The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-08-22
Tax Collector.
Dottings around Greenville.

day of October next.
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Dottings around Greenville.
The rides saround Greenville perfectly charming
Go in whatever direction one may, the eyeis delighted
with the beauties, and at times magnificent grandeur
of the scenery. There is lamentable tendency in
this age of ours to indulge in kind of superunary
extravaganza, giving supeatve scope to the magma
ton Particularly is this applicable TO newspaper cor
respondents, many Of whom seem TO imagine that the
weight and responsibility of the world, with Its vast
machinery and operations rests upon their shoulders
Without indulging in the hyperboic, we submit few
plain facts. We had often heard of Greenyille, and
felt great anxiety see for ourselves tho beauties
mountain districts. Our first view Of Grcenville con-
fined to limited observation of the interior town.
was not morp than favorable-we regarded it as we
did tile most of our upcountry towns and villages as
thriving, stirring, improving place. just reapns the
first fruits Of railroad and it is observable that rail-
roads invariably produce fictitious prosperity at first
causing every thing to go up, and rates of property
labor &C., to advance far beyond their intrinsic value
People, wherever railroads co. seem to think that they
ought to reap the benefits Of lifetime in day, or
week-at mrthest in year or two-and hence, each
are trying to see how unreasonable they can make
themselves. For example, what excuse is there for as
high rates oil board in Greenve at what are termed
here tine best houses as can board for in Charles
ton, at hotels, where every want, WISH and almost
imagination, may be gratited at about the same rates.
certainly not sufficient increase to justify tho eX-
orbitan prices which charged in some instance else
where This is too near North Carolina for one to be
obliged to pay so much for board But enough just here
the place is delightful the climate unexceptionable
and the fare very good The process of tearing down old
buildings and putting up Ones works admirably in
Greenville, and the place improving much, that in
short time, it will be great favor to get house and
lot here at any price, We woudhave supposed, to look
at the present Court House. that it was quite good
enough for all purposes but the good people were not
satisfied to let it remain. Preparations arc going on,
and splendid new building for the administration of
justice will soon rear its proud front in Greenville-
Stores first rate ones beng built on the best and
most improved plans. What pity company OF the
enterprsng citizens of this beautiful and prosperous
town do not unite and build large and magnificent
Hotel capable Of accommodating in the best STYLE all
who come. 1t is talked Of to erect such house in
New Greenville on the side Of Reedy River where the
depot is located, which is fast being built up and set
| tied. Many of the handsomest residences are 10 he
found on that sde and the buildings Of the Furman
! Univcrsity-in course Of compction-will compare
favorably with those Of any other in the State
The situation commands beautiful view Of Green
vle and from the Observatory, the surrounding coun-
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although on small SCALE arc worth looking at, and
present quite a picturesque appearance. There is
much commcndable and worthy enterprise among
these people, and doubt in the course Of time, the
resources and wealth of the country will be fully de-
velopcd. The location Of the Female College is
an admirable one, and the place Is appropriate and
charming
We arc constantly meeting some friend or acquaint-
ancc-if VIC could take the wings of the morning and
fly to the utcrmost parts Of the mountains, in their
widest crags in their oficst recesscs, where beauty
and sabimity combined, we should be certain to
see some familiar face, which we had seen before, and
how refreshing to meet friends and make common
cause with them, throw off those ridiculous, absurd,
and contemplate French arrangements, which render
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and excessive puuctios which re,ypoe and remarka'
bly, refined society imposes destroy than half the
pleasure of living. We like the country, the wild,
fearless country where every man may have influence
and is entitled to as much respect another as long
as he behaves himself That's the point upon which
tho whole matter hangs-a gentleman, or lady, wheti-
or at the plough, desk, at the spinning wheel, or
piano. it makes no difference a mans nan for a.
that and it does not require that he should busy him
self to let people know it, for if he is gentleman,
born and bred one he will show it, whether bis hands
be covered with kid gloves or the brawny covering
which nature gave him, it sail the same; when weigh
ed in the balance, WORTH and that alone, can make
the conference.-the want of it, always has, and will,
make the fellow.
Speaking about the mountains just now, we are
rather too last.
1t is our design before we leave this delightful re-
gon to go up on the top Of Paris and also to tread
on Caesars Head from which we learn the grandest
views in nature may be seen. We have on one occa-
sion at least INDUCED our aerial vision, and feasted
our longing soul upon the vast bounties of nature
We must try and do so again-untl which time we
shall have little OF interest to write about unless Mr..
Brame, the celebrated artist gives US peep at the
Carolina Mocking Bird" which we learn, he has SO
beautifully and successfully painted. On Saturday we
visited Paris Mountain, nine miles from Grecnville by
the road but in fact only about six miles in direct
line. We enjoyed our visit very much, and are pre-.
pared to express great admiration for the beautiful
scenery spread out before US. The altitude of this
mountain is about eleven hundred feet above Green.
the level Of the sea- The temperature of the climate
up there is always delightful and we observed very