Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-02-28

which is very rough, P broke one Of the axles
of his wagon and we we're detained in Van Buren
that day. This is in Willie's Valley, beautiful
scope of land. We saw corn there still In the
field, which We were told would yield rs bushels
per acre.
From Van Buren we passed over Sand Mountain
to Warrenton, 35 miles; thence across Raccoon
Mountain, to Summerville, 35 miles; thence to
Decatur, on the Tennessee river, 16 miles. This
is business little place. At this point the Tus-
cumbia and Chattanooga Railroad crosses the Ten
nessee upon magnificent bridge Thence velour
neyed on to Courtland, 20 miles thence to Tus-
cumbia, % miles. Tuscumbia is as yet the wes-
tern extremity of the Railroad routes. twill not
long, be so however. The Charleston and Mem.
phis company are pushing their enterprise rapidly
towards Memphis. The cars are now running to
point about 90 miles from Memphis-nearly half
way. The balance of the road is graded.
From Tuscumbia we passed to Buzzard's Roost
20 miles. At this point and along the road for
sixty miles back lies the prettiest country and the
best body Of rich land have ever seen. 1t is
nearly all cut down, and has the appearance Of o
grand prairie. AS for as the eye can reach, not
one stick Of timber can be seen. The lands have
all been bought up by large planters, and here
and there fields of 1000 and 1900 acres are COM
mon. Although was pleased with the country,
did not by any means like the people. Here
found more hoe-made aristocrdcy than have ever
seen in any country. They are selfish and utterly
void of common courtesy. As I have already sta
ted, they are oil large planters they have migra-
ted there in search of the mighty dollar, their idol;
and apparently they have neither time nor inclina
ton to extend the "srlall sweet courtesies Of life"
to their fellow men. We had great difficulty even
in procuring the necessary articles OF food. The
residences are generally built away in the farm,
half-mle from the road Of course, you must
stop wagons, and in the first place 60 in search Of
the house. When you get there, q negro is sent to
the gate to see what you want returns to the
house with your message, andpresently communi.
Gates to you the edifying announcement that you
must hunt the overseer-may-be, two or three
miles away. When you search the 5000 acre
plantation and find the overseer, ten-to-ons he
rides out of the field at one end you come in Of
the other If you should succeed in overhauling
him, however, and communicate to him your ur.
gent necessities, he will delight you with the in.
formation that, if you will wait until night, the
negroes have corn which Che supposes) they may
be willing to sell. Thereupon, he turns away,
leaving you with your finger, instead Of the bread
in your mouth But am DEPRESSING too much.
From Buzzards Roost we travelled to Jacinto,
in Mississippi, 80 miles; thence to Danville, 10
miles; Kossuth, Smiles; Boneyard, 8 miles Mata-
moras, Tennessee IA miles; Berlin, 1s miles
LAGRANGE, 10 miles; Moscow, 10 miles; LaFay-
ette, miles; Colliersville, 8 miles; Germantown,
9miles; Memphis, Is miles-making journey
from Yorkville to Memphis Of $50 miles.
The Mississippians are the best drivers have
ever known. They do not use the line, but man.
age their teams altogether by long whip-the
stock at least ten feet and the lash about 18 feet
long. 1t is music to hear them. It is '.wo come
here lamb" and then down comes the whip, and
woe in earnest, be to the steer that has provoked
the drivers anger. When he steps back, twists
the lash above his head, and bringsit to the mark
the report is equal to that ofa musket. You may
be sure, after such an attack the OK stretches hif
chain for the next quarter-of-a-mile. The Geor.
gians are not so expert in driving-they use the
line and frequently have horse before theteam
To one who has been tutored in the old States
and has not had an opportunity Of seeing what Il
going on in the West it amazing TO see the fooi
of migration. From middle Georgia to the Miss
issippi, the whole country is alive with migrator.
movements; every road lined with travellers
some going in one direction, some in another, ant
others even going back to the old States.
Memphis is, as you know, o thriving, stirring
busy city, rapidly growing in size and wealth, ant
every year advancing with giant strides to the po
sition of the Emporium Of the West. 1t certain
y has the most thoroughly diversified trade Of any
other place in the country-in its warehouses ant
on the docks, every possible species Of trade and
speculation is carried on, and all seem to prosper
Nor is the population less diversified. Men con
gregate there of every nation, speaking every
known tongue, pursuing every sort Of business
and supplying humanity with every sort and shade
of character known among the human race or ra.
ces. 1t is, beyond doubt, the most heterogenou:
compound mixture of good, bad, and Indifferent
that I have ever ''stirred up" in all my perambu.
lations. We spent day in Memphis.
One is no little annoyed here by the incessan'
solicitations and the exceedingly polite attentions
of peculiar, nondescript class Of individuals,
styled drummer,. Every branch of business has
these hangers-on. You are dramn.sd into dry.
goods stores, groceries, hotels the market black.
smith and wagon shops, and even to the ferry
boat 1t is impossible to turn round without be-
ing beset with an internal batch Of drummers. But
enough of Memphis. We crossed the big river
late in the evening, travelled about one mile and
camped in the Mississippi bottom. Here must
close for the present-leaving the remainder Of
the trip for another time. You will direct my pa
per to this place, instead of Washington. Au re-
yoir. Yours, HANNIBAL.
Relations Of the U. States with England.
The remarks Of Lord Clarendon, her Majesty's
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in the Br.
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