The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-07-29
For the Anderson Mtelligencer.
a TRIP TO TIE NORTH.

timore by 10 clock o. H. Alter Rlnu reception
from Mr. Pendleton's family and good breakfast,
ne retired to Rev. Dr. Bulock's Church. and
handed over our commissions and had our names
enrolled. (NIost of the members had arrived the
day before.) After completing the roll, the AS
sembly was opened with sermon by Kew. -
Moore Of Richmond, Va.-just such sermon as
might have been expected from man OF his
strong, clear, vigorous intellect. Rev. John N.
Waddell, D. D., was elected Moderator. lie Is
the youngest and only living son of Rev. Moses
Waddell, D. D., 80 long and favorably known for
his pre-emnent qualifications for teaching and
governing boys None in his day had equal evl-
dence of success in The South Such men as Hon.
William H. Crawford, Judge Longstreet Hon
Thomas w. Cobb, Gov. Gmer, of Georgia. and
many others of great distinction in that State;
and in South Carolina, Hon. J. C. Calhoun, Hon.
Eldred Smpkins, Gov. McDuffe, James l.. Peti-
grew and others, besides near dozen of the min
listers of the South Carolina Presbytery, are in
debted to him for their literary and theological
training His son is now the President Of Oxford
University, Mississippi, and bids fair 10 be as dis
tinguished in the West as his father was in the
South for rearing up men for great usefulness,
both to Church and State.
Inever attended meeting of the General As
sembly when there appeared to be such perfect
harmony and good feeling existing among tie
members. No man appeared aggrieved when a
majority decided against his favorite views. They
differed in sentiment, but from first 10 last no
heart-burnings were manifest, though sometimes
found in minority. 1t was very different from
| the state of affairs in the first Assembly ever
attended. That one was held Philadelphia, in
1881. The Rev. Albert Barnes was then arraign-
ed before the Assembly for heresy, and had never
before seen so much excitement in any ecclesias-
tical body as on that occasion, and l SO expressed
myself before number of ministers. Rev. Mr..
Joice, Scotehman, and the most heavenly
minded man I had ever seen was present, and
expressed his great aslonishment that they con-
trolcd themselves so well. This matter had ori G.
insted in the city of broherly love, and by this
time had excited the interest and attention of min
listers aud elders throughout or entire bounds.
While some contenGed earnestly for the purity OF
the doctrines of tLe confession Of faith and truths
of the Bible. while attempting to throw light upon
the subject sent forth considerable heat also
while the defenders of MIR. Barnes, contended with
equal zeal, and quite as much heat, that he held
the truths of the confession of faith for substance
of doctrine" These conflicting views led to this
strong excitement in the Assembly, and led this
good man to apprehend more of the tempest than
he had SEEM I have seen more OF human nature
since then. think the day distant when we sha
see such times in our Southern Assembly. Should
they ever come in my day. shall not be so much
surprised Those who have read the religious pa
pers of the day are posted up as to the genera
business that employed the time and the deibera
tons of the body.
Now word or two about this beautiful Monu
mental City. In 1881 the population CT the city
was supposed to be not exceeding 60,000 nhabi-
tants-now, between 800, 900 and 100000. Then
| I saw no railroad between Anderson Court House
and New York but short road from Baltimore
TO Ellicots Mills, some eight miles, and that pro
pelled by horse. Now they concentrate here
from different points of the compass, and double
track through many of the streets. They run
through the day and part of the night. You can
ride the entire length of tho streets for six cents
or you may get off at any point you desire. Had
been put down there in the night, and not told
where was, might have strolled all over ii the
next day and never have supposed was in Balti'
timore. When my attention was directed to Bar
NUNS Hotel and The Washington Monument, re-
cognized both; there was a monument near the
hotel 1 could recolcct in days gone by. The
Washington Monument then stood considerably
beyond the suburbs of the city. 1t was then n
hunting ground for bird killing; now the city
seems to have grown up around it. | went up on
it then, and man standing below did not look
much larger than gandcr. The Monument is
the same. From its lofty, dizzy height might
then be seen the city in its infancy-the bny,
shipping and surroundings. Now that Monument
seems to occupy central position. The railroads
from Washington City, from Annapolis, he capitol
of the State,) FROM the Northern cities, frou,
Wheeling, Va, and from other portions of the Old
Dominion, and tho steamboats, and shipping have
contributed greatly to the unrvalle prosperity of
the place. Perhaps nothing has done so much to
promote this prosperity the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad this connects it with the Ohio River
and the great Northwest the granary of the
world By the river and railroads they have ac-
cess to the South and Southwest. Through this
channel they may get cotton, corn, molasses, su-
gar and oil the productions of the South. Millions
of bushels of corn and wheat, flour, bacon, lard,
almost without weight or measure. heard Mr..
pendleton, with whom I resided, say that some
times there are 100000 bushels of corn sold in
this city in single day. How blinded must be
the people of Cincinnati, Kentucky, Tennessee and
South Carolina if they do not finish the Blue
Ridge Road, after so much of the Road has been
completed, and so much of the most difficult part
c Ll...aaL Lan hann can,r,lat.l onl mil for