The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-18
GN THE WING.
10 de Editor ofme Charleston Daily Ne,e,

! AAeoeu' uip 10 bArnwell and OranYoburg Dis
r'cts' and somo Of tho adjoining parts of tho mid
ie country OF Tho State, gave me good oppol
tunty OF seeing for myself the state CT tho countr,
'he condition of the crops, aud the situation {
affairs generally. Thinking ihnt some OF you
readers may perhaps bo in want Of information O
the same points TINT was, I have thought woul
take them into my confidence, mud give them th
benefit Of my observations.
Ii was bright and glorious morning that 50,
us of ON tho South Cnrolina Railroad cars-tb
country all around retlolent of tho rich floral Gift
OF incipien autumn the dew drops gliilerins
gom-!iko on the dolicato eky buo Of The mornip,
glory the choryorsis gaiIy nodding its goide,
petals barely held in check by its son,l,ro crest
tho ever beautiful pond lily gracefully floating OF
every square yard almost Of aqueous surface, lend
ing charm to what but for it's presence woult
oifor but fow attractions to the scone these, and
Thousand other pictures of this interesting dio.
rama, mado tho soul feol glad in escaping from,
town, glad to draw large and FREQ inspiration from
tods own great storehouHe OF nature No sesson
of the year Offers greater diversity of colors in the
sylvan landscapes than September and October.
Departing summer still fingers, aud roluctentiy
Yields tho fzfd to her harder brother. We have
first glimpsea of autumn tho rresh and delicate
| Terdure OF the one beautifully blended with the
auburn tinte Of the other.
Along the railroad, as usual, since the war. I
saw but fow l.horers. Many residences, forn,orly
situated along til road, and destroyed during the
war, have not been rebuilt. Horo and there I
noted an humble log cabin, with sometimes from
ton to twelve embryo citizens of tho colored per-
sunsion crowding to tho door to sco tho carr pnss
Thoso, we were informed, nro squattefs, aud to
judge by the costumos Of tho afore named future
cltizens-much like the Georgia MAJor's-excopt-
Epfir n1 f1,n oh -
great dearth OF dry goods in tho rural parts.
noticeable feature all along tho limo Of the
railroad is the great number Of sn,a patches Of
rice, far ..lore numerous than heretofore and in
most cases this "high land rice" looked very
we'll; though, as ono OF our fellow passengers OBJ
served, there waa nothing remarkable in the fact,
as this year rice could have been planted on the
top OF the Aleghanies. He thought there wus
rain enough to have " flooded " it, even up there
As am not practical rice planter Of cburse
can give no opinion in the premises, indeed nrn
not entitled to one therefore cannot say with any
certainty whether Or not, rice might could, would
or should have been successfully cultivated this
year on top Of the mountains
l was glad, however, to see the attention pa,i TO
the 'smatl industries, which these many little rice
helds argue. 1t proves that people are gradual
~ taxing more common sense views of farming,
and beginning to learn also that growing cotton is
not the chief end Of man. Independence is better
than cotton and not subject 10 the fluctuations of
tne Liverpool market. II is comparatively easy
tor our farmers to produce almost everything they
need within the limits or thoir own plantations. A
feT bales OF cotton will then yield as much ready
money as will be necessary for taxes, groceries,
etc. Large fortunes are not made thus, it is true.
but 1t is thus substantial. useful, contcntcd yeo.
manry is fostered, the only true and lasting s,lb
stratum OF prosperity to an agricultural State. In.
stead OF cotton-only cotton, and nothing but cot
on-we shall hereafter on every we'll appoin,ol
farm crops OF corn potatoos, rioe oats ryo wheat
barley, buciwhcat, hops, tobacco; orchards ami
Vineyards, meadows and pastures. Caro- will DO
gwen to tho raising of CATTLE hogs, sheep horses
oil Of which branches of rural economy heretofore
resei!ed but little attention at our hands. bid
will failure OF tho corn crop threaten a famine.
Emigrsnts will then como of their own accord,
now all the eloquent persuasions of our
agents cannot induce them to come.
General SCOTT, the Assistant Commissioner of
the Freedmens Buroau for South Carolina, was
on tho train on his way to q colornd meeting to
tako place that day at Reeves Station aud another
a few days later at Indian Fiods. not far from
Dranchville. These familiar talks Of General
ScoTF to the freedmen, believe, are very benei-
cial, thoy correct misspprchensiona on tho part
of tho negroes. Thore have boen many ire
sponsible Radical emissarios through the length
and breadth Of tho South, whose principal task ap
pears TO be to inhame the evil passions Of tho col
orod people, and COW dissension and onmity be-
tween them and the white people, that it is COM
mendable in men like General ScoTr, who have the
confidence of these negroes, to go among them
and set them right on the principal questions at
Issue in the present crisis. This much can gay,
without at all endorsing the wisdom or acknoNl
edging the necessity of tho Bureau; for many Of
the evils which We say General 8. can cure, but
for the presence Of the Bureau would have no eI-
istence
Tho fund appropriated by Congress tor the bene
fit Of tho South, and distributed by the Freed
mens Bureau, has Afforded relief to many dcsti-
tuts families in this State, black and whita. do
not know that the Office of amoner has ever been
made subHeryient to fur tler political purposes.
would only remark en- passani there waa fine
opportunity for it here. They who WELD the
loayes and the fishes have mover failed to draw
large crowds of followers after them. OF couse
will not be understood to insinuste that there is
the slightest connection between distributing "a
tlons Of corn and bacon to the poor whites and
needy blacks OF ex-rebeldom and expecting the
recipients of this charity TO cast their votes for
their gOOu Cnr16lan nl1noner6 But IL must DE
apparent that, in the hands Of unprincpled per-
sons, this power might be used for selfish and
other than purely Christian or patriotic purposes.
On the cars, also, that day dt was Saturday,
was the "heavy man" Of one OF your cotempora-
risszuot he who ''does" the leaders; the man I
mean is ono OF weight. and fills large place in
the - Office. The crops and the caterpillars,
cotton and tho country, occupied our attention
durins the brief period he remained on the train.
On the cars rolled, past woods, and fields, and
swnmps; past huts, novels and houses; past ham
let's and villages until in due time, II o'clock, we
arrived at BranohTille which place readily recog
niaed by the number of colored ladies who offered
to the hungry traveller we'll filled arrays walters
Of moderately tempting provepdsr. They who
have money generally go into the Hotol, where
good meals ere alwsyE to be had ct dollar,
think. Before tho war it used to be fifty cents
only, and really cannot see Why they should not
come down to that figure now. However, TO re-
turn to the maumRs. At BFanehTille they are
quito an institution Some have very clean waters
and inyiting-looking rictuaIs. Their rates are
moderate, but much higher than in "alEYy
| times" cup OF what is called coffee,
ton cents; hard boiled eggs, FIVE for a
quarter; pioce of chicken and biscuit,
twenty-five cons, pies ten eeuts apiece, ETC., etc.
| Say what We will, wo cannot claim to be fast
people Here is Branchyills, at the point Of juno