The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-18
SOUTH CAROLINA.


From Columbia TO Chareston-Condition md
Aspect of the Country-Uncultivated Land
Confscation in Another Form Rumors
Relative to Employers and Employed. &c.
CHARLESTON, g. c., May IA, 1867
Once more rolling the rail. and this tme between
Columbia and Charleston. 1t Is q bright and smiling
Sunday morning when start The weather grows sui
try we got incur course and the in his, and
by the time reaah Chaslesson is boiling hot Or.
to be cxtravagant In the Of expressions It Is exces-
svely warm aud white pantAoons nOurishing obey
have weakness for white pantaIoons In Charleston
and green peas blackberries. new potatoes End ieA
But have not quite done with my journey yet lies
through country about which have few words to say
IA might be anticipated from the observations made IN
tho neghborhood Of Columbia figure Of land -
nas almost the whole way. There is departure from
his form whatever except occasional shallow dip 70
tho bed Of q stream. rise and again that can
hardly called hill Tho only elevation that can
remember at all deserving the forms the south
bank Of the Congaree river. whore the road
The most general observation is forced to make in
regard 70 the appearance Of the region travesed that
much land lies unrsclamed iRthe condition in which
nature has loft It, The forests back
ground. and from point about sixty miles from Colu
bia they skirt the road all the way there being only
occasional clearing. or half-cearng full Of stumps to
dispute the perfect accuracy Of the statement And
veil they called mind tho school geography GLASS; and
seemed 70 ask the question over again, "what the
chief products or South Csrolinar' ana mentally
answered "Tsr pitch and turpsntine." Is somehow
fearing CUT the head II didn't and fancying that
in the Of transmigratiou those forms might
become the habtations Of many tall, gaunt, knetty
schoolmaster had known Of vors
The finest plantations though BY the richest
land lie within the space II eight miles between Orange
burg and Rowes Pump the latter station being
miles from Columbia They look remarkably we'll and
almost wholly planted with cotton. but the soil Is
all less sandy As they say in parts Of the
country, Is not fat SOIL and lacks the concomitants
necessary constitute first rate cotton producing
soil But cotton is sensitive plant requiring just
much and just little heat no no later just
so much moisture and moro, that IL happens where
some Of these cxactng conditions found
exist opportunity the sandy plantations for
ample, dryness when tho others too wet the plant
chooses 20 do better than bountiful soil. This
lie Of the accidents OF for which the planter
may thankful, but which he can make no cslcula-
ton.
Besides the above mentioned plantations they lie
tering from Columbia 10 0rangeburg, more between
Col umba and Kngsvie fewer between the latter point
and Louisville and few and far apart from Lewisve
0rangeburg In this section the cultivated land Is
where than third of the whole area and from the
willie spot OF cultivated ground would be marvel
except strip along the bank Of the river. Here the
short space cultivated land but from the base OF This
swell 10 the figure Of the country there stretches
away an almost trceless plain FOR miles On il, scat
tered here and there are low pines aud short sparse
heritage that seems from s meagre and pale looks 70
get but spare living
The riches, lands all this country wholly
claimed. They lie along the north bank Of the Con-
garcc river chiefly. but are TO BE- seen at long
intervals between Charleston and Bran Brsnch ,'s
and tangled vines through which wiidca, could hardly
neighboring stream. Agriculture, has been prac
tised In the country cannot meet the grave necessities
frogs agus and mosquitoes instead Of producing bread
the star Of human life. While people are regrettiug
possible ccn6scatcn, which 10 70 take from thcm some
thing which may be OF only nominal value would " not
be vel 20 besow thought upon an actual sQuander.
Ing Of resources In comparison With which All the rest
sink into 'nsgnincance' why thus anxious care on the
one hand-why this wantou neglect on the others 10
there 10 South Carolina pous necessity witch requires
s would sss s ser. ~
Of tho oldest Of States. she y In print.
tive condition a. regards the arts necessary
TO mentioo no others a. Hebraska Colorado Indeed
there % little association OF industry with art
reneu Sifss ss remain anbes,owed 70 bless perhaps
At some future dav, more efficient system Of labor.
. arg many .e spo sn - MADE - nroaa ao
abuudautly To instance only one examp'e-tt 70 said
by those who are judges that W employing little Of the
engineers art in cutting canal scrcs what known a.
Hell Hole swamp. ~ the moasb Of the Santce river,
from lwentyG 70 0fy thousand acres OF the finest
cotton growing hand Be reclaimed This land can DO
bought Tor ten cents today and would, on the
completion OF the canal be worth drty dollars This "
but one instance Improvement that might Be made
In like manner along The coast
Among the questions thai sgitste The public mind In
regard the method Of bringing about solution
OF certain perplexites II asked whether the negroes
held TO labor after the emancipation proclamation,
January I, 1s63 not entitled 70 decentralization from
their masters In they are " asrertsd that vii
result IN handsome distribution Of land 10 negroes -
held. as there other feasible way Of repayns them
mention u s among the cusious questions that VIII
come ~ from time TO time. make no comment ~ "
anvorte idea of person ~ high position -.
~ rumored that the employer " and about this
c'y nave 70 contemplation 70 distress the isborsrs