Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, November 14, 1857, Image 1
"TO THINK OWN SELF UK TUUE, AM) IT MUST FOT.I.OW, AS Till: NIGHT THE DAY, THOU CAN'ST NOT THEN 11K t'ALSH TO ANY MAN."
15V ROB'T. A. THOMPSON. PICKENS COURT HOI Si:, S. C. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1857. VOL. IX. NO* ' !$?.
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JrJ; ?ELEtoS"'E?
My Ooar Old Home.
- I onmo again to my denv ol<l homo*
But years long ujnee IirU spoil,
A Art 'nilcl Mioriiven locks of youth
Lay m?ny u silvery Ibrcud; > "
Tbo bounding stop >v<vs 'slow w4 sad.
Tho sparkling cy<J grow dim,
:,i And tho bird-uoto, ouco ao blithesome foil
Liko the chimos of ft funcrut^hymii.
I looked lor tho roof that nholtored ohcc
The loved of ohjldhood'A hours ;
I sought, for tho hearth-stone?upon it Jay
A mound of gv'ws and flowers.
Tlui bi ostd-itrnu'd onk vrhoiso Hheltoring Bhudi
Wftf tho ccnti of out' merry play-A.
moss-grown Ptiimp marked out tub spot
That tolil of its e?d decay.
I wrfndcJ-od down to the poplar spring,
AjuA'drftiik from Its gushing stream*
lluf thVdMu'ght had lost its t^mgio charm,
Tii'd \va\cs*Koif golden gK-'uu;
Tor fpfl*t>{pp?ng \v;??o ?ociucd to speak.
With the Iotvch of long ago?
1*#,many ft tuneful Toito is still
That mingled tith their flow !
T fnvnuit BflAl* It
, ....v, tw.i. UftV' M'g mCJJ,
And spirit bowod and sad,
For those who had bk'sscd that lowly r >of,
And made tho hearth-stone glad;
r A A\\\\ I'found them all where tho willow droop'<
i?M ion;- urvyli tK.Ughs aroiind?
' Scrni^ choriahcd form was rating there,
' w&tji each quiet, grassy niound.
I ft.nlfortfc&gsijn in the wide, cold world,
lint tny footsteps tread
The dcai*8fct<'?cnt will bo, to mo,
The homes of the lotcd ones dend.
Tho siirishine steals thro' the hangingbongh
Will. 1..1 ?? "
linn nouKunuu, noiy ugni,
And nilent tears glcnm purcut there,
In tho hush of tho.siimmor night..
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[^QO&LLA'rW.,
SPEECfl$pF GEN. P. N. GABVtH,
Dclivcvivl li. lWc t' o Vgricult^rnl Sooi<itv> ft
AV?l)?,ll? rt.. >?.? tWh. .i?.. -pA-I.
.. V" * UIV ilHU UUV- Ul UCIU
l.or, 1857/.
Lames anf> Oejtti^kmV.n : Tho honorabl
position iij which I am plnood boforo you to
day, ami Uio high and nobly vocntiou whicl
I lim cnllod upon tu support nnd defond,
icar nnty jsuffor from my inability to gmo
thy position, and do the Bubioct iiistico. Tot
hpig, much too long, bus tho farmers Vofn
4?f*r? Ikaaii 1aKI?/%?1 ? ??<* ? *v- -* ^ 1 " -
lull *uuivv>u Ity UlilMY 118 rilllicr III
under pursuit; Tliis in not as it should he
for, all must bo satisfied by reflection, tha
men of all other pursuits tiro depondont upoi
the farmor (or planter, if you please,) and hi
products for tlieir subsistence and prosperity
Lot there be shofboropa for a few yours?
trade liu^oiAhoj, tho biCchatiicA tool* rvixt
and the pursuit of science and knowledge ar
utayed. Ilcnce ijt }s that all should boner
jorin luujc upon agriculture a? tho higluis
And most honorable pursuit mulor hoavcn
tlibn, un<l not until then, will that pursuit rc
ceivc that attention that its importance tie
mauds. True it is, that societies aiul fair
?Yo doing nuioh to prynvoto agriculture am
its interests; y?*-, far jnoro may bo done It
educating vouti^ nton for tlici pursuit of ngrl
Clllturo. t ltroSIIino to sav that, nn ltmn ''"i
1)0 u comi'lo'to farmer without ut leant undoi
Ktauding thoVoionccs ef geology, min'eyrtlog;
nn<l clioiointijy. .
It m?Bt now bo nppnrerit to alt that w
iiiu*t in a great degi-qc doimrt ffbirt the mud
of farming taught ufl by ouv fathers. 'fli
forcKta have Jieort foiled and tho ?jo?l worn ou<
nnd but fow.of un havo any more wood lani
to no as to follow in tho li'.ojw of on
fathofP, who, whon tltriy had oxhauNtod thei
fields. returner! fn ?i?l
"fresh thoroby to enaldbthom avail
to fill their cribs unci bnrn.?. lint, ahw<! iVuii
vrhonoo are ourn to bfi- fillWl? Suvoly lie
lVom " fresh flelda," but from nilproYtxl aii(
reclaimed fields.
The roaliiiuitng of exhausted fioldu has a
yet roooivod bnt little attention from rmmt o
our eociotlCH. I do not rooollcot of ever hav
ing hogi). or board of a premium being ottoret
f<K improving or reelaiming worn out or ex
hausted fiolds, and I havft nO doubt thftV it i
oTfTmr w> jno tact mat onr tarmorHari
not Hufficloitly edtu-ujtcd to chprbfo tinm t.
nndorNtand in what way thoy wn <1q it tin
<ihoft{TO8t And bust, 1 havo hoard of p:. in:
urns bojng pffctcd foi" tho bo3t oifftj on ?m
proving 9? rciriuitnjng Boils. So ff?r.?o good
feVil,cor>" w'" "ulwithout ])ra<'tico
W&t * ')iu M ot* (Mir I,!-l. ti. !?\ .ill - i
WliaC?wVty JUlc, do \fo gain in tho wtiy v
ngrioiuUnral Lnlj^roViUwcnt by of.Wing aiid n
xwirding pr<m?lu>ii? for tin'or hril
ftoro of com or othoc.gvaio, nnloas it JwpwM
niroaupvoi improved punted wit!
Jio maflnor oV improving tha euino. As i
x, ton to on? Hiicb pnuwhyns, uro awarded t<
fortunate individuals who tn'o o\yu?rfl of hot
teratid more productive upils than tholr lost
fortunate ludghbw, or poririinncft/fftm.i^om
may havjMiiiio'oodod In lifting pfrll
?tu? c n ainitfo crop ?ttcpo?sft*lly< In *\lph iu&<
|t|^a pursuit of a<(riv?ltnro "run* but. llttlo.
It is kijown to all tliWt'a .heavy diOHsinjO
Cotton srt^d will rfttiKo t,ho Woorpit ?oi\? t<
yioltl au !?l)tnvdunt of wftcat.loHvmg tin
?dH jitilo improve^ in ?ucU cokq. Wftot \u
forma tron ?jo wo pain, of how in the ? i< ?l
tural intorost. proniotfeiKjCj*^.;r.v' .'j
Tho tfi'itct and JonfliiiK objOtH* of. agrioUl
turaJ oclirlior fihOuM ho tho ai:r|uiring am
Of agricultural knowledge hi ijn
proving tho soil, stock, aerirtuUurai iftfrio
I. mcntrt, thop**W>r nw|ho?l Of arranging forim
piuUhVWW.nj$* tharQnji, tho mtm^aofaon
anp'tjroalmoaioi ?Ww*tio anmml*, the corn
of r?Arh){C Htuck, jMiiglpg ,"niio, and fftl?
tL urc bitt ftw fftrmovs thUt can gvvt
fin unpcoximnt*) < itiinnto oi' of rajs
ijiig u't'k. Itr Se?&r ?-'/)?! rtmiuro for th<
UOUVlMt; hOff, v im! -- 1
<Hndna!? rrtnjjf pbmpot?|%tvo |>rodnoes a hoj
ffi tb 'Slvntf
; r - ? it, ^ Kvcrj
IijuuMSVwui'F nr<fV}Op*ri>"/JHU'contiiighor
*?i'i
VS . ?d^-' ? . .' *
would bo 7 J ccnt.s por lb, which footnup the [
sums already von, and makes the difference ;
In weight, which in only 50 lbs, cost 20 contH |'
ni;r lb. To bo profitably informed, wo should j,
Know t vo method of i'cedinp, and thut would , !
nt, onco give us tho cost of raising. Kvery
farmer should kivow whut it costs him to
raiso liiu pork, and tho cheapest way to do
it. He snould also know what is tho groatoot
amount of grain and roots his soil can bo
nmdo to produce per ncro. and what it costs
fn nrAnnvn li'ta unit f* ???>" ',fk *1.-.*. Al.i-._il
av iiiuj i/o tvuu uiuv iuir? |
is not possible. Why not keep uu account
of grain and other substances fed to vour pigs
until you make tbom into pork. Ihou you
have flic cost at onco of raising your pork.
8 And it will not be very difficult to ascertain
tho oapRoitj >f your soil. To do so, consult
your means. Lay out. your plat or pieco
of ground according to your incuns, (taking
cure not to go beyond yoiir moans, a? that
would load to fulluro.) Thou havo your soil
analyzed. (I say have it done, as 1 suppose
there is scarcely one present who'Am do if,
from tho fact tout they have not been educated
for that purpose.) By so doing yoif can .
ascertain vrlmt?'?ould bo applied to your soil
to make It r>rn'iliu>n lmul nnv Vitut nt' ? *! > .<
I ? V/f ,
roots that you muy require, lvoep nn aocount
of the cost of matorials appljcu, the cost
of application, the cost of culture, and you
havo the cost of improving your soil and pro1
diioiug your crops.
tiontleiuon, I suppose many of yoxi would
doubt if some gontlomnn should come hero
next fall and report that ho had succeeded
in raisiug at the ratr of 150 bushels of corn
prtr acre, or 50 bushels of wheat, or 500 bushels
of sweet or Iriph potatoes, or 1,000 bushels'of
turnips. Vet, there can bo bnt little
B doubt that llinst of our miiln 11ri> r?nnu\iln rvf
being m?do produce xueh results, as much
lurgor huvo boon produced in other warts. , '
A feyv ycurR ago a Mr, Young, of Kentucky,
* reported to tbo Patent office tbat be had, if I
mislako not, raised lflGbushels of corn per
acre, You say Mr. Youno's Kontueky soil
i* far superior to ours. Admitted. Put that
ia no reason why ours cannot bo innde as good
t as hit). But to do this we mOrt understand
- the sciences po as to enable uh to analyze the
foiln, and find wherein Mr. Youxu's differs
B from ours, und then apply to ours such sub
stunoos as it may be deneient in, and thou
1 with the samo culturo v<j may -expect like
1 results in croi?.
c Such reasoning must bo plain to all. Then
n -.Vi r.? - ? '
?viuj ?v?vu mo ufu iu^y, muBiY 11011011, mat.
* it im no use to educate* boya to V?o farmer!*.
v It >8 true, that thero arc a great ninny fjood
; farmers tliat aro not. educated, and it is c<|uult
ly as true that they ini^ht ho much hotter
*. funncru if they ivcry liberally educated.-?
A AVIioie is thero nu educated farmer that can
t truly lu/montalizc liis larm 01' cmially grade
- hia horizontal dlto.hiis, l>oth of which ?iro ab.
sohitcly noccHHui-y to a well conducted farm.,
0 And again: by analyzing root# and grains
- their aumponrmt parte art; found to be tjulfe
t different, which component parts aro father
nj tract oil from the oarth or gathered from
i- tho atmosphere. How, Ihtth, is an un.eduoa?*
tod man to asc<)^tuii> what hia soil mny bo
? dofiuicjit in to prodncc a good tfrop of what1
eyej* ho may wish to pow or plant. Most soils
L- t ? .1.
wiikviii iiiuio vr kha ui imj T|iiV?OTion^ jmrin
of the roots and gains, but ii h. found that iu
' different .soils llioy abouhd different dogrctia,
henoo it iu that some X"lb? ftro bettor
>' adapted to the growth of one plant than another.
Conscnuontly, if a man 13 tinablo to
e ivMcnrtajn what tiro tlie component parts of
c hiti Hoit, he ii also unublo to know what ho
? prow niOHt HueocspfullY. It strikes mo
that it is juut as essential tiiat a man should
3- i,>o oduoatod to bo a farmer, an it in that he
r, should to bo a doctor or lawyer, although n
r poor or bud fHrmor is not so dftiigorous to bo1.
oietv a pottifOggor or n quack. Tho poor
or bud i Vnnoi' is only uscloas to eooioty whilst
# tho otlVfM rob and kill.
t The farmor, Ijoini; tho bond and front of
I tfbciutv, should bo euueatod to cnabloh'nn to
uiuiiitftin his proper position in Bocioty. Tho
8 : 11 ;11 OHt linn thO-Wofld hftVO 0\'0r produced
i 1 were uinuor#?nuucatcd farmers. los! tho
- greatnnd good Washinhtox, who might have
I been a king, was a former, and. ?o wan tho
" old Uotnau Cixcixs'vrita* who abed tears
9 wlH'U he \v?f, by the iHianjinous call of Ilia
p fl'oimtry, taken fljom his plow to discharge the
fj duties of 0110 of tjlo highest offices wtthjft tho
B gift of the Honmn pooplo, v. * , ;
- >As civili/.nttahaud education advances, so ad
vuiicf'H ngrlrulturo. I senvee uo?d cull Your at
, trillion to tlio fact that neither th6 Kod men of
, Ahierica,' nor the IMaek Trtqh of Africa, nro agriculturist*.
It is true llmt by the fostering
f ortro bestowed by our Government ujion the fled .
. yiafr of Anrtfjcn, by educating tlum\ ] llioy are in
( some instances changing from tlio pursuit of '
3 gaine to that of agriculture?thoir minds being
, capable of cultivation, llut very difforent with
t tin) Africans; nit hough they hivvo b^en aurronn
dedfroni tlio earliest agou by tho KgypUan* Nnd
' otlioV agriculturalnations, they Irtmr mado but '
little progress in agriculture; owing to the ft|?t >
' th?t minds arc not xJtvpible <>t receiving ?
r iiDenU OMqtsatlQUtff proper ouMivutkin for tUo
" pu^uit pf axrUtitttire; nit hough thpy :ir? bet1
t?v physically constituted) for it Mian <u?y /other
rtioO of men.' Uetico, wo i?<J? tlifct. It tc<jnirc? |
f inor?> moptftl tj*nn phyHio&l fo mnko ft
> nation or imUvjituntsi ugricit)lur^',?. ThOd^ in
V ?. cei laln i aii<j, fta tlio inontul f.iQultios tire cul
Ulv;itG<l, Ifyqy bcconio more powerful.
f " Ucntloiuen, huyipg ?ni(l tbjn niuoh in ftwoi of
dhtttttitg > <>!>r ?on? to l?? fattflett, I Um* tho j
. ditlyoot wiMi you, vnth tho hopo Ihftt y?*V will
I givfiit iiimI <l(i? consideration thut iteimpoftwnM. ^
ITu!rfW ttanprotiifole th*t our i>ys?om of
. MtrlcnUuvO Hn? to undergo n clumgc. Wo
r in fill ufOl.ftXjHUy aWa up tlie culture of oottah
\ fortlmt of (lie ChliroBO Hugiir 0?ue. ti gvtnl
Iw tl ii mil
iiniuuvi in|;VUUMIU(;iifiyt'i' 1 uv VyW,1 *;
lidvc been,i sj)orimoritlo{t trUh it bo net grcntly 1
iriiHlukon, tf.iril! be one of th?. rtouC T?h).\b|o
* pwuiifrts ofouff<oH. From oxnovinionis r.nkily
mad*; H1& cortnin (but 400 gwllonrf of nytup ffin
I ucr? ?ur\y ?) > lyspdfifoafl. <Hut #uppoHo -00 fttlM)*
f of syrnp to bo the ylyjd per acre, *nu tfwit w &>
- ?Jh. per giillon, wffl be per ucp>, ?\?d ?q?rfc\to
? nyfobi of SiiO'KUUi- ofuottoii par
? ?ev fb., nbicii u ?yo?- tbevdv* prfoc of colfoji
< ?yrup. AiW\0>*
.? '*. J* A. .
<i~? * * 'T
JkW SJ^PAi > . \
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will .stand if1 we produce 1U0 gallons of nyruppott
vcur (nnd ( have boeu intorhied by a gentJAwan
w\?n ?nw n piece oflnhd from which uJOgalloiiB
lind been produced, nud lio was of opinion tlint
there \?.i? lew than linlf an ncro.) Then it would
l>? $100 por wire; and supposo tho yiol'Jof cotton
to be 1.000 lb9. pcraerfc, at 2$ els. wuuldbo j
$25pcmcro. Then wo boo that the lniinufnctuv- ^
or of tho syrup cxceeds tho cotton planter 800 ,
j>cr ceu?. And tho irrcut urobabilitv i? t.hnl iho
cano will not bo ao exhausting to our soil n? cottoil.
With duo dofcrence, I submit that our society
use nil necessary means to cncourago the
growing of the cano, and the manufacture of the
syrup.
Ab I have said before, the great and leading
object of agricultural societies should bo the acquiring
aid diffusing of agricultural knowledge,
lu offoving premiums; it should bo done with a
view of gaining information both practical and
profitable. I'orhaps tliero is nothing more delctoriunw
to the acquiring and diffusing of ngrl,.i.ll....?1
it- >. ?? ? -
vkxu.i.1 iwivn>i;iigo turvugu nui'ii'iios, mail iuisc | .
delicacy i A)\ muHt admit, if societies when they '
meet the members would give an account of c
their experience and observation upon such flub- t
jeets connected with ngriculturo as tlicy may j
have made, with diagrams of their building#,
Bivh as b;?riis, stables, cribs, cow sheds, &c.,
much information would bo gained. But fulso <
delicacy creeps In and cuts off such fountains of {
knowledge. False reasoning jnay also do its y
pari of tho mischief, as ninny reason thus: It is
no slntplo and plain that nil understand it as ,
well as I do, and will sneer ut mo if 1 should attempt
to instruct. Let mo uak what could bo *
mort simple thnn the discovery of soaking seed '
wheat in a solution of ldue-stonc: und vet Uio i
knowledge thut it iu a certain preventative for j
smut in wheat is worthmillions; for, witliout a
pvovontntivo, we should years ago havo cousoil {
lo have raised wheat. 1 could go on with like <
illustrations, but nil know? j
That from small streams largo rivers flow, |
Anrt tall oaks from small acorn.* grow." j
And that, largo stores Qf knowledge may.be acquired
ftntii small contributions.
Tlio time is fast approaching when out1 wlioTo (
<\y?tcm of farming and raising of stock will hare I
to undergo a change. Much less land will be i
cultivated and abundance more produce made, j
f^WPr utnrU ntwl mrtro Lrtnf ? /!?
11c vrho contriLutos most, in bringing about such J
4 change, will ho the greatest bcuefjictor to Hi?
country. When fiuch achange Is cfleotcd, then i
will be stayed the wild rush of omigration.? ,
Thon we will aftcond the mound of prosperity,
and bask in Uje sunshine of comfort nnd cnac. '
Thon let me admonish you by nil that is saored 1
to the memory of man, by the memory of your I
ancestors' graven, by tho memory of youthful i
connections, by the memory of tho old church, :
n iu;i jii n vuiiuvt 1*1111 tlVV ? IvIICO, yOUTTCl'c lAUglll
tlio way to worship ntvuo and living Hod; and
by tho memory of the old mansion wherein. you
weto reared to manltooif; to aid in bringing
about Mich a chfingc.
JJvery far, <sr could improvT *ome amount of
eoSl to its high&t capacity. Vet, 1 do not ?npjio.se
that there 13.an ncrc in ilie* district OfAt
Sins been so improved, it i* to bo hoped tlittf
ns noon a* wo lmvo tlio fadlity of importing forOifMi
?4iihvfnvw?oa ufn will ?? r..w.? II.? i -
work of Improvement, by the application of gu- j ,
ano, pi (Utter, and othor salt*, :o our soil. The :
nii?Ht sanguine o%])cetfttions may be realised;
but, nsjdo from all foreign substances, if more *
attention was paiu to the collection of vogetnblc
matter, ami keeping the cow shed* ami hog
lots properly Uttered, large quantities of excel- >
lent manure could thus bo tuiido, whleh would
not only pay us iu the Inercatio of our crop? fcnd '
Improvement of our noil, b.ut also in thu Ira- '
prayement of our stock and in keeping them. I
Gentlemen: In conclusion, allow mo to suggest
that our society coinmeneo tho work of ira- ,
pVovement-^-flolid ami lasting improvement.? j
hot our mother e.xrtUbo allowed a full share ot'
our fostering enrc and ooiiBidcration, nn<l lie
who is recrcnnt will ho fal.?o to himself, false to '
posterity, and fulse to humanity t
. ???
From Nicaragua?Col. Scjilosainger- \
Our readers will remember the case of ,
Col. Sohlewdngcr, who -wan said to have j
abandoned Nicaragua Walkor ftt tho bat- j
tie of Santa ItQsa, under circumstances of <
trcaohery and cowardice. IIo 1ms return- (
ed fjxmi Nicaragua, and givon .information (
with respect to matters there. lie pub- (
lishes, also, a letter, in which ho alludes to (
tho charges that wcro brought against him, ,
and promises to rofute thom fully in a book (
?Memoirs of Nicaragua?which lie intends
publishing. :
IIo toports that at tho election hchl in j
Nicaragua on tho 2GHt Heptcmbcr, 0en, ,
Martinez?a rai.u i' liberal principles, and (
of undoubted decision and bruverv. nml
. .. - J J (
popular withal?was oloctftd by an over- 1
whelming vote. IXo.gives the recont. do- i
oreo of expulsion whereby nil persons friend- ,
ly to Wfilket are required to leave Nioava- j
gttx IIo makes out that amplo prnpara- (
tions luivo bcon made for the reception of
Walker, and state* that tho prrjaont forcc j ,
of Nicaragua in 2,080 men and twenty-six 1 j
guns. An army of 1,000 men can be put ,
ia motion at any point of tho country in ,
tj?reo dayfj. I t ia oontended that Walker t
has no nyinpathizor8 iu tl?p conntsy. ' ' ,
With regard to this Col. 8., the New j
York Tim** toys i ,
f'Ool. flolteinger ?h a Hungarian, and ,
was in tho army uador Kossuth, Afl^r i
the capitulation of Comoro, at whiqh ho wan ,
pfoacnt, he came to tjio tJnited States with
Gov. Ujha?V, and shortly afterwardsjoined (
tho expedition to Cubit, under Jjopo?.. He
wan captured in th? Mountains of Cuba, ,
having lived ft Week on roots, and afto*the ,
gftvrotinc of Lopez, he was condemned to j
tyo $ent to Couta, in Africa. IIo oscapcd, ,
liovf^vor, from hia confinement .thefoy and j
rctufued to the- Cnited States, Rod *900 af< (
tor got himself ii.to dillicuUy in Nioara^UR." J
Woman's l,Ai;oir.? A woman baa no
nniiivtil m'ir'o rtMfrt ftitti* n wtd-ivrtf
imui" ?.'virr*?v ? o ;,WM. w * n ovw
lanptfj. It l-*nj>H from heir heart in a duaf '
j. I'M , , "-1 i- 1 . J
The Falmettoes ia Mexico.
HY ONH OV TUB TWO 1IUN1UIF.D.
JEW 8KH1HR??NO. R&KVftff.
On tlic morning of t,hc 11th of Marcl
ust after Hu'nriau, I'uttoivon's division pr<
seeded forward, to extend the line of iuvca
nollt around Vera Cruz. The first tliin
,o be accomplished was n complete inves
rirtnf nt* fV?<a /.If** ?%IT - ?
------ Wi.y VIIJy \,\r \,UU yjlk DUUpilUO IIII
einforccments< Tho advance was ver
lifficult on account of the deep sand an
,ho thick ohoppamd. "Pioneers with picl
ixes wero Hcnt forward to open a way f<
IB. .\h soon as our position was discovcrei
:ho bnttevies from the city and castle openc
i heavy fire of shot and shells on us. Tho
>vcr shot us, and their missiles wcntcraol
ng and hissing far -beyond us. Geucn
Morales, the (Jovoruor of the Stato, an
ioinmandant of Vera Cruz, came out wit
tomb cavalry and attacked us on the san
,;i)o ir?L^i ^ - I
.miio? nu wut Uj> l& UUC PIV1IIUIBI1 IU1' UUOI
m hour, chiefly with tho Paloicttoos. Tli
lihtanco between us and tho Mexicans w;
generally about four hundred yards, tlioug
sometimes tiiey camo nearer. Their c
:opetns shot a very large bull, with gra
'oroc. Thny came whizzing nnd singin
ibout our heads liko a nest of hornets.fhey
have n mast melancholy, and diabo
oal sound, ns if thev were nrcachimr tl
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funeral of their victims. Our position wi
i very trying onfi to tho courago and di
nplino of raw volunteers in their lirstfigh
Not only wns the skirmish a hot one, hi
tli.-gunsof the city and castle wore playin
iorcely on our e.vrmscd rinks. \et tl
I'llhnettoes stood the lire as eoolly as vc
iruji soldiers. Tho Mexicans begun to r
are and co companies of the Palmetto*
Pursued them withia less than a mile <
tho city. The guns from tho city thre
diot and shells at us with terrible fury.
riioy fell all around us, and exploded abo>
its. One enoruiotu cannon ball strut
*bout tlivoo foct in front of tho Abbevil
jonipany, and covered it with a cloud i
wild. Nothing Wived us but the depth i
tho Band in which tho balls buried then
selves. We contiuucd in pursuit, of tl
fotroating Mexicans, but they kept beyon
vi uur jnu?iviJifl.
We took slioltor behind sonic little Han
lulls. Col. Dickenson was with us, sever
ly woundcil. 'J'he butterioa from the c'n
itiude the most untiring efforts to drive \
fhnn our position. They ficemeil doto
iniued to bntter down the eand hills th
ihelterod us. Their balls sometimes strut
Jio tops of the hills and rolled over amor
is. Next they tried bombs, nnd tin
i?urj>tod thorn nil over us and around .is.
law a bombshell burst over our heads, ati
m iron arrow threo feot long fell from i
ma gtticK in tno ground. captain Mccrc
ivns wounded liy a fragment of an oxplodc
?1. dl. Wo wore soon recalled, and wo r
.ircu under another shower of sheila fro
ihc city.
Eight or ton Pulmcttoos were woundct
unon?. whom were Col. Dickenson an
(/nut. 8ecrc?t. It ia really surprising tli
in lltilo W W!.<i ?r '^rrwt fnv flu? u'n* lnn?lr
with deadly misaile.s.
Some coinpunicH of the Palmettocs pr
icnted in their costumo 5 iiidieroiiR, ni
iijmo a ferocious aspect. At Loboa all
thorn had bought from the sutler, coar
lioavy shirts, Some weve blue striped cc
ton, and somo flannel of bloody red colo
rhese shirts rcached nearly to the knoe
ind worn over the pants, made a very show
frock ooiit. They looked so handsome
that they were a<foptod as a uniform, woi
aver tue panta ami tiiBtcnctl at the waist t
t girdle and buckle. Thia fnutantic co
tunic highly amused the Mexicans.
It was now about noonday ; the sun w;
Iutolerably hot, the lazy Mexicans had got
back to the city, and we, heated and f
tigued, retired to the woods to find a co
ihadc. Xho heat was intolerable and rao
)f ii8 were out of water. One man faint<
llldnr" the efFtmts of th<\ heat. nn<l f>i?.iirn
Wo scnttarod in ovory direction hunting f<
[vatcr, but none \vu? found. I hftd vfci
mprudently given away about half n
mnteen of water as I went into the figh
\ PenusvWanian begged me for some w
ter, and I gave him my canteen. lfc drau
it like a famished wolf, until an old soldi
itandjng by, reproved him for taking tl
svatot from a boy who w.na going into butt
md would need i*.- The old soldier wi
'ighfc,. 1 Wim green an4 generous, ami f???.
?hly gave away my water to a luzv folio
who waR not iii tho "fight, and might hm
one for it. I <1M need that water bad
>ofoye I got any more. After a eearoh <
tome hours I. discovered a little pool j
,vater full of wiggletails, but it was no tin
o uo Hcjucnmmn an<t J. aranK it cnptousi;
Lute in tho evening a Mexican ranol
,vaH found about a mile and a half distan
vhore th?r? wan a Veil of water. ]<Vo
hie vft were amply tmpplicd, Tjbe 'K?
ant Mc*i<iah* had hoard ua described i
oal'barians, "who could devour them at
heir property, und they had flcd'iit tm>
lo the wooda, carrying with thorn their mp
mlunbl* nrowortv. On the aext dav hoi
JTvr, the owners of thl.t ijhajity were ii
luccfl to return. "We promised thep) pt
k5$ion, am! {oft ft'guard at the shiuity
'ailirl Mo wall. Theao yVe
hft flrfft Mcviqana fro had f$QJ>, Tlii
vV?t?/k r.nrtV AtL-utf*
T ?nw ?*i* 1'inAiuan pu.ifttyi
?ro. XI ivy had a bountiful (?&u?Hei< nf.o
who ftit rt <fo/4tffcf tits :ft love til
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vo^r?JrtKf?; l.orijfr
KHii linii-mviiiA. . An t\v<\ -,i ?
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glowed with gentleness nud sympathy, if to
not love, iler style of dress was suitable IV
to the tropical climate, whero clothes are
worn for ornament, and not for warmth,
b Ilcr drew was a gnudy barego, from the
>- waist down ; above it a linen cheini (I be- '
t- licvo that is the name) and bare arms, neck ^
n | and bust. Tho rhcmi VMS fastened with ft iV
t- gold button, and she had gold car-rings uud U1
^ a number of finger rings. The only thing
y outre about hor was that she was barofoot- rd
cd, but as that, was the fashion, and her Pc
c- feet wore small and pretty, that did not .
,r spoil the romance. Shb was tho first ?eito- 1
ritn T had scon ; she was o pretty sevorifa; ??
l(l F. like pretty girls generally; and of course
I visited lier every day. Thoro was sonic
"fficulty Iiowcver in exchanging ecnti- J"
ments. Shosnoke nothimr but Esnanfv^ol. I
and T could not exactly speak Espanol. 1 il.
was just from College, and could speak J'1
d Latin glibly, so 1 tried tbat. Ijatin and jl
Ppafitsii aro very similar, and it was tho ^
10 best tbat could be done un<n>r the cireum- V1
,s ptanccs. Long, long shall I romombcr
'' The (lnrk oyed Scnovita, U!
Tho maul of Vera Cruz,.
it Nifflit cauic on, and found, us mu^ fu- w
g tigned by the labor of the dav^ ^ ou- 01
-r> dition was as up-"unfort;iblo as* r ?ui- d:
1- agincd. In going into the fight iliat morn
10 nig wo had thrown off onr Blankets, and P
<s many had thrown off their haversacks eon- *c
8- tabling their victuals. Many had nothing
t. to oat, and till were withont blankets. And 111
it thus we wore to spend the second night.
'g Getting a soft chunk for a pillow, n few ^
le loaves for a bed, and a bush for covering,
t- wo laid down, exhausted and hungry, to a ut
<J- soldier's rest. Hut we had achieved felftry
? enough for one day. Wo had fought the
of first fight of tho campaign; wo hml shed ?]
w tho first blood of the defenders of Vera 01
? Cruz. Wo had faced that day a fire which ^
*o only veteran soldiers could ho expected to
endure. Our Lt. Colonel had fallen se- hi
lc voroly wounded ; tho blood of several of our ^
ol men had crimsoned tho sand hills, lt was c'
of | tho first blood that flowed at A'era Crux,
? mm uio crimson currcnt was not stationed, 1,J
>e until it ceased to flow inside the city of c<
id Mexico. It was the first blood shed in the (''
campaign, and it was the last blood shed iu hi
id the campaign. The Pahncttoes fired the 01
o- first arid the last gun of this campaign. h
ty With the honors of the day ub tho only
a* compensation for our hard lot, we Bank to b'
r- sleep. " A nd tho morning and the evening <1
nt wore the third da}'." tl
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xuv U1VIVI1 ui j II \ LOIUIIWI t \xut5 Vlllt) v
ig Worth's brigade occupied the .south sido n:
7 of tho city, Patterson's division next, cover- t:l
J ing the rear and \r.wt aide of tho city ; and to
id Twigg's brigade occupied the north side, rc
t, including the littlo villago of Vergara, n1
st about threo miles from the city. Tho dis- P(
id tanco fiom beach to beach was about seven b<
c- miles, and the lines w^re extended so aa to hi
m form a ennanlfifcft nhuin of invcatrnflnt. atnn- tl
ping all communication \yitb tho city. The. nl
i. line of investment was about threo miles W
fr >m tho city, though our position was fre- w
ft qucntly nearer. Twigg'a brigade was land- C(
id ed on the ovcuing of tho 10th, and they w
reached Yegara and cloned tho investment ft
?- on the 13th. They had occasioned slight b
id skirmishing in their advance. Twigg's
of was just in timo to capture a train of mules b
so loaded with wino nnd provisions for the
it* city. This wan distributed among the ar- g
i- my. t<They
made no sorties, hut shut thciu- c<
'y selves up in the city, trusting to their forly
li;]ed places for protection. In f::?t the ?f
n , garrison was too weak to act except d? fen- ^
)y fiivoly.- AVe had a splendid army uf more .
? than 12,000, whilo they had only G or 7V A
000, about 2,000 of whom were iu the casbh
tie.
Jto Tho following is an on ufheration of our ^
a- army:
<,1 44 Worth's 1st brigade of rogulavs con- ^
st sistcd of Duncan's battery of horse artillery;
id tlio 2d and 3d regiments of artillory ; the ^
e. -itli, 5th, Gth and 8th regiments of infant- ^
Ur i&i with the addition pf two independent:
ry companies of volunteers*. Twin's 2d brjg- 'jg
ty ndo of regulars:?Taylor'* battery, the I at ?
* und 4th regiments of artillery, tho'1st, 2d, ^
a- 3d and 7th regiments of infantry, and the
ilc regiment of mounted riflomon. PnttovBon's
pr dividian of volunteer?, composed of three n
>o brigades: Pillow's brigade?tho 1st nnd yt
1? 2d regiments from Tennesseo, the lht nrid tV
iw '-1c1 irom rcnnsyivnniR, atm ."stcptoe fl imt- 1)
>1- tory; Quitman'* hrigadc-~the Palmetto ai
w regiment, ono from Georgia undone from m
tC Alabama) Hhiold'a brigade-oitp refjimont, 5H
ly from Now York, nod ?tfo from HUiio'ik.-?- p
of Tho cavalry, separately, consisted of <l<
of tachmente from tho tut and lid M^unontsi dj
to of dragoons, and ono regiment from Tun- ol
y nmce." nt
>0 Tho Palinotto re.giinont had now 1,000. f?
t, Tl'.e New York aud rennsylvaniarcnifljcute o;
IV woro nlso now levies, and were lull. mmH
O- continuing about 800 irifiit.' Tho Geor^ift,
as . Tfcnuc?>(co.n?i<l IHrnpiBTcglutpnUe n,
'<1 beqn nearly twelve, months in ?
*nn<t; 'V.c^ KECHtl,y io<jtiyc4 by difiOQiio nud J
*t death. t juoy luid no^ed tb<> preview sumtuov
on the Itio Owinde, and the dontba^Jr
n- had told terribly 011 their ranVs. Tbeso ,s
o* yogirnonts averaged aboUt. 600 men. The
to whole army numbered from 12 to J a,0Q(r. *
ro Jiiep. About bait of iln'.-ui wo.-o ropfuiw. .
?/ TLT _V .tAu* i* ' *,,ftl
V Mini iu ntu voiuiuuQrsf, U?1I 01 uieiu turn. ^
*? boon nearly a your in ?ervice, n.nl \v?nv per* J
fit ftcfly Ittvn* n glorious unny,
tH perfectly fikillfifVirt'<^o hi?^03t jwiortcO of (
M- * ^atCHflK.'iulinf'Vl, fevfc, ilW ootfer fot but- .
06 tlft. ? <Wbt whether thc.Woj Ul cv?r ??W "
a finer Hule army,Jart<i t 'dfcobt n
.VUU ?6nu?l nwubdC ggnafgCftL \Voiling. 11
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n, or luftnuorougn could ttfivc won a Hold
oiu it.
flckcns District;
A correspondent of the Charleston Mtcriri/}
among other very inlcrotiting thlhgs,
rites the following concerning Col. John
. Kasioy'e plnco in Pickons District. "^Vo
?d<Jrstand that this desirable property is
>w bolng Offered to tho public, hnd \vill bo
filed for as soon as tho ohttnees are ill disced
of:
"Ouc of tho best evidences of progress in
tin part of the State, is the manufacturing
itablishmcnt of Col. Eaeley, who is, I boOvn
n iuntnhrv>? flin f.omolotimA
, ? uivuti/w V* mv Jiv,,- ioiuoui \; VI ? lUUtil
arolina from Pickens, three and a Half
ilefl east of the village, located 011 Mile
reek, in the midst of an extensive forc{ftr
lounding with pine and overy variety of
inbor necessary for man's use. Here fchd
olorel lies, within tho last two or three
;ars, erected a saw mill, with nil tho inodi)
improvements in that branch ; and (ho
jeper informed me that ho could, as nn or-* *;
inary day's work, cut twenty thousand feet k*
'plank in twelve hours with one saw,
hich is a circular one. I stood by while
ie log was cut, which measured-two liua- *
rdd and twenty foot, iu four minUtftS by
io wntoh. Attached arc machinery for . .
laning plant, tongueing and grooving it,
ir morticing, for making Hash, for making
iiugloB, a lathe for turning iron aud other ,
ict&iH, and last, though not least, a grist :
till, aud propelled by one Kincr Wheel
lirty-Bix. foot !u diameter. There afro also
ivcral kilhS-for seasoning plank, and a fur
ice for costing metals. Withiu fifty yardu
thc.no works is a Bpring of excellent wa;r,
and within a couple, of hundred, a min- * * "V, ,
al spriug, whose waters had provod effioaous,
as 1 was inforrticd by those who had
i;en benefitted by theiQi
About a halt u mile distant, Col. .sloy
ii8 a powder mill now noarly completed? . >
?e house, water-wheel, and most of the rnalinory
being already finished, leaving a
iw minor particulars to bo made ready bc>re
the manufacture of powder is coin men *
sd by him. It is eligibly situated upon a*
liferent stream from the other works. Ilo
\a a quantity of wood suitable for making
ml ready, and oxpeots soon to make two
iindred and fifty pounds of nowder n?r
?y. Ho expressed the hope that lie woitld
q able to in Ao suoh quau titica, and of such \C' >.
uality, as would attract the attention of
iosc who deal in tho article, and ultiiuatur
to enjoy tho patrouago of tlu> Govern>ent
in the salo of his powder. These esbjishnumta
ore twelve miles from J'endleiu.
to which place it is expected (he miltad
will be completed within the next six
?a -.1.? .i -
VM11II.7, IkllU HUIUII) ITUfll lllllMlt'.H, IHO
)W>>r and lumber from thorn will have ttt
j conveyed by wagons, and tbctioo to tho
3St market by the oars. This will enhance
ie sales, and onablo him to fill orders
ore promptly and at less expense. They
o twenty-eight miles frdm Greenville, by
hich place he has been liberally patronjz1
in tlio way of lumber, though carried by
agons. During my stay, an order for"
mnuen inouraiui icisi 01 pianK was given,
csidea several for loss quaulitioRj
These workff efiunot be otherwise than tt
lessinp to tho community in which they
re, and with railroad facilities, to a much
reater extent, at least they must continue
? be what they have bqdnj a souroe of in- *
)mo, if wacflged properly,"
Fhankun Fibkck.?The country will
arn witli fegrct, but not surpriso, saya Ihti '
Won, that ex-President I'icVco and his /
dy intend passing tbcj ensuing Winter in
10 Island of Madehft, tho delicate health *
F tbo lattoT rendering it neccssary for her
) hftok relief in a mihl and genial climate*
lie President of the IJuiled {States, ns soou
} ho was "tjjn iscd of tho intended journey,'
ith kindly and characteristic courtesy,
rotnptly infoi'nicd his distinguished pre doMfior
that accommodations fur himself and
is estimable lady would bo provided for
lem on board a government vessel, whioh . **
; to take its departure shortly fdr the Nnsfe
ndies, stopping on ita way at the Island
f Madeira. : '? *i ,
WArtitrxdfoN, Nov.' 2.^-0ii Saturday
Ight and Sunday, gauj^ of ro\Vdic& npeated
to have sole sway of tho city,
iroo orwmmmon mui jpoiiwfabtfri&eTttiror
inadequate to preserve tliRpiiblid peaoe _ *.
id qn^fc. Several orrcsU vrofo tnodd, >)\]t
> tiumeroux fti-e thp tliwovtifrlie-Hj that ncr
jettrity i? felt ^hen walWug ,vvon U?o ?
ublio street*.
Tliu state of totfrgl calls loudly f?>r < <in '
rtNttioWil intcrfovenee. arid a largo ntlinbcf
f\wfr most p'ttmnent oiti/eU* look to tM
WClliiljiii'Ig of ()on#TT^ ns 'he only hopd ,j
.1 ?... %?JL ^ *j-' A** ? 1 * ?
>v ino wueiy o.- proprn y ami tne restoration
f-quiet. ?u.> '
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flip. TV,on -gtf&jnra fin nt^auiCtJi.,
IV gpodr U'.l, if Volt I ; v6 ft On Jr'out" . *
Ibotf. .,;Ii -is to in?v){ x>T fafcttfyc.'it
!>caks wviH fyv j'oor indusftroti* mother.^*- *J''
or <>Q? ,]>:\rt>' wo wOxild flfltljor aOfl ii
t., than heal' ou? |-r.v
mo or vwl.irnr tfoul cncnpo fVorh your Hps/,
I smoli Ihu tiUjiGs of tobacco in your brcnth, i
u ytiuu wy wui nuuu yon ocoanse yon,
ui not vircsa ft* vfeU a* your companions,
ul if aWl ^.fcomctimcs lriugb.ut yntir
^wimnco'i any nothing, my pxxllad, l>ufc
alii 6)i. wo know many a rloh ami jroml
iftii wlio Onoc n* poor oa you. IVor
tod, my hoy, and If you rtro poo>; WW
QnCBl you will DC respected - a pfvat drnl
lore tbnu if ym Mote1 the aon of ft ricli
ion, fiu<j wove mfoicted to ban JiflbU*.
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