The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-01-17
A Visit 10 TY,o,nasvilia, n. C.

Leaving Ridscway, the Charlotte and Columbia
Rail Road, at halIpast nine o'clock. on the morning Of
the l1th nit, we were soon carried to Winnsboro,
where We met several oil and valued friends at tie
Depot. Mr.. MCM, with the same familiar and hos
ptable countcnancc, NJ. H., the Rail Road Agent, and
ore OF our earliest friends and companions of days
Lang Svne." The recollection or>rast friendships
and the meeting of old friends is always pleasant
At Chester we arrived in time for dinner; on the
way We passed over section of country which, twcn
ty years ago. was capital cotton region with fresh
and productive lands. now washed into g,lcs, worn
out and thrown away. The mode of cultivation pur-
sued by many nowadays will at some future time
prove curse to posterity.
Twenty years ago Chester ws thriving place built
on Il hill, but time has enlarged and improved it mrlc
and the hill is too small to hold the town. 1t has
spread in every direction, and is considerable place
with good trade
We arrived at Charlotte, n c., about lmlEpas three
O'clock and learning that tile would not leave for
Thomasvc until 10 o'clock, embraced the opportunity
to take a stroll around town. Charlotte is thriving
improving placc-budings going up in every direction
and among the rest, fine Methodist Church. built Of
brick. The Stecpc is nearly completed and it is in
tended to place the town clock there. In oldcn times
the Streets were very bal and muddy but now they
are nicely paved with rock, and remind one Of East
Bay or Broad Street. Charleston. In time they will
have all their streets paved in the way. Here
we met with several intelligent gentlemen who talked
freely on the political aspect Of affairs We found
them gcucrally Indignant towards the North We
remembered upon our arrival at Charlotte, that It is
said Cen. GATES when he fed from the battle field
above Camden did not stop until he arrived here
We presume the old racer would not recognize lille
Charlotte of that day in the elegant. full grown Lady
Charlotte of the present.
At 10 o'clock We left in the cars Of the n. c. Cen
trail r. R., and after dark ride Of four hours were
landed at strange place-not depot, but turnout
some two hundred yards from the depot, to which place
we had paid for our ticket. Fortunately we had Il
a guide who led the way, by the depot to the Hotel
You know, Mcssrs. Editors, at best am no great
pedestrian and to walk at night the crosstics Of
Rail Road three hundred yards, was decidedly annoy
ing We think it a gricvous wrong pcrpctratcd upon
strangers and hope that in the future the Rail Road
will do its part Of the contract in dcpostng travellers
at the depOt to which point we paid TO be carried.
At the Hotel we were comfortably q,larcrcd for the
balance of the night. Next day being Sunday-we
attended services at the Chapel ofthc Gen Anna Fc
male Seminary.
On Monday, commenced the exercises Of examination
of the Female Seminary at this place, under the super
intendcncc orMr j. ". THOMAS. We lad the pleasure
of being present. and desire to express our qualification
at all that we seen and heard.
At 9 o'clock, the pupils, numbering about one hun
drcd, assembled in the Chapel, wit most Of their
parents and guardians After religious exercises, the
examination commenced.
Glasses to be examined occupied seats on the stage,
their teachers at the opposite end Of the Chapel with
| the audience between them and tle pupils
The Girls were questioned separately from the COM
mencement of each branch Of study TO the end. or so
far as they had gone The lizt days examination
embraced Arithmetic, English Grammar Geography:
French Rhetoric. Primary Philosophy. Algebra: with