Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-04-14
LETTER FROM GEORGIA.
AGRICULTURAL, Financial, social and
Moral condition of the south-OuI-
Itvation OF the "BeautifuI"

gia, and will give you the result of my
observations and Investigations on the
above mentioned topics. Notwith.
standing the lateuess of the spring,
farming is progressing finely, and there
will be large crop Of both cotton aud
grain PLANTED this season Most Of
the planters seem determined To raise
sufficient grain, at least, to bread them,
and accordingly large area of corn,
oats and wheat will be cultivated this
year-much larger than at any time
since the war
The corn Is generally up, aud some
plOwed over. II is looking quite well.
Cotton Is being put in now as fast as
the soil can he prepared to receive il.
Large quantities OF guanO, and some
other fertilizers, are used all through
this section. You are at once warned
of It's presence 10y the unpleasant odor
which greets you at every depot and
station. 1t is supplied to farmers on
the cotton option" principle; that IL, "A
| lien is taken on the growing crop,
which stands good for the payment of
the same. 1t is used with nearly all
the crops.
was surprised to learn that such a
| thing as imported fertilizers was
scarcely known here until since the
war. Some Of the best-informed farm
ers think that, as an investment, il il
not profitable, and should be aban-
doned but it will push forward the
crop and cause it to mature sooner,
hence its use. No one seems to think
/ flat tha coil - tIyr a
by it, and some believe it positively
injurious.
Financially the country Is in close
quarters just now, so far as money Is
concerned, but all seem to be practic-
ing economy and the people are nearer
out of debt than at any time since the
war, and they have less inclination to
go in debt also. With good crop this
year the South will once more [
think enter upon n course of prosperi-
ty and comparative independence
All seem to be hopeful. Politics is not
absorbing so much of the time and en-.
ergies of both white and black, just
now,b that they neglect business as
they have been doing before. | trust
their fondest expectations may be re-
allied.
; The people are very social (unless
! you advocate the civil Rights Bill'')
, and very pleasant. They are commu
NEGATIVE aud very intelligent-gooC
conversationalists generally.
! A drummer from Louisville, Ken
lucky, openly advocated the "Civi
! Rights Bill, and counselled the ne
: groes to exercise their privileges las
( was informed), was published in
4 newspaper and the notice was so ex
a tensively copied in the South that h'
: could do no business. But | thinl
q prudence the bet er part of valor; and
4 even though a man have such senti
Y ments, he should not express then
f where he knows they are so obnoxious
and at the same time ask their patron
age. This much by way of illustra
ton.
The whites generally live in goo
style, but the blacks are subjected I
many hardships and can barely live
u There are exceptions to this rule -
speak of the mass. Dancing is
e favorite pastime and you can scarcel
e go to any town where you do not find
o dancing school or a ball on foot.
: imagine from my observation this
e young people generally consider danC
y ing of more importance than religion
or the possession of the "Christia
Graces.n
You will generally find one or MOI
colleges or seminaries in every tow
>, and much attention il given to the eC
I, ucation of young ladies. Music Cir
= strumental is very largely cultivated
= Public Schools are scarcely known
but find some. The colored peopl
have good many schools, some {
= which are free aud some are not. Som
% are taught by colored people and som
!, by whites. They are succeeding as we
= as could be expected in educations
matters. Great taste is manifested /
>, the cultivation and display of beaut
= full flowers and shrubbery around thei
+ homes. Some yards and gardens al
= exceedingly beautiful.
r. Among the handsomest towns
! have visited | will mention Carter
-, vile, Marietta, Newman and L
~ Grange. The towns generally preseI
neat and clearly appearance. Thel
is much refinement among the whit,
and they are almost UNIVERSAL educ;
l. ted in the weather. sections.
d / visited lady in La Grange WI
:, has the handsomest yard Tor lott hay
Is ever seen. have seen the Botanic
h Gardens" at Washington City, an
d while there are some rareT specimen
Of to be found there, yet, when the Ell
Y, tire collection is considered and III
taste and care displayed in arrangir
and training is considered, it certainl
surpasses anything / have ever seel
| am sorry | have forgotten the lady
name. The lovely spot is about on
mile west of the town and Occupi,
a about one acre, which Is laid out
m beautiful walks, flowerbeds and gruv
at of the handsOmest and rarest eve
lie greens in almost endless variety. Mai
pr Of these are trimmed and trained
Ne represent various articles of furnitur
he &c. For instance, what she calls h
N rustic psrlor," contains sofa, chair
table, &C., &C., all i'm cedar. There q
many shady bowers in which to reclu
upon a hot summers day, or viii
1.-The Moon is Out Tonight, Love
II to talk of Love in a Cottage
lr "While the Silver Tints the Gold,n
III Imagination to be carried back to "Ti
Is Beautiful Days Long Ago. But /
ar more fancy. In beautiful evergree
h in large capitals, we find the word
We God Is Loveh; in another, "Fiat il
D. tipia - and i'm oupfbar hDftarH