, 1874-11-02


pointed. Tho entorpriso OF tho nativo producers
Roonh to aFAil very little to bnll them up, sud
mako thoul independent Of the noney"lenuof.
III Soma Of thh towns, real-eststo stimulation
hHh prodMced Bomo sIowy blocks Ut ehopB TUG
opcning of snvernl now railways has EroFiaeo
comfort hos greatly diyerted tradc from domes-
tia tn dtslnnt points; tho srrit Of inquiry has
not hoan nbroad to rcsli't III TINT staten1nnbhip
which should advise tho rommuntl!ty no tioh-
n,erc!al Con4entionp arc hold universal politics
ts tho subject Of nll journalism and
nt1, over tho South Eoissue Of Civil Rights d.
t3dcB 0loctiona at taie proHont tino. Upon thla
sesno. North Carolina, iha gwen heafly nof
mil cvory iiBrict Ii to bo represented by Cot.-
scryative in tic next Uongrcsa,--one lonesome
negro only going forward, from sts Halifax Dta-
.rict. ........
Virginia and Georgia arc tho two Htatcs which
hRyo Shown somo OF tho nistlom Of moderation,
and, rcn,ardea to thclr wlito mon, arc dealing
with such realities a. rcnlly concern both raceH.
The black voto H. ~ virgnla o dividsd and with
aud motc. so aa TO obviato tho curso OF raue-
lincn in government. Tho whites hayo built
good achnolhouseg for tho b1scKa; the blacks
aro gonorally less rnpacious Of ofiico than olhe-
where.
THO great burden Of yirginla Ia l,or lobt. 10
handle 1t honorab1y, III tho pationE taBk Of i'll
repMd atatesmanship. 10 submit to taxation on
account OF 1T, ia tho cltizons' sacriticc II ras
not acquired, liko tho deba Of the othor Southern
states, BY .pronIgsto ISSUED, Of bonds aftor tho
War bit by public enterprises, too tardi1y proB-
eeutod, and tlleir ACCOMPLISHING interest. After
tho War. theso enterprises wero engrondered 10
corporations. and generally completed, but tho
obligations OF them reuaiu upon tho Stasc aud
whole area OF Virginia politics, inspired by tho
relations Of theBo rnilroad-systcms to tho pfiu.
clpal tovns.
ilicamond, staunto,. and Norfolk represent
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Riclsnond against stannton and Norfolk.
1t.chmond, az tho Capital aud chief city, be-
haldb with rogrct hcr railroad communications
tapped aud hor trade led OIL to baltimore and
burg. and from, Staunton to Doltlmore;. Nhle,
meantime. tho fiery Gen. Malone draws tho cot
ton away from hnr mills md vessels hy bis Ten
nessee L Norfolk lina. Tho chesapeake Il Ohio
Road Ia ond0ayoting to maintain tue system Of
e!ngng to frsght t IN ba'k to dtaw T. to Tue
itH propriotorship Ia In tho North. BAL
timore ie tho Commercial Capital Of all
thu. ban pass through to the Valley Of Virginia
tnkcs tho products Of tho coast thFouyl, Nor;
folk. Staunton, for Its population il tho most
flourishfns Of Virginia towns since tho War.
Richmond is Tebuildod neat and well, but ia nm
improvements aro drawing to richer centres.
Consequently, tl,ero il . party In tho State ap.
parcntly opposed to railroads, unlesa they will
build up certain sowns. The press is less M OK
pouent Of tho Commonwealth than Of its
municipa'itiea, And tho public men aro often
at outs, even in tho nnulo party, BECAUSE Of
their riyal railroad affiliations. IfaEone
md bradley break tho peace. Gov.
Walker, retaining The ostcnm Of tho comrnon-
ally. Is disliked by hfabono and many OF tho
leaders. But there Is quieily-returning prod
purity; tho bulk Of society is settled; tho Ststo
t'oyernor has kept hin pledges and rebukctl
oiaas. Legislation. Negro suffrage has boen OF no
injury to Virginia. because her white men arc
eisowhoro. In this State, as generally in the
South. Texas excepted. immigration has amounts
cd to litto. Tho people bor, on the aoi1 arc left
10 administer its affairs. What NotthcrneEs md
Eng!iah have scttlod In tho staso have generally
reinforced tho plojudices Of tho white nasiyos.
MOUTH cAnoLi1A HEcoHtTKuCTfoS.
When I came to Wilmington, tho largest torn
in North Carolina, / sought ont tho present sud
ro~htoctetl Congressman, Mr. Waldoll, and tho
representative Businessman.
Except in overwhelming negro constituencies,
such ns Halifax and Wilmington CITY, tho people
Of North Cnrolina arc Basishod, moderately pros
porous, ard at concord. Charlotto Ia fourioh-
ing; naleigh is handsome and orderly; Now
bern has tlccllncd; Wilmington has grown and
is hopeful.
Tho curpe..baggors and rnts ase legitimately
chnrgenble with several millions of new debt
heaped upon this State. Tho Dourbons, when
in power, wern 20 ialibcral that the people re-.
bukod thenl with defeht. The State ie now iu Il
condition OF a1nipoiao,-tho Conservatives hnv-
ing tho nokt Legislature aud the next Congress-
,nen,-the Republicans having the Executive
and Judiciary. GATH.