Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-09-02
An Edge6eld Boy Writes from
Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Aug. goth, 1858.

and you held me by the hand and wished
me aod-speod inrmp efforts, you requested me to
write you and as promised,o do so, now
make feeble effort. to comply hoping that ii
you see itto place my communication before your
readers, they will also be somewhat interested.
On Friday morning, the 31st ultimo, I'left my
home in Edgefeld, and proceeded to Ninety Six,
where met my friend, Mr.. c., of Abbeyille, en-
route for Winchester, Va, and had the pleasure
of travelling with him as far as Richmond. As
he is very elegant gentleman, this of course,
added much to the enjoyment of my trip. Going
aboard the Greenville & Columbia cars, we ar
rived in Columbia at P. M.-just one hour after
the departure of the Columbia Charlotte train
thereby failing to make connection on the most
pleasant and desirable route North, and being
compelled to remain -ovcr twenty-three hours in
the once beautiful, happy, and prosperous; but
now desolate and droary, city Of Columbia. This
place we found quite dull; and even Mt the hours
of six and seven IN the afternoon, no ladies were
to be seen in the Park once the popular resort Of
beauty and fashion; and but few even upon the
streets Determining to make the best of our
disappointment we spent Saturday, the LIST, in
visiting the burnt districts and the Penitentiagy.
This priaon, which consider the.Wisest means Of
pup:shing awbreakera, j. still underthe Super
intondenoe Of Major Lee; Who is.a,very efficient.
gentleman. Doctor Taylor, formerly Surgeon of
the Hampton Legion, has charge of the Hospital.
The main structure, which is being built Of stone,
and which, when complcted,i SIS 10 contoin- FIVE.
hundred cells, i, q formidable Guadins, and now
fully under way; two stofies Of the :hYe being
,cOmple,ea.. The WORK is being, donsb the Con-.
vic,s, and the whole affair seems 10 be quite self.
sustaining. Our visit being completed at this
place, we procecded,to Janney's Hall, and Wit
messed the. session of the mongzef shegislatures
This body is certainly,a cusiosity bus for fear Of
being unable toao the subject jnstiee ri notenter
iuta-e detailed description. suatss tito says that
business is,disPatched here III. INJURY; as to tho
qunlity5of this business, eaanot speak. =
'In.speaki1g With one Of the officials of the
Gteenville 3 'Colnmbia RAILROAD, as to tho cause
7 Of the twenty three hours delay, hs-infOrmsdsme
that it was caused by some fault-of tho eharieton
andSouth CAROLINA Company; aud I dare, say
chat aad / spoken with one 'of the, Companies, be
rould>have charged the blame TO the Greeuyille
Road: IT matters not where or in whom the
bisnoTests, IT is n vsry great Imposition upon
the tiaseaing public; and those interested should
investigate the matter. There isno excuse, ,at the
present day for, passepgs cbeipgr detained. any
length of time on adirect line of sroazl.5 : ''t'
Nothing of Importance transpited' between Go:
lumLiasad Richmond, at which latter place we
arrived Sunday afternoon; the whole linc from
Columbia Requiring rs hours run. Tho corn
crops which we saw on this line have been yefy
much impsaved by the late rains, Though :haxpg
suffered severely from.th midsummer drought,
+ they cannot yield now: more than halfsascrop.
Much of the corn in Dan River Valley has been
completely destroyed by tho lite inundation. To,
4 Sbacco crops pretty fair in most sections. -
,Monda5, the third; vasspsnt in 'visitins friends
and-acquaintances, among whom we're SONG Of
those nople Indies of Riohmond, who did 50 much
to relieve The aufcings of tho. .cOnfSdorases du-
ring the war. :. 80 a-.i 80 :.
: Parting with my ffiendain Richmond, iHtOOk
the Acquih Creek train, and proceeded to the
Capital by way of tho Potomac River; passing
Dumfries, Free.tone Point and Ocoquan, the
camping and battle grbapds of the Hampton Le-
gion during the winter Of '6t and 2. The crops
between Richmond and the Potomac, exclusively
] -[A-r-----~r5- p ru1a.=tas- Iuureu. rfeder1cks-
burg seems to have almost recovered from, the
effects of the wa-, and scarcely yestige of des..
truclion ordesolation is 10 be. seen as we pass
along tho line,of Railroad.
Taking. the Express train for New York at
Washington, arrived in the magnificent city Of
Baltinore.at $40, Tuesday. Yourreaders, pre-
sumo, will not bes surprised to hear me soy that
sis a "rebel" city, ncr will they wonder when
tell them, that few days since, when Thad
Stevens remains were being transported. though
the city, Radical Committee could not be ,fopnd
4 to escort it And when I tell them further
that the Fifth Regiment, National Guards, are
uniformed in Greg! Imagine, Mr.. Editor, th,
'dsIi5ht of Southern boy on beholding this spec
taclo! Yes, this CID grey uniform, with which
ore connected so many pleasant, yet sud a,s ,oia-
| tiohs! u e. =.
I believe thatBaltimore il, to-day, purer,( ,(polit-
ically) in proportion t9its number of inhabitants
than many of our Southern cities. Tho Demo-
Gratis hers are very sanguine, and expect large!
msjori,y insthis stEcIor Seymour.& Bl,ir at the
cunning election. And, furthermore, I think this
city, in a,mord point of view, sdrpasses any
have everTisitcd. Notwithstanding It numbers
more than :hree hundred thousand inhabitants, I
do not think have witnessed a dozen cases. Of
drunkenness since here. Theinhabitants are eeur-
tcous, kind, hospitable, and. disposed to aid
fSou,hcrnor; but, at tho same tine, I,would not.
adviss . young man to! come here with thp. el-,
pectation of obtaining a-sturtion~ih mercantile
shOuse, as tho plucS ifcfowded with applicants.
This is very desirable locality for South
etncr, provided he can obtain business, as board,
and almost everything necessary for human COM
Fort, Is compdrattycly' cheap. Society .is good,
I'm Southern man enjoys. ,ere that which ho-
would in all probability, enjoy in no other por-
fou Of the United States, the privilege of living
in Southern community, and, at the same time,
enjoying Democratic form of government. No
r lcal is allowed to hold office horc
The Foil Trade has already opened. Tho who'll
sale house. are crowded with heavy stocks, and
the merchants are expecting u large trade from
the South which expectation sincerely hope
they may. rcaze. Baltimore people have done
much for the South, and they undoubtedly de.g
serve tho patronage of the South. Therefore,
Edgs6sld merchants, come ono, come all. to Bal
timorc, and trade with your friends. Yes, your
friends those who wicldod both the sword and
purse in ycur dofencO during your darkest hour;