The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-06-01
Correspondence Of the Democrat.
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June l, 1858.

rAfETTENILLE May 1898
After a pleasant days ride the North Carolina
Railroad, arrived Raleigh, the city celebrated for
being the place where the Moon don't shine. But
the "gas-man, Mr. Warehouse, in the city, sup
pose the natives" will have light that will
eclipse the queen ofnight, and make darkey look like
a white man.
In company with young gentleman from the foun-
tain learning enscOnced myself i'll the old ''Dli-
gence" and prepared for Il nights pummeling-and you
know got it. Shortly after leaving the city, en-
countered thunderstorm which blew the dust
in curling clouds around and and placed for
the balance of the journey i'll condition pretty much
like that of Shakspeare old man: Sans teeth,
sans everything" We, however, bore our Affections
through the night and arrived next morning at the
great market town of the west (as Mr. Mcae would
sayl wet weary, worn out, used up. The storm was
very in this section accompanied with consider
able hail. learn that five negroes belonging TO j. &.
Williams of Iarnett county, were struck by lightning
The 2Oth ofMay being the I'd Anniversary of the La
fayette Light Infantry Company | accepted an invita-
ton participate in the festivities of the occasion.
The celebration occupied the forenoon and the addres
Judge Ellis the afternoon. anticipated feast OF
reason and IL flow of soul, and not disappointed.
The dinner sumptuOus affair, spread out in
Farmers Hail. where number of invited guests in
Guiding the Fayetteville Independent Company and
Rife Cadets, testified in approving manner TO the
good qualities of the tempting yandS set before them
Sperets very properly excluded from the festive
board: the Company thinking: perhaps. it better
after eating fall into ranks than to fall under tn,
table The Company is fine and wish it a long
and prosperous life, individually and collectively
After careing for the inner and satisfying
physical wants. goudly number repaired to the Fay
ettevc Hall to be improved mentally, where were
treated by Judge Ellis to wholesome feast of good
Democratic doctrine, and went away more than ever
convinced of this fact that the principles fthe democrat
tic party form the only strong tower to shelter from
the of fanatciSm and decay, the fabric of
Union and the liberties of people; and that alone
in her right hand length of days for th South and
in her left hand riches and hOnorS for her children.
The Western Railroad, encrgetically commenced
and vigorously prosecuted by the people OfFayettevle
is rapidly progressing. rotice locomotive and Il
quantity of iron already arrived and other stock sup
pose is the way Around this work very naturally
centre commercially speaking all the hopes of the
munitv and is right that it should be Fayetteville
is large town; her citizens energetic and enter
prising and standing she does ut the head of Cape
Fear navigation. she presents mean qualifications
rs a market town for the produce of the West. The
system of internal Improvements which has obtained in
the State for the last few years has had tendency
rather cramp the energies of the than to benefit
it, Her trade which formerly amounted to double thai
of any other town in the State has been cut off, to
great extent and she drooPs merely for the want o
material which to exercise her energies and
which she may employ her means with some hope o
remuneration The development of the mineral wealth
OfDeep River region. also renders this road eminently
State work; and i'll humble opinion, it will pay
better dividends than any Railroad stock that the State
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