The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-04-02

to great advantage, no requiring trans
plantation for many years, and the only at
ten'"n requisite to the plant. by pruning.
within convenient dimensions for the gath
erers. The other or imported species is the
green seed, the same essentially as that of
our own Southern States, only made more
prolific by change of climate and SOIL
In quality it will compare favoraLly will,
the hest growths of Mississippi.
Indigo of the finest quality, and com.
ma"d'ng the highcs: prices, usel formerly
I" he pr"'ured here in enormous quantities
Tor expor:a,l"n, and could again he made
the staple o! splendid trade, provided the
proper description Of lahorers could be
found. The processes OF manufacturing
this dye are extremely delicate, and require
almost ceaseleSs attention, SO that the ha-
htua' Incidence of the natives, Joined with
the nnccrlai" tenure Of all property, have
together raralyzc'l, for the time being, this
most Important brnncI, Of industry.
LtrG" indigo estates, with dams, auue-
ducts, v':s. "n'! al! the requisite machinery,
al" now ,nnming to waste through the
: country; AMI never until IL settled govern
'ne"t has given guarantees TO capital, can
these he again made productive. Let us
h"Pc-'I'"n"l ii seems hoping against hope
| -ti'at the time for such M, event is no, far
distant.
Rice is also indigenous, and Of IL fair but
not superior quality. Tie grain is not Sc,
! large or white rs that of Carolina. Int its
Taste is good and its nutritious properties
fully equal. II would probably he culliva
! ted l'a much greater extent in nicaragua
hui i"r the fact that San Salvador produces
ami exports it in quantities, and Il, a price
which r"lI'!cr comp iili"n useless. Tie cur
| rent price i'll that Stale seldom exceeds one
dollar and Il half The hundred wcirht: I'm:
one dollar may lie taken us tic :,vcrare Of
the av'rage qualities.
OF the foregoing productions, However.
only such small quantities are actually pro-
| 'incc'l as T." satisfy the home drmanl: hu:
such p"rlions of the plateau us have been
cultivated. sufficiently prove the fertility of
t'e whole, and d.m"nsir:tc. even to ,l,c
'n"si careless eye. the ncxhali>lille wealth
which agriculture, pursued un.lcr a staple
government, AMI with sucI, labor AS would
follow Immigration, is here capalle of be-
slowing. AT present this region, 81 prolific
"v nature. when not wholly neglected., is
slarscly c"!onizc'! Yilh cntllc the alum
| dance Of the earth has entailr.l on the in
iia"'"n's, the curse of ignorance and the
'ght. Of sI"th; and they recognize no
wants l'cy"ml the m,rre animal ne.es,i,ies.
which may he gra'iiie'l I'y pluckuy the
spontaneous fruit. There is no incentive ,n
ministry where property is insecure; and
thus we behold one Of the f.irr;t regions in
the world almost abandoned to that pois
"n"uS vegetation which a proper course of
| cultivation co"i'l easily -upro"t. Many epe-
cles of poisonous plants, unknown to the
rest "f, the earth, are here found; some of
them, when nscl in small quantities and
with proper caution, possess rare medical
qualities. and will probably make valu,-
h'e addition TO the piarmacopoel,, when
science shall have exactly determined their
nature, properties AMI use. X
In the city Of Lem and the rnined ba.
cie''das, Which dot the plains around. we
nave evidence Of that former condition of
prosperity which truly entitled this locality
IN particular to he c.leI the =" p,ralise of
Mal'nmet :" -lut the horrors of civil and
servlic war pr"tractcl from generation to
generation, and breaking ont with fresl,
v'rnlence when we had reasonable hopes
that -all was over-lhe worst passions of The
human heart, un'li~cipineI hy any educ:
lion and rendered furious by. lsast, defeat
hose have swept the country with fire and
sword ,,a"'l presented, from time to time,
as, f"r'"ne iluctuated, sucl, outrages and
atrs'i;i"s. OH both si'lcs, as stand, VIC. be.
lisys, wia,ou, ii parallel in the history of
be world: r.
L""s'"H back upon the page of history,
we ee''>c I" wonler at that connected indo.
iehep which rsfusesAo exert itself for the
a,taln'neht, any permanent wealth, there
are y !. 100 isnaay rerords brfuss us If cases III
Which tl'e possession Of property was con.
Es.dsse'e just c;ihse Of death; in. order that
'',s. .iln,'L:rers might haye' the. Jenefi. o;
a FL
Never: ei.iI s.lsfgs infex 81. lcolonisiS| m
shall tp,se:giyen new iJsas. and new conf:
ds''sasnshe 8 g nis san this sensual torpo
l'e sssreome = , set onp any dusirrs,,ls
i,pniSEsi.sa Declared. .ssr np,iLihe i resoas::
Ices Sf tlfs oonht,y ate. placed finder tie care
Of vsr,,ne!t !, 3 (. atasss strong eneugl, u
Raarsn.ss RVsseAsi6ns ,ands just end1gb 10