The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1860-06-29
Summer Travel. .Williamston s,r,,,1 a..

MIR. EDToR: AS the annual exodus Of Soutb.,
crhers from the comforts Of home, and the So
ciety OF friends, nssParch of health or pleasure,
or both, will soon begin, few words on the
subject ut ,is particular time may not be al,o-
gether i"apprcprinte.
1t has been the practice. almost f.om time i'm
memorial III The South, with those who had the
l'ie"ns, to forsake their hcnee, the State Of their
nativity and their friends, and seek Nor,b.rn
watering plnces. and the society of our worst
enemies. And for wlata-ror heal,b7 We
have ns healthy situations and az good min.,,,
wafer in the South. ~ they have ut the North
and besides arc neither insulted heenus, we
own slaves, nor ricu'cd us Sdrlheruers with
more money than brains. Then why will South
, ern people continue TO patrouiz ize. and bv', In,
'sh expenditure Of money at the North, ursist
III strengthening power already too s,rou,,
which Is now and has been for Years; striving
to crush lis, and rob us Of cur property is de-
defiance OF The law of the land. But il vii,
perhaps hc answered, there are some st ,b,.
, North who ARE our friends. Grant it: hui ,b.,
are SD few aud So poweress as to be totully uu,.
blelo check the torrent Of fanatcism which hos
been hnrling lis envenomcd shafts ut the South
and Southern institutions for years, and rer,sin,
to execute law Of Congress for the rendi,on 6f
Southern property. IL other evilcnce were
wanting "t 'h"r.bad fhtI,, il is found in the nd.
ton "i tn" late Convention of the National DEM
"crncN, held IN the city Of Churlcsiou.a mar
ty which we fomdy hoped would respect orr
c"nSti uti"nni rights. In framing their nlaio,u
OF principles, they ohSiinatcly rcfusedsto .c
know lrdr" the right Of slavery TO profaSfi6n IN
H. wall
recognized by the StaIrs. If the Terrioties nrr
The c"nimon property Of the Sturcx, and bc
l"ve il is mt disputed, a citizen of South Caro-.
lima h,s as much right to Ecarrv his negro into
any one OF them asa citizen of New England has
I" carry his spinning Jenny. or citizen Of the
North West I" carry IiIs rvr stock into tho same
Territory, md ia entitled To tn" same rrotrcin
Was it d,nie1 that the South are entitled TO ,Iis
protection No. Then why did they rrf,s. tn
acknowledge itf Til" answer is contained in
the spec ches Of the Northern and Western f)eI
rg'''s' with n few h"m"rnhle exceptions sssssY ou
nr" cl''lr'i"v.' sad they. "more Than vol AK I'd
IN a2 and 'b6. We can cnrry In. North' .sI
Tor The d. mocrntc parry, with the Cincinnati
'alf"rm and our f,voriIr ns standard bearer
hut with Ii" ";hrr platform, aud with no other
cHhdiia'e SO You must he content, that our
favorite may he President"
ih"', Mr: Editor, Ia tho substance of their
speeches. IL I'll, yrnn carry the election against
the Black Republicans only hv tricks and fraud
II ~ time 'iIe Southern States should orvnnize n
new party. on sound constitutional prnc,ules
doing equal and exapti Justice to all srclinps. and
# that purity fail 10 pSseGure ms our rights, then
lake their destiny into their own hands, and leave
the Union.
But l am running too far into politics. The
"hJ"ct for which this communication wns com.
tnrhcc", was to urge on The people of South
Carolina the propriclv yea the necessity. of dis
continuing their yenrly iribuic TO Northern
Watering places We have several pluces To-
which we can resort. either TO- health or pieas-
urc. III our own State, with n certainty cf s"cu.
rin. both. Among them, and perhaps foremo>,
"I all. will mention Wi!lmmSon Spring. .itna-
ted J" Anders"n District imn.dia civ on IN.
tire"Ivlil" Columbia Railroad. aud cuis"aucnl-
~ easy q; access from any part "r the State
lhc pr"prlctors have erected Il Hotel among the
largest III tn" State, which is kept in st,Ie
unsurpassed by any The water is verv fin, i,s
curative powers are hot rXcellrd, if indeed
rqupls,i, by the w."r> Of any section in the
Cnioh. Every requisite has been supplied Which
cord contribute tOathc amusement of guests
Billiard lnhes. Ten Pin Alleys &c. Attached
l." the Hotel is Il well-stockcd Livery Stable, at
which vehicles and horses can he lIad for drive
over firm roads in beautiful undulntiuu rouu
hy; in fact every thing is to he had which is re
qnired either for health, pleasure would
say to the people Of South tnm;na trv it.
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