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

mutation. The young man Who begins life upon prn'
ciples like these will nothaSe reached his grand cl'
uacerc before he will have become as an old stone
of the valley, covered oyer-with moss thick rs WOOL
and soft as velvet. But he, who having made snch
beginning turns his thoughts to sore distant unknown
and frequently imaginary spot, where opnence 10
crown his excrtions at once, who bangs penh" '''''
the door of his humble cottage in disgust, throws ava!
his firsnade tools, sacrifices his stock, tumoles Ills
negro women and children. into rough road wagon
and dearns the voice which bids him remain near is
fathers grave with the shout OF WESTWARD ITO!
may appear, after years Of exposure anu nil' Ike
barren fragment Of granite tom from its nalFe quarry
by some mschnnce and thrown upon the open p'"ih'
to be beaten by the winters rains or blasted d! 'e
summers lightning. This contrast may seem Il h,''e
overstraincd yet we believe 1t to Dc iouueo
in TRUTH and proved by many sad reality
But i: will be ,aid that the injuries thus sustained
in the outset Nay be speedily counteracted ny inc sfen'
advantages Of Western farming Our answer S' 'tvs'
vuunted advantages exist mostly in imagination we
never shall forget two remarks, made to lis d! gen'e-
men of experience and intelligence nearly hltcen
wears ago. while upon visit to one OF The most pro-
duclive sections Of Alabama The old journal III
which we recorded them is now before us. one was
the assertion of the general fact that od countries
nro always under. .rnted, while new ones are n''a-
by overra,eti The other contained piece OF advice
which we trnnscrbe precisely as it was gwen 10 w.
Ny young friend," saidthe Western man, " rs long
m you see kcfore you homo any prospect Oh COM
petency, remain in Carolina. have fully tried h"th
countries and this is my honest opinion 1t was an
honest opinion, for it fell from man unusually Tree
from prejudice, yet strongly attached to the State Oh
hls adoption.
1t would be impossible, within the limits of n news
paper article to argue length the advantages and dis
: advantages of old and new countries. Some "t TIC
most prominent we will rapidly glance at before con-
Guiding these remarks
The new States have the advantage generally in
freshness of SOIL and when this is said The marvellous
, story of their superiority is. ended
The old States have proverbially the advantage IN
point Of health the Of education and the iaci'
tiles for dsposihg Of produce at convenient markets
and for remuneralivc prices. They have the advan'
,age m the moral and political elements OF their SOCIAL
organization And, under the improved system OF
culture which is rapidly gaining ground, they are bn'
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inc and planting products. True, we have the dill
cuties of worn and impoverished lands to contend
with But Ire f7ork of recaimng them, as proved by
the experience of numbers already, is work Ina
pays we'll, and will continue to pay better every ycal
as true agricultural science advances. Besides, to
man who feels properly the duty OF acting We'll h'
partn life there is real satisfaction in being consciGu
of the fact, that while filling his Golfers by slow b
regular additions, he is at the same time hnnslnt
bennty out Of dcf'rmi,y, prosperity out Of dcray
gloom and desoIation that he is repairing and re
newing scenes which once were Of the brighcs, char
acter and nre still rendered dear by most graiei re
minisccnces-,ha he is, by his own determined nbo
and skill (ndcr the blessing Of approving lrovi
dencc J enrichng the bosom of Ms mother carht ant
amply sustaining his declining years, with the fr''
Of perhaps the same old fields by whose almnst spon
taneous yield his earliest Wants were supplied AL
argument like this, we aware, may ranch hut lev
hearts in this cold and selfish age. Still tfcrs is PHI
osophy there liz reverence, there is patriotism, Their
is religion in it. however spurned.
We might go on to speak Of the benefits whic
have often resulted 10 individuals nnd to cum
muni,ics growing directly out of the advers" clrcn
stances of poor soil and stinted means. We nigh
aude to the many useful and even noble traits whic
are called into heing by the compelling power OF i'm
perious necessity. We might tell Of men who hav
arisen to the highest pitch Of renown, Of nation
which have become the admiration OF mankind, an
III rrrn apparently sibatahle in q hirh drcrc
would carry us far beyond our limits. Neither do W
think i: necessary to occupy this ground in our in
stance We arc among those who believe that oil
South Carolina is slill one of the garden spots Of til
earth. Our lands even are fertile upon the who'll
as those of any State this eide of the Mississippi
Even in view Of money making alone, there is ye
among large scope for successful cxcron. w
are all, or nearly nll, coming to senses rapidly
upon the subject Of preserving and improving the hill
and valleys of our beloved country, (fnr Carolina
our country. and would that all felt il ant
moreD Those hills and valleys are even at this da,
far from being exhausted. And if valued old cit
z-ns, and active, intelligent young people wuuld Civ
up this migratory spirit, Ivy which they bcng I'M
duly impelled, and would stand firm with canish nj
tachmcnt to their homes and fresides-if they woult
determine to make it the proud business of their live
to dcveop what syct left to by The bcneccn Givcr
of all Good, in twenty years with impartial Legislation
on Tie pnrt vi Ie reueIal government anu loSlerIl.
provisions the part Of our State Governmenp tl
dear country of ours would be to q" blossom a'
the rose" Yes, when Californias golden streams
shall be spoken Of brillinnt but deceptive paths
wealth. s. Carolina shall yet be youthful goddess
crowned with fruits and flowers, holding in one hand
rhenyes Of rich grain, the mark Of her abundance
and pointing with the oer to the heaps Of valuable
produce which crowd her prosperous marts.
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REST FOR THE PALMETTOS.
THE Committee on the Military hnvc reported