New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-11

the world
It IL customary in travelling through this country,
where towns few aud tsyerns s:arce and vile TO
stop at the planters houses along the road and pay for
your bed and board in the morning just a. II you had
stsid at inn The custom ra her repugnant 10
Old World notions of hospitality, but IL appears 10 mo
excellent one for both the host and his gue-t The
feels less bored by demands upon his Kindness
cessfs TO be merely kindness 10 comply with
them, and the Other hes no fear about iniIuding %
being troublesome when be knows he will have TO pay
for biz entertainment 1t rarely however, that the
enfree can be obtained into tho houses Of wealthy
planter In this way. They will not be bothered by
your visits, and If you apply TO them have no
hesitation IN politely passing you on 70 such d
ro.ity. You generally shown int 8 sittiog room,
whose clean, prim appearance, pious books, ana
anti-M Of curious pattern, bet'yken IL
strict ALLEGATION to state uses aid state oscasions.
wood fre Is lighted in yawniDg fire place OF MEDIEVAL
proportions ard your host and you sit down by TO
talk away the evening. 10 tbese regions be never
keeps long Of the topic nearest his heart-cotton-sbe
quantity there is Of IT, the price will bring, The price
il brought set year. the prices OF Bisgers sad mules;
AID nrly every case he finally lights do~n heavy
handed upon the North aud the Ab0itioaiss, upoo
whom be does summary justice. The " Agricultural
mind" Is stIkiDgy alike IN ali parts Of the world The
farmers prejucicts modes Of thought, leanings end
ayerons, ali bear the same stamp wherever We NEST
with him. in touid or temperate zone n tie land OF the
rEing or Of the setting He ings fondly % old
waye 10 his own calling hates ne = tangled n ,tions
fauscy which be has once loved and Cherished though
It were proved hundred times over % be mischevous
or ridiculous He Is always in bis own eyes, on the
verge Of rnin--beeves agriculture TO be the basis Of
national prosperity, and yet looks upon agriculture
IN ne last stage Of decline. more incorporating
Fssu'ist it would be impossible to meet with. Your
Alabama planter Is the counterpart Of bis cousin the
Essex or Suffolk farmer He s not ofaen rosy
buIy does not tat heartily or drink 90 deeply; bat
the mind IL the standard OF the man. and 10 mind they
just al ke To the southern farmer Aboitioast
Is q boyle Of common terror. He IL his popery hn
bras money his wooden shoes the Restless enemy of
bis peace and bis property. The most moders,e and
phegn attic lose all patti in speaking of him He
ready TO adopt any theory, however siId, which has
their chatsement for rs object Doe Of them, IN
acute and n'eligent man, vi whom passed long
evening discussing American affairs I'd me that the
81 nth was anxious 70, and would ere long, cal con-
venten for the purpose of pledging al Southern
men, merch ants well fairness, TO sass I'll deal
nes, of whatever kind with New-York, and 70
trsmfer their trace and capital 70 Charleston. This
cours trce adopted, be looked forward u -
d's'aLf paiod to zee the Empire City hoving
den with Southern rights" Thh same man assued
NE that biz crop Of cotton tbs year was nearly hAk
shost but he never seemed TO consider for maasst