Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-07-14
Interesting Letter.

the wur d ,ince 1T wrote you, that II
would interest You To see set down on pa:
per. Denmark is rather dead soIt Ol
Kingdom, and altho' the people have re-
Gently mani ested lille life, and actual
ly have ,akea step or two along the road
10 Republicansm, yet doubt whether
they have sufficient energy and pelsercr-
ance 10 work out any truly beneficial aud
lasting results. You will have seen that
our country is about TO give them some
trouble upon The subject Of the "Sound
Dues"-that is 10 say, if The coming
Know Nolhing Congress does not knock
into pYe all the present Administration. !.
have always regarded the imposition of
those dues" as bold and indeicnslble
Tx upon the commerce of other nations
but especially unjustihable when exercis-
ed towards as, who have never I'M ured
Denmark, and never bound ourselves, by
treaty or otherwise, to submit 10 them. /
think what said in my last upon the sub
iect Of The War, has been, thus far, pretty
well verified; aud although recently the
Allies have had some important successes
both in the Crimea. land in The Sea OF AzoH
vet am still of the same opinion, that the
result of the war will not be beneficial TO
them, whoever else may prolithy it. Thus
far, the world has looked in uller wonder
ment, upon tic many evidences displayed
BY Great Britain, of ultra imbeciliy and
survile folly. However, it Is but The
natural result Of an ehete aristocr"cy,
vain, proud greedy and ignorant. prictlcS-
ed class, attempting 10 control the desilh'es
of the people. ''lt is not, nor II cannot
come TO good" said, years ago, in my
first speech in Congress, that the days OF
England's real greatness had long since
past forever-and her present leaning up
on, cingng to, courling and to0dylng
France and Napoleon, do not tend 10 con-
vince the world that the old Lions teeth
and claws are becoming any sharper and
stronger bv age. Ever since | became
old enoug h 10 understand the fortunes
which my father suffered in The "SuSar
House" and the ''Prison Ship" ! have
learned 10 hate England. Rely upon II,
the United States never did, or never will
have a more dangerous enemy than Nhe'
and so long as her hands continue, as al
present, fill, for one shall not grleye,
sin my former letter, fear gave you
an erroneous opinion concerning The lands
Immediately around this town. SAID
they were 'very poor But al that time
had onlv seen them in the dead Of winter,
and during that season nothing can De
more desolate. bare and iorlom than The
appearance which they present. lhey
assume very different look IN the sum-
ner tho and last summer never saw
more splendid crops Of rye, oals, barley,
and peas than | saw here. Very Illlle
wheat is grown on this Island, but on The
little Island of Funen, they raise line crops
of it am told. You would be much anu
sed TO see their manner of cutting and
gathering their harvests. The 'cradie
is in very general use, but 1t is one oil the
funniest looking implements that ever
saw, and one that would make our farmers
laugh to see. | don't remember ever 10
have seen a rake in one of their fields.
They may possibly be used when the
crops are thin, but saw none last sum-
mer. One Wonlan follows each GRADER,
and gathers what he cuts with her hands
into large sheaves, which are bound alter
wards bv sail hands" What work one
of McCormck's reapers could do here
| told YOU nearly all the Island is as flat as
pancake, and sometimes for miles a.
round there is not rock or stump oil
any sort to be found. There are no fen
ces either, and the whole country looks
like one enormous field, patched over
with different crops. One very impor-
tant crop is that Of peas. They are sown
broadcast over whole acres, and when
in bloom they look most beautiful. They
are precisely like our garden peas IN APP
pearance, except that the blossom is pur-
pie, aud they do not grow much above
two feet and half in height. When green
they are as good for the table as any other
pea when they become ripe and hard,
thew are moved and slowed away
thrashed out in the winter, the straw CIV
en- TO the cattle, and the peas used as food
by the peasants. There is one peculiarl-
~ about this people, and il is The more
singular, inssmuch as they are all strict
proteslants, mean their utter neglect OF
the Sabbath. Put stranger here, and
deprive him of the almanac, and he would
be puzzled to know when Sunday came
People work in the fields and in the
shops, and on the roads and everywhere,
precisely as they do On other days, and
except that larger crowds attend The Two
Ii, the Parks and public gardens, The the
aires, &C., no difference can be perceived.
Indeed Wednesday always seems 10 me
more thorough hQLvdav here Than Sun