Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-16
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caiion II is in advocacy Of the cultivation of lIs
vine and the making Of wine on our own side Of the
Atlantic.
Among other positions, The writer takes TIE ground
that the Grapeculture of Europe is running nut from
disease of the vine-tlat it may not be long hslnre
the nations of the earth must look elsewhere than to
/ France, Portugal, the Rhine and Madeira for their
supply Of wines--that the United States present The
most remarkable advantages and facilities for The con-
timed supply of this great article of human Traffic
and that i, is The manifest duty of the agrrultnrs's oil
this country TO seize at olce upon this splendid oppor-
tunity.
He argues further ahat it would be source of al.
mos, unboundcd wealth people, showing by nc
curale statistical facts that one man 'nih tre acres
| (Which he could manage himself) could make m"re
Than fur men upon Southern or Western farm Of
ordinary size and quality. cas- source of national
prosperity, says he the cultivation of the vine can
have rival. By iis wonderful prodnctreness in the
most sterile soils, the ease with which It s attended
its not requiring the use of fertilizers rnanures and
its suitability 10 nearly every climate, it supersedes in
value the most profitable staples in the vegetable king
dom" He then points 20 the animal incorne which
France has been of late years deriving (hy means o
her grapec,ure) from the poorest and "r ether pUr'
posrs the worthless OF her ands-'he mel amount
Of which, until perhaps the last season. reached The
extraordinary sum of one hundred and hiHy-c'gh
millions Of dollars "And this, says he, from wine
at frc cents bottlein'
But not alone IN the production of wine is this cul-
turs profitable. "The, seeds OF grapes" lie adds
care eaten BY hirds and fine fxed oil, similar Ia
Oliver oil is made from them, suitable either for cook
ing or burning in lamps. The leaves can be used 10
feed cattle and they are fond Of them. The finest
printers ink is made from the carbon OF The charre
stalks Of old vines and from the lees OF wine we gel
Cream Of Tartar, which no family shond be without
AND THEN THE RAIsINs! Whether it be from the
enormous crop Of children raised annually in our
States or rm something else, We import more rai'ins
Than all The rest Of The rorld put logelhrr-3 times as
many England, 7! times as many as France, is
times many as Germany and $50 lines as many as
his majesty, the Gar
Of The cultivation essayst asserts, that the Ill
age of The vineyard and the making Of wine there
from, is not SO aborious, nor expensive per
acre. as the work required to make and save corn
We shond like 10 give the article before us entire
readers; bui this Limits and the public de-
mand fur varieties fnrbid. Whuever the writer may
be, he certainly wiehls beautiful pen aud "rriblc
one withal. Hear him upon the happiness Of vine.
clad country:
Wherever The vine lourshcs, there too, is hap.
py people. The vintage! What pictures rise upon the
mind al The mere mention of il! What memories
cluster around it what skies and scenes; what happy
SONGS what festive dances what images Of gay Pro.
vrnce, sunny Andalusa, and the caslclaied Rhine
Of nj 1-pEI
scuptnrs Of columns vases. nrns, friezes Of salyrs
nympheS, and dryadS; of cym5os, trnnpels larps OF
'hreaihlcss cups and chirpns mirth : Of graceful
youth, and hnppy age; Of heroes, prophets gods; ol
all that makes the antique world n Thing of beauty,
and a. Joy forever; and, united with all that Is noble
and sacred in the history Of man,.
A week or ago, we recommended 10 our Tsu,-
perance friends sensible article in British Review.
We would now suggest to them, as one of lhe very
means of bringing about the reform they earnestly
desire, The encouragement by example and pecunary
assistance, nf grapr-culiure throughout the United
States. The following extract from the essay before
us bears down very handsomely and wcighly upon
| This puint
"Tu Bacchus, more than 10 any other god. Go the
anceH;s ascrlhe The greatest achievements especial
ly he celebrated for his advancement Gf morals,
legislation and commerce, FOR the culture Of The vine
| aud The rearing vi bees
There are mysterious truths In that old healhen my
| lholngy; truths well woFh the attention of The wise
in these blatant inlrnmprt days, when the most brill
liant assortment Of pusc virtues s kept hand
Siany by every hrcatbare pnlilical, and exposed to
the crowd, like gold watches IN niock-ancon shop.
:. For every want there is compensation and now,
while large bodies of men are moved by the temper
ancc Guescn, the very ouslur!, il is important 10
consider ihiS aud To estimate what effect the culture
uf the wire will have up0n The American people II
We cmnare The vine growing will! Ihs nnnvine grow
| ing countries of Europe, we find that drunkenness,
with s carloads OF evil tSarerses the nOn-producng
north ony while the sorih furnishes prevailing ex-
ample OF national suDrieiy. Let Us TURN onr eyes,
IheI 10 these great facts, uad profit by them, instead
of watching the e!lUrs Of political philanlhropSls,
who seem obsnaleiy bent upon driving human Daure
tandem through every slate, with u hurse- whip. And
in This relaun it is we'll 10 observe, that by The abb
srari Of The seventh cunss We nre informed that the
imports Of foreign wines in the United States for the
year 1851, annuuis 10 lille over slXmioas Of gallons,
while our home manufactures OF whlskey, ale, and
SpirunuS liquors. reached the enormous sum OF eighty
six millions of gallons; one quarter of gallon for
each person. and valne only ten cents per year, Is
the fearful wine score of this nebrlaed nation, while
temperate France consumes nine hundred millions Ui
gallons OF wine, equal iO -. gallons 10 every man,
woman, and child (of either seX) IN her population.
Place six millions Of American consumption against
nine hundred millions Of French CONSUMPTION and let
the balance stand in favor OF The sohereSI nalion."
In addition to this, we might quote from the article
on our table sundry statements to the vast superb
GRITTY, point Of sobriey, Of thSe countries where
wines are produced abundaniIy and drank freely But
all OF us have heard this fact from traveller after iraY
eller, until it needs no further evidence 10 command
for implicit credence And may it not be hoped
thai this very cultivation Of Tie grape is the system,
after all, which is TO e1pel intemperance from our
land? There is something practical abou, it, and
something pleasant 10 boot! 1t Is not an achievement
HAT requires for .s support set Of non-consuaing
resolutions, as do the Maine Law efforts OF our day
and country Il has much more elegant basiS made
up Of pleasant assurances Of happy changes coupled
with vision Of splendid incomes and unprecedented
revenues. Place wine within the reach of all class
of your people and King Alcohul will have 10 bun.
die off with the Fool and Mad Tom.' We may add
make wine enough for yourselves and all the world
(as ye can, if yc WILLY and the wealth Of Goconda
would seem poor story by the side Of American mag
nifcence.
Where is Mr. ToGHo! What has become Of that
Abb-villc vineyard which was abuu to be established
under his care! Go ahead, gentlemen ol Abterille,
and set 10 us all good example. lon have French
name and you may Yet have French fame. All we
need is some wcdirec,ed pioneer eIerlion.
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That DredSe soat.
Our readers are most of Them aware that boat,
denouinaled Dredge boat" has been experiment.
ing Of late in the harbor u Charleston, the Immediate
object being The deepening Of The MallIl channel
Hopes were for guod willie entertained al lis opr-
ralions would prove successful. These hopes seem
lave fled. One Of the last numbers Of The Charleston