The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-05-20

drowned. Tho receedng waters will proba-
bly, disclose their lifclcss forms stretched
upon tho cotton fields whero for years they
havo patiently laborod Manufacturing and
and mercantile enterprises receive more
attention here, than in most places of the
same size in the South Home manufacture
was question of policy long overlooked, or
received with but littlo favor; but its i'm
portance is now more readily admitted, aud
it's benefits more generally iclt. Internal
improvement progresses in kind Of Slave.
State way, and although many protcntions
to progression in all that 10 valuable. IRE
strongly urged. but two railroads have ever
commenced operations in tho State, and tho
entire construction of other is an event
found only upon tho list Of future develop.
ments. Stepping on board the southern
train of tho Mississippi Central recently, ut
a way station near its unfinished end, a few
hours ride through delightfully."- pleasant,
though not very fertile country. brought us
to tho metropolis of tho State, whoro, with
tho hope OF Seeing something new, l con.
c'udtd to "lay over train ard visit the
lions of tho city. Jackson is beautifully sit.
uated upon tho Pearl River. and possesses
many of the advantages and desirabilities OF
"rathor nice town. Tho State House is
not large, nor decidedly modern in it's
structure and finish, but, on tho contrary,
rather closely resembles tho archit oc,ural
styles of tho "old dispenoation, when
seats, doors, and halls, wore not necessarily
so wide. as in these more progressive tir,es.
Tho extent and variety of tho State Library
evinces commcndable discrimination and
taste in its selection, and reflects honor upon
tho State.
Tho most interesting rolic Of pnst ovcnts
which l saw was heavy feld.piece of artil.
lery which was trophy of the American
arms at Alvarado. and presented by the late
Gen. Quitmnn, to tho State he has so long
honored Thu Assylums arc remote from
tho main part of the city, and am told rha,
tho extent of thoir accommodations and the
number of their benoficiarics is quito lin.
itcd compared with similar institutions in
tho Northern and Eastern States. Thus far
tho places visited, and the reflections pro-
ducod. were pleasant, and sometimes anus
ing. But the huge gray walls of the Peni.
tontiary attracted my attention, and moved
by kind of melancholy curiosity, I bent my
steps towards its front ontrancc. After a
few moments of pleasant conversation with
tho officers, in which learned that about
one hundred and fifty were then in confne.
mont, of whom but two wcre females, was
conducted thro' tho establishment. When
tho threshold was passed, and tho heavy
bolts moved oack TO thoir accustomed places,
fancied that iclt as "pcr:ectly safo as
tho hero of tho immortal Tribsae did, when
he spent night in tho City Prison Of Paris
Busily engaged in all its departments. may
DO seen mon of every age, temperament, and
cast of human mould" from tho sprightly
and intellectual looking youth Of sixteen,
upon whose brow timo and sorrow have as
yet, traced no wrinkles, to the gray-hairod
man of three scoro years, whose bowed form
aud furrowcd face betrayed tho sad effects
of life of sin: all working out al atone.
ment for the wrongs Of invaded law, but few
hoping for any immediate rolicf from their
days OF labor and nights of solitude. Tho
officers soem TO be less rigid in their disci-
pine, AMI more attentive to tho physical
~ th ia, h,.;r ha,
in any of the several institutions of the
kind, which have before visited. Tho
carried on in tho establish
ment is upon Il limited scale, aud realizes to
tho manager little or no profit except in the
cotton factory, which in the preparation OF
coarse fabrics will soon be doing a good
business, and having tho advantage of using
tho staple at the producars price, a margin
will be left for reasonable profits. Jackson
is hardly entitled to tho reputation of
business town in tho common latitude of that
term-its transactions only extending to tho
usual amount of trade contracted by local
Influences.
My rambles over, and having assisted in
discussing tho morris of a sulnptuous dinner,
at tho "Bowman House." ovoning train
timo soon arrived, and two hours of rum.
bling Ger the rail, brought mo back to
Vicksburg.
Although tho physical appearance and
manner of improvement in this country is
extensively noted by travellers from the
North, tho most prominent difference and
may say the great contrast between the
North and the South, is not fully realized
unit! the social condition of all classes is
coselyscannod, and the relations which each
sustains, and tho degree to which each is
uffected,by that great distinguishing feature,
the institution of slavery. To dwell to
great longth upon any of its bearings, would
require space beyond the reasonable limits
of newspaper correspondence. and would
involve the con sdera,ion of facts in which
wise heads have long differed, Many wri.
ters who have attempted to place before the
world a correct Wow of tho relationship of
master and slave,seem to manifest an entire
want of charity, or allowance for the slave
ovnar uhilo thora ara usaoaa and raanI,a