The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-01
LETTER FROM THE cot -RY.
To he Elitor OF the Daily Neacs:

To The Editor Of the Daily Neaus:
ANDERSON, July &c, 1SG7.-Whilo on the road
from Laurens to Abbevile tho heavens gathered
blackness, and refreshing rain fell upon the
thirsty hills and valleys Of Laurens District which
had been threatened with drought. This rain
will very much benefit the corn in that district,
and We may now say the corn crop is safe over
most of the State, and the crop will be large and
satisfactory. In Abbevilo everything looks well.
Cotton is thriving, corn growing abundant and
the people hopeful Of relief by tho coming crops.
Business is necessarily dull, very few goods being
wanted, and money not plenty, while the mer-
chants are not disposed to sell on credit to any
great extent-indeed they arc unable to, even if
they had the means. Trade from this district has
been turned largely towards Augusta and it will
require some efforts to bring it back TO its old
channels.
Tho recent discovery Of rich veins of gold about
six miles from Abbovillo has caused some excite
mont among tho people, and will create an influx
of adventurers, and spectators il tho fatterng
ports arc confirmed by further discoveries. But
my impression is that gold mines arc no benefit to
q community, Iut rather tend to demoralize indus
try and seriously to interfere with husbandry.
After all, the true mines of wealth are tho produc-
tons Of agriculture, and Carolina may be rich in
these if her people awake up to the resources
which science and nature have placed in their
hands.
1t never yet has boen asccrtained how much an
aero Of land can produce. It may be that by q
perfect system Of hus oandry, by careful working
aud abundant manuring, an acre OF ground may
bo made to produce five, ten, twenty times as
much as it ever did before, while the additional
cost III working may be enhanced not over 100 per
cent. An acre Of land may produce naturally ten
bushels Of corn. Ono hundred pounds Peruvian
guano, with some work, will make it produce
twenty bushels. Two hundred pounds, with finer
work, will raise the production to forty bushels,
and with extra care and high manuring one hun
dred bushels Of corn have been raised on one acre
in this State. Docs not tho true secret OF agri-
cultural success lie just here? In my landlords
garden in Laurons, found q small patch of corn;
the stalks are all ten to fifteen feet high, very
large and splendid in color, and on many single
stalks counted five oars, and on the others three
and four No special care had been taken Of this
corn-in fact it had been neglectcd-yet it will
produce at the ratio Of sixty to seventy bushels
per acre; while in field not q stones throw dis
tant the corn will not make ton bushels to the
acre. feel assured q new era is about to open
upon agriculture in South Carolina, and that the
best results will follow.
This place, from which l write, has felt the de-
pressing effects of loss of caria and loss of life
caused by the late war; But there is much loft
yet, much indeed to be thankful for, and, more
than all, much to do. It will never answer for Us
to fold our hands and say all is lost, we arc ruin
ed, we can do nothing. This is 'bosh" We can
all do something, aud all is not lost But of this
moro anon.
Tbs Convention of the Baptist Church is hold
ing its annual meeting here, but the attendance is
not large. dropped in fer few minutes on ST.
turday afternoon. DR.. WINKLER was presiding
with dignity and judgment. A very interesting
subject was before the Convention, namely, what
plan can the Church adopt to aid colored preach
ers, or those who desire to prclch, to obtain
some theological education. DR.. REYNOLDS offer
ed resolution asking for n committee to prepare
plan and submit it at tho next meeting Of the
Convention. But prompt action was desired, and
the resolution was adopted after striking out the
words ''thc next meeting,' and requiring report
at this.
Yesterday the Baptist ministers occupied all the
pulpts in this place. had the pleasure of hear
ing the Rev. DR.. WILLIAMS at the Presbyterian
Church in the morning, who preached an admra-
BILE sermon, the burden of which was Trust in
God" Our peop'e seem to have no trust i'll any
creature it will be we'll if they can trust more to Il
Divine Providence. A. B. c.