Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-08-30


tivated honest man, and the veriest
blackleg outside of the penitentiary, if
both were ''born and raised north of
Mason and Dixon's line; and they place
ex-Congressman Elliott and Cardoza.
both thoroughly educated men, in the
same rank with the most illiterate of
the colored race-about- as fair as it
would be for US to compare these chron-
ic grumblers with such men as r. Y.
Haynes, Thomas Pinckney or Calhoun.
fortunately, time is removing these
crusty old landmarks, slowly but sure
ly, and some day Columbia will rise to
the position which seems naturally to
belong to her.
Fine natural water powers offer un-
paralleled advantages to capitalists who
desire to invest in manufactures. A
healthful climate, free from malaria, far
enough south to escape severe frosts, and
far enough north to be free from bilious,
intermittent fevers, makes it desirable
place of residence for persons in delicate
health. Once let honest, energetic,
sturdy northern men settle there in suf-
ficient force to form society for them
selves, and new era would soon dawn
for this poor, distracted city.
The capitol building is still unfnish-
ed, though begun before the war but
its design is excellent, and when COM
pleted will take rank among the hand
soonest of the not very handsome south
ern capitol buildings.
The penitentiary and insane asylum
occupy prominent positions. and are
both fine, substantial bulldings-as they
surely have right to be-
A fourishing female seminary stands
not far from the college buildings, where
are lovely lawns and indications of re-
fined and cultivated taste in the flower
gardens and delicately formed fountains.
The South Carolina College located
here is in charge of Rev Mr.. Brewer
from New York, 1 think. Young men
of both races are admitted as pupils,
and this fact has turned it over to the
colored race almost entirely.
Following the railroad the first place
reached of any Importance was Winns-
boro, thirty-fve miles north of Colum-
bia and the county seat of Fairfield Co.
saaid. old-fashinned town, with digni-
fed, elegant churches, residences quite
free from all new-fangled notions, but
hOme-like and thoroughly comfortable
looking, large warehouses to accommo.
date its extensive cotton traffic, and
good, strong, substantial, well-dressed
inhabitants. No sign of the abomina.
ton of desolation here. If the wolf was
anywhere about, he was very comforta-
bly, housed, and l wouldn't mind being
the wolf.
Twenty-seven miles more we come
jogging along at a fearfully slow pace
under hot sun, with conductor who
labored under the delusion that water
put in the cooler without ice, in the
morning, would stay fresh until sun
) down-the poorest apology for con
J ductor I found in all the south. Tweu
ty-seven miles, and we halted at Ches
ter, fine old town which lays the fiat
tering JUNCTION to its social soul that tn,
creme de la creme of southern aristocra
/ cy moves and breathes and has its being
in Chester.
Proud old Chester may your hear
| never be broken by sad awakening
from your bllssful dream.
Refreshed, we start again for Char
lotte, North Carolina, forty-fve mile
} ahead.
: Charlotte isn't to be passed without
. little attention. Certainly not, after al
S the fret and furry and lavish expendi
: ture of money and printers ink she ha
/ made. to put herself right before tn
!. people.
f suppose there are plenty of sweet
i faced, mild-mannered Charlottes in tn
e world. but it has not been my fortun
e to meet them. Personally, | never kne'
: but one Charlotte, and she had a ten
Y per of her own warranted. to wash an
e never grow dim. AS Aunt Topsy say
d "She could pull hair, she could" The
e recall Charlotte Cushman, with ht
l. grand face and form, and her wondrou
voice; but there's an undercurrent
If her most melodious tones which sugges
Ie pulling ha'r" So / am naturally sh
IS of all Charlottes, and for fear of incu
h ring the wrath of this one we will tarr
g awhile, pay our respects to this elderl
daughter of Carolina, and leave her /
le opportunity to wax wrcth because
r our irreverence.
W Charlotte lies on Sugar Greek. / don
< mean to say that Charlotte tells lies {
ft Sugar Greek, because Charlotte doesr
J. permit any one to 50 impeach her inte
y, rity. She got very angry and foam'
ne fearfully had fits and other fits VIII
re some northern papers ventured to e
yy press doubt as to the propriety Of I
D, claim Charlotte and all her sisters {
ia up to being first to declare themsely