The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-30
AFFAIRs IN co1LEToM.
An Interesting Letter from the Countr
WALTERBoRo', s. c., June 26.

WATERFORD, s. G., June 26.
TO THE EDITOR OF TIE NEWS.
The Town Of WATERFORD has dilapidate
appearance, and impresses strangers with tn
belief that its glory wac departed forever
Many OF the residences are uuenclosed, fence
thrown down. gates swinging by one hinge
and often, on entering, one would almost e1
pect to see the beaming face Of the hospitabl
planter OF the glorious dnte beNttna, when he Il
rudely awake to the reality by the appearance
Of patriarchal face and beard: noddine, no
With the &dlue Of the planter, but the Caoe
Of the billy goat, who is tenant at VIII. aod;
| times do not improve, bids fair to hold IN fe
| simple. g.
Many Of the planters have shown great wan
of energy and because the labor was uncer
| tam, money hard to raise, and the chances Q
| crops precarious, seem to regard It as the leg1
/ innate business Of the balance OF their lives Z
| fold their arms, mourn the past, and forebod'
| men deserve that Ishouh do them the justc'
| to saw that they have done all that could bt
done under such great DISADVANTAGES. Un
used to work themselves, when negroes refus
ed to contract they seized thea handles, and
have given practical illustration that the hand
supposed to be useless from the eneryatlnR
influence of the hid glove could s%de a,,eoasS to.
faily, iE backed by the right pluck. as the
horny hand Of theSpme land plough boy.
Notwithstanding the signs Of Decay referred
TO above. WATERFORD does brisk nade. espe-
ciaIIy in the fall. J. W. Burbridge. Bellingel
& son. GHs q. b; shuleG, ., ], Kieln,' q. ".
Inksn. Jasper iRice, d. Warner and ID. fisum
are The business h1uses-sli OF them doing !
good business. Waherboro' boasts the finest
courthouse and jail II any county ~ she sac. AZ
| IN. .koII I,xyT Roo y Mo1nnA
liams For, Godfrey 3 Harper, Henderson q
Behre, Robert: Campbell. W. S. Harley, C.H
Farmer and Jefferson Warren, sll OF whom
seem to be alive to the interests Of their clients;
and lf the ne1tgeedop Of the court lin July is
not ooasumed BY sessions business, as was the
last, they h0petS cleat the dockets Of the great
mass or business that has BEEN accommodating
for q h1g time: 20 =. G,....ii. 5.,I>!,. G.
The corn crops in this section are promising.
though they suffered Tor rain. But experienced
planters say that If we-get rain now line crops
will still be made. |S"i 4, 80.
Cotton is backward but very clean and in 9
healthy cond hop, II the caterpillar would
falsifs the prediction of everybody and stay
away, fine crops would yet reward the faithful,
and gladden. the heartsof the despo ondenk
70 write OF the political Mtuation might be
other oouutaes, but perhape with features OF an
aggravated nature. With few exceptions our
cubic offices ere AlIed with q set Of men who
would regard it only as matter Of merrlment
II they were accused of having the interest OF
the public at hart. Il think they stand, N
little danger or an accusation 80 perfectly
groundless. Each Of these birds q passage
seem only.to think Of how he can best feather
his own nest, not caring whether f1end or 100
is plucked. 80 he gets the feathers. .L,,;,,
The township elections are stra showing
.ha ~ }ha mind von1d bIoW II the negro were