The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-03-06
Letter from Missouri.
Rocky CoMr.ET,
MCDoNALD Co.,, Mo.
February, IS 1872.


Mr.. LH:!,r.
AS | have few leisure moments at
command. concluded to write
something for the great HTorM Morcr
aud Ciyilizcr, to wit "Fhc News"
So without further introduc ion here
goes.
KING i:oMoND's KINGDOM,
being an uncongcnial cline for sub
j. is Of my political scnti,n ents, l left
t"crc tho latter past of Decemb Der last,
determined hevcr to return to T.xas
while Davis, the tyrant occupies the
throne. lllv,rs previously Conceived
iii idea that thc Indian Territory would
be a splendid place Of refuge, for ex.
rebels fleeing from the wrath to come
removed thithcr. But af.er
tr.versing the Chochaw, Creek aud
Chc'"Sre Nations, wa, fully conviuc
ed that it Mss nota desirable place for
wandering civilized spirits, clad in
c'tszcns Dire :. Ben c,rs..ntly u.s.
suiird a;,i i, tv,r,.;,;"d by sunIc re-
len'les / :. VI. conclude I'd 10 quit
the abode OF ,he Rcd man and rerair
to scenes Of civil:zati.n. Conseunent-
Iy procured OF tno N .,iohal Audi
tor mule OF very s,uuii dlmeuslun.
for tho excordInll, large sum of s.
per day, exclusive of accidcL tai ex
prnsc> and struck IN air line route for
th' nH'r",t l"'int on tho Atlantic and
iat'iic Il. Il. Af.,r several DAYS
uavel Though f"r.-t. prairie ana vii.
dorhe"s, nay ears were nddcnly greet
'h hy l"nr. ".d shr1:l, but welcome
. whistle Of lucon,tiye ut Viuitu
junction.. Is; ir. Ynent applications
of my spurs to tho abdominal cx.
t'emities Of m> quadrupcd succeed
Oh m reaching the junction before
tao departure # tho train for ST.
L'uis. HA>t:ly purtaliing of slight
repast, procured a bottle If "Evcry
b"dy takes IL" and ticket to Neosho,
No., thea demau,ied ndm,ttanco into
the car aud not un'il Was comfor
tab'y seat Il and tho train in motion
Gid fully realizo the fact that |
th"t l was ouco more on my way to
civilization. rejoicing.
SOUTH WEST MISSOURI
good country, fertile and salu.
brious. Grain !, the principal pro.
duct. Good Lands produces on an aver
age, SO bushels Of corn, 10 of oats and
30 Of wheat per acre. This country
Is we'll adapted to tho raising of TO-
| bncco, said to produce 900 pounds
per acre, yet strange to say but little
attention is paid to its cultivation.
Every t"iuy Is very cheap here, for in
stance corn, is selling at 25cts. per
husdcl, and as the lrisbman 8 id
"W hiskey at the same" The pco.
pie are kind, honest, industrious and
ast but not least, emphaticaIly demo-
cratic. Free Schools are in full
orerntion. The school law of this
State is dIfferont to that Of Texas,
noo beng compulsory, which in my
or'ni"n, is very o!'j c:io..nb!o fo,-
ture in it. For education is the
bulwnrk Of free institutions. Aud if
o compulsory s. $ ON OF public instruc-
ti"n had been es'abiis ed years ag,,
there would be, to day less ignorance,
depravit., crime and tyranny, aud
more knowledge, virtue, innocence,
aud liberty, that wo can boast Of at
present.. Judging the scholastic
population of this Country, numerical
~ atd intellectually, Que would rca.
sonbly infer that constant employment
could he attained by tho honorable
trat, rni,y Of the us.ful aid respect
able but uugratrful vocation of
"Feachiny the young ide. how to
shoot"
rASSivEISM
is the great and momontous question
now presented to the Democracy of
this nation. And as an illustrious OK.
ample of its bonofioial results, per-
unit mo to refor you to Missouri. For
it wus by the adoption Of tho Passive
Policy that this State was reoued from
tho talons of Radicalism. Thereby
rem owing the 'shackles of 1000 dis.
franchised citizens. Thus might the
'Democracy, nowso feared and hated