Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-10
TEE ToMN oE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

We COPY from the Cnarl .ttesvle Chronicle the fol
loving extract from letter, published ia that enter
prsng journal. The editor informs Us (gravely, Of
oourso that the letter originally appeared 10 the H.
dependence Bslgs aud was copied from that paper into
tns Courier dss Etais Uais Il is al stated by the
Chronicle that this letter sis one of series from an
intelligent foreigner travelling in the Sou bern States y
My cieerone Tone grizzly headed. old niAgre) seemed
Impressed with the grand of his ci,tet; but told me
mat he had spent few years recently in the village Of
Ssot5ueels the seaport Of the district. asked him If
that was much of place He said il was and spoke
OF the horn the canal boAt but added 1T was noh-
ing 10 OharlOttesVesle-Hhcl ought to have seen be.
fore the war / hSve oOnstQ uenty mon cher ami
beipg oleraby recovered except in appearance from
my wound, made Il my business 20 visit the ceebra cd
pubic eohees ana the principal FquAres OF the
capital o. this province. No hing has pleased
NO more than the churches plrticulieremenl, the
simple and urRGCrned manner Of the Egl,s
dss RetormaielEs sad the RIman Gothic of the
eaurch Of The Pfssbyterens. a eede dscouoert.
"a at first lest the steepe o. the latter should fail
over in the street and flish my no e, but socn
discovered that it safe firmly the Tower al Psp
The lofty walls, steep roofs, aud clmb 5piro of this
piece Of Architecture somewhat 10 mi alton of ST.
eph,ns at Vienna. The RsformeFs Meeting House. on
the other hand, with the exception Of the colonnade
rem nled me Of the noble Tenn pie Of Ii Madeleine in
Paris. found the people the pril pal street ad
mired the B1urse more than any other of their stIuc.
.uies-ce l'on appsle La Monticello Banqns and
vas repe1 tdy asked il had seen it. IL is very im-
posing and beautiful specimen Of the Cyclopean style
sgod "a in the PadsE0s of Forence and Is said
10 be presided BY dusne,ers Of remarkable ssgacity
Following the street. in from: OF this bulldog and turn
ing TO ths right, suddenly uoon tho fine rules
OppO ito the Saddles Sop Phe citz OF Chariot
We le ay be aaIe bu, indiIld and transported
rOush atmosphere, sni a6fuptment prccipitated,
the anqusry could with difficulty dist guih these re-.
iG3i4Um the Baths Of OaJecals, on the suburbs OF
Rome Ascending straight from this point BY narrow
street, arrived a sp icUu' and sieGt So ARE which is
s1psCcF 10 UAsIng OsOss, and IA beaucOup de Tessm
bis &c the finest square in Ed oIe-lhe Place de Ia
Cgneords (the cid Place de Ia RsVoluton)iu Paris
TIE la,d (ae'e the rs Il )uso, with the associated
extension Of the Mason ! tsrsoR, and the colf2c
ti0DsFY saloons OF tue htssIsur5 AAnnoni from the
s l.hern boundary. number OF antique and tempest
beaten siuo .ures a,nk the the East ard no
Wet The pOygOnsl TONers oil the Hotel de Justice
aud the batIlemebted will of the O0Heirgere sFetoh
Jcrors the plateau the 10 ia. Behind the Gothic
% Ners the Court House, RI q BELLS aped seeDle
rooted With TN. and faced with green binds blending
The med sTil and American 81, lee Over the Law Offices
at the arglp, foe repetition Of the &c ok is
TO he ssen in the classic 1oSR Hail. With its pilasered
walls and Doro entAbla urs. Tuere is no Fountain in
he middle Of the Square-snd no 0oelisk as in the
Place Do Ia CoHeoTds but there is a very good Pumc
And &c having recently raned) several beautiful sheets
Of mud cOlOred water glitt red 10 the sun. light
Tue people Of OharOtesVeee sre remarkaie for their
simple aud Spartan iasles. TEey go c!olled in the
most ancient and thread bare garments and eat very
little besides uabultered cakes made Of NEAL
The latter gives them rather gauDt habit and is in
marked contra with the large beled hucksters that
come from the country. Their chief drink Is water
Which.is hald in GbOuina Ion few miles out OF town.
where the people raise large orchards and convert the
les fruits Into brsn6ies-s bottle Of which is sometimes
exhibited the Public Square fer Inc cit zpns to snUf
at established tasf Ia the Wnter-time, the chief
sde bet the toWusmen and tho country people is
Ia wood. which Is very scarce near the ci 90 ard
o0rdngy commands fabulous prices Il is sold by the
STICK, one of which eight feet long and four inches
through will bring about two dollar The lsFmars to
DO them scs, perfectly Wlllog to exchange their
lmoOn and a1ur with the citizens for lar suns in
Oont derale noes-generAly pound Of one for pou
OF the other-but the citizens have gradually fasn Into
SIC habit Of living on peas aud bread.