The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-11-14

NiLLE-THE RICHMOND AND ATLANTA AIR
LiSE-A CONTRAST BETWEEN go AND I'll
THURMAN UNIVERSITY SOUTHERN BAPTIST
THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY VIRGINIA MIN
on THE WING.
On THE CARS FROM AUGUSTA TO ATLASTA,1
November 9. 1871. {
We have recently made a trip to Green
vile, :, G., by way Of the Columbia and
GrccnNi!lc IalirOgd--ouc of the slOWcst,
most di>ag.ccaile ro;i,S We have ever ira
yelled over. The South CarOiins LrgiSll-
iurc made u very heavy appropriation to
put this road in good order. but sOmcb9dy
stole the money, and the good people aloug
the line have had the privilege Of paving
tnc additional ttNc. without seeing any i'm
provcment III thc!g ilcitiiic> for getting to
MAJ kct.
We passed on This trip though large
part OF the kukiuX region $50 callcG), and
u the train would stop for some time at
rGch station. aud many passengers were 90
In TO and fro, we had a pretty good oppnr-
tuuity OF heating all about ii. The only
thing Ne SGr Ike 4 violation OF laa' was the
presence Of "gcntcmeu In blue" whore
swlc 2crtn- airs evidently belokcucd tAcir
| sense OF individual importance.
We hedrd O! great many Cu.rageS,"
| hut they were committed by these hired
| miriou, on peaceablc ANA inoflenS.ve clti-
zcns, whose only crime was TO have in
| Cured thc di>pleasurc of some worthless
hero OF mcauer white man. We con-
v-IScu With 81 number Of prominent citi-
| ZcuS. among them several clerGvmcn and
several gallant Confederate officers whom
| ve had known in Virginia during the war,
| ana Were fully con1fmcd in the opinion that
| we gave you in eur last letter as to the tue
| ori"in Of" kukiuXi,m' in South Carolina.
Statistics will show beyond all contro-
Vc:Sv that mo.e white men thao nc
ero2> have been murdered or nlal;reat-
| ed in these "procl4imed y districts,
and That wherever anything like "ku-
ktuN;sm" {or rather Lynch lar. for
these organizations are clearly not pOliticaI)
exists. or has ever existed, It's origin may
be traced TO the crimes Of negroes, carpet
ba4g-TS, and Sc3laWags, and the utter i'm
corrupt courts to punish the criminals. We
we're assured by the most intelligent and
credible citizens that it is simply impossi-
bic 10 convict member Of the :" Union
i"~ que al dGy crime. E. g-ThiS ease
occurred i'll NeWbcrry. 4 highly-rospccted
citizen WA, rubhci and murdered. ard
three negroes were arrested as the gully
partit-. II was proved hcyond al quc~li4li
that t"o u; them had bean active PARTED.
had merely received some Of the stolen
funds. Tnr first two we're members Of the
League, and accrc Gcqu,Te2. while the poor
fellow who bad only received some OF the
money, 70, bcjn9A member OF the League.
Sa> fUHnd g'Uiy and huaJ. We were also
confirmed in our lreNiuu. report that thrS Sc
districts had not been More quiCc since the
~. tl:n for seine months previous to The
time at which Grant marched his DayonciS
into thcEi.
The mos, hCr'trcnlng accounts Of the
di>trG>, OF til" people arc given, and il is
>"..ou>lv unprecedented that they Will be
driven - desperation, aud that some fine
morn ~, when TIC roll is called, these ocn-
lJcmcn in hlue and Their chief a.dccs ana
ahtito:> will "cpm" up missing"
We had very delightful visit to The city
# Groru.l!!'. which l. beautifully situated
il tn" n0lthWc, tern part OF the State, with
surroundings very similar TO those OF
Charlottesville. Add to the similarity or
he scenery The tact that the manners and
customs OF the people are very mucd alike,
and that wc met here some f.-miii,r Char
10 tcSvillo faces, and We almost fincied our
selves in that mounta,u town. But
30. Neither Charlottesville nor auy
other Virginia town occupies so large
an arca--tte people evidently wanted
cIhcw-room. and Well-uigh every house
| has lis lar.c yard and garden attached.
GrePnvlic is one Of The prcltlc>t cities we
have ever seen, and i improving qul;c
rapids. The aiclirc from Richmond to
Atlanta Will pass BY here. This road i
0eu@ rapidly nu,hed, and 1t Is expected
hat it will Ac completed within The next
ycur. with the completion Of this airline
ard the Blue Ridge road Greenvile Will be-
come railroad centre, rs 1t IS now geo.
graphically near the centre of the southern
states. The climate is delightful. mako. :,
| il 4 great summer resort and 1t would re
| n mos. delightful place OF residence II 1t
were not within The dominion oil Scotl and
| his Crll0w.thcves.
We had the following very striking illus
| .ration OF the changed state Of things i'll
| South Carolina When we paid oar last
visit to Greenville, in November, go, we
met on the cars number of members o!
| The South Carolina Legislature, who were
then taking The preparatory steps for the
| secession Of the Stale. Ascertaining that
we were from Virginia, they crowded
around us, anxious TO know what tac Old
Dominion would probably do in the imp"nd-
in" crisis, and expressing strong fears that
she would be "submlsslOnSt." On ibis
Irip we me-. 4 number Of gallant fellows
two Of them with empty sleeves who had
served in the Virginia army, and heard
them and others enthusiastic IN their praise
OF the heroic old State" while not tar I'll
sat several negro members OF the Legisla'
turc, who were cursin@ Virginia rs
"rcbel hole
When in Grecnvillc in November, 1860,
VIC attended Il rousing secession meeting,
At which Il certain popinjay lawyer made u
speech, in which he abused Virginia for her
:. tortoise" movements, threatened to raise
band Of South Carolina boys TO " KICK
her out" and pledged himself to head Il
bsrd Of southern youths to plaut the Pal
lnetto tag Oh the Capitol 1T Washingl on.
We inquired after this 9eutlemars record
the other day, and were not surprised 10
learn that he skulked out OF service during
she whole OF The war, became very ''loyal"
aud the leader Of the RAIDS and negroes
1T the close of the war, and is now re-
cciyiug the reward Of his infamy IN being
:.judge" (D Tor the GreenyilIe district
under the appointment OF his negro master.
Furman University is located in Green
vile, and wc are glad to say that It's pros
pccts are decidedly brighter than they have
been since the war. In its able faculty are
two alumni of the University OF Virginia
Professors g.. Ii. Judson ana j. III. aarris.
Here is located also the Southern baptist
theological Seminary, where Drs: John A.
Broadus. J. p. Boyce, William Williams,
p. Manly. and G. I'll. Toy, have been doing
such earnest, faithful, aud efficient work in
applying The :: UntUersity free system " TO
Theological instruction.
The many friends of DR.. Broadus will be
.ratiiied TO learn that bis health was very
much improved hy.his sojourn in Europe
and Palestine. and that he is throwing into
his lectures additional charm from bis added
stores OF Information gathered i'll the Holy
Land. A., o