Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-04-10
From the American Farmer.
r TOM tnt NIntFtCah dFIlcT
Maryland the Most Desirable State, as a
Residence, of all the States in the
United States

| Residence, of all the States In the
United States
Think for moment: what should
make State desirable as a place OF
residence?
! The character of the people of a
State, its climate, soil, topography, its
water power. internal Improvements.
the nature of its animal Kingdom, its
game, all contribute 10 make it more
or less desirable as a residence.
From its early settlement by a stur-
dy English race, TO the present hour
her people have enjoyed the reputation
of being brave, chiyalrous, ldw-abid-
| ing people. In. the recent unhappy
war, the spirit of "The dld Maryland
Line more than once shown forth in
deeds of valor that challenged the adj
miration of bitterest foes. Both in
history and song her pat-iots and mil
itary heroes rank with the noblest OF
the land.
That they arc a law-ahiding people
none can question, when they remem-
ber how patiently the people are at
this hour submitting to the exactions
Of laws which have ruined large num-
bers Of her citizens, whilst they bene-
fit the State as q whole Never was
so much suffering inflicted on peo-
| pie, bv one act of "a State, as the sud
den abolition of slavery occasioned,
and yet no people ever w'.re more obe-
dent to law.
cite this to show, hat people
who are submissive undcr such trying
circumstances, may sa;sly be relied
upon as a law-abiding people.
Whe climate is OF tina, pleasant va
riety which avoids every,' ing like stag
nation, and inspires xerful tone to
whole eapnani..G- rarely yerv
general rule the happy medium.
The soil is of almost every variety.
The upper part Of the State is rich in
mineral resources. What is familiarly
known as Western Maryland is a
fine wheat and grass country. The
middle counties and the Eastern Shore
are also we'll adapted to grain of every
sort, fruits of every kind. and vegeta-
bles. Southern Maryland" cannot be
surpassed as a corn, tobacco, fruit and
truck growing country.
And now. with o railroad running
the whole length of the peninsula, con-
Meeting with other roads and branches,
with two noble streams (the Potomac
on the one side and the Patuxent on
the other) bearing on their bosoms the
rich products Of its soil, it presents fa-
cilities for ingress and egress surpaSs-
ed by no other lands Of equal fertility
in the whole country. The prOximi-
ty of lower Maryland 10 the seat Of
government of this growing nation is
a great advantage, which it must ever
possess.
Now fhat the people Of Washington
and the whole nation seem to have Il
wakened to a sense of the propriety of
making it a city worthy of being the
capital Of the greatest nation on the
earth, there is no estimating its rapid
growth in wealth and numbers. Ere
another decade, the banks of the Poto-
mac may begin to be decorated with
palatial residences like the Hudson
Whatever enlarges and expands and
adds to the wealth of that city, must
radiate an influence over the surround
ing country.
Without the naturally kind, rich,
loamy soil which We have underbeded
with mari, aud the beautiful streams
irrigating nearly every small field, the
simple location of Maryland ought to
and will make it a most desirable home
for those who love to be convenient to
a city whose destiny is to radiate sci
entitic, literary and political informa-
tion,-a city destined to be the Paris
of America,-the great reservoir of in
formation for the world, pouring out
its streams of light without money and
without price to the remotest parts of
the earth.
The luXuries of life also abound in
the waters and fields of lower Mary
land. The terrapins of richest flavor
abound in her waters, the finest oys.
ters, ducks, ortalan, reed birds, and a
great variety Of the finest fish. The
partridge is also great source of a.
musement to those fond of game
Thousands of these are killed annual.
ly by the sports from our large cities
With the most ordinary care and at
tention on the part of landowners
they would become very plentiful.
There is one remarkable advantage
which Maryland possesses, which few
States with so many advantages car
boast of-that is, her entire freedom
from all wild and vicious beasts ot
every sort, and offensive and danger
! ous reptiles.