Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-10-19
For The Spectator.


IL
. On recent visit to Virginia, Meesu. Editors,
, the frequent assurance that my Numbers aboue
this State, which appeared in your cadumns some
moths ago, were read with interest, has encour'
aged me to resume my pen. How long IL may
run. or in what direction, or with what inter-
walls, I will venture no statement. Burns, 10 the
beginning of an spistle to friend with no very
definite object in view, said of what he was a.
bout to write
Fl "Perhaps II may turn out song,
/ Perhaps turn out . sermon" .ta
! II ia not unlikely that what | am about to
i write would be properly characterized as "a
dish of all Sorts" Be that as it may, will pro-
ceed.
Like many others who have left Virginia, an
absence of nine months kindled in me . very
earnest desire to return but, in addition to the
ties of our native land, ties of affection, with
some matters of business, rendered such course
on INV part matter OF necessity. Ibis, for
sometime. bad been foreseen, and early fall had
been fixed upon as the time tor starting. But
the heat of summer had come, and as mauy who,
like myself, were from the old States, and were
returning to their old homes, it was suggested
that too might fall in with thegenersl current.
Nv arrangements were accordingly soon made,
and On the 18th of July entered the stage with
full current of
| 90 carry me back to old Virginia,
| To old Virginia, my home.'
And after having been slowly rolled over inpu-
| merable pine and palmetto roots for twelve
bours reached Ger well prepared TO consider
the inventor of railroads benefactor to man.
Two hours brought me to the Atlantic Ocean.
On reaching II, at once took Steamboat tor
Charleston. South Carolina need hardly say
that ride Of 16 hours healed all my well nigh
broken bones, and made them to rejoice.
On two former occasions had seen the Oce-
an. but although had several times passed over
the Chesapeake Bay, and once over neatly the
whole length If Lake Erie, this was my first
"sea VOYAGE" and the first time was ever out
OF sight of land. This last occesioned no pleas
ant reflections, neither did the working of the
boat for the first six hours occasion any pleas.
ant sensations; but that passed, and no one who
has not inhaled them con know how refreshing
pure sea breezes are.
AT Charleston was detained nine hours, but
rs the day was very warm, | did not greatly
rove. went to the market house, however,
end was not little gratihed to see the extent,
variety and excellence OF the market. From
about the last week in June they had been send
Ing from this port to the North, by every steam
eI. large quantities of tomatoes, apples, pears,
nectarines, peaches, watermelone, DC, &c
From this it appears that if the South does pay
the North for ice, brooins, ak handles, axes, &C.,
the North pays the South not for these articles
only butfor others also.mor substantial. As then
Southern man now can without overwhelm-
ing auams of conscience, sweep with North
ern broom, chop with Northern axe, and oooi
his water &c. with Northern ice, &C., &c. and
as an abolitionist with equal colnpusure, can eat
Southern potatoes. Southern melons, and sweet
en- his coffee with Southern sugar, why this ev-
erlasting talk about dissolving the Union De-
pend upon it, Messrs. Editors, Notwithstanding
horrible wickedness may do the deed on land,
it can never be done at sea. And as long as the
sea remains undivided, products of the North
will 90 the South, and products of the South
will go the North.
Well, having tioished my scjourp in Charles
ton, came with straight course to Whining
top-thence to Petersburg. Va,-thence to
Richmond, and thence to Staunton, where
friend with conveyance awaited my arrival.