The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-16
Correspondence

uI LDl lOh 10 oIudil VII
lage Of West Jersey, situated about one
hundred and fifty miles S. w. Of New
York city. 1t was settled about a cen
tury since, by the Seventh day Baptists,
of whom at present it is mostly composed.
The principal buildings in the village,
are church, an academy, a store car
riage shop, blacksmith shop, sc. The
inhabitants are chiefly farmers, who are
scattered over quite an extensive terri.
tory The soil is naturally rather light
and sandy, yet by the application of
Mari, and by the Strong arm Of industry,
it ranks in fertility scarcely second to
any in the State. Would that some Of
you Rhode Island farmers, who have
never been more than a thousand miles
from home, could just now pass through
some of our corn e Ids Instead of
measuring the corn by the height of the
shoulder, yon would fnd the ears them
srlves, far beyond the reach of your
brawny arms. You farmers think that
yield of fifty bushels of corn per acre,
is a wonderful exhibition of agricultural
skill, and almost worthy to be treasured
UP in The memories Of your child en- |;
but here it is little more than an average
crop. What is true in respect to the
corn crop is lik wise ue Of the various
other productions, We had the pleas
ure only three days since, of attending
the third annual exhibition of the Coun.
ty Fair, held three miles from this place
We have witnessed similar FAIRS in lh
States of Rhode Island and C"nnccncut !;
We have seen there larger cattle, supe-
rior horses, and better display in the
fine arts, but we never witnessed before
anything approaching a parallel in the
agricultural department There were
specimens Of potatoes, tu'nips, ears OF
corn, cabbagcs, pumpkins, melons, &c,
which for size and beauty, we think
would quite have astonished some Of the
tanners. In this fair, which,
taking all things into consideration, was
- al IN h
lore witnessed Shiloh was we'll repre-.
,enred.
Perhaps one of the most remarkable
features of Shiloh is sc, when viewed
n its moral aspect We do not intend
o faitrr the good people here, yet We
honestly think that the moral atmosphere
which parvadcs the place, is far more
,ure and healthy than in any other por
ion Of thc State with which We are nc
.un!u'ed. I'is happy STATE o' affairs j. !
doubtless owing III grrat measure t.
me fact there is 10 ,um shop here
{ has been our privilege to pass through
lmost every county and town in the
State, and yet Shiloh is the Fl st village
,e have ever seen that is not cursed
n th a rum hole Let it be proclaimed
broad for the honor of Shiloh, that the
ccurscd rum-sbop with all its untold,
nsancti6ed, and unhallowcd Influences,
as not vet beeE established here. Tru"
is that a few individuals who would
ff zee whatever is fair and noble in man,
ho convert society into pandemonium,
nd Danish from earth the very name Of
irtue, have labored hard to erect IL
uilding here, where they might let in
Iis enemy Of man, this monster death
t is true they have succeeded in erect
lg II building but just then the people
lid, thus far shalt thou 90 aud no fur
ler' A part Of this same building is
ow occupied by worthy female teach
r aud several iudustriou, students. We
re happy to say that in Shiloh and vi
nifty there are at present only Two or
lrre persons at all addicted To ihtem-
france, on portion which We guaran
e cannot be made in respect to IA likr
'rtion Of territory anywhere else within
c limits Of Je' sey.
Another rcma kable feature of Shiloh
its present position IN relation TO The
ming Presidential Election We are
7ae that your paper is no' political ,
e, aud, therefore, we hesitate to say -.
ueh upon this point But at III" same /
ne we know that the columns Of the