The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-04-02


western, or cotton growing district Of the
state. on business. The swamp lands are
highly productive, but as is rulable in such
cases, local troubles offset the advantages Of
te,ming abundance: chils are too common
to be notable; flies, gnats and mosquitoes,
debate the title of wnership blue mass and
qunine bottles are as Indispensable as cups
and saucerS, and hardly less numerous Tie
rolling. or dry lands are easily washed they
have beer to great dcgtee sapped by sluggish
tllage between hard cropping and negligent
blowing, washing and exhaustion, the cotton
growing region Of Tennessee has been sadly
impaired.
Middle Tennessee grows GOTTEN to some
extent, but is mainly devoted to the raising
of grain and stock. The lands are hilv to
mountainous, limestone soil and tolerably
healthy climate; if anything, think the
diseases prevalent there are more fata. than
those prevailing in the western District, though
different in their nature.
Nashville is pretty town on the Cumber-
land. The Capital located there is built of
native white marble. ard stands on COM
handing emincnce: it was erected by the
state conyicts labor; and is highly ornamen-
tai, and creditable, to the town and state.
The entire town is upon hills more think
than seven in number business is lively
why should it not be, for despite their fraud
ulent currency there is excessive wealth in
the surrounding reg ions of Nashville to give
permanent prosperity to a mart, and her
business men can well afford to fee compliment
on the certain security Of ,he country fatness
In short, no where in the states, that ever
have been, can the agriculturists SO nearly
vie with king as just round abou. the city
named.
suppose 10000 would number their
population. Noted for prosperity, morality !;
and general retinment.
had strong inclination to 90 out to the
Hermitage when in Nashville and survey old
IIickory's domains, and cut for my "cld
line " friend a cane, but then concluded it
wouldn't lie still in your Office and it would
be best. not to send it to you. But seriously,
my true reason for not going there when so
nigh was the same which lol bid me visiting
Ashland when in Kentucky. Our statesmen
and warriors are dead. They have left no
successors and the land is in mourning and
orphanage. With the exception of Scott
where is there than in the whole land en,i-
tied to a nations exalted honor, and how rerv
seldom are they ruen wo,My of our business
confidence! Irefuse further comment on this
Notifying topic. Our pcli,cs must undergo
speedy reform or else pass into ruin below
the hope of a return to first principles 1t is
sad Jacks old abode is the farlhcst
northern limit for the successful growth Of
cotton. The state now owns the Hermitage
and there is no danger of - the rarr,rs and
and beams OF his domicile ever being sold
for walking sticks From Nashville wen,
tn { 'nl In r
county. This is called garden spot and so
1t Is. The perfection Of nature reached it's
zenith in 4avshng wealth to the soil in
Murray. The maine Of Murray is as familiar
to resident Of Tennessee as the state itself
Notony does i, stand OF, conspicuous because
of its unsurpassed atliurnce, but from the
alternative resort ola National Convention,
it has had the honor ola representative in
the executive chair.
Let us give you little family Islander on
this point: it may serve as u rap on the
knuckles Of prriention, and he plcaslsc to
those stalwart defenders, who feel everybody
to sustain the prowess of the flag that covers
lived 10 experienced the trnSn Il" honor and
fame from no condition rises" Before the
period of his lrcky nomination. lucky to
iii'oeii--the W. oPuleHl Wig OF MS family
when Speaking of their genealogy invariably
reverted to their ancestral head Of North
Carolina by which means the now honscd
portion of the Polk family were cut off from
any very accepta BILE affinity with their Crpsus
kin. This pains taking recital was INDUCED
in as protest to the ple3eans they uanifestly
rcpudatcd. Since the epoch hour of A,
these same gentecl wealth born wincers,. give
forth a new programme and speak Of them
selves as such and such kinship with the late
President
Gen. Pillow, with whom l had some petty
business, lives about miles out from Colun.
bia an attack of the shakes prevented me
from getting to see him. His home is spoken
Of as elegantly comfortable.
Give such space as the value ofmy narrative
will admit of have some clonies amongst
the fishermen who will soon be on their shores,
For whom and the innumelabe list of other
acquaintance, will continue this recital of
my wanderings in another lctter-which will
contain habits of southern lilc--plantation
equations Of the country &c.
Respectfully yours, HAROLD.