The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-08-23
Dur New York Correspondent
Among the Green Mountains =
The North Carolina Election =
Some good advice to Democrats
gsnsraily-xhe French and Frus-
sian war; principles involved.
"Reminiscences of history, etc.
BARNARD, WIsDsoR Co.,
Angustl5. 1870.

bling among my native Nils, IN the Green
Mountain State, enjoying the pure and in
MIGRATING mountain air, the clear water
of the mountain lakes, and the cool nights
everywhere to be found at this elevation
from the ocean level. Adjoining my father
place, here, is q beautiful sheet of water,
called "SIlver Lake." where we have fine
sport in sail boats and Over these noun
tain roads We have the most delightful drives
and the most fascinating scenery of New
England. We have in our different drives,
be views of Ascutney, Pics Peak, Keeling
ton, Camers Hump, and Mansted-the
highest peaks of the Green Mountain range
Not only the scenery, the drives, the ssiihg'
the fishing, etc. are delightful, but the
weather is positively charming. We here
avoid the scorching days and the swelter
ing nights of the crowded cities; and live in
clear mountain aIr, the mercury barely
reaching IS for two or three hours in the
middle of the day, and averaging perhaps
20 TO 10 daily, the nights averaging from
% to 65, with blankets always in demand
Horseback rides, buggy rides, sailing, row
ing, fishing, berrying, eroquet, base ball, etc.
are the principle occupations. The heated
term however has nearly past, and | must
soon leave for New York and the active
duties OF fall business. / hope to get home
IN time for few plunges in the surf OF OLD
ocean before cold weather. There are nu-
merous bathing stations on the beach, from
Long Branch to Far Rockawny, but | enjoy
the bathing at Coney Island best of all. 1t
Is esslest aud quickest of access, and has
the best and the safest beach. Ii Is true
that much has been said against the class OF
people who frequent Couey Islsnd-tnat
they are rowdles, roughs, thieves, and bad
characters, male and female but much 81
this talk Ia probably prompted by rival
bathing resorts. go there generally two
or three times week, when | am al home,
and candor compels me to say that | have
never seen one act OF rowdylsm, even OF
Incivilisy. 1t is not likely that all who go to
Conev Island to battle are saints, but | feel
bound to treat all persons with civiity who
conduct themselves properly. We cannot
institute comparisons OF character at bath
ing places, but must treat all as respectable
until By their actions they show TO the
contrary. There are several hotels and
bathing houses at Coney Island, but the
best place have found is kept by Messrs.
HendrIckscn d Co. which is reached By
boat In one hour from New York. They
have good hotel and fine bathing accom-
modstions, with over q thousand bathing
suits for hire. That's the place to go-l
think.
| get the New York and Boston papers
here morning and evening, aRd We keep
fully posted as to news al home and abroad
l watched with intense interest the progress
OF the political campaign in North Carolina,
where Grant, Holden Kirk Il Co with L.
>. troops MADE arbitrary and unwarranted
arrests OF hundreds OF peacsole citizens
ignored aud cOntemptuously spurned the
sacred writ of hsbeas corpus and actually
tortured their prisoners by hanging them up
by she!r thumbs and by the neck TO compel
from them a confession OF completely in some
vague and unknown and underlined crime.
North Carolina voted for Grant az the last
presidential election, by a very large major.
Ity, but Grant Co. feared the people there
would not continue to sustain the Intamies
OF the republican party, and this military
campaign was insugurated against them to
Intlmldate and compel Them TO vote the re
publican ticket | feared the result, for
knew that II the giant schsme was success
inl there IT would oe tried in all the other
northern states also. 1t is needless, there
fore, to tell you that |, in common with ali
other democrats greatly rejoiced to see, in
the election Just held, that the people Of
North Carolina, both white and cooreo have
spurned and repudIated Grant, Holden d Co.
anu kicked the carpet baggers and radical
thieves out of office, This result will have
h salutary influence throughout the country,
and, | hope, put end to the military usur
patlons Of Grant l. Co. Everywhere cele
brstions are being held over the glorious
triumph Of the people over the despotic rule
of Grant and his minious. In Wilmington
there was Immense meeting, torchIIght
procession, banners, etc. in which the white
and colored people joined. Among the
speakers was Colonel A. NJ. Waddell, Dem
Ocrstic Congressman elect from that dis.ric.
His speech is considered important as fore
shadowlng to some extent the future policy
OF the Democrat party with regard to the
negro. The following is an extiact:
without presuming to dictate to others / will
cypress the hope that one of she first acts of the
next Legislature, which will be largely conserva
tive will be n formal decl sration of their iGten-
tion not to disturb the black man in the enjoy
Inent of mis- rights guaranteed to him by the law,
and tn at they will restore, if possible, the school
fund of which he, in common with his fellow cit
liens has besn robbed, and will pay the debt of
universal education which is due from the state,
not the republicans have done in promises IN
fulfilled, but honOrably and to the last farthing
OF the means at their command and that their
whole course will exhibis them a reformers, and
not revolutonists."
This exhibits the right spirit, as well as
the true course to pursue towards the colored
people everywhere, north and south II
democrats everywhere act in this spirit and
are firm, and harmonious, and Jealous, we
can redeem the next L. s. house of repre-
sentatiges and begin to restore the country to
peace aud prosperity
The war between France and Prussia
commands much of the attention OF the
world TO-DAY. The direct cause of the
rupture between these two great powers |
seems to have been, as the drsct causes Of
such ruptures too offen apt to be, q |
personal collision Of an unpleasant character
between two eminent percentages. These
were King William Of Prussia and Conn,
Benedict, the French ambassador a.,
the Prusslsn Court. King William was at
Ems, near Wiesbsden, place where neither
his Majesty nor the Prus.ians are particu
larly admired, but the waters of which are
found to be beneficial to the venerable and
rather morbidly bilious constitution of the
monarch. Where the King is there is the !
court, and the French ambassador conse-
quentIy was at Ems. also conducting the
negotiations set on foot by the sudden
explosion of the Prim- Bismark eontrivance
for getting a Prusian prince upon the throne
OF SPAIN. These negotiations were rather
dehcate, since they were intended by France
10 bring the Prussian sovereign to o fiat
disnVowal Of anv hostile intentions in
permitting the Prince, his knsman,
10 accept the Spanish crown. The
personal temper of the King was not
exactly OF the right kind for conductip, so
deiicate piece of diplomacy, but King
William a0ould himself settle an afFa;r
which concerned his own princely house
be allowed NJ Benedict to gain frat stan