The Oxford intelligencer., 1860-07-11
Fer the Oxford Intslligeneer.
Letter from Pamela.
CoMo DEPoT, Mss,
June 80, 1860.
Nh II. FALcoxER:

Der STr,-A copy of the first No. Of the
"0xEoRD IfTEILIGEscER" has come under my
notice, in which you make your debUt in the
literary world, in the character Of an editor.
Under the inpressiont that you were still a stu
dent at the University, it was with some surprise
that discovered your name at the head Of 50
handsome and interesting newspaper as the
new journal proved o-be, and one 50 creditable
to your ability and capacity to conduct a peri
odical press.
With Iour permission, ] viii send You a few
lines from panola county, which may perhaps
serve to fill a space in your sheet, If funOceupied
by more desirable natter As you are aware
Como is a depot On the Mississippi and Tcnnes
see Railroad, in the northern portion Of Pamela.
Il is situated Grty-cou miles sog!hward from
Memphis, and three miles from the line Of De
Soto county. fho cars run daily to Oakland,
Yalobusha county, Which is thiIty-three miles
to the southwark. The construction Of the re-
manning twenty-five miles Of the road on the
line TO Grenada, Is in state Of rapid progress
towerd completion. The connection Of this
thoroughfare with the mississippi Central
Railroad" is "a conslmmation deyoutly to be
wished for It viii furnish to our people the IA
cty Of reaching Jackson and New Orleans
without incurring the ril, of steamboat navi-
cation on the Nj, issipp river. \ trip on that
stream has become so mmiacntly dangerous as
to deter all persons from cacountcring It's perils,
who have dn, regard fer the preservation Of
7 life. It seems to me that no one shoull volnn-
tarilv expose himself to such calamity as awaits
travellers on our modern hish-pressuro steamers.
The man who now embarl,s on one rciirc5 to
his slmbar3 on the crumb'ing orator ofa scoth.
ing volcano and places his earthly existence in
as critical jeopardy as dl the soldiers who
/ fought at Gucna Vista, at In,,cmann, or at Sol
ferno. In corrohoratjon Of these views. | need
only cite Your attention to the terrible disasters
which have success i,lly befallcn The pcnnsyl-
( yania, tho ST. Nicholas tie Princess, The Lacey
and, lastly, The Lewis. These frequent occur
rcncas demon tfiio other the inrompo,cncy or
the moral uvG.acss Of the mcn who undertake
to guide and control ie mighty agency Of steam,
as applied to modern ,irer navi,ation. Inasmnch
as you have Travelled hv eca and land, can you
not testify to a feeling O create? security when
vova~irg on ,h' broad Pacific, or when plovias
between the reefs Of the tornv Carrihcqn, than
when waited on the wlyslo5 Hool Of the turh'd
riycr that avcs the border Ct yorr own State?
Such has been ny experience under similar cir
cum~iances.
In sketch Of this place and it, cnvirons,
mention Should be made oftha new store house
recently erected by Naszre. Slratton & Co., and
Of their fine stock Of dry goods row on sale
here. Their varied assortment fin q roa1yand
extensive lclnond among the wealthy planters
and their families. who comprise In? substantial
population Of this community. The Railroad
Company constrrctel now AMI ncat dcrot-
building last year. IN place Of The n-irhtlTI
temporary one previously occupied for that par-
nose. No town lots have vet been surveyed or
sold. as The pfopr;ctor Of tho ground IS rot at
MI anxious 20 curail The f,it proportions Of his
valuable plantation
The Masonic Hall, which was removed from
"Slelecyille," rcar' It's imposing form in a
pretty grove cf native oaks which skirts the /
so.i.hern bound rv of orr ilciYio1t town. aad is +
prominent fsa'v-, IN the picture Of is on +
ward progress. The lower story has lately +
been converted into commcdious house for ri .
vine worship. through the enterprise ard libc- .
ralitv or o,rr ncishboeiag c,tisels. where We are
favored With preaching twice q ameatb--oucc Ly .
Rev. Mr.. Wuur7, rpieopalan, and oncc Ly .
Rev Mr. BarDrg Of "a, Christian" dcDomi- .
nation. In this connection It sh 'ull be remark .
ell that "Tncndship" Methodist Church, at
which religious services are held every alternate +
Sabbath, il only two miles distant, and hence,
It may be calleda suburb Of Como
The story Of our rural attractions would re-
main half untoll, were | to omit passing alance
at " "Shadr Bower" the ELEGANT residence Of Rr.
GFo. G. TAFT, whose lofty mansion and lovely
rroye fill up admirably the immediate back
-round Of Comos enchanting landscape IN
The variety and beauty Of its flowers and shrub
berry. and in the density and profi>ion Of its
umbraccous foliage. the Doctors beautiful conn
trv-seat scarcely finds rival in this or the adj
facont counties.
The nrogpcct for abundant crops. IN this Vi
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