The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-08-31

feeling of sadness into every household in
the State of which he was so noble a repre-
sentative and fills us with emotion to which
we shall not attempt to give expression. a
A "Trip to Edgecombe.
The proprietor has just returned from a
trip to Edgecombe county, N: c., where
he went to visit many of the former sub
scribers to the Day Book, and to secure the
continuance of their patronage, as also to secure
as many new friends and patrons as possible.
In both of which he is happy to say, he was
very successful. - Gs 500
By rail from Norfolk to Tarboro', in Edge
combe, the distance is about 140 miles, over
the Seaboard and Roanoke and the Whining
ton and Weldon railroads. Tarboro' is the
terminus Of branch railroad from the Will
mington and Weldon road, andissituated on the
Tar river, small stream, which in the dry
season at this point is not navigable for boats
of any size, Tarboro' is a thriving, prosper
Gus little town, and is laid off and built up
very prsttily, tho streets running at right an
giles and forming fine large blocks or squares,
which when entirely built up with bricks or
stone, will vie in appearance with many of
the boosted cities elsewhere through the
North The citizens have had the excellent
taste to lay off their streets wide, and plant
rows of beautiful shade trees along on both
sides, besides leaving many parks of magni-
fcent oaks standing. Altogether Tarboro' is
charming little place, the abode Of thrift,
education and refinement. SAY
In our intercourse with the people of the
town and the planters from the country, we
were pleased at the cheerful view expressed
by them as to their future prosperity. The
most sanguine Of them talk of being able this
season to put on the market million and a
half dollars worth of Cotton from Edgecombe
county alone while Pitt, the adjoining coun-
ty, it is thought. will come very near up to
the same figures. sv HgNtf.5aG
The people in this section, we find, have
but little trouble with their labor, as the sys-
tenn hereabonts before the war was always
well organized They have no trouble here
to make contracts, payable at the end of the
year, and on other terms equally tavora-
BILE to all parties. When we say no troubl.,
i'll this ease, we mean it only in COMPARE
son to- other sections where the negro has
been brought more in contact with the North
ern troops, which has generally tended to de-
moraliGe them. "a s r sS ts8 u go a
We found all through the section we
traversed a strong sympathy for Norfolk, and
desire to make her the shipping or trading
port. AT the Court of Edgecornbe we saw a
number of leading merchants from Petersburg
and other places, while Norfolk was repre-
sented by several of our commission houses,
who were very successful in securing orders
and consignments. The merchants of Tar
boro', We found, talked New York a good
deal, which, we presume, is owing to the fact
that our merchants do not sufficiently bestir
themselves in that region to secure trade
The planters, however, both of Edgecombe
and Pitt counties, talk Norfolk generally;
and what we have seen and heard on our
trip, satisfies us that proper effort on the
part of our people, in that section, will secure
an abundant return. s5ls1 !.
1t seems to us that now is the time for us
to put forth our energies for this contest of
who shall get the handling of the immensely
successful cotton yield of the Old North State.
Norfolk, as cotton market, stands second to
none within the reach Of the planters in that
section. Nature has given us great advanta-
ges in this particular, but she has also given
our competitors in the race an equal advan.
tage in endowing them with what mounts to
q herculean energy in overcoming the obsta-
Giles in their way s Isis
Facts stand out so boldly and palpably in
tavortof Norfolk, that, in making this appeal
IN her behalf, we make it to our own traders
to put forth their hands and gather what po-
sition has thrown in their way, and not to
the people of that section we are speaking of;
for they are willing and anxious to meet our
people. - ~
Let us organize for the contest at once
Tor contest we are sure to have. New York,
Baltimore, Richmond, Petersburg, and Will
mington, are in the field; but Norfolk has the
inside track. Though the inside track will
avail us but little if we prove sluggards in
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We haveiin our possession facts and statis-
tics, which we wish to put in the hands Of
every cotton planter and dealer in the Old
North State. These we shall make use Of
ana We hope those interested in the prosperity
OF our city, will do all in their power to scat
Ter them broadcast over the land. ,ssB
We shall write on this suject again after
our return from another section of North
Carolina. l.i7I j - lbs. las5l Is.s.i.J
!. we found the status of the Day Book in
Np-top order, and secured large number o.
new patrons az.
whilst in Tarboro' we had the pleasure o
oscomlng acquainted with Major McNair
ealtor Of the "Southerner," Of that town
1; seac IL and his paper are quite institutions,
= tarboro, and its surroundings, and tn,
seseess OF the tsSoutherner" has been secured
ssyond per adventure by his skillful mani
euia'lon. There is only one thing that act
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