The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-16

POSITION and found diouy n getting reconoiIe1 b
NJ Davis is hospitality. 'is It homo" 1t issa Many
man in Greensboro however, whose al was staksd n
u: ss from sssas s:
whiie in Greensboro what, In the name or
Heaven, to become Of those Who like me- have In
vested every dollar in Confederate money!" sSink Or
swim together was the reply consolng one Lex-
ngtou Concord and smaller places out Of the line Of
nct only fssl the effect In the paaoisy Of oarreaey
and the scarcity Of supplies
Charlotte which aspired 70 be the new cap
ita H. perhaps the most disappointed Of all the North
Carolina cties Charlotte enjoyed large share Of Ccafsd
patronage There large naval and other stores
squandered OF unequay Distributed before ~ syaoua
ton An immense quantity Of cotton too fol- under The
destroyes hand in Charlotte The citizens tnsrs Cs the
bswalsd bitterly the result. 64
THE CHARLOTTE vIDows $500.
in Charlotte than = amy other town north
Of IT. and they, enthusiastic 70 tho 10, askea
sssa for G S A.: and a:s: said o..
bad been age The sacrace had the result besn dr.
than ever % have let him Even wound on his
precious body wore too much for what Il would have
helped to DurChase-subjugation."
MARITAL uAIoUsns. al.
Dmsny ms, journey threeeh Nsrsa Csroasna hsssd
many sPisnec alterations between The perolcd troops
a ID siass tAs Hoh CssNaiaSs were tho bad Of ar-
Sossn = Less army Why, 4. Z d!sac.s g ~. One
otsaslsst Unoe Ssst aad mast efacient for
~ ends n the aoath Another reason " d 70 te the
records showed 70 belong . the sase Nevertheless,
North Carolina contributed In her proportion moro
;rccrs = ne cccsdsracy VIA. any sst Southern STATE
any other soldiers h atested by competent judges
both sides Her troops Of Scotch descent and they
in the Confederate service They made less parade Of
their prowess than soldiers from other states but Union
breach have told mo that they would prefer to oppose
any others they wore piaod resoluts perseverng and
eoxxr1nso 10 STICK.
sHallo tar heel shrieked Mississippi sergeant, on
the Greensboro cars TO North CaFonian sergeant get
Sthero is no need to run nov; DONE b in hurry"
"More ID than e'er know" was the rotor; 'for,
c hs in Of Win ns oi .
better 70 from such friends as you, who best know
how ana why"
SO far had this spirit gono, not only between States
but between armies-so far At the time OF all the sur
re rderng-that BreckiDrdge deemed II necessary,
one occasion. near Jamestown N G., 10 rebuke men
from Johnson's and Lees armies, and 70 shame them
into detestaons OF the petty chickering's and mean rival
res which dod little IN the decentralization preceding
thor disruption
The reconstruction Of North Carolina bid fair from the
FIRST to proceed cxpeditiousy and harmoniousy Cover
Vance whose voice potent with the
and the extremists among the earliest to note the
among the earliest urge Johnston 70 do as Lee had
done He met Mr. Davis at Greensboro, when the for.
mcr was on his flight, and, unlike Governor Smith. OF
Virginia who was eager at Greensboro in his counsel 70
resist to the bitter end Vance counseled submission 10
an inevitable fate Elk Governor Moehead though one
OF the ruined vict Of the war similarly disposed,
and indeed all the orig nal secessionists calmly looked
the crisis and prepared TO abide its consequences
Then again. as I have elsewhere said, there was an
important and Influential Union organization already In the
sate AMI very strong Union party undr tho present
Governor Holden Those combined to render the recon
strucon OF North Carolina much easier task than that
OF Virginia They helped too, especially tho presence
OF indisputable Union power to induce the federal
authorities to favor and greater leniency 30 at
least II ID believed j..
With regard to reouperaton regard the chances for
North Cardinals speedy return TO prosperity as Ar bcter
than those for her elder sister Elsewhere my reasons
are inated. Sho has cities To rebuild, ne owhole
popuiationsp to restore swho,e disricts 70 begin
arranging n they had yet been mapped outor
been the Of wealth. luxury and Refinement Inst
she can forget the s imp0ssibe but IN few
years. all sad traces Of It's existence
within her own borders or among her own people.