The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-06-09
CHARLOTTE.

II is a source of great qualification to us
and the citizens Of Charlotte to learn that
the visitors at the Goth May celebration
were all gratiied with the proceedings on
that occasion and were favora5ly impressed
with our town and its inhabitants. Had
we space to spare we should like to quote
from the Raleigh Standard, Salisbury Ban
ner, Herald, Waterman and Wilmington
Herald, fattering remarks concerning Char
lotte. --.-.- =
Below we take some extracts from the
Editorial correspondence of the Fayette-
vile Observer. Under date of May 22d.
Mr. Hale wrote to his paper from Charlotte
as follows:
81 have spent some little time in looking
about this place. which is one of the newest
and best built towns in the State. There
are many very elegant dwellings, Zone
which cost $30,000,l indicating the wealth
that is known to abound here among many
of the old settlers. The houses look fresh.
as if people were content with them, and
preferred to embellish them rather than to
let them go TO decay and seek new homes,
as is too common in some parts of the State.
The rail roads have doubled or trebled the
population, increased the value of property
in even greater proportion. and increased
the trade of the place. And the public is
indebted for all this, generally to men of
moderate means. The hammer aud the
trowel are still heard in all parts of the
town, in constructing dwellings,. chiefly,
though l saw a very handsome building for
Female Seminary, nearly finished, a large
Presbyterian Church, and the foundation of
an Episcopal Church.
had the pleasure this morning of going
through the Branch Mint, with my former
townsman, VIM. +. Strange, Esq, who has
been many years in the establishment, and
DIR. Gibbon, the AsSayer The building is
good one, and the machinery very perfect.
Two ingots of gold had just been cast,
weighing about lbs. each, and worth about
sou each. l inquired for the Morus Null
ticaulis trees which Col Wheeler had
planted at the expense of Uncle Sam Just
before the Presidential contest of 1910, and
which. along with Van Burens gold spoons,
had so much to do with the defeat of the
democracy of that period. We had laugh
over the "reminiscences.
| also visited the remains of a succession
of pits, on the outskirts of the town, which
had served Lord Cornwallis's sentine,s for
a sort of protection whilst his army was en-
camped here. But tradition tells of many
stratagems by which the bold Wings of
that day would tempt the sentinels to raise
their heads above the surface, only to get
a ball lodged in them. The traces of the
pits are very plain.
! One of the most valuable establishments
in this neighborhood is Gen. Young's Rock
Island Factory where are manufactured
large quantities of Cassimeres and Negro
Cloths. They are of various qualities,
colors, and styles some of the Cassimeres
being very fine, ranging from 40 to 80 cents
yard by wholesale. The negro cloths are
remarkably stout and warm. / am happy
to learn that the proprietor sells these goods
at home. and is not obliged to sacrifice
nearly all his profit to pay Northern com
mission merchants, SC. The goods are
very popular, and well they may be, for
their make indicates the honesty of the Old
North State. There is no sham in them
They are made to wear Should the sale
ever become slack, the enterprising propri-
tor will only need to get up ready made
clothing establishment, and have his goods
offered in that shape, now so almost univer
sal, and as yet given up to Northern enter
prise. Doubtless the idea has already
occurred to him.
left Charlotte with great regret. 1t
was my first visit, yet found many friends,
and finally came off leaving invitations in
advance which could not have been other
wise than pleasant. But fortnight's holi
day was as much as felt at liberty to take.
though in the mean time had done good
deal of work, including days type setting
in brother Yates's office, in getting up the
synopsis of DR.. HAWKES. Address.
young & Wriston are the propretors of Rock
Island Factory DEM.
FIRST DIsTPICT.-The Convention in
the first Congressional District of this State,