Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-07-23
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CAPEvIIIE, NORTHAMPTON Co., VA
July IL, 1867
DEAR AL:-liecOnstfncliOn Is gnlne
on in more ways than ono. Now, here, Tue
people are beginning to admit Northern
ideas are OF some practicable use. And lhty
begin to express n wish tor change OF their
mode ot farming and the old two field sys-
tenn change of crops and rotation OF
them, is now fully admitted TO he best. 80
that in few years, instead OF the old system
of hog and h0miny, the people here VIII
know the comforts OF modern clyllMuoh'
to which many of them have heretofore been
strangers.
The advent OF Gen. Lockwoods army,
here, was the opening up OF this secluded
locality to the outside world. For, until ihat
time, no stranger ever wandered here And
the people were really primitive sci, with
ileas to suit old two wheeled gigs, rope
brides, husk collars, and farming utensils
Ia match, was all the kind in use. Not for
want OF means TO get other and better ones,
hut because they did not know where 10 get
them, was the cause. wilson " Nlliu5' .,
Philadelphia, now send more carts anu
wagons 10 this county than all other cart,
wrighis in existence; and no farmer wlll
buy any other make Aud if some OF your
agricultural store keepers would send II good
salesman, with samples Of wares, ana pul
them ut reasonable prices, a large trade coulu
he secured TO your city. And, as the ueal'
iugs of this county is nll for ready money,
with no credit, think effort worth trying
for your manufactures getting lo0tihg mere,
now that the people are getting new luehs
and an intention to avail themselves OF lAbol
saving utensils My wile's common barre
churn has been quite a curiosity among the
farmers wives. The old dasher chuin, OF
= still worse, putting the cream IN u poui'
/ and shaking il up until the butter comes
. such as il is, the most common in use mere
i, A Churn pedler, | think, could do welh
d he understood how TO talk with the women
G As general thing, people here are my
ii years behind the age, and use the same ol'
machinery their great grandiathers an'
mothers used. The old saying, thai You re
), spect man after you fought with him, holu
q GOOD in this, that our Southern friends az
'e now willing to learn how other people du
ie and copying some Of their doings. 50 INA
" Reconstruction is going on in other matter
than political But in that great chang
C. is taking place, have heretofore ,ol
g. YOU These Southern people have ma
" enough of modern Democracy. And no.
quote from the Norfolk Day Book, papt
which no one will accuse with 'hanke
inE' after Northern ideas 1t Is n blti'
&C, Southern sheet. Speaking OF meetin
ny held at Charlottesville, where resolution
nd forming q connection of the party VIII
he the Republican party of the countr,
iii were offered, the Day Book says the gei
z llemen composing this meeting were anon
be the most prominent and respectable IN u
III County, and they inaugurale this movemel
i'd in the interests Of reconstruction, with u
to avowed wishes of Republicans. We do N
lid believe the Republican party would he har'
with the Southern people, but lor the co
staut abuse OF them kept up by the Dem
cratic party and its presses. We now,
we have heretofore done, disclNlm amy all
ation with the Democratic party, and TO-
we have less respect for it than the Repu
~ Leans The Democracy aided before Z
IN war in bringing on our troubles, and N
no they basely betrayed and abandoned US
,o' our fate, and they are still iniuring us by |
m wish OF friendship, instead of letting I
the South deal candidly with Congress, AS
nc ought to and wish TO do This is stro
m language, and is the same as wrote to y
10 some time ago, that let parties form as th
IAN may here no one of them will coalcscc W
ION tile Northern Democracy They have enOu
ate o it, such as 1t is, TO last them FOL this g
ed, Grafton at least, Another thing, the Sol
MS fully intends co operating with the Rehul
cans in giving the negroes oil the Border a
all States the elective franchise, not lr
me principle, | admit hut they say it is iorC
w, on them by the all powerful North, and y
"i is OF such great importance here, 1t VIII
i'ed no harm in the North; or in plain Engli
tuf' 1t is spite-woik with them, hut vote il y
lng will: 90 you of the Diamond State may
'lies well make up your minds 10 negro sullr
olu at once, for between Northern wishes {
ttee Southern snite Won will RET il to Il certain
lde, There ia nothing here transpiring worth
The cording. we had very heavy rain FIJI
,,ach evening, since which time the lhermom'
zen has moi Ilsen above so degrees. We II
I OF cool nights, let it he ever so warm trro
lhei the day, but now they are rather too {
ized for corn OF cotton. Either green con
ton making lis appearance, Or our tables
eN. vanat,IIes ara, a glui Yours trulv
vice -.....
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