Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-02-19

diary language enough. but it should have
been punished in some other way. The
State ha. got force Of constabulary, n
detachment Of whom had come up. fired
off vollsy Of musketry before the residence
Of farmer for no eslensible reason but to
alarm lis SICK wife, and had arrested two
or three other citizens who had not the
remoteat connection with the murder by
way of exhibiting their efficiency. They
seemed to be afraid to move about, except
in large parties, but without reason go far
as we could see, since all the citizens we
met were as peaceable aud quiet as they
we'll could be. Must persons, blacks IA
we'll as white, carry pistols in this country,
but we walked about unarmed on the roads,
and late in the evening, without meeting
the sIightest cause for apprehension. We
walked over TO Cokesbury, about two miles
from the railroad, pleasant little village.
where we me, DR.. Gary and several other
as hospitable and clever gentlemen IS it
would he possible to entouuter. We were
introduced by them 10 tue shoemaker Of
the village, a respectable looking mulatto,
who was member Of tie Legislature of the
State, and who, wonderful to say, was and
had been all his life a Democrat lie had
however just resigned bis position because,
rs he explained to us, of the disagreeable
nature Of his situation in the Legislature as
the only colored Democratic member. The
land ABOUT here is sandy, but is good cotton
soil; with careful cultivation and manurss
a bale Of 400 pounds Of ginned cotton to
the acre is realized; with ordinary cult
vation, without mach manure, perhaps not
more than half bale. The manures used
are guano and plaster: lime is not used,
We suppose because it cannot be had at
reasonable cost. Yet it might be furnished
TO this section, as we understood there was
an out-croping of limestone near Laureus,
not far away, and the stone ia also found
at the head of this railroad, near the baee
of the Blue Ridge; but it is not as vet
burned to auy extent, and the lime used for
building and plas'eriug purposes is brought
from the seaports at an expense Of some
two dollars or more per barrel. All tho
ordinary houses in this country are ceiled
with wood, because ofits greater cheapnes..
EDITORIAL MOTIFS, XIII.
Most of our party accepted the invitation
Of our friends a. Cokesbury to stay with
them over night, but two of US concluded
to take the evening train over tho branch
railway, about ten miles long, running TO
Abbevil!e, the county seat, and so We walk
ed back to the depot. While waiting for
the train. we went out 10 zee place of 600
acres which Mr.. Radcliffe. gentlemanly
storekeeper at Hodges" told was for
sale; it was mile away, and on the road
we endeavored to overhaul horseman to
ascertain its exact locality as he declined
stopping for Us We had to run fast to catch
up to him, apd when We did 80, we found
him with his hand on the pistol in his bolt
and realized that we bad narrowly escaped
being shot as high~aymsu; but he was
excusable on that lonely road, and pight
approaching, in looking with suspicion
upon two men pursuing him at the top Of
their speed.
The farm was fair one with ordinary
buildings. Part Of the land was sandy
aud only suitable for cotton, and the other
part was red clay, we'll adapted for corn,
and not for cotton. We often found these
two soils close together in the Carolinas,
frequently as here dividing farms in rail
road outs we would sec the meeting of the
two colors marked by a straight line. On
thia place there was a brick-kiIn, although
tue bricks did not seem to be good, the
clay having in It too much sand. A good
deal Of the land was sworn out" as is the
case on every Southern farm. The planters
have hitherto always worked their land,
withou, attempting to keep it up, until /
ceased 10 produce, and then they would cut
down the forest an,l plant this new land
letting the old grow up in pines; in the
course Of years this worn out land would
get in heart again, and the pines being cut
down, Il would BE- once more cultivated.
They thought they conld afordto do this.
because Of the oheapness of Iands and the
large amoun.a they held. A different
theory, Of cultivation prevails uow., The
planters seem now 70 bs unanimously of
the opinion that 1t 10 more profitable to
manure heavily and work thoroughly q
ANAL portion of land than to manure and
work lightly 4 much lsrgsr, surfsos; 20
they sfs doing this and reducing the siss Of
shsir fsrnss. "A gsntlsman yin 0olunbia
told nj that BY oasstul. cultivation with lssa
than tsp dellsra worth os, manure he had
,sissd of Of bib 10. 10 the town, containing
ssvsu.eigh.hs :of.as acre., three bsles Of
eeaon. worth to-day Ssso. which illus
tYstaa Aha tsuih az tha ueU theorv. Good