by the great
advantages Of Western farming. Our answer Is ''ese
vaunted advantage, exist mostly in imagination. we
never shall forget two remarks made to us ID! eentc
men Of experience and intelligence nearly hl'cer
years ago, while upon visit to one OF the most pro-
ducve sections Of Alabama. The old journal III
which We recorded them is now before us. one was
the assertion of the general fact that old countries
nrc nlwny, under r.rnted, while new ones are InTaria
bly, over-rate The other contained piece Of advice
which trnnkcribe precisely it was gwen 10 ~.
"My young friend" said the Western man, " as long
ns yon see hcfore you at home any prospect oil COM
potency, remain in Carolina. have fully tried h"th
countries, and this il my honest opinion. It was an
honest opinion, for it fell from man unusually Tree
from -udice yet strongly attached to the State oi
! his adoption.
1t would impossible, within the limit, of news
paper article TO argue length the advantages and dis
advantages of old and new countries Some Of the
most prominent will rapidly glance Mt before con-
cluding these remarks.
Tic new States have the advantage generally in
freshness of SOIL and when this said The marvellous
story of their superiority is ended.
The old States have proIerbially the advantage In
point of health the Of education and the iacil
lilies for disposhg Of produce ut convenient markets
and for remunera!ivc prices. They have the advan'
tage I'M the moral and political elements of their social
organization. And, under the improved system ol
culture which is rapidly gaining ground' they are bf
tlle If Mt all, behind in the aggregate oil their farm
ing and planting products. True, we have the diff
cul,ies of worn and impoverished lands to contend
with But tire work of reclaming them rs proved by
the experience of numbers already, is work lha
pays we'll, and will continue to pay better every yea
rs true agricultural science advances Besides to
man who feels properly the duty Of acting we'll hr
partn c there is real satisaction in being conscim
of the fact, that while filling his Golfers by slow bll
regular additions, he is at the same time bringing
bennty out Of dcfnrnity, prosperity ont Of decay
clonm and desoIation" that he is repairing and re
newing scenes which once of the brig char
acter and nre still rendered dear by most grateful re
mniSccnces-,hat he is, by his own determined lnbo
and skill (,nder the blessing of an approving ProvI
dencc) enriching The bosom of his mother eali't an'
amply sustaining his declining years. with the fruit
of perhaps the same old fields by whose almost spoi
taneous yell his earliest wants were supplied. Al
argument like this we aware, may raach bnt few
hearts in this cold and selfish age. Still tltcr: is PHI
losophy there is reverence, there is patriotism, icr
is religion in it, however spurned.
We might go on to speak OF the benefits whlc
have often resulted to individuals and to com
munics, growing directly out Of the adverse clrcnrh
stances of poor soil anil stined means. We mls'
alIude to the many useful and noble traits whic
nre called into being by the compelling power OF i'm
pcrious necessity We might tell of men who hav
arisen to the highest pitch of rcnown, Of nation
which have become the admiration of mankind, an
table in q hiGh drGrc
would carry far beyond our limits. Neither do w
think i. necessary to occupy this ground in our in
stance We are among those who believe that nl
South Carolina is still one of the garden spots Of tn
earth. Our lands rs fertile upon the Who'll
as those of any State this side of the Mississippi
Even in view Of money making alone there is We
among lis large scope for successful cTcriion. w
are all, or nearly alI, coming TO rapidl
upon the subject of preserving and improving the hill
and valleys of our beloved country, fnr Carolina
our country. md would that we all felt it more III
mnreD Those hills and valleys are even At iliis da
far frum being exhausted. And if our valued old cit
iz-ns, and active, intelligent young people would Civ
up this mig raiory spirit, Ivy which they bcing nm
duly impelled, and would stand firm with clanish At
tachmcnt to their homes and fresides-if they won'
determine make it the proud business Of their live
to develop what syct left to by the beneccnt Givc
of all Good, in twenty years with impartial Legislation
on the part of the Federal Government and fusertn:
provisions on the part Of our State GOvernmenp TIL
dear country Of ours would be seen to " bnss"m III
the rose" Yes, when California's golden streams
shn be spoken Of as brilliant but deceptive paths
wealth. S. Carolina shall yet be youthful goddess
crowned with fruits and flowers, holding in one hant
.henves Of rich grnn, the mark of her abundance
and pointing with the other The heaps Of valuable
produce which crowd her prosperous marts.
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REST FOR THE PALMETT0S
THE Committee on the Military hnvc reported