Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-12-29
For the Journal.


MeSsrS Editors II have lately seen in your paper
and Others of the State several very interesting letters
written by emgrants who have recently left the good
Old North State and gone to Texas, Tennessee, and
Arkansas to better their conditions They give most
glowing description of the beauty uxuriance and rich
ness or those States One might infer from perusa Of
their letters that they proud that they have made
their escape from the Poor Old North State and
got into a land where they gather riches by
thousands without much labor, but they arc mis-
taken and deuded. They will find that they will have
to work harder than they did before leaving the North
State and probably not make much also live harder
and not have many comforts and privileges. Many
who have left the Old North State forever, would gladly
come back they were ashamed to come, and could
get the same old homestead. Many find, after it is too
late that they have left the best State III The Union
Many who have left explored the district, county or
adjoining counties that they lived in found rich lands
for SALE and concluded that there in the whole
State of North Carolina but they mistaken there
is any quantity of vastly rich lands in it. boast
OF my explorations of the State but what little have
SEEN satisfies me that there is rich land III North
Carolina as there is any State, and be bought
cheap or cheaper according to quality and location
in any State in the Union In the COuntts of Baden
New Hanover, Cumberland, Sampson and Haruttt, |
believe that there are enough rich lands unmproved to
supply large portion of the State with grain, il
put into cultivation. [ will now specify some par
ticular sections. will first call attention to a dis
trict in Bladen County, improperly called Hungry
it Farmers Delight, which is to be its future name
James Allen, Esq, large body of lands here he
is large farmer and is making fortune by cutvating
Them He has large field that averages seventy six
bushels of per and has been offered 800 per
acre. He declined taking it, but said he would take
5000 which would be very low price for such land
The next tract that shall call attention to- is the cele
brated Salt Marsh and Buckle Swamp lands, owned by
that gigantic and indefateabe farmer OF Black River
John Corbet, Esq. large portion is also owned by
Messrs. Bannerman & Mcdonald A large tract
recently owned by the late John g. Daniel Also tract
by Joseph Thames the two latter, and other valuable
tracts in that secon are for salethey be bought
from six to twenty dollars per acre. which Is price
The lands in hearing of every Steam Boat that pass
es Cape Fear River and the Cars the Railroad from
Wilmington to Charlotte mot only that they
venient to the best markets in the State you may
lect your market any where you will always have
navigation. Persons wanting to buy in Farmers Delight
will have soon, rapidly being bought up by
settlers and capitalists who wish to invest their money
good stock, Messls NJ Donala Bannerman and Corbett
are now improving large tract at Salt Marsh which
is said to be the greatest job of work done in Ba
den County 1t has become place of nOte and attracts
many visitors. About 20 acres of this marsh has no
growth except weeds and grass and nerspersed with
number of Salt and Sui pher Springs which attract
siderable attention. | think Salt Factory might be
established. A part of this marsh in cultivation
this year. undraned which produced about hundred
bushels OF corn per acre. and Potatoes and Okra OF
enormous size too incredible to tell-though true.
The most of these lands Swamp and can be drained
for mere triAe, say from 81 to 81 per acre. They
the easiest cleared and cultivated of any lands have
ever seen. A good farmer can make from 81 900 to
800 year to the hand at the present prices for cOrn
and suppose they asgoodfo cotton land in the
State people have never turned their attention that way
they have always made naval Stores shingles and timber
for market. Let me here give few words of advice
and admontion to those who intend moving from the
good old North State Give it good exploration, and if
you find place suitable to your mind, we say Co.
you too bard to please but say you will be pleased
by looking and stay Improve your native soil, the
land OF your fathers. the land of your birth. Messrs
Editors if you think this worthy Of publication, place
it in the columns OF your paper, so that every other
paper disposed do the same, it is my desire to
stop the emigration from North Carolina as much as
possible. Yours with respect
Dec. 10th 1859 NORTH CAROLINA.