Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-07-23
LETTER FROM ALABAMA.
Correspondence Delaware Gazette.
MARION, Ala, July ID, 1863

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EDITORS GAZETTE: Being a native,
and until the beginning Of tie war \
ceNideHt of your county, I naturally
eel a deep interest in all that pertains
10 the welfare of her citizens. / have
lften cOnLrasted the hon, st man
IF old Delaware with the jewellers OF
this section. Be assured the Buckley e.
do lot suffer in the least by the COM
p~arison.
The GAZETTE jsa regular weekly Wis
it0r in N house, and noticing your
solicitation for enEFespondence from
different parts of che county, it occur
red to me that an OCCASIONAL letter from
the aSunny South" might not be uniu-
erestiug to your readers. or course
They are pnstedin all matt ers Of a gem
eraI character concerning this State, but
IS 1t was my fortune to be one of the
uIoueers in the reconstruction of Ala
Uama, l may be TO present an in
,Ide view of tie situation.
This town which has been my place
IF residence since January 1867, is not
Tar from the geographical center of the
State, about % miles fTOmths Alabama
liver, and on the dividing ridge be
tween the prairie and sandy land. For
jeauty and healthfulIness OF situation,
IL Is equaled by few towns or cities IN
he State, and surpassed by none.
Four literary institutions are located
here, Howard College, Judson Female
Seminary, Marion Summary, and Lin
coin Academy, and from this 1Bct Marlon
IS denominaIed the "Athens of Ala
bama."
A branch railroad of fourteen miles
in length connecting with the Selma
md Meridian r. r. affords a means of
ngTess and egress. Recently STEPS
have been taken Il Pxteno this branch
which Las been in Operation since
prior TO the War-t0 Memphis Tenn.
~ n - - - ah--nA DracT@-nrH
# the new company, and OF late has
made bis Headquarters in this town.
That tins road when completed and
euulpptd, will be an important and
paying enterprise, no one can doubt
who is acquainted with the country
through which it Will pass. The de-
", lopments of our vast resources
and the completion of the numerous
internal improvements already project
ed will contribnte largely TO n har-
uOnizng OF discordant elements, and
produce a better state OF feeling. Con-
gress has Imposed certain conditions
u the fulflIment Of which the State
government has been placed on a firm
basis aud in full sympathy with the
general government. Our credit is bet
ter al hume and abroad than ever be-
fore, in the history Ofthe State. Ii Will
ne remembered that our bonds are sell
ny al I03 in the New York market.
Within the past few months there has
been an immense influx of capital. Tor
inv StInent. What we most need now,
is northern energy and perseverance,.
Notwithstanding our healthy political
condition IL Is an u~ndenlable fact 30
ciety is not reconstructed, and from
present indications one is forced to be-
iievo that it will not be for many years
Co come. The only plan that seems
At all feasible for changing the views OF
this re lple-I speak of the WhiteS-is
ior northern families TO come in sutfi
Gent nun ers to form colonies in every
county throughout the state. Il is not
reasonable TO suppose that the belief
that southern White people are Il SUI
peri, r class of beings" Will soon be
rradicated. THIS doctrine is imbibed
al the mothers breast, and taught at
ner knee, besides being inculcated in
all the educational institutions, till IL
q constituent part Ofthe organ
By the plan above suggested
III occupation of our rich lands,
northern e urches and schools may be
iOi med as q nucleus towards which the
union element of our population viii
zraNirate at once. The syst, IN of edu-
which has already been inanRura-
ted, viii BE- developed and rendered
more tfficIent by the liberal ideas and
of those who have lived I'M
der the benign influence, and Witnessed
The happy results OF similar systems.
In Druc, s. IF time those who boast OF
heir superiority will be forced to aumiI
he fact that ali vtrtue, intelligence ana
goodness have not been bestowed upon
white southerneis. This class
persons very much fear that such q state
ir things will be realized, hence the as
with which they exert Them
IelVes TO prevent its c~onsummaI1on'
who read this article may ques-
the truthiuluess of this assertion
in snppO OF their incredibly re-
er to what is going the rounds Of the
,ress purporting 10 be the proceedings
# "InmfgrauOn aid Conventions, !
leld in uitf, rent c3tie-Uf this State, ana
throughout the south. Doubtless
eyes are familiar with toe ap- {
0eals from leading white men OF Ala
anna to MN of every section OF the
nion to ON and settle in our midst.
u the very Conventions from which !
ltse appeals ~emanatP, speeches are I
lade pregnant with abuse and Vttr {
for those who have maOo the :
tate their home since the war. Only !
ist Neck a meeting WAS address q in I
ar town. IN III subject oi tncOul- I
Immigration, in which tie sptak a
attack db he chtrHotVr OF ''CarJtt- 4,
'gStre' nom gu worthy L.. \. SrTa .
rs down, denOuncIug the whole AS tue
scum OF the land" All their proceed
Igs in the various immigration schemes