The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-12-10
THE EXCURSION.
A Word In Addition-Richmond's Interests.

= There were some things unavoidably
omitted from the report of the excursion 10
Danyille and Greensboro in the Dispatch
of Saturday. The lateness of the hour
Friday night at which it was prepared
made its curtailment matter Of necessity.
Greensboro, N. c., is regarded generally
as the battle-ground of the fight known as
the "battle Of Guilford Courthouse" That
battle was fought at the old courthouse,
which was five miles north Of the present
courthouse, known as Greensboro. There
are few traces of the former court
house visible, and perhaps none Of the bat
tie. There are few stones left OF the
courthouse building, showing where it
stood, and little else marks the spot. Gene
raj Green's camp was within hundred
yards Of the courthouse building. The
town of Greensboro has a population OF
$500, and is quite thriving and enterpri-
sing. 1t is the point of junction of the
North Carolina Central railroad and the
Danvile railroad, and viii continue to be
Q flourishing village. 1t is in the neighbor-
hood ola rich mineral region, and also in a
section of country of very great fertility.
Richmond has the best chances to do a
liberal business with Greensboro and the
country thereabouts, which aeounds in the
most valuable resources for an extensive
and profitable commerce.
The enigrant agent hes taken from the
county of tuilford and some adjoining coun-
ties upwards of 1000 persons-nearly all
whites. They are chiefly persons who were
called Union men during the war, who not
only fed from the enrolling officer on
our side. but rendered no service to the
Federal Government. They, moreover, did
a great deal of injury to the citizens that
were loyal to the Confederacy by one kind
az depreciation and another. They are
mostly Ouakers, and descendants OF the
colony of Moravians whose headquarters
were Salem, now Winston, near Dy' ana
who so long continued their operations as
community, holding property IN common
and all laboring for their common penent'
their profits going into the common urea
sury. We know OF no act OF violence IN
the wsy of retaliation upon any OF these
people but naturally, after what mas
,,assed. their relations are not pleasant,
and thew are not reluctant to sell out ana
yo--especisIly when e22.60 will take them
70 the Mississippi Valley. Greensboro
n . true southern village. She gave only
Arss uotes for Holden for Governor /! and
Sksu came from the country. Such people
- the citizens Of Greensboro are ever
-. ,ross reliable. They are Of those VINO
s.,,ght and when they failed there was an
snd 81 Il. Could the Radicals but have
snnrecisted this fact In the southern cha,
rsctsr, and 30 understanding, had restored g sas
TIA Union a. sherman wanted it done,
there might now DO . Union 10 iact as wen
G a il upon one Of the head
snrinrs of tbs Cape Fear river, and near
tRe dividing Ane between the waters OF
thai river and the Dan. The railroad that
& projected along the upper Dan, ana
trance across the mountains 70 bristoi,
~5Ii nrobsbIy depart from the Danyilie ara 9
scsbor0 line Of road ten % %,
1870 beyond DsnviIle. THIS ROAD