The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-06-01
Fog the Lancaster Ledger.
NEwsASsvILLE, Fla, MAY 81, 1856.

| Eultnr ls not so mnch tne want 81 Watter
TO publish, rs it is to select that whieh, is
most suited to his readers. The subject Of
| Agriculture is surely stale, and cannot elic-
il much attention, unless something very
extraordinary by way of experiment, is
achieved. The latitude Of Lancaster il 3Ii
degrees North. Newnnnsville has n latitude
of 29i. making 5 degrees difference. Nnw
by multiplying cot b. 3 we have 3i6t
mics, which is the distance from one place
20 the other in II straight line. but the CIR
cmitous route which we trayrl DOUBLES the
di>tapcc nearly. an not able Ia tell YOU
| how many degrees in miles make degree
in temperature, but by obser, alton, ] find
difference in the seasons Of B or s weeks.
IN this latitude we feel as if midsummer
was upon US. not from the heat, but look
ing around we see yegei;iio far advanced,
and fruits OF various kinds already ripr for
man and bird Large fields of corn in silks
aud ,aSsl", and cotton ready to blossom.
/ Our Village is making an effort to regain
ITS former position. The Court House IA
YOU are aware was removed to gainesville,
ard since that has occurred n mark ed de
cline WAS stamped upon tins place. The
! Citizens nave now thrown Themselves upon
the prowess of the all powerful press. II
is already in town yesterday, could hear
The Knocking Of hammers an ether lum
bcring and by the first of June, | may be
able, 10 send YOU the first number Of "'rhe
Florii ia Di>pntch" published by NJ. L. Papv,
cousin to NJ. y. PGW, Attayncy GenerSl.of
the Stale.
Ii will unfuri the Democratic Standard
IN its general political Views. but locally it
is Iuc. paper The Governor has many
bitter foes around here, bNt ! am persuaded
he Will CONG lhyC pgh right side up" for
among the Rail Road agents he has friends,
who are satisfied that his opposition To- Ce-
dar Keys Is founded "pa IGasnuable convic-
tioU that III, place i un,uited to make II
safe port for large vessels.
The strongest argument against Gov
l'"rr, is. that while in the :'enaie he voted
for the Internal improvement Fund Bill
and since he has bcco,De Chief Magistrate,
ne nns r fused to garry Gpt the provisions
made therein. To understand Ills relation
TO the K a., Company, will explain To Won
Il few points and YOU can clearly see his po.
sitiqu: \ few sessions since, the l.cg,la-
turr passed an Act, entitled the "Iut-rna
lmprp,emrr,i Fund Bill, IN which provi.
| ions were mad, i"r several r. Roads In the
/ 4 . Al ~.
divergence Ia Cedar Keys on the Fernando
nn Road. And in ordr- that the interest Of
th" State might be protected, n body "f
Trustees was n!sn appointed. who were in.
div idu,llv rrL Lmired To sign the Bond, of the
STATE bcfnye they .Wege avail, ,blc in the
money market A: Of Ihi, body of Trustees
the Governor, er oticio, is Pre-ii.nt, and of
course, his signature To the bonds, of the
utmost Importance. New he has r.fus, d
10 Ign, hecanSe the port at Cedar KEYS Is
u"i in his Qpihiun p'oper place for vessels
Of heavy tonnage. On this point Hon. lulrr.
President of j.. u Company, ana Gov. Per
~. President Of tie Trustees, hav" made
an issue. and when il will or can be- dccid
cd, ! cannot tel. the r. Road, however, pro-
grc-srs, for the company can carry it
through without aid from the STAG.
have noticed in soIe o. the papers that
Gov 3e'gy h%4 a~p3eg,aiad ike credit of
this State in Charleston, this ia not 80, for
only on" month since, TIVE hH.usqs 10 Chnr-
lesion caslcd Stnir .onda Ia The G;.,Oalt oi
$500 COO II. very moderate discount -
Probably the lmPr"yr,nrnt Fund RopA are
drprcciaieO but Dot those of tt,s -l.Itq aI
l"r.".
have made the acquaintance of Col.
Mcqueen, own consin 10 Hon John Nc.
0uren, of yGur Congressional District he
Isn very Intelligent gentleman. and is Scnn.
to- from Madison County Of this State
.AlthOugh Independently wealthy, hr is very
unassumng and plain in hiS manners, aud
besides, sstaunch Democrat
>1Scly the pen that w7cts There is no
place like h"mr" Was inspired, because
rare not what surrounds one in i strange
land, nor how much ne mav be persecuted
and despised Mt home, ting LCari " Oh sNow
its humanity, aud Ike n crushed worm coil
to the spot that gives the pain. Often do
! let my thoughts wander through some OF
the scene. Of my boyhood, and even of my
ripper years and then ! fesi wish to be
there, and perhaps IL there, nigh, wish to
~ away Sgnia, ant still. am satisfied 10
remain absent n while vet and try to sur,
| mnunt that ont .ida nrsssnr,, that r "a. onpoy
ed me so deeply. your,
EMILE"