Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-02-16
CORRESPONDENCE or THE rREE PRESS. |
The State of Mississippi,
MADISON Co, Miss, Jan.

loonREsPoNDENcg or the rREE PRESS
The state of Mississippi.
MADrsos Co., Miss, Jan. l6, 1855.
MR.. Enron Il suppose this central portion If /
Mississippi is the finest country in the world /.
and at this time ii enjoys the finest climate. From
all can gather from books, it rivals Italy in its
balmy atmosphere, its cloudlcss EVENING", and
gorgeous sunsets. In place of ruined art, We have
the uncutiyatcd beauties Of nature. We have none
ofthe dreaded malaria and even the scourges Of the
South, and of the whole country. yellow fever and
cholera, have never made their appearance here.
The country is very level, lying in very gentle
undulatons, and heavily timbered with oaks and
walnuts, and numborless other trees, some Of which
flourish nowhere else but at the South. Northern
trees attain perfection here unknown at the North
The country is rendered exceedingly picturesque
by the disposition of its woodlands and clcatings
which is altogether different from the North. In
stead Of making settlements along in ono line and
clearing the land back to great distance from the
road, the settlements made in the middle Of an
estate, and many clearngs arc hidden by intcrveu-
ing roads. Now the road runs through some stately
forest Of primitive growth, emergcs at some
planters residence, surrounded by a village of ne
gro huts, the whole in the midst Of the cotton fields
which vanish away in the distance, the stalks now
dry and rustins in the wind, but covered with the
last picking of their downy fleece, which crowd Of
dark faces may be seen bending over and with busy
fingers transferring to their baskets this wealth Of
the South. Many OF the fields are surrounded by
hedges Of Cherokee roses with long priekiy branch
Is oohulhs sracoiu'y IN every olrec'ion' ana COW
cred with proiusion OF dark green leaves, forming
an eheetuai barrier TO intruder' OF every desorp-
ton AT present IL o''l'cS All 'ho evergreen hedg-
,o,r,if,l object in nature covered with Il, rro,,s
&c eoors
Nov tho ro,l or,er. fin, t,ro., ,bi,h ,or,,io,,a,
ms, "a Won entcr some rrcttv villncc which
nrecmincntlv the town here ara ,bo resistance, of
wealthy planters. whose plantations are intrus,od
70 ovorseers The mode of settlement i, unfavoro
be to the Northern svstem of common schools and
,h.rer,ro mos, NJ tho schools Of III. country ,ro in
,, VILLAGES which are oell .rrr1iod with tb.,n NJ
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,r.,,.nor,o,ir ,ods Of all Linds ,ro ox,ced;r,iv
bi.b bore Tho Con,r,i Railroad r,,o Nev or.
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N"'"-N''h'hsi'm seems to be received with gen
''n' '''or throughout 'he eouth' Inc majority OF
the presses laud 1t excessively recognizing it as the
great movement "hich Is to break Gown the adot-
''""" o' Inc N9rth, ana All other sectional differ
'hccS' lime VIII tell \ more unretriced intor-
course between the North aud South would do away
with many unfortunate plciudicc,. One source of
hi'lrPfehension Is, that the South take the many
th'hs' shld and done, for mere local effect at the
NoFth' a the real sentiments Of the people The
south enters into politics, and other things which
embrace matters d opinion, with nm carnes,ness
unknown at the North, and cannot understand the
cool and uninlpassoned way in which things are
done there As an instance, will give you some
details Of religious controversy, that has come
under my notice
and Methodist Ministers to q discussion on baptism
ana ohurch government they were backward IN ac-
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