Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-09-16
MAJ. PERRY ON A NORTHERN TOUR.

maj. PERRY ON a NORTHERN TOUR.
The talented editor of the Greenvillc Patriot,
Mai. Perry, who recently took trip to the
North, wrote, while absent, several excellent let.
ters for his paper-from the number we clip the
following, dated,
PHILADELPHIA, August 30, 1851
We have just returned from pleasant ride
over the city of Brotherly Love. Philadelphia,
is beautiful and delightful city, very different
from New York. The Fairmount water was
pure and very beautiful The open squares are
delightful. They afford a pleasant walk for the
citizens, where they breathe pure fresh air, after
being confined in their stores and shops. There
ought to be something of the kind in all great
cities and large towns. In Boston we were de-
lighted with the Commons, which contain large
number of acres. (scvcnty.five believe, which
were given BY Governor Hancock on the condi-
ton that no houses should ever be built on them.
The Girrard College, which We have just visited,
is a magnificent marble palace, built for the
education of the poor boys of the city. There
is something ludicrous in the idea of erecting
such palace for the education of ragged chill
dren. How much better it would have been for
the founder of this College TO have given the
fund which it took to erect these buildings, for
educational purposes; but he wished to leave q
monument bearing his own name in marble,
and, therefore, directed millions to be spent in
erecting those buildings.
The North and the South are very different
countries, but We hope they will ever remain one
great Republic. In all the Northern cities the
foreign population have taken the place of the
African race at the South. They perform all
the menial duties, are hotel walters, backmen,
police officers, draymen, boatmen and laborers
Of all CLASSES. There is a very decided charac.
teristic difference between the North and the
South in all classes There is more spirit and
o higher tone at the South, whilst there are more
industry and energy in the Northern people. In
dividuality is everything at the South, whilst ags-
gregation prevails throughout the North. The
pride of q Southern planter is to live on his
plantation and be monarch of all he surveys;
but the Northern's ambition is to be one of q
company whose object is to improve and civilize
the country, and make money. The Southern
people like to stay at home and enjoy themselves.
The Northern people seem to be always travel
ing. Between this and New. York there are six
or seven daily trains Of railroad cars running,
and each train carrying hundreds Of passengers.
The other day got in large train from New
York at Burlington, and had to stand up in the
cars till arrived opposite Philadelphia Not
q seat could be had in the whole train of cars!
There is one regulation adopted OIL the North
crn Railroads which ought to be enforced at the
South No passenger is allowed to carry more
than fifty or seventy-ivc pounds of baggage. l
have seen gentlemen travelling from Columbia
to Greenvle with dozen trunks, and no extra
charge made for them. Such thing is not toler.
ated on these railroads, and ought not to be; but
on Northern railroads the charge is only one,
two and three cents per mile, whilst we charge
five! Would it not be more wise and just to
charge less and make passengers pay for extra
baggage?
[ find that very few of the Railroads in the
Northern States pay dividends equaling seven
per cent, Notwithstanding theimmcnse travel on
them. This surprises me. The railway from
Philadelphia to New York pays fine dividend
on the stock, but very few of the other roads
pay anything. Most of the railroads companies,
too, are greatly in debt.
The Northern people keep very few private
carriages. This is terrible expense at the
South, and ought to be reduced. To keep 4
carriage and horses for q drive of two or three
hours, once or twice week, is paying high fol
little recreation. Here you 60 aboard Of Il
beautiful steamer and run up to Burlington
twenty miles, for twelve and a-half cents The
expense of carriage and horses at the South
leaves nothing to improve ourhouses and grounds
At the North, every poor mans cottage is neat
tidy affair. Instead of keeping parcel of lazy
domestics 10 wait on you, the Northern people
wait on themselves, and have everything abon,
them much neatcr and preltier. Instead of hav.
ing extensive grounds. unimproved. they have a
few acres. we'll improved. Which is preferable
I have had the pleasure Of meeting several
South Carolinans at this hotel, and amongst
them. Mr.. Nance and Mr.. Carwyle, Of Newber
ry, with their families, Mr.. Springs and family
OF York, Mr.. Hopkins Of Columbia. and Mr.
Henderson of Greenwood, and Mr.. Murphy o
Union. DR.. LeConte and his lady are spending
the summer in philadelphia. they have just
returned from the Scientific Convention at Mon
treal, where the Doctor read q paper on the sub
iect of light and heat, which has attracted con-
siderable public attention. Hc cxplodes, by eN,
pertinent, the notion that light rctards the burn.
ing or decomposition Of fuel. The Doctor has
shown that fire burns rs well in light as in dark
ness He also proves that cold weather expc.
dites the burning of fuel, because the atmos'
uhere is more dense, Wood will not burn as
rapidly in summer as in winter, or as fast on the
top of high mountain as at the foot nt it,
There are few lncn in our country more scientl'
fc than DR.. LeContc of the South Carolina Col.
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