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Vol. 111. Abbeville G. H., S. C. July 8, 1846. No. 19. j
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(Correspondence of the Banner.)
ABBEVILLE, June 20th.
Friend Allen:?I had concluded to
close my communications upon the subject
of " the land of flowers," with my
last number, but some are unwilling to
take the numbers already published, as
a full and impartial account of facts,
claiming that I am bound to speak of
the inconveniences attendant uppon an
immediate settlement in that country.
Well, I expect that all your readers,
are aware of the fact, that in seeking a
new country, they have first to abandon
the old, and most people find many difficulties
in preparing for the removal.
Their houses and lands, and other property,
must be disposed of, and much of
it at a sacrifice. Preparations are to be
made for the journey?suitable wagons
and teams, and tent cloths are to be
prepared?a farewell visit is to be
made to the numerous friends, and
these partings, with friends, for the last
time, are not agreeable, for they are often
concluded with a tearful eye, a
downcast countenance, a full heart, and
a silent tongue. But then, the sadness
is in part cancelled by the reflection,
that while they are severed from friends, 1
the same distance separates them from
. the deceitful smiles, the slanderous 1
breath, and bitter cruel wrath of their 1
enemies. Having fairly started, the 1
difficulties of the journey are next in order.
But little distance is trained, until
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the team fails to proceed. One concludes
that the team is balky ; another
finds fault with the old wagon, but an
experienced wagoner knows, that in
seven cases out of every ten, people
overburden the team, when they attempt
to move.
How sweetly sleeps the weary traveller;
yet, the slumbers of the famly are
disturbed by the midnight squallings
of the little children. But I am writing
for all classes, and as some have no chil
U1VII] mo KIUHIAO II1UI X Ullglll iliU&C
concerning them, could not apply to all
travellers, and 1 will therefore, leave the 1
children, where, " Barney left the girls " 1
The distance to be travelled, if by
land, is about 450 miles; if by water,
600. When you arrive there, you have
houses to build. Any log cabin will
answer if it has a good roof, as the climate
is mild both summer and winter. 1
You then have to clear the land which 1
you intend to cultivate. Not by u kil- 1
ling and crippling," (as in this country, 1
leaving most of the timber standing,) <
Dm by making cican work ot it.
As for working the soil, it is a perfect
pastime, the soil being exceedingly light
and destitute of rocks and red clay. 1
Horses are but little used. I will here
caution persons desirous of moving to
Florida. Never take a large horse
there, as they will soon die, if put to
service. But ponies and mules, live as
^ell. there, as any where else. Nor
ffhonld cattle be driven there, from this
distance, as the fatigue of the journey,
and change of climate and diet, with
other causes', will kill two out of five.
Hogs grow rapidly there, and fatten
without anv effort on the part of the
owner. 'The painl-root and other vegetables,
fatten them as abundantly as
comy although the flesh is less solid. If
you intend1 raising hogs, and intend
living- pear 'a: lake of pond, it would be
wel) to supply yourself with a good rifle,
&a> abundance of amunition, as well as
m<goodpackof dogs; for between the
attgfctors, beats, tigers and wolves, you
will not only have sport, but exercise for
a year or two, in protecting your, small
grtiqter*
Musquitaes and sand flies abound
there, as well as in every section of this
continent, in rich low grounds, and on
the water courses. But on the pine
barens, where the dwellings are usually
erected, ihey are no more troublesome
than in the village of Abbeville.
Neighbors are like " angels visits."
but then they will increase every month.
Mills are not erected in that region yet,
but each family has a steel mill of its
own, and when a sufficient number of
inhabitants shall settle there to warrant
it, steam mills will be erected.
No schools are yet tablished, but
teachers are always to be had where
the children are sufficiently numerous
to make a good school.
As for preaching, what occasion for
fear on that ground, when Christ has
commissioned the clergy, saying, " Go
ye into all the world and preach the gospel
to every creature ?" One can hardly
be so secluded on this continent, as
not to be hunted up by the clergy.
One is readv to enauire. " what will
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we do for bacon and flour." I answer,
buy them as most of you do here. As
for the flesh of swine it may always be
had there fresh, but the winters ore too
warm to make bacon of it. Wheat has
been raised there in small quantities, as
an experiment. But as they have no
mills for flouring, it would be a waste of
time and capital to raise it. Who could
starve, surrounded with an abundance
of the flesh of bear, deer, turkeys, prairie
hens, wild geese, wild ducks, with any
quantity of the fattest kind of cattle.
And in the vegetable line, corn, beans,
peas, potatoes, yams, arrow-root, water
mellons, musk meilens, pumpkins,
squashes, &c. &c. &c, while every running
stream, and every pond and lake
is alive with fish, of almost every desirable
variety ?
There too, the lover of the Habana and
Principe, may regale himself with sweeter
fumes of the filthy weed, grown at
his own door, while the juice of the wild
orange, affords a beverage, more refreshing
than the syrup of lemons. The
mother of sweets is there, the sugar
cane, and every family makes its own
sugar, and the molasses so abound, as
to rejoice the hearts of men and. little
niggers. %' ^
One enquires, have they roada ap<J,
bridges? ?hey have a sufficient number
of roads for present purposes. Any
number more can be added that iffay be
required, at a inning expense, and wnen
made remain good, thus relieving the
inhabitants of th?onerous task of road
duty. Bridges are not there, but will
be when required as in every new country.
In conclusion, I would say, to every
one who may wish to move there, first
visit the country, and satisfy yourself,
respecting a matter so important, as the
location of your future home.
I have endeavored, to give an impartial
account, of the region in which I
travelled, more especially the lake region.
If I were to leave Abbeville, (a
thing) I should cheerfully do, if my pronnrt
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small sacrifice,) I most certainly should
settle near lake Harris, desiring no better
land ; and no better neighbors, than
the families of Messrs. Harris, Crow,
Robinson, and others in that region.
Should I remove, my sacrifices must
be great, as I should be giving up, a lucrative
practice, in the profession* of
medicine, and should leave behind me
many warm friends. But I should receive
in return, a respite from slavery.
That slavery, into which every physician
enters, who receives a respectable
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pia^uw* jl oiiuum uavo umo tor siuay}
reflection and travel I could at once
enter upon an everdurigg soil, which
would to a rich legacy for my children.
I could breathe an atmosphere, sweet
as that, which is wafted through a field
of iL Arabian spices." Seated in the
dense shade of a wide spread evergreen
orange, I could regale myself upon its
delicious fruit. And while feasting my
vision upon the flocks of chattering paroquets,
and the antics of the spotted
lawn, could breathe the exhilarating air,
and be fanned by the gentle breezes of
the ocean. Sated with these enjoyments,
I could enter a light bark, upon the silvery
lake, and raising the white sheet to
the breeze, could be wafted over its gentle
waves, from point to point, amidst
scores of up-jumping trout and mullet,
while on either hand I could see myriads
of wild geese and ducks, and in the
distance an humble dwelling, where
friends wQ,uld be waiting to give me a
hearty welcome.
My best wishes, if not my presence,
shall accompany those who seek a home
in that happy land. F. Branch, j
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From the New Orleans Picayune.
FROM MEXICO.
Insurrection atjai.isnfv?Dnn Tnsp
Maria Yanez, styled in his proclamations
u Commander-in-Chief of the Second
Division of the Republican Army,"
was at the head of the^insurrection. At
a meeting of the insurgent officers, headed
by him, a formal " Acta" on the
part of the garrison was drawn up and
signed. After reciting what in their
view have been the causes of the continual
revolutions in Mexico, the principal
of which is the destruction of their
former free Constitution?after denouncing
the project of erecting a throne in
Mexico with a foreign prince?after pro4..*:
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tea 11 tig uganiOb \jKjiigicco cuhcu %jy
Paredes, in which the national will cannot
be represented?and after reciting
various other alledged grievances, an
" Acta" or " Plan" is proclaimed for the
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lugcuciaviuii ui iuc ncpuiuit;. it is Ulvided
into ten articles.
The first disowns the call for the
Congress, as made by Paredes, as an
open attempt against the sovereignty of
the nation, and as issued with a view to
establish a throne in Mexico, to be
filled by a foreign prince.
The second declares that a new Congress
shall be summoned, the members
to be elected by the people according to
the electoral laws of 1824. This Congress
to be charged with forming a Constitution
in which the monarchical principle
is to be utterly excluded.
Thfe third article provides Miat Congress
shall assemble in four months after
the liberating forces shall have gain-*
ed possession of the capitol.
The fourtlvguarantees the existence
of the orm#.* " *
The fifth declares traitors whoever
shall oppose *the meeting* of the Congress,
make -an attempt upon the liberty
of its members, or dissolve or suspend
its sessions, or pretend to oppose the
Constitution which it establishes.
The sixth article i& as follows:?
As Gen; Don Antonio Lopez de Santa
Anna had the glory of founding the
Republic, and whatever may have been
his errors, has been its strongest support,
in spite of the policy of Europe and the
instigations of some perverse Mexicans,
and opposed himself to the usurpation ,
by North America; the garrison of Jalisco
proclaims the said General as the
Chief in .the grand enterprise lor which
this plan is entered into.The
seventh article appropriates the
fourth part of the products or rt jnues
of the Departments to the prosecution of
the war " with Te*as and North America,"
this fourth pr.rt to be remitted to
the army direct.
The thTee remaining articles regard 1
the administration of the laws in the
Department, and are of little general
importance.
This plan was adopted and sigaed on |
the ZUthoi May.
Extracts of letters from the correspondents
of the N. Ck Delta- dated at the
Qatnp opposite M^moros
" I was present at a very interesting,
conversation between Gen.* Dai vis and
aa intelligent Mexican last, evening in
which the latter gave, a most thrilling,
^description of the condition of his o*untry.
u We have," said he, " the gnest j
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soil and healthiest climate in the world,
a sober, industrious people, and yet the
land is a desert. " You think that this is
caused bv our indolence. Not so. It
has been brought about entirely by bad
government. There is no protection for
property. To be reputed rich is but to '
be marked as the prey of some official, i
We do not accumulate, because; we cannot
enjoy the fruits of our labor. And
every revolution, by giving us swarms
of new officers, but increase our distress.
Every department of power is grossly ,
corrupt. And all we want to be a great
nation is a just and stable government."
He added much more to the same effect,
and these sentiments accord so perfectly
with those which I hajffi frequently
heard expressed by otheFfJ that I have i
no doubt that the continuance of the
present humane policy of our government
of respecting and protecting private
property, will result in the establishment
of a Northern Republic under
the protection of the United Stales.
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I regret to say that the measles have
broken out in our Camp, and Dr. Axson,
our Surgeon, declares in his report that it
has assumed an epidemic form. At present
we have had no deaths, but some
very critical cases. The dysentery is
likewise very bad with many. By the 1
same boat which will probably bring 1
this, several of our Regiment go forward j
?snmp nrnkawir #a find on ""?l" ?? ? i
vvr liiiu uu cai %.y giavc
at home: the others, as nurses. Most of
them being intelligent gentlemen, you 1
will no doubt be able to glean from ;
them some interesting Camp chit-chat.
TOM.
P. S.?I have just learned that Dr. 1
Norris, of Capt. Fountain's company, J
Andrew Jackson Regiment, died yesterday.
He was formerly editor of the
" Woodville (Miss.) Republican," and
more recently of the " Bayou Sara (La.)
Ledger."* Dr N. was a man of fine
abilities, and was at one time a prominent
member of the Mississippi Legisla|
ture. I could not learn of what disease
he died. T.
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A Mexican Soldier's Burial.?A
correspondent of the Picayune, thus
sketches a funeral, he witnessed at Matamoras.
The Mexicans gave us a sample yesterday
of the n. nner in which they ,
bury their dead soldiers. It must, in (
justice to them, however, be remembered
in a captured city, where they are not ^
allowed to use their arms. The dead .
man was brought out of a hospital, in a
long wooden box covered with coarse
black muslin. Four men acted as bear- 1
ers, #each smoking a cigaretto. They |
were preceded, some ten yards, by a
ibandp Resisting of a hjyn clarionet,,
flute and fife. Close behind the corpse '
followed a little boy, with a brand of
fire aud his pockets crammed full or J
" India crackers." These he pulled out "
one iffter another, and touched them off
on his chunk of fire. Next followed a 1
crowd of women, smoking cigars. - The .
bearers stopped several times, changed
their burden to a fresh shoulder and 1
lighted their cigars." \
Castle of San Juan de Ulloa.? 5
The first object that strikes the eye in *
approaching Vera Cruz by water, is the j
HastlA nf Sf?n Tlion flo I'IIao milli ?l>o
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I spires and domes of the churches peer- '
ing up in the distance behind it It
stands alone upon a small rocky island,
on one side of the main entrance to the {
harbor, and only about half a mile from *
the Willi of the city, and consequently '
has complete command of the port. The !
entrance off the other side is so barred J
with broken ree's and ledges, that it can ,
only be used by small craft in favorable
weather.
The castle is circular and strongly
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| Duiiij ana neavuy mounted, its princi- ,
pal strength, however, is in its position, j
inaccessible except by water, and its
guns pointing every way, leaving no '
side open to the attack of an enemy. |
The form of the city of Vera Cruz is (
semi-circular, fronting the sea. It is
situated on an arid plain, surrounded by
sand hills, and is badly supplied with
water, the chief reliance being upon rain \
collected in cisterns, which are often so :
poorly constructed as to answer but 1
11 mL. I r i
very nine purpura x ne cmci resource 1
of the lower classes, is the water of a ..
ditch, so impure as frequently to occa- i
sion disease. An attempt was made, i
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more than a century ago, to remedy this
evil by the construction of a stone aqueduct
from the river Xamapa; but un
loriunateiy, alter a very large sum had
been expended on the work, it was discovered
that the engineer who constructed
it had made a fatal mistake in not
ascertaining the true level, and the work
was a bandoned in despair.
Norman's Rambles.
u The Goddess of Reason."?Ainong
the enormities of the French Revolution
was the abolishment of the
Christian Religion by the National
Assembly, and the substitute of the wnr
ship of the " Goddess," took place in the
Cathedral of Notre Dame, and is thus
described in the " Histore de la Convention
Nationale?
" The day after the memorable sitting
when the Christian Riligion was abolished,
the Festival of Reason was celebrated
at Notre Dame, which became
the temple of the new divinity. The
most distinguished artists of the Capitol,
musicians and singers were enjoined to
assist at the ceremony, under pain of beI
n nr <c 11 cnpp far) nnJ t 00
wviw|jt-vi.uu uuu nuut^u ao OUUUt X 11U
wife of Monmoro represented the Goddess
; four men dressed in scarlet, carried
her on their shoulders, seated in a
gilt chair adorned with garlands of oak.
She had a scarlet cap on her head, a
blue mantle over her shoulders, a white
Lunic covered her body; in one hand
she held a pike, in the other an oak
branch. Before her marched young
woman clothed in white, with tri-colored
girdles and crowned with flowers. The
legislature with red caps, and the deputies
of the sections brought up the rear.
u The cortege traversed Paris from
the Hall of the Convention to Notre
Dame, There the Goddess was elevated
on the high alter, where she received
successively the adoration of all present,
while the young woman filled the air
with incense and perfumes?Hymns in.
honor of the occasion were sung, a discourse
pronounced, and every one retired
; the Goddess no longer borne
uloft, returned on foot or in a hackney
coaqh "
The Grave Yard.?The following
eloquent and beautiful extract is from
:t The Village Grave-yard," written by
the Rev. Mr. Greenwood of Boston ;?
" I never shun a grave-yard; the
thoughtful melancholy which it inspires
is grateful rather than disagreeable to
me; it gives me no painto tread on the
jreen roof of that dark mansion, whose
ch^nbers 1 must occupy soon; and I
often wander from choice to a place
where there is neither solitude nor society?something
hunjan is there; but
the folly, the bustle, the vanities, the
pretensions, the pride of humanity, are
?one?men are there, but the passions
are hushed, and- their spirits are still,
malevolence has lost its power of harm*
ing, appetite is satiated, ambition lies
low, and just is cold; anger has done
raving, an disputes are cnaed, all revelry
is over, the fellest animosity is deeply
buried and tf*e most dangerous sins are
safely confined by the thickly piled
ilods of tfoe valley; vice is dumb and
powefless, and 'virtue is waiting in silence
for the trump of the archangel
and the voicc of God.
A Busy Fellow.?We hear of an
editor down east, who we think is without
exception the most industrious man
af his time. He is not only, his own
compositor, pressman, and devil, but
keeps a tavern, is village postmaster,
town clerk, captain in the militia, mends
his own boot* nnd shoes, makes patent
Brandreth pills, peddles essence and tin
ware two days in the week, is parish
dh/l fl I urbiira VA4f]o navmnna An
SCsJkHSl* ?IIV? U?wujro 1UUUO OW1UUII0 UU
3uriday, when the minister happens to
be missing. In addition to all his occupations,
he hag-a scolding wife, sixteen
ungrateful and disobedient, children,
ind a larga, circle of needy acquaintances.?Poor
fellow!
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Bless me, haw badly that lady
lings," said a young man at a
small tea party last evening. ?*Her
singing remijius me oi me squauingofacat."
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" So it should," said another in
reply: " she's inspired by the
riewt."* -
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