The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-01-18
FLORIDA.

For several years past, a number Of South
Caroinians have been vending their way to
the land of flowers and fruits, and so infec-
tous has this Florida fever prevailed in our
State, that citizen of Marion County in the
former State, has informed us that the larger
portion of the population of that county,
were North and South Carolinians, princi-
pally the latter We do not doubt but other
than mcrccnary motives induce our citizens
to make the change, and yet, we cannot but
believe, that where other influences prevail,
the cases are rare indeed. The soil is said
to be very productive, the climate agreeable,
living cheap, &c. that many of our citizens,
enua;eu Oy the hope of bcttcrng their con-
dition, leave comfortable homes, good neigh
bors, and kind friends, undergo the fatigue
of n tircsomc journey, and arriving at their
destination, meet with greater hardships,
and privatiOns, live less comfortably the bal
ance Of their lives, and for what? Perhaps
they may become richer, perhaps poorer.
Very frequently after his migration to
another State, one may be less contented,
than he was here, and yot, having at con-
siderable expense made the move, he is
pccuniarily unable to return, or on the other
hand, ashamed to return, makes the best cf
bad bargain; and views the new home
with mole favor, than candid honesty en-.
joins. We are surprised that people should
be so blinded, as to disregard every comfort
of life, merely to risk the chance of making
II little more money. And certainly it is n
risk, and great one, for ones life is jeop-
Men can accumulate riches anywhere; we
believe one section of the country as good
as the other, and when we hear of this one,
or that one, selling out for the purpose Of
trying some other locality, we cannot but
construe it as tacit acknowledgment of his
inability to compete with others.
The climate Of Florida has been said to
be delightfully."- mild, and healthy. So that
our readers mry be better informed on this
score, we give IN extract from letter lately
received from a relative in Ocala, Marion
County, the most desirable locality we be-
licve in that State, and g nerally resortcd to
as the most healthy.
"You ask me how | like Florida? In
some respects very much; but prefer no
State to my own native Carolina. Florida
is great farming country; with ordinary
Seasons, $500 can be made to the hand by
cotton. We expect to do that this year, al
though it is the first crop Mr.. has
ever superintcnded himself. The climate
here is also delightful in winter, being like
Spring; there has been no frost here yet
Occember0 and probably there will be
none before January. The summers are
also very pleasant, cool nights, and but few
mosquitoes; great objection though, is,
there is so much warm weather, or the sea-
son is long, that the system becomes debil-
itated. The greatest objection to Florida
in my mind, is the sickness, that is chills
and fever. Tis true it does not often prove
fatal, but it is certainly very unpleasant to
be having fever every two or three weeks,
oil the year through. II is thought that
healthy situations can be obtained in the
pine lands about; We hope to test that ano-
thcr year, and if we do not succeed, expect
we will be compelled tc quit with our fam
lilies, even if our interest is here"
The letter goes on further to say, that
some of the family were obliged to visit the
Springs, Charleston, and other places, before
health could be restored.
As we told friend sometime ago, if he
is well off, i. C. comfortable, let " well alsne
We speak from experience, the best of tu-
tors.