Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-11-17
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Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
COLUMBIA South CAROLINA, Nov. -
lS73.-Since leaving Alexandria have visited
10 rotation Richmond Norfolk, Petersburg,
Weldon, Raleigh, Goldsboro' Wilmington, and
to-day finds INC at lbc capital OF the Palmetto
STATE. All Of the cities visited, l found
deeply affected by the panic, and only now 1t Is
being brought to bear lorcihly On the people OF
this section, owing to want OF labor and low
price of cotton and naval stores. Although au
immense amount of cotton Is now falling to the
ground aud being wasted for want OF labor,
Won fluid at all railroad stations, and more espe::
ciaiIy the towns and cities, many OF the colorcu
popula,ion basking III the sunshine and Dot at
work You people may well be proud OF nav
ing gained such Conservative victory III Plr-
uinia for the maintenance Of the government 10
The present hands, for if the people of Virginia,
both white and black, could only see and realize
the condition Of the tax paying peOplc OF North
and South Carolina, none would 10 future ever
vote or countcuancc any such as the modern
Radical party. At Raleigh two-thlrds OF the
CITY council, policemen aud magistrates are
colored men; at Goldsboro', it is do; at Wll,
miugton, n c.. do, aud here at Columbia, L
am, as a citiz u of Virginia, aim 1st ashamed to
write you the situation. Why, few days
since an elderly doctor was assaulted IN the
streets BY culored map, both were arrested by
u colored policeman, carried before colorcd
Justice and the defendant fined. Alter an hour
or so a secret service detective called on Justice
Moore, coored, aud wanted to know how the
case terminated Why, says the Justice, |
imposed small fine on the doctor OF only
twenty dollars and he went on his way re-
ioicing; minus the fine, and Well bruised face,
Tor an old man OF sixty years.
[ had the pleasure to-day OF visiting tho State
Legislature ID extra session.. GU talk about
your Underwood Convention" to frame your
Constitution; 1t was no more to De compared
with the great Republican legislature of
South Carolina than ice in the winter to the
hot sands of Africa They are, without hesita-
ton, the meane,t both white aud black) and
most ignorant. set, | ever saw convened IN any
section Of the States.
Yesterday | attended the State Fair, and,
altogether, it is success, but does not compare
with our State Fairs in Virginia. The racing
Especially the running race was good trot-
ting poor. and TOO much jockeying, aud the
noorest horses win The exhibition Of machin-
cry and agricultural products was poor. The
crowd of peoplc is immense, aud the hotels are
flied to Overlooking. % the Fair grounds you
would see the loyal Legislature 10 full blast
colored.. and white oyaIists arm in arm, full
OF common whiskey, betting on this horse aud
that horse, the colored man calling his white
ally a liar, and vice versa, and 20 offence taken.
sood by like poor boy at a frolic' and
did not say much but it went powerful hard
with me.
Tonight [ will leave for Charleston, for
few days, and then to Saya9uah, Mobile and
New Orleans. When in the humor and have
time will write you further.
The city is full OF thieves and gamble from
all quarters. Pick. pockets are in abundance.
ALEXANDRIAN.