Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-08-01
Correspondence Of the Advertiser.

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Mr.. Epsron:-I have just arrived at the City Of
ssnns, srom my tour in Canada West, and am just
enjoying full" panorama" (as Pat would say,) of
Gods own country. Edge6eld District, through the
columns of the /" Aduertiser,"-the 6rst number
have seen since left Carolina. You may guess il
quite treat in these far-oF regions to get the
passing events Of the day in our District so fully
presented to us. Though we are over twelve hun
dred miles distant, we are at home when we pore
over the news of the " Advertiser"
have been conversing with Queen vic's sub
jects few weeks, and they are quite sanguine about
the Eastern War and their foster mothers ultimate
success. Upper Canada is making rapid progress
in agriculture. Farmers ase telling the stubborn
oaks Of the forest with fire and steel. They are an
initiating the wilderness, that the noon-day sun
may smile on the newborn fields Of grain instead of
on the gloomy forest that lately defeated his efforts
to warm the sod Hundreds Of acres, that were
covered with huge timber two years ago, are now
scnding forth luxurant crops. We went out through
those parts that are bounded on the South by Lake
Ontario and were well paid for our toll on behold
ing the glowing prospects of the crops. On every
side were to be seen copous fields Of wheat, oats,
rye and potatoes. If no unforeseen destroyer blights
tho promise, our Canadian neighbors will ahPa vast
quantity Of provisions; for they never had such
crops or such quantity Of seed in the ground.
The country as fac as have seen is broken one
hilock looms UP after another and forms continu-
Gus succession of plains and mounds. Some of
these mounds break of very abruptly, forming
cone ike appearance at the top-bat the sides of
the most abrupt the traveller will find q verdant
vegetation. On the road between Rochester and
Syracuse, N. Y, the crops are maturing fast and
promise an abundant yield. with the single excep-
ton of corn. 1t is rather poor, owing, doubt 10
the late cold rains-bu the slopes Of the hills it
is making considerable progress, and the ow-lying
grounds may spring up under Julys sun but there
cannot be average crop Of corn in this part of the
country, as most of the farmers have plowed q por-
ton Of il up and sowed buckwheat in its place.
The liquor merchants of New York in some o.
the towns and villages are getting the Maine Law
efficiently ladled out to them. In Syracuse and
Rochester several arrests for drunkenness have been
made, and in most instances, the parties fined and
sent to Jail. Some ot the Jails are pretty well oc-
cuped by sellers and drinkers of the forbidden ar
ticle. 1t is recorded that one man took home
barrel of whiskey, which he left in his wagon over
night. In the morning he found the bung. out and
the barrel empty As he was in the habit of abusing
his wife when he drank, it is surmised that she
executed the "writ Of destruction" herself: 1t is
also reported that 81. thousand dollars worth of
liquors changed hands the day before the law took
effect in the City of Rochester, to private citizens,
aud most of the buyers ,0ere Maine La,o ad0o-
Gates. AS we are opposed to such enaetments, and
cannot &c, bumper of the i: critter" when we are
dry, must beat our retreat to those States that
sober without rum laws and prohibition. Though
prohibition docs not affect me much as the de-
porable state Of my poeket for on sounding it this
morning, find myself without single: dime.
QUIZ.