Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1869-09-01

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| sweet vale.-Brerard is the court house Town of
this new County. Some of the hoad springs of
the French Broad are close neighbors 10 those Of
the Saluda.
The Blue Ridge, being the Great Divide" be-
tween the streams that water the Atlantic slope,
and those flowing into the mighty Mississippi, is
very readily pointed out by an ordinary observer
At Sticking Cap, or a miles North of Table
Rock, "the Ridge" touches South Carolina,-the
line is directly on the summit. Coming into the
Saluda ravines, ,the gray cliffs of Table Rock
met the eye, and,give intimation Of locale, Mt
once unique and strikingly interesting, and
picturesque with~f. If any of your readers have
never seen the Table Rock, let them take wagons,
bugsics, and tents las many large parties are do
ing this season) and repair to the moss-corered
crags, that produceithc hanters.cup, and bear the
Imprint of tho Mammoth's foot. Than cascades
and cataracts, no texture iu the landscape could
be more beautiful and fascinating. About halfway
down the mountain, you are brought face to fncc
with the falls of Sticking which are conspicuous
ly visible from The beetling prccipices Of the To-
bic Mountaia. This sweet cascade is more like
some little fuiry's toy than one Of the realities of
old Mother Earth.
In by-gone days. we had old Pickensville and
old Pendeton, ia this section of the country, and
now they have old Picksns Court House 1t is
sad to view the ruins of .iosolation of any "De
serted Villages" but if that village be dear to the
beholder BY association, aud by "reminiscences
that stir the lowest depth of feeling,-what Ian
guage can give coloring 20 the pervadng gloom
Of the heart? The cuuEt House has been torn
down and carried away to Walhalla to build
Jail in that place. The cid Jail here has been car:
rivd to new Pickens c. L. Only six families are
still Living here. There is not single store in
the lace. The stately mnnaion, in whiuli !
boarded and studied for six years, is given up to
tne owls and bl:s. Finding N.ndow open, en-
ercd and ran up stlrs 'ss,f '''-'" ''ao =
t,o room where mad so often gone to sleep while
irving to copjugate the Greek verb. 1t was the
,w;l;gbt hour, and you may be sure did not tarry
lo,c With he ,rt surchargcd with emotion, L
b,s,unej back to tho road, and found re ief only
in waviog my hat over my head and excini'p'pg;
this Is a oiite mans country. In SO lar Us local
officers and representation in the State leg'sla-
turc are concerned, thfs is indeed white man
government. 1t isa positive iaSury to breathe
sucb nm atm sphere. Hopc whispers that the FIJI
,a,,.h cans,;tu tional amc mcpdment, allowing man
..a1 s,,r., without regard to race or color,
~ ,ati6,d by the requisite number of
s,o,o. Tn. r,diosts may iud themselves envel-
oped 10 cloud o'n'',.''sS "lsl 80
p.c.el II, however 'n' on'nesv s"A'~.s "
.u.-,., ~, ,oo,sts, do not open the eyes of en-
,,em;.,s ~ tho d Layers ahead, they would not be
,.-;...a .,,,..L ten thousand murdered patriots
- -. -. y beds to denounce the wicked
folly of Mongrclism.
The dry weather, .hfsu ffsughoas the upper country
:..,.;.. os ~. .,on. at a fearful rate. Pm
thinking it will be very >sard to gete.rn next
winter. As an Offset to this gloomy prospect
.hs p.cpio h1vc an abundance OF wheat ana oa's
End peaches and apples in nNmaHy places. inc
health OF tue country is generally very good,-
peace and quietude prevail.
/ Sincerely yoass,