New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-04
NETWORK. TUESDAY. AUGUST a. 1865

The land ia 30 poor that even white beans cannot 90
raised The eye dwels only on yellow pine
Ser only employment is In making turpentine, tar and
rosn There are few water steam mills visible Each
has an antique ana Sy the use Of which
whole days hard work necessary to make cara
water resources and the fertility Of the land The
Smons which is a moderate negro school.room There
are only two white Republicans In the place. anu oe VI
neied ia leave six weeks ago account Of threatening
attempts made against him. Gen. Ransom ioIneay ~
liberal and progressive views Weldon is situated az tne
mouth Of the Roanoke River possessed superior nat a
il might be made the Lowell Of the South Franklin y an
oldfsbOned sort Of town The distance irO little
steamer makes the trip in day. returning the same
night The Blackwater is one OF the most historic
Importance from the various skrmisbes when ooh PHI m
between Gen. Roger Pryor and Sen a araetye
village, and county SO at was completely M ss The
netting Of s 81 9ss s 6 nov OSn POO
Union during the war MT Pooi y YES a sbao
He was the Wing cadidate for Governor against Ellis
In 1900 and came very near beng elected e Is 70 We
soon to be elected from North Carolina Plymouth AZ
last ia reached The war has left u mass OF TUNE ~
was the headquarters OF the District OF the Aide
marie the gallant Vessels being In command IL was
attacked by strong column under the Rebel Gen hoke
The formidable Abemarle came to the assistance OF
beeagueTed garrison desperate COMBAT %s
with she'll he could endure 1t no longer and calling ms
brave marines around him. ne sno9tea wt HaI0 v
them solid shot" The gunner pulled the lanyard, the
shell struck the iron plating Of the ram broke IN PgEe Ss
and reboundiDg, one piece struck ana instantly Kmg
the noble Flusser His death decided the fate OF fy
outh Our troops captured and cruelty handled Dy
the ferocious Hoke. The ram, like Cerberus guarded
e mouth q ~ ESSPSkG @ Beneath IS her,
and snnk her Plymouth fell into our hands again:
The next town Of any note is Williamson, the Gapita 0,
Martin County 1t is rather @ Pace @; a shs
town the great business of making shingies Is very
nd S BatmoTe one tree alone produced
$76 worth OF shingles. Col Martndae, OF the fsaera
army settled O SoTa ne now Worth scc Oo Magnificent
Of all kinds of TIMBER the black locust ' S VIII
cherry the Birch and the white pine, abound III TINS
zion. From WILLIAMSON, We proceed to Windsor, the
County seat Of Berthe This Is truly deghttnl old
ary war the bricks being imported the reign OF the
Second George. Many comfortable and cosy PLANTATIONS
recently died known all over North Carolina for his
stanch devotion the Union, and man OF great TALENTS
devoted friend Holden Berthe County Is an attraeVe
section, and will in time become the garden Oh t t me
state OF New York. lie left the beautiful banks oI inc
Hudson two wears ago TO his fortune in the sunny
sonth He faucied gorgeous mansion aud plantation
OF 2OOO acres on the Roanoke. lie had Deen neICe
Democrat at home; he thoroughbred ha,lcal'
The Sonth in CAPITAL place for the conversion OF North
ern Copperheads Mr. Vernooy this Is his nane though
acconnshment il disguised with the treatment he re-
ceves from his neghbOrs and IS anxious 10 sen OUT AZ
any price and leave North His daughters, three
beautiful young ladies, graduates OF an Eastern college
absolutely dying OF homeslcknets III .hIee yeis
no women have ever called upon them; and whenever
they 90 TO church they stunned aud tabooed In the
North these ladies Democratic thdt they couu
| not play patriotic air They now employ their hours
in writing 10 their relatives In the East 10 abandon Cop
perheadsm-they have pushel Oh letters On ,s h
! iect Let few Northern men come mere Duy
up these plantations, aud IN few years
great change Will pass over ths secto',,
Between Plymouth and Washington, the county seat OF
beaufort we pass through stately groves OF pine Inc
town of Washington IL situated the Tar River, the
stteets cross another at right angles ana are degh
fully shaded Col Rodman, one OF the Supreme Judges
RECENTLY elected resides here Before and during the
War he was a strong Seecssionist, serving as JudSe
Advocate Ina the Confederate Army. He accepted tue
situaon In good faith elected 10 the Convention
where he served with ability He Is bitterly assaled py
his old party friends bat he ~ moro than match TOT
them ali. Mr.. Rodmau, though not possessing SHINING
talents will make good and useful Judge There u
Congress in the admission OF the state into the uhon