The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-08-17
Correspondence or the Phmni1.
CARTERsv1LLE. GA, August Is.

Uchutllui 6ectlOQ OF Georgia nave Deen
settled up by South Carolinians. You
can scarcely 60 amiss hore to find men
well versed in The historical past Of our
State, and they MI speak Of her with
| filial affection; but mono Of them seem
disposed TO exchange this country for
thcir former houses, nor for any other
country. Yet, it docs not seem to me
that they are thriving. No part OF the
South was moro thoroughly devastated
during the war, soarccly n homo being
left in many places for miles in every
direction. But recuperation is u slow
process, moro 80 than in cotton coun-
try. For instance, stock raising, and
especially cattle raising, is one of their
sources of revenue, aud most. if not all,
of this stock has TO be bred and grown
upon the plantations, MS they have no
source whence to draw them. Cattle
brought here from beyond the noun
tnins will not live, and there is not South
of this any cattle nursery. Hence recu-
peration is slow.
This year, the drought has been unu-
sually severe everywhere in this section.
Lands that ordinarily yield forty to Fifty
bushels OF corn per acre, will not make
ten. Indeed, I have seen fields which,
il set fire to, would burn. The corn stalks
are yellow to the tasscl The wheat
crops, too, usually 30 fine, wero more
than q fniluro. Ono farmer told mo be
sowed sixteen bushels, and harvested
eleven; another thirty, and did not make
q bushol; another 100, and harvested ten.
Aud these were almost specimen crops.
Rnst ruined their crops most thoroughly
and completely. Every farmer now is
hunting rust-proof wheat. Gov. Brown
stated in the Rome Convention that the
Mediterranean bearded wheat is rust
proof grain. Though rust ruincd tile
wheat crop in South Carolina, would
not advise the planting of the above
wheat, for my experience is, it makes n
blush, clammy, second quality -four.
Glover and NIL the grasses grow we'll in
North western Georgia; and these are
the crops to which the farmers must re-
sort to replenish their empty purses.
When they do, I can understand why
their lands should command high prices;
but. at present, I cannot conceive why
some of them are fabulous. Lave seen
Aoi Gdoe WouAo Oo oOluS
well to average crop of thirty bushels
of cotton; and yet those farms command
readily from $25 to $50 por acre, includ-
ing nll arabic and forest lands. Why is
it that lands of equal fertility, Of no less
intrinsic value, and equally healthy To-
caiities, do not command such figures in
South Carolina? Is it because we are
benighted or Africanized, or is it because
we have become SO far demoralized rs
not to properly appreciate our dear old
homes? fear the last is the potent ren-
sou. No better homes can be found i'll
the South than in South Carolina, and
still our people seem ever willing to ex-
change them for homes elsewhere Snch
cosmopolitan notions should be discou-
ragged; and if our tliscontented citizens
would only use the precaution to ''Iool1
before they leap" visit the homes Of
others. sec the wants and trials of other
sections apparently more desirable, l
am sure they would be less migratory
and more content with South Carolinn,
down-truaten by vagabondism ns ahe is
| Ihcro is II species of go.nheat]ntive-
ness in the State of Georgia aud her
people which is admirable, ind this yir-
tue. II it be ono. actuates her planters;
but tlo not think they huvo subs tnnti-
ally surpassed the plnntcrs of South Cn-
rolinn III agricultural successes. Their
net earnings are no larger, their losses
are rs heavy, their expenses srt, greater.
their habits are no moro economical,
their lands are no more fertile, aud Yet
their lands command better price,
especially i'll this Northern and North.
western Georgia. This condition Of
things existed before the war, and it ey-
lists yet. Why is it? Another thing:
When IL Carolinian crosses the Savan
nah, ho becomes ohlivious of current
news from the State. if dependent upon
South Caroline newspapers. In Atlanta
| found amongst the exchanges OF the
Constitution, the Courier, tho PHOENIX
and The Anderson LtcNigencer, but have
nowhere else been able to SEQ newspa-
per from home. Twelve months or more
ago, when travelling over tho West, L OBJ
served the snme thing. Is not this q
lack OF enterprise with our editors. and
would not such nm exchange bo adyisa-
Bile? These Southern and South western
people nre identical with ourselves; their
Interests are our interests; their govern.
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