The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-03-05
Letter from. North Carolina.
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WILMUsGToN, n. c., Feb. 22, 1915
DEAR FREEMAN No doubt your p ltrons, like
newspaper readers generally, feel an Interest
in any thing relating TO the South, ana hence
trust that l Will not be considered as intruiinE
uron your time and space by sending you
few iitiings as pass along.
left Cambr county on Tuesday, 18th inst ,
ana arrived ~ itaitini''re on the following NOR
ninz, where / found the weather SO cold that
the ice extended down the Bay fully one hUu-
drcd miles. Lea yins baltimore, soon after
arrived IN Nashi igton, where the Po:olnOc
river bore evidence OF the severity of Ihc vcc-
ther by surrc:id"ring to The embrace OF The ice
King. entering the capitol. L listened for II
short time to a few of the wise men there rs
sembied, among whom may mention the inn
aeu az Butter OF Massachusetts aud Potter Of
New York. While much shrew,lucss and ia -
was manifested by those whom heard sDeaI
could not but notice that there wsIs a lack OF
sound logic, inRsnuch as several who attempt
ed.tn support certain prop JSitious seemed l., lie
utterly a Il !oSs W hat to say when their posi-
tions were GSsaicd
Bidding farewell to Washington I turned nv
face Sou thyard, the snow and other indi,;i-
tons OF Jack Frost's presence gradually 1i-sn-
pearing as we were hurried along through the
swampS and small piIscreS so common ( H. Ouph-
out virginia. Rearhiug Frederic!Ssl urx 1 had
no trounlc IN hnftng many Of the foi ica.ious
from bchiEG which deadly missiles were hurled
sgainSt many OF the sens of Cambria in c..rn-
mon with thousands upon thousands OF Other
Union soldiers who plrticiDated in th.t IN
starred engagement. Quitting the town. saw
the nag OF our cohatry Hosting from "a mast of,
the summit of bill adjacent, and was moi loi q
in learning that il was tic CITY of The Dead
the place where many Union soldiers had
heen hui1cd-ant as sazed upon tnc mounds
which covered thein | could not but rec III. ro
mind the fact that many heartfelt prayers from
loved ones at home had ascended 10 the Throne
on Mercy ors be safety OF lathe +, ht sbsrd 50
brother, lover, relative and friend. Bar. alas
those prayers in many instances were without
avail, as here rests all that was earthly OF MANY
loved CneS Tor whose return fond hearts ho ,, d
aud anxious eyes looked in vain. Let US hops
and pray. however that the Spirits of fried
and Toe alike have found II haven of terueI
rest where strife is unknow n and perie peace
hath its abiding place.
- we neared Richmond very LITTLE snow was
TO be seen. Many of the fences along the
way are still standing monuments OF the
great struggle. Petersburg presents but few
OF the eHectS of IL c terrible storm of shot and
shell to which it WAS subjected aitbourh some
or the breastworks erected for the protection
OF the city are y ct 10 be seen almost int ct
after ieavt.g P.tersburg We passed thr rgl
many lines OF defence on way south Ere
long Reain station was announced a lace
which has much Of interest for many of ,unr
readers. Looking around the once famous sta
u IN. a rev rude buildings all that meet the
eye, ana one could scarce believe that on this
spot a life aud death struggle of great IunCni.
tude had taken place were it not that many
witnesses OF the terrihle-conflict are vet Iyiux,
As were hurried onward snow .o,Iid he
observed only in shaded places, and ere we
reached Weldon all traces of snow had disap-
peared, while at Goidsboro ceiihcr ice nor frost
Between Weldon and this place 7 saw more
new UuIidlngS completed or in course of erec-
Ton than saw along the balance of th.. rouse
Nearly all the way from Golisboro to Whining
Ton the land Is low and .tnarshy. and for miles
along tho road sfagDant pools OF water are to
be seen on all sides. Pine and swamp oak n re
the principal timbers in this section T'urDen-
tine and rosin are the pie productions and of
course the main dependence of nearly all rha
people Il large proportion of whom are exceed
insiy poor and notably illiterate. Being neilh-
er able to read nor write, the majority of them
seem 10 be controlled by those who make poll
tics n business.
Wilmington contains from 1000 to 1900 in