Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-02-27
EDITORIAL. RESPONDE & r..

han six months.
E3syOKIAL COKRESPONDE
BAISBEIrGE, GA, Feb. II, 1874.
DEAR JovRSAL Leaving home Il
few days ago for short business trip
10 Savannah, [ find myself, very unex-
pectedly, in this remote section OF
Georgia. IF I could overlook business
engagements and duties to the patrons
Of tie JOURNAL, which require my
presence at home,a trip to this section,
at this season of the year, is anything
but unpleasant.
As genial as we are accustomed to
regard our climate-and genial it most
assuredly is-and as pleasant as the
present Winter has been with us, one
cannot help being surprised at the
yerv great difference which manifests
itself here in the advanced state of
vegetation The fruit trees ale in
bloom and the gardens look green and
tourishing, and in few weeks, early
vegetables will adorn the table. Some
fears, however, l hear expressed that
cold snap may cut off the fruit.
Following the great line of Florida
travel from the North through Charles
ton and Savannah along the Atlantic
and Gulf Railroad as far as Lawton, 1
was struck with the number of North
erners who were seeking health and re-
lief from the rigors of Northern
Winter and Spring among the orange
groves of Florida. Not only what I
saw but the vast preparations
visible on all hands to secure
transport and entertain these visitors
the rivalry of routes and hotels; the
drummers and placards; the parade of
local attractions through glowing cir
culars and highly-colored photograph
ic views; all indicate that there is
money in it, These things are SO
new at the South, that while it hardly
attracts the attention of the Northern
er, it 1oes strike the Southerner.
Most of the visitors to Florida, with
NlIDiu t1aFClCtl duu Ldlhcu, were ~
tracted hither more from motives of
pleasure and desire to "see the South" F"
than for health. None Of them had
ever been South before, and it was
amusing to see them gathering piece
of moss at one depot, a cotton boil at
another, and something else atanother,
all anxious to carry home some me-
mento of every locality through which
they passed.
| was amused, if such a word is !
proper in connection with matter so
serious, at the Indignation expressed
by Philadelphian, over the indepen-
dence of Charleston negroes, and his |
doleful lamentations over scene wit
messed in Judge Graham's Court. He
bewailed the deplorable condition of
the ''prostrate State" concluding that
such scenes would produce revolu-
ton at the North. Yet, upon examina-
ton, found the indignant gentleman
to be Radical. L mildly suggested
that 1 thought if any body ought to
be indignant over the condition
of South Carolina it WAS
Philadelphia Radical, for Pennsylvania,
and especially Philadelphia, was more
responsible for the disgraceful scenes
he had witnessed than any other por-
ton of the North that he had wit
messed to what ends the white citizens
of Philadelphia had consigned their
white brethren of Charleston. I found
he was one of those virtuous reformers
who forgot his Indignation at the bal
lot box. He prated about the corrup
tons of South Carolina politicians,
forgetting that Moses was the creation
of Ignorant negroes, while Hartranft
is the offspring of the prejudices and
hatreds of whites. l. was his duty rs
loyal citizen to vote for one, while
the poor negroes manifested their un-
fitness for citizenship by voting for
the other. 1t is just such reformers
as this who "feel SO kindly for the
South" and who manifest SO much in
terest i'll our future prosperity that
are really the worst enemies we have.
Give lis the Mortons and CamerOns
who hate us and acknowledge their
feeling at the ballot-box, and confess
by their votes and by their acts that
they do hate us and are determined to
destroy u.s. We know how to meet
them.
Savannah is really the prettiest and
most enterprising city of the South. |
Through her admirable system of J
railroads the wealth ot Georgia and
much of that of Alabama and Florida
pays toll to her enterprise and thrift.
At each succeeding visit have made
to that city since the war I have been |
much impress ed with the improvement |
IN tae general appearance of the city |
and the increase of the business. Sa- |
vannah is destined to be a very large |
city at no distant day
had the pleasure of being a guest |
OF the Messrs. Bradley, at the Screven |,
honse, and it was a pleasure, indeed. |
lind everything just as it ought to
pe-the attention one receives, the
heatness of the apartments and the
toie, are such as to attract visitors. /
DO believe that the table is the very
pest have sat down to since the war.
Inc comforts at the Screven are such
'lat the visitors to Florida are 10th to
ieaSe, and generally remain several
aays to enjoy the hospitalities OF this
il4e house, and to visit the attractions
around Savannah. / had the plea
sure of meeting with our former
""nsman, Mr.. H. c. Houston, who il
ooing large and prosperous business
III Ladies Furnishing Goods in that
cry L understand he has accumu-
i"'ed quite handsome fortune by his
ehefprlse and Business tact. He
seems to be doing a very large busi-