The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-01
SIM, AND Dalton RAILROAD, !

December "a. 1871.
~, ,,ara travelling somewhat extern
~ ,f,!g.raa. and send you Il few 0otS
- :,, ,,,iu.,, we have seen ana hcard.
Z" ,.,'' one Of the southern States was
war, thoroughly crippled by the results OF
49,. war Here rGt:on MRS hlnS III VIC
.~,,a., .,,y.,; but lcw sections OF 'iie otate
"a ,1y diversity Of crops; ana WhHn Tue
r..,l. ~ TIC WAL, and more e>l@claiy cue
rr,,i9,au'> B;irr.u. 20 Hieriy ocihoi'utZeu
n,,.y~. TINT nc would moi MAKE COTTON, put
,-.,.l r,,.,- for c.rprt-haE ana ScaE'WaS 10Y
.,r,f>" Ia lin all ii the Offices, lic eue't was
Seen in The utter prostitution OF 'ie h',ei A'i
:,.,r,.,f. of The state. And to MAKE matters
u" ,Ea nrnnlc Of the State adopted the
,,,,,cy" recommended by cN-Gov-
I...f.,,, and other prominent leaders,
,,I, nave >iurrturncd Radicals and refused
.rl,n ,,, IA, Constitution or for State or
,..,,,,,. ni!is,t>. The result WAS that Il most
',,run,r. Constitution Wa> forced hy CON
..r, ~. urn Alabama. and all OF The Offices
,y,rr filled hy ignorant negroes ana
,,,..,,rr white men. many of whom are
.+;J fastened on the yitals of the state.
:. 81 matter of course. disorder ana Pr
!4ur r,jr!icG supreme until the true people
nj the STATE came 10 see the folly Of the "PGS-
SIR, ,aIj,.,," rallied, and carried those cleo
,ir,- which they were permitted 20 hold.
TO-, uprnrt#ralcIy the Radical Senate,
i,.I-r.. and ,nmc other officers, still hold
over. and the Conservatives must wait until
r.yr wear before they can fully redeem the
State. Still, this partial success Of the true
uu,ric l1. done wonders to restore conf
den and give life and activity to every
branch # Industry, and Alabama Is now eli
rrTing upcl a career Of PROSPERITY that Il
p,casant and en- olrir!"!ac to behold.
IN the i.l.itrr OF railroads, wonderful pro-
,rn.> ! hrjnL made, and the State Is now
t. INT irdlcd with n network Of roads which
NH wonderfully develop her resources and
.I,!r,sc her wealth.
TIC cities of the Stltc all seem to lie
milking wonderful progress. Mobile, Mont
c9,ncgy, and Selma, seemed TO lis 10 lie
.t.u IL, yrT', rapidly. and we heard OF other
to:,u. which ar going ahead even more "a
rdl E. H., Birmingham had 10 place
Oh the mop twrly" months ago, but now, by
in, co yrrsing Of seyeial railroads and its
c,u,tcif;,y 10 TIE splendid coal and iron re-
sinu of Alabama, a city is SprlnSing up as il
5v iaa-ic: lots command the most fabulous
pi ~, and buildings have been already
cyrod which would DO no discredit to
G.jadHHy or Fifth avenue. New York.
The educational system Of Alabama was
An'v d-or@lnized 10y Radical rule. The
r:alc University, which had been among the
EIvsi prosperous institutions i'll the South,
Was reduced to some ten students, Taught by
anGuiJcr OF ignorant Radicals. one OF whom
wroi" 10 the Board upon his election, 8
,rglA the citcr0shu2 but all Of whom
knew when pay ddy came, and hled the State
treasury morlSciv. The Superintendent Of
Public Instruction and his assistants stole the
rfijlic ~cnUa funds by the wholesale, and the
Door negroes were cheated o;t Of their pro-
,aisnd Tree schools. But Colonel Joseph
HID, OLA Young Nir-ini:m-cntcred the
Lis at.irtSt the pluntiercSs, was triumphant
Is elected superintendent Of Education (and
.rpHirfo President OF the Board Of Regents OF
III" IHiycrsilyj, and is putting the school syS-
tril into operation lis well as could he expect
c,,, considering that he is still lEunpcrcd by
.our i,IdiCal officials. Another distinguished
Tasuia educator Colonel J. I. Murttc) is
dom. noble service Us President of Howard
tUt@". Marion. and we learn that III effort
is b,!,G made 10 yet still another Of your
mos distinguished scholars rs President of
the ,ludspn trM ale Institute at Mmion-onc
of The eldest and most ilDmi>hing institutions
III IL" south. We have been also pleased TO
n,-et number of Nirginians occupying pro-
Hlincnt positions in different sections of the
STATE.
Colonel Alfred Rives is chief engineer OF
tNr Grand Trunk railroad, and has in his
corps McsSr'. Allen, Berkeley, Williamson,
Pc2Taln, Ro hes, ScurTy, and other young
Eirgininn3, who are rising rapidly i'll their
profession. And at Selma we had the plea
I'll Of meeting General r. Lindsay Walker,
wuo ha> charge Of the Gulf road as chief
engineer and general superintendent. The
Gene II seems almost as much ut home as
whei he used to handle so calamity his
Little derringers" or direct so skilfully the
entire artillery Of 4. =. HIPS corps. He
has, Of course, 4 warm affection for his native
Nt,ic, and We found livery pleasant to receive
49, .''"'liai "'nsn and talk together Of matters
aa.
pleasant soiourn
=. .- which, with
population of about 1000, is the fifth cotton
Hru'hcs Ill the state, and one OF the most en-
tCrpTisn@ business places we have ever seen.
The people We're in the midst Of an exciting
contested election case. The election certif-
'~'trs for county officers were given to the
NIdicals, but the Conservatives are confident
ii being able to prore enough fraudulent
votes 70 change the result. Unfortunately,
however, the issue has to be tried by a Rad-
al nudge, who was fastened on the district
~ The passive policy" and las been stain
IN alike the erIninc he wears and the name
thcln9 hrothcr) of one of the most gallant
AID noted young officers who gave bis life
for the " Lost Cause"
Talcdegl county is very rich in minerals,
las within its limits more beautiful marble
i'%:n the Saiue area anywhere else on the con-
lInent, and aboundS in the finest water
power. II also claims to have produced
more great men than any other county in
The >tate-some Of the brightest names that
ndorn the page Of Alabamas history having
teen born here. Rev. DR.. Curry, of your
rly, was reared in Taledega, lived there
Until since the war. and his name still eXcites
The enthusiastic admiration of the people,
WHO speak in the w;rmest terms of how they
sent "Jabe" (as they Familiarity cal! hin) to
Inc Legislature as soon us he was old enough,
and Of how brilliantly he represented them
Ill the United States and Confederate Con
crosses. They tell with especial enthusiasm
OF great discussion between him and ey.
Governor Parsons, who lives here, on his
return home after resigning his seat in the
United States Congress, and of how he used
parsons up and excited the people to fever
heat
Nor is Talledega without its historic asso-
cations. Fifty years ago the county was an
unbroken wilderness, which had never been
hodden 10y q white man, and was occupied
-ees~te 2rcek dians, most of whom were very
hostile to the United States Government.
Near the present site of the town was fort
III which several hundred Indians friendly to
the whites took refuge, and were surrounded
by hostile warriors. When they had been
nearly starved out, one Of their number
eSsaped from the fort, eluded the vigilance of
The enemy, and fastened to hear fidinpS of