The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-01-19
q laSu. FOR the Dispatch.
ss1,ns nm italian Tourist says OF Kfcn'


MIR. Editor: From a book recently pub
lished in Florence, italy, entitled " La NJ
st6ri' In America; Impressioni, Aneaotu,
Narrarioni ii un Touriste (Firenze, isos')
81. eEnries Montazio," have translated
teoarlc Of pages, which will give your read
ers an idea of what the writer thinks OF our
SHSin the beginning Of November, 1867,
sthn@ italian company iRistori's) proceedcta
TO Richmond, the late capital OF the Amer'-
ir1n States Of The South, in obedience to the
fGbi;gations assumed by the ImpreSsar1o.
We left Washington the 4th November at
g in the morning, and after two ana a-hai
hours. ride on steamer down the fo'o,ua:'
and five hours by rail, we reached our oes'i-
nation. a;,.,,+ NJ +ba
:I;lfin ;slond on which is the tomb OF wash
;mrton The gong of the steamer was
sonndcd to give us notice of our approach
tntb;s snot Every steamer in passing this
.;sIaud sounds it's bell with funeral rintocht,
rs II they were for an dddio to the remains
Of tho. Great Man. ..-u-., .,,..,s.
'''N rs give an idea Of the laborious life OF
the Italian company it is sufficient to say
mat this very evening, after eight hours OF
travel by rail and steamer, and previous
continued travel from Montreal), Mary
Stuart was rendered in the filthy theatre
.(sacido, teatro) of the capital of Virginia
'' Richmond, which was during and before
the war very fourishing city, when we
saw It seemed in many Of its streets to De
'aimass of ruins. Everywhere we observed
traces of the war waged between the two
grand factions. Long lines Of houses lay
IN ruins, because the impoverished and
'dccimated people had not the means for,
nor did not then feel the necessity OF, re-
building them. In spite Of its vast area.
Richmond to-day has, we should say. not
more than 81 900 inhabitants. AS ruined
and as wasted as it is, it was not from the
cruelty of General Grant, who commanded
The sancuinary campaign against Rich
1nond. It was q dolorous necessity
that impcriously required the break
;nr IN this nest of civil war. While the
:holitionis.s held not this city in their
hands. the city in which Jefferson Davis had
established his centre of operations, the war
could not be declared ended. And in the
hearts of people now it is not entirely ended.
The manner in which it was necessary to
proceed in tie Presidential election OBJ
yiously proves this = The
HACKS have vet to ask themselves If their
.,re,cndcd freedom is blessing or mis-
fortune. Time alone can answer" =
., :! Sugar rcfneries, manufactures OF to-
bacco, ircn foundrics, oil, &c., may be men
toned among the active branches OF com
,ue,cc: and if the war be not renewed, and
if the partisan political feeling shall sub
side, Richmond will soon rise the richer and
more beautiful from her ruins. She has o
large and handsome park in the centre OF
the city, in which is magnificent and Co
'lossal monument to Washington and the
chiefs of the revolution which resulted in
American independence. All of the statues
are of bronze, and are crcditable as works
OF art. In normal state Richmond must
have furnished a most delightful view. She
is built, like Rome, ON several hills, each
one Of which presents q different point OF
view. r.
From one of the colleges, which are
found in great numbers at greater or less
distance from the cities of America, tickets
were secured by telegraph for the next
representation, and before night we saw
three hundred youths arrive on foot, who,
ginning the theatre, religiously listened to
Elizabeth, Queen of England, and applauded
the grand actress frantically, probably
without understanding word she said
The amount realized from three representa-
tions in Richmond was about lS,0o0f
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