The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1862-09-13
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been devoting hsr sAe 8ieS, during
years past Why, almost exel1siye1y u S6Wing
the seedsof dissension among hes more stsid faced
sisters-an breeding niggersi All, last and best,
choicest and most favorite employment That it
is, which has brought thee to thy ruin! With this
noble harbor here, ever staring thee in thy face,
thou shouldst have given up negro raising long ago,
and built here a city. With anything like
moety of northern spirit, northern pride, or north
ern or indeed any energy, thou wouldst have had
here ceremonially installed an emporium oftrade,
or a very Tyre of purple dyes, if not ssine
linen, ito rival the ancient city Of that name, at
least half century ago.
Here spreads before the eyes of each beholder,
natural harbor, sufficiently capacious to accom-
modate with ease that great leviathan OF naval
architecture, England's Great Eastern, and still
leave room enough around to invite all comers.
Here might they rock at ease through every tenn
pest, nor dread the storm-king's power. And
prospect is not less inviting. Nature has bounti-
fully spread the board and all may be entertained
Hospitality. Here springs of sweetest water gush,
as of erst in Eden they might have done-endless-
ly ripping, to entice the thirsty passer-by to qua
and be refreshed To the taste of the sschivalry,"
however, that is not the style an article known
and distinguished as cold Bourbon" is much
more the 60.
Not a well, even, need be laboriously dug, upon
fhe f0rf fhp
ing discovered that by the trick of handling their
spades briskly for an hour or 80, and then sinking
in the light soil terce or two endwise, Cor what
some of them seem rather to prefer, a few vhiskey
barrels most salubrious and attractive drink is
at once secured. And notice singularity about
the water of these wells some of them seeming
to remind you of the taste of the filtered water Of
the Mississippi at New Orleans, and others of the
softer and rain-watery sweet of the Croton at
New TX; while you, my dear c., with your aristo-
cratic procIivities might be able to find one having
a dash of the celebrated Congress" Spring at
Saratoga. Yes, sir; by simply taking good
shovel in hand, ndexercising your vigorous frame,
and delving deep, you can have here Saratoga
Spring all to yoursell And even at stones
throw from where l write, or within pistol range
of the snowy beach (nigh unto which gay and
and ro.lcking school Of porpoises are at this mo-
ment disporting themselves), is this the case.
And as regards climatic popularity and infu-
ences, this point is again pre-eminent. The pure
and wavy breeze comes in sufficiently often each
day, dancing and whirling, as if endued with life.
The fresh air of the billowy ocean, attendant on
the changing tides, is not only invigorating and
inspiriting to the healthy, but refreshing and
soothing to the sick; and is at all seasons welcom-
ed, as if it came invariably sswith healing on its
wings.'' The months appear to roll round, and
glide. into each other, SO imperceptibly, that we
have come passively to consider the year sort Of
circlet, or wheel of fortune, here, mounting upon
which, we are bound to ride-without further
thought or care-through life In fact, if the
temperature of the past year may be taken as
any indication of what the next may be, we may
appropri stely describe it, in the phraseology of
the almanac Makers at all times, as ssmild about
these days."
To sum up, the natural advantages Of Port
Royal, Hilton Head, and its surroundings, for
great naval depot and first class city, cannot
wall no over.estimafea: and indeed nothing but an