Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1859-06-29
The Oakley Woods of Edgeaeld.

Our correspondent CAMBRIDGE, iast "eek,
and others this week, havo taken US to task with
NO little .est on account of our neglect OF the
Oakley woods Of Edgefeld in occasionally mention
ing tho productions Of our suil. Feeling that We
have perhaps offended on this score to some ex-
tent. our desire is to make the 'amcnde honorable
which we now do, as followeth:
A large portion Of old Edgsfeld (wherc are the
Newberry Vindictivcs? 2? may bejustly designated
as "oakey woods" If travellers by the South
Carolina Railroad conclude from what they see on
that route, that old Edgefeia isl t"etoth piney
woods district, they largely mistake the matter
There urc great bodies Of oakey woods in several
parts of our territory First and foremost there is
the Cambridge settlement" embracing numer-
GUS plantations of good land. with thousands of
acres choice in quality and dcserve'lly high in rep
utation. Then there is the Liberty Hill section,
which exhibited splendid oak growth msny
years ago, before it was all cleared up and worn
out by the QrARLEs's, HIHLERs, HrRsrs, TRAY
Loas, Mryprs, LYONS, TALBERTs, and others OF
a past day. great deal of this old lund is 'com-
ing to- again under the successful culture OF its
present possos.ors. Then there lss large bodies
all UP along the Savannah River, including the
Beach Island bottoms from which heavy supplies
Of corn go into the Augusta and Savannah mark
OTIS, Consider moreover the waters Of the Sayan-
nah River, Stephens Greek, Turkey Creek, Log
Creek, &c., aud the broad acres along their mar
gins. There is also much oakey woods Of tolera-
bly, fair grade throughout the saluda reglmenta1
preoincts-some of it excellent too, as for instance
the low grounds and adjoining uplands on Big sa-
luda, on Little Saluds, on Ricblsnd Creek, on
Mine Creek, on Red Bank, and other smaller
streams Then go to old Horns Crock, With oil
the hill country thereto appurtaining and you hnd
another wide SCOPE of ground where once large
trees from little acorns grew" Indeed it may
safely DO put down, that the ons-half Of Edgsaeld
is to BE- olasscd as oskey woods. So bs 1t pro.
claimed. Neither do We pretend to withhold tho
truth that tho oakley region Of Edssasld for alung
time made up the wealth and sOne and strength Of
our district Neither do we deny TINT It'll still oc-
cupied by much of tho talent and spirit and en-
terprize of our people. Nor da wo gainsay the
fact, that it can still boast excellent farmers
some well-managed plantations, some rich corn
fields, some prime cotton-patches, and "some
pumpkins" in gineral way. All this we gladly
| allow to our friends our very good and esteemed
| friends of the Oakley woods. We not only~low
| it, but would also exclaim,
"a song to the oak,
The brave old oak,
That hath ruled in the greenwood long,"
Yet, while We most chserfully say in wsr.ballsd
phrase,
"Thorc .tnds John But III martial pomp,"
we cannot fail to add with squal If not superior
gusto,
"And here stand. old PLNETUCKY."
Yes, hero she stands, with sleeker nisgers, fstter
horses (ourn excepted lkslisr cows, better roads,
finer carriages, purer water, more pianos, nester
farms,-in short, almost all the evidences of a
rising civilization in higher perfection----
ethan whom Z" says Cambridge" and his
allies.
Ifyou can't guess, We are aot going to be so i'm
polite as to tell you.