Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-06-17

bOrs dwelling, it is not surprising
then that the town was totally de-
stroyed, and when these hostile
times passed BY, only two small
houses or shARties remained to mark
the place where now stands a large
and elegant brick building for edu-
eatiOnAI purposes, q fine large brick
n &. Church, large ana handsome
buildings for the Prssby-
~terians, BaptiSts and RPiScopalianS !
there are other denominations Of
christians here, butt do not know
whether they have church buildings
or not. Besides these, there are =
goodly number of well finished bust
ness houses, and a large number
not so good, two banking houses,
two large Touring steam mills, wool
len factory, with many large and
firm dwellings, and many small and
neat ones, aud a considerable mum.
Der neither largo or neatly looking.
l attended the Presbyterian Sun
day school yeStel day morning; the
Minister is a working man, but l
do not think he is sustained in his
S. school efforts as he should be by
his church. l heard him preach in
the morning, the sermon was on
the use Of the bible in our schools
and Colleges. The sermon was not
remarkable in any way. At night
heard tho Methodist Mini stsr lect-
ure, who seems TO be q man of some
talent and force. Judging from tho
number and manners OF the people
at tho churches, | think the moral
influences largely predominant in
the community, Although l have
been here Saturday and Sunday,
days whom the negro population
are to be mostly soon, / have not
seen a dozen negroes in or about
the place, and there are very few
white persons who hire out, almost
everybody does his or her own
work. Ladies' who never washed q
pocket handkerchief before they
eamo hore, now cook and wash for
their families. The citizens are
from almoSt all the States ; l have
made but few acquaintances, but
they are all from different Placos-
Miss, Ala, ILL.,, Penn, TOnny Ky,
Va, and so along. The business
men are about as they are in other
places, from every land and nation.
When ! sec tho harmony Of feel
ing existing amongst the people
here, and witness their enterprise
and industry, and compare their
political peace and quiet, their low
taxes, and determined purpose to
control their own political affairs,
| think they are happier than we
are, and ] should like To be with
them. Then l remember my old
friends at home, think Of the happy
days we have passed together, tho
they were long, long, ago. ! hope
there is a better day coming, and
NOxubSe will be Noxuboe again.
Dear Beacon, admonish our PEG.
pie to forget the evils, the follies,
the errors, the miseries Of the past,
and look unitedly to the future.
Teach them to 60 to work in good
earnest to correct former wrongs,
that oil good and true men should
unite in endeavoring to free our
country from misruIe, and place
Mississippi where she was once, and
where she has now a right to be, in
the front rank Of the States of this
Union, and ono Of the fairest
daughters of Gods created universe.
Let US cease to mourn over that We
can't help, enjoy tho advantages the
Creator OF the world has given US,
forget the class and unjust legisla,
ton and high taxes which Congress
and our State Legislature has piled
up and hcaped upon us, and with
renewed energy go to work to build
up our broken fortunes, redeem
ourselves from tho hand that op-
presses US, by minding our interests
and developing the resources of our
country, now hidden but destined
yet to bloom and flourish and ripen
and prospOr.
H. W. F0OTE.