Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-09-23

land mechanics of the last thirty years were
unknown in the South, except very rarely
mo attempt:was mado to'ase the means cAis.
ting Oh every wellorderdd farm or plantation
for saying or making manures IEverything
was tNkeh from the soil; nothing was re.
turned to it; and its natural capacities were
absolutely unknown, because of the rude and
imperfect culture. Place on the soil of the
Carosiuass, 'Virginia"or Georgia, Intelligent la.
Dor under intelligent direction carry there
the implements which have so lghtened the
labors and increased the harvests of the North.
ern and Western farmer; apply the same sa-
'gaoious foresight, thrift and energy, which
enable the New England farmer to raise "pre-
MUM corps" out Of the naturally infertile
lands of that section, and you shall SEQ the
land groan under the burden of the crops that
shall grow there Besides the ordinary and
fearly procurable fertilizers in abundance on
any plantation, the recent discovery of phos-
phate of limo in South Carolina has opened
up source of supply sufficient to renovate
not merely the Sworn out" lands of the South,
but of a'oontinent This deposit can hardly
rbc 'over.estiniatod In value. To the large
population now engaged in mining and manip-
ulatlng it, and destined to be much larger.
! 1t is the source of great wealth. to the agri
cultural interests Of the couatry, it is source
of machgreuter wealth.
| 3. Tho mineral wealth of the South.
though undevelopcd, is vast, and waits only
the reaching forth of the hand of enterprise
to pour its treasures into the, lap of'oommerce
Iron, gold, copper andc coal exist in abundance
In South Carolioalarge deposits of a very fine
clay exist 'ofwbich pottery meet to compare
with the'best ofWorcestershirec can be- usadc.
Ochres of great value are also'founu Gran.
'ite'and marble in infinite variety are at hand.
n. The forests yield the choicest woods in
great variety. The pines of,the Oarolioas and
Georgia arc we'll known in all our .marts; tthe
live oak of Florida is highly iprnea lby the
ship-builder; tho'palmetto Of Carolina serves
purposes for which all other woods fail; and
the States are rich in woods fit for furniture
and ornamental uses
| S. The climate is, in the main, healthful
1""u P'oaeant. Inc lnhaOltant IS spared the
extreme cold ofNew lEngland and Michigan,
as'well as'the Itorrid heats of the tropical re.
glons. Charleston is on or near the iisother.
NAL line which passes through Naples; to
1 speak of Naples is'to remind one of all that is
delightful in sky, temperature, climate. And
to one who knows the charm of the climate Of
Charleston for nine mouths in the wear, Ma.
pies can offer few climatic advantages The
whole State of South Carolina and indeed all
the Southern States, have healthful and
agreeable climate, 'if we eNcspt the districts
known to be malarous, ana comprising but "a
small part df the whole area. Even these
are healthy from November to May and for
planters who are obliged to cultivate these
mnIarious districts, pine lands are ever near
where a resdence'is perfectly safe and pleas.
ant the year round. The rates of mortalitx.
which are the only sure tests in this matter.
indicate very Goarly that the States of Vir.
ginia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee.
Georgia and Florida, are as favorable to phys
acal wigor and long )ife ms ANY others in the
Union. AVithregard tothe other States,ofluhc
South, we have no definite data at lisnd, bnt
it is believed the same fact may in substance
be asserted of them.
6. The lands in the Southern States can he
purchased at much lower rates, in proportion
to their value, than in the North or Wes:.-
An investment in farm or plantation in the
South, and tho same care ana labor to
make it paying ono, that is given by the
thrifty farmer in the North, will, under the
more genial skies and in the longer seasons
of the latitude, pay largely more than it would
in tho older States.
Something should be said about tire politi.
cal situation in the South The political OK
elements, the abuses of power by place hold
ers, the want of respect for law and order
existing In some parts of the South, are no
more than, under all the circumstances. might ,
reasonably have been apprehcnded The
reconstruction members Of Congress failed to
enlist the sympathes, or to receive the sun.
pert of the great mass of the mtelliyent Of the
South. 1t was misfortune that this was 80.
1t threw the work of reconstruction into hands
little fitted by education, by experience or in.
terest. to undertake it. The results were
better than the Southern white people thom.
selves had right to expect. Yet il wouM
be folly to deny that gross evils have ex;..od