The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-06-03
NOTES OF TRAVEL.
By PRESIDENT TREvELLICK.

| wrote you last from North Caro-
lima, and told you that / would give an
account of my trip as soon as | arrived
home, which I will now attempt to do.
I left home April 26th, and arrived
safely at Wilmington. N. c. on the
evening Of the 29th. | was met at the
depot by our friend and faithful worker
in the labor cause, j ames III. MCCARTHY,
who conducted me to the house Of
Capt Manning, where l remained whilst
in that beautiful city; and never in the
course of my whole life did I feel more
at home I.-A IN his house, which can
recommend to any traveller who may
visit that section of the country. Ga
Sunday morning | attended Church,
and in the afternoon, in company with
friends, visited the cemetery. 1t is a
beautiful place, ornamented with such
stately trees as the magnolia and live
oak interspersed with the woodbine and
cape jes>amine. On Monday l visited
tha car shops and the foundry. The
foreman OF the foundry is a true labor
reiormer, and the master mechanic at
the car shops is also with US, and ready
and willing at ali times to help on the
good work. We held a meeting on
Monday night at the Theatre 1t was
not as well attended a. l could have
wished, it being May Day, and many
attending pie-nics down the pictur-
esque Cape Fear River.
On Tuesday evening another meeting
was held and was much better attended.
AT it's close three hearty cheers went up
for the success Of the Labor Reform
Platform. On Wednesday morning,
May Sd, | took the cars for Richmond,
Va, passing through Goldsboro and
several minor towns. At Petersburg
passed through the old and never to be
forgotten battle grounds. The rife pits
and embankments still speak to the
traveller Of the dread scenes of war
that are now passed hope never more
to return, and never will return, if
justice is done to the toiling millions !;
but that never will be done until the
principles Of the Labor Reform Party
become the ruling principles Of the
government, for never can peace be
certain until justice be done to the
people.
arrived in Richmond at $40 P. NJ,
and stopped at the Ford House. 1t is
well kept, and its kind proprietor is
making friends of all those TIL at visit it.
On Thursday morning | was called
upon by the committee Of the Mechan-
les Union of the city, and In company
with it's chairman, Mr.. Render, had
the pleasure OF visiting the places of in.
terest. We crossed the James River
and visited Mr. Harding, in Manches ester,
who is the President OF the Mechanics
Trades Union of Richmond, and | am
proud to say that MIR. H. il thorough
gong labor reformer. In the evening we
went to the hall winch we well filed,
notwithstanding it rained all day. The
meeting was a grand success, land at it's
close cheer after cheer went up for the
platform OF the National Labor Party.
| feel assured that Richmond will do
her duty in the great labor cause.
Next morning | left for the capital,
and after few hours ride by cars and
by delightful trip by boat up the Pc
tomac, | arrived safely at Washington
and went from thence through Balti-
more to Harrisburg. where / arrived on
Saturday morning, the 9th, and found
all things ready for a grand time, and
grand time we had Notwithstanding
the rain the hall was filled and hun
dreds were standing who could not get
sitting room. The meeting closed at
10:40. Everything passed off admir-
ably. Cheers were given for the sue
cess OF the labor cause and for the noble
stand taken by Gen. Jno. w. Geary,
who is fully alive to the interests OF our
great cause, and to whom thanks is due
from every true labor reformer.
On Sunday l visited the house OF
Mr.. Halderman, IN company with our
friend Hugh Camcron,of Kansas, where
| was treated very kindly by himself
and lady. lie has one Of the most
beautiful places / ever visited, and the
scenery is unsurpassed by any part of
our country. Harrisburg has one of
the finest Labor Unions tn the UuiOn.
Mr.. McClurg, the President, Is alive to
the good work, and is surrounded BY as
fine a board of officers as ever guided
labor organization. This Union was
organized by the State Executive, Vic
tor a. IOier. Of Danyille, who is doing