Wilmington journal., 1873-08-01
RALTIMORE.

RALTIMORE.
A ride up the Chesapeake Bay al
this season of the year, on the fine
steamers of the Bay lime, is not bit
unpleasant, to say the least. And we are
not sorry that the excursion party
which captured lis last week, sc
planned their route that our captivity
led into such pleasant paths. In fact
we rather regretted when we were sci
free again. Any how. we doubt if ever
party enjoyed trip more than did
our Augusta friends and Ourself, upon
the fine steamer George Lcary, on this
occasion. A party of "good fellows,
a splendid supper, bracing sea
breeze, good cheer and '' Social
Hail." were well calculated to lend en-
joyment to trip pleasant under ordin-
ary circumstances.
But the pleasures. and comforts OF
the Excursion by no means ended with
our arrival at Baltimore Indeed,
they only seemed to accumulate and
intensity. Baltimore has gathered into
it's embrace SO many of the distin-
guished men who endeared themselves
to the people of the South during the
recent war, that visit there is always
attended with reunions to those who
followed the "Southern Cross" that
gives to it an unusual interest," We
were particular fortunate. At the
office OF General Hampton we met not
only that distinguished gentleman,
whom we recently had the pleasure of
seeing in our city, but with ex-
President Davis, General Wilcox and
others we had not met since the sur
render A d eligiltful social intercourse
with them gave to our trip degree of
pleasure which shall live long in onr
memory.
During our stay we enjoyed the hos
pitalitiea of DIR. r. J. BoJkin, whose
guest we were. and to whose family we
are under obligations for so many acts
of kindness, Mr.. L. N. Hopkins, one of
Baltimore's most entelprising mer-
chants, and Colonel Wharton J. Green,
who lives in Il beautiful suburban resi-
dence, and where SO many North Caro-
linians, visiting Baltimore, find warm
welcome and genial entertainment. To
all of these gentlemen, and to DR.. Nj.
T loI e., Il,
of the pleasures of most delightful
visit.
During our stay in the city, we were
not more astonished at its wonderful
growth in population and business
than we were surprised to learn how
much North Carolina had contributed
to both. Go where VIC would we found
gentlemen from this State engaged i'll
every department of business, and
recognizing the vast importance of our
trade, no leading store is without q
North Carolina clerk. Even at this
dull season of the year, a walk among
the iobbing houses disclosed the fact
that 4 very large proportion of present
shipments were to this State Virginia
South Carolina and Georgia have
added their quotas, and these States
have contributed upwards of one hun,
dred thousand inhabitants since the
war to this great and growing city.
We regretted to discover, however
that there is considerable prejudice
among the old citizens to the Southern
settlers. If these men had come
among them merely to eat mp theil
substance and fatten upon their pros
perity, bringing neither industry
property, integrity or character, these
prejudices would be natural ant
proper. But directed against thost
who have added to the material wealth
doubled the business, and adorned th
| society Of the Monumental City, thes
prejudices are as unnatural as they ar
unjust and hllrtful. We hope tha
| these feelings, from whatever cause
| theymay arise, will soon be obliterated
Baltimore ought not and cannot afior,
to prescribe the Southern people, so
cially or politically.
We started hOmewards, turning on
backs upon our hOspitable friends wit
many regrets Most of the party wer
in . at :he DEATH" and the "Leary
bore away from the docks of Balti
more. down the Patapsco and Chesa
pcale, those who watched the reccdin
spires and towers, with more thal
usual interest, the last glimpse, Il
the city sank behind the waters of til
beautiful Bay, reminding each of som
enjoyment long to be remembered.
We passed by Norfolk and through
Portsmouth at very early hour in tn
morning little tired from tn
tatig"cs of the journey, but even the
would have been happy if we coul
have caught sight of the genial co1ll
tenance of our friend, Capt. Joe. San
Brown, who, few days before, dis
pensed Norfolk's welcome with such
liberal and si.iiful hand.
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