The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-08-05
For the Star Of The North.
LETTER FROM DELAWARE.
MILFORD, (DEL.) July 2, 1857


Mr. Weare, Sir: 1t is familiar 10
your readers that there was once such
character as the "Milford Bard" Now this
same "Bard" was native of this town
his name was LoH1and, and his mother and
family reside here still. Though not equal
in mental power TO O. F. Johnson and E. A.
Poe.
Our boys are thoroughly disgusted with
the lax notions, and loose habits which pre-
vail here, and which have made drunkards
OF some but little older than themselves.
But this is too much the case in all villages,
even in Pennsylvania
! have just returned fronlan excursion
into Maryland. Let The reader take an At
las and look at Worcester County. The
bay that presents on the coast is Sinepuxent
and wears the general appearance of all the
coast. The ocean rolling its ceaseless surf
upon shore ofclean white sand, and the
mainland side of the bay narrow skirt of
meadow (saligrass) beautiful 10 the eye,
and firm TO the tread, down 10 the waters
edge. The tongue of land between the bay
and ocean is only drifting sand, without
tree or shrub of any kind and less than
half a mile in width. The land along Sine
puxeni Bay and west of il across the penin-
sula, is very fine. Wealth and ease, and
abundance abound and yet the system of
farming is very detective. Clover is sown
quite extensively, and some timothy; but
nohay is made-and no idea OF that system
of rotation, by which the Pennsylvania
holds his manure heap and clover-sod in a
Just relation with his wheat and corn crops
Oats are extensively sown--I saw fields of
fifty acres, and very fine. am satisfied
from what learned, that wheat is more
certain crop in that region Gas it is here)
than in Pennsylvania, and yet little account
comparatively is made of it,-a large farm
er having old wheat enough to last him,
will skip year-sow no wheat for year
No rye or buckwheat is sown. Potatoes do
well, and are raised in abundance. Those
who attend 10 the subject properly have
fine horses, cattle and sheep. Some saw
In each Of these departments, quite equal
10 any production in your own county.
Properly speaking, they have no barns
On the farm, near the house Of one gentle
man, counted eighteen outhouses. This
same gentleman, twenty years ago bull
three bIrns-the whole cost of the whole
three was $50.
The farm work is done almost entirely by
slaves, and if our fanatics of the North
would go there and look after downtrod.
den and oppressed race, they would fail to
find it. There is no such people there.
have urged gentlemen of your county
and elsewhere, 10 visit this region and see
the inducements there are for men seeking
3 new location for themselves and families
10 come here. have described the soil
represented the facts in relation 10 the water
the health, the market and all that sort oi
thing-the price of land &C., but with very
little effect. Well,-n' importe. Men Of
capital are gradually getting possession Of
farms here, and SO are inficting upon this
country substantial injnry. Land misers
are the curses of this country. In process
of time certain old gentleman with his
sharp scythe cuts away these obstacles and
brings these large estates into market. As
this work goes on constantly, no doubt the
thing viii all be done up right in the end
and so your humble correspondent viii moi
bother his head any more on the subject.
The disorsanization and demoralizaiion
Of the whig party by Native Americanism
is having a good effect in all this region
confirming and Strengthening the Democra
ey more and more. D..