The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-04-23

when they put on fa>hy colors and 90 out in
significant style. Their constant service
makes lh,m plcdd ing and they labor slow
T'lng, picking. ginning, baling and hauling
cotton, takes up the entire time
To avoid plantation life, the ntllucnt are
moving away from their country homes, and
settling IN the ncatest villages. They thus
gam desirable association and get away from
The sluggish Squalor of negro quarters; and
can Send their children to school of which
they arc deprived in the country, unless they
employ tutors in their separate homes. Soci.
ETY. throughout Alabama, is becoming very
much centralized. In a few years all the in
fucntial land owners will De non residents
the entire control Of the farm will be III the
hand, of ovcrSeerS.
Macon and Ball.our counties deserve to be
noticed. The soil is of dark sand, the evi.
dent sediment Of old ocean when wthdl a wing
| from his wohted dominion.
Cotton is produced in these two counties to
a surprising extent. The traveller would sun.
pose The land sterile: on learning evidence so
widely to The contrary we account for it only
IN the suggestion above limited. Ncp,une has
made an endowment worthy of his power
The border counties forming the rort},
! bounds Of the FlolIda line, in fact all the
most southern range Of counties, excepting
Clark and Conecuh, are vast wild pincy woods
wastes. The people who live there are no
less heathens than Billy Bowless and his
tribe. and Ms richly M rt extinction MS they,
! but for the presumption that no population
would be likely to risk living there were they
gone, unless similar harbali1ns to those now
th,re residing. The Gulf counties are in the
main of no use for farming purposes, unless
We except the Grape; Thousand gallons per
acre has been raised on lands in Mobile county
y company with a capital OF $50 600 are
now commencing operations for extensive
grape growing at Cltronel. While on this
subject let me say have heard that cuttings
should be obtained from the south for high
attitudes. The rule would not work well
with shrubs and flowers why would it in
grape-vlncs. WINNERS must he allowed TO
solve the query. Meanwhile let me persuade
friend i" M.flin that tins would be reasi.
bic temperance project, and would abolish
| The use OF vtnomon> liquors. so fatal TO health
Sodest'uc'vc TO good morals, and antagonS-
tic to longevity. And although the sacred
bard has given his protest to wine. may not
the rcInrnrr be induced to choose The lesser
one of two inevitable evils
Alabama has four cities: Mobile. Mont
gonIerv. SELMA and Euiaua. The first is
| "nly entitled to that name, the other three
are. in rank, but towEs. The first. the
leading commercial town, has 40 600 poo
Pile . Montgomery. 10 900. and By far the
| most handsome of the four 1t is the capital
and in the midst of ich country, whose
people are refined to "a punculio. The site is
billy and the aspect of The place quite plea.
sing. Selma, ON Ike Alabama river, about
half way from Montgomery to Mobile. is a
neat Improving place, and vain enough to
think it will one day be .hc capital Eufaua
claims to be a city, but by what rule 1t
crowds into that section, is more than can
| explain.
Let me give you an incident of current
report that madam rumor has put in cir
cuation. 1t will prevent good story from
being lost cater to the ready willingness to
hcia,c, and wi'hal mirror the feelings Of thc
people. A young lieutcnan was addressing
lady Of rank. | hope will lie excused by
| parties who heretofore have crnSurpd me for
using RoyGi TltlcS-in these days of modern
hrra!drv when men Dig their tscutchronS
from the ground, or any where else, that il is
comtatabc, we must be allowed to recognise
the noble peoples established coat of arms y
and on pressing his ovcrtnrcs by an overt
avowal Of his love. AID wish to wear the JOYS
Of the victor. the young countess most
| S'uI'''uH ttIu nun TX WAS 100 poor. 'oD,
replied tie anxious officer. - am not so
very poor: my income is 50 500 per year"
| The young lady replied to that: . why, my
dear sir, that would not buy my kids"
We remained some days in Mobile: then
took a boat for New Orleans, where we stop
ped 3 weeks. Wcaried by the frolicksomc
habits of that lasciviou> babel, and Frustrated
by heat, annoyed by mosquitoes. and the
rattle Of drays and omnibuSses, we left the
plague city, with its destinations and yet
rlaen'y uaprings, for St. Louis.
The " Father of Waters" is f,ettinc
| raging and threatening to demonstrate bv
this years outbreaks into the river bottoms
| that those Iich bottoms are his reserves for
his own ajcstic levecs. The water is within
few inches of being AS high as last june
when SO much damage was done. June Is
the time to anticipate the highest water ::
when The snow mcls from the eternal peaks
of the ridges Of the west precincts of the
mighty valley. Great sums have been out.
laid to reclaim and protect the river wildS of
the southwest. a civil engineer Is now dis
cussing the cXpediency of the State of Mis-
ssipp forming 300 miles of lcvee along her
shore, with a height Of I feet, a crown of
feet. aud base Of ~ feet ny which he
anticipates seven millions Of dollars would
he secured to the estates Of Mississippi by
the recovery of swamp lands now nnculliva.
ted. The expense he assesses at 81 $50 600.
To this proposition there are two objections ::
The whole State Is taxed to benefit the few .
and, in my opinion. the river will n,ver be
bound by any bank that economy would suf-
fer to be thrown up. The history OF last
years overflow and the increased volume
every year by the drainage OF land along the
Mississippi and lis tributaries. warrant me
III coming to this decision. Now it is Lrim-
ming full to Overlooking: the majesty of ITS
sweep was witnessed and all who see its
grand submcrg,ng triumph, conccde its flow
whittier it will, is .undispulahle. Notwith-
standing what we have said, still we admit
the bottoms are too fertile to lay idle and
the adventurous will eventually settle them,
and hazard the water.
We have reached st. Louis, and embarked
on boat up the Missouri river. On board
are many c,nigrnnts bound for Pixies Peak.
They are hardy. indnstl ious looking fellows
and are amply provided with provisions and
weapons. They mostly hail from PcnnSyl-
J varia; though there Is Il sprinkle from every
quarter The enthusiasm which started
them may be understood when | tell you
they include all ages and Goth sexes FROM
the waling child to decrepid grey hairs
think their expedition 8 wild goose chase. v
More anon. HAROLD.