The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-11
From North Carolina.
r,orrespopdeuce OF the Richmond Dispatch.1

fCorrespondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.J
ORANGE COUNTY, n. c., Augusta 9, 1874.
This section Of the country has not escaped
The general deluge Of the present summer.
Yesterday evening I thought to nc the Gil
max of the rain which has fallen every Jay
during the past month. AS pfactlcai oio lei
low once prayed for-"it was none or your
drizzie drozzla, but regular gulfy-Wasner'
Had IL not been for two raInboWs whicn
adorned the eastern and western heavens
would almost have been led to believe the
sky was taking its eternal rain. ms un-
,,sI1al fall, of waier seems not only coufned 10
our country, but to be generally preVa''
lent. / should think winds that blew storms
unop the European coasts would pear iair
weather upon ours. So
For some time past the thoughts OF the
neor,ie have been centred upon fDe eecl1on'
which came eff on Thursday the 9th instant:
Not only those considered the thought'ui
norton of our population have iound inter.
esf in fine contest both old and young pave
alike eagerly anticipated the result tne
former, that they may have the nome "h'cu
tbeir forefathers intrusted to them under an
honest. Intelligent Government; the youns'
that they NAV see some shadow OF pioSpei-
ity in the Understanding Desiaes an
eternal wrangling with Inc negro. nue
Nestors of our land have fougnt tue oa.tie
over again have held the heid WIN sne
same spirit and intrepidity as OF olo tneie
has been no Duchess OF DeFohsn, y, en'ielus
the people, but many young sanahts Inv ,
noS.ed their time-if in kind OF schoobDoy
oratory-at least in dong 'helr OesI " se@
cure the election to the "D'te inan'
T have lived in North Carolina only for
short lime and "a vet have not become thor
onrbIv identified with the interest OF It's ctll'
IONS. bnt from my knowledge of the people
and from the impartial view l take OF the
situation. 7 deem it no unkiud nor uIJust
smrit to say candidly what l think OF the
last oIoction-ope characteristic OF North
| C,rolins. and which teaches profound les
con We are all cternally slammlrg me door
after the horse has gone, which no doupI Is
generally useless expenditure OF strength.
| Tn this case North Carolina may give an eX'
ample to her sister States to keep the stable
door locked. F. ON what have stated above
! il i evident unless one had watched the apa-
thy of the peope that the election was eX-
pectcd TO result in Democratic success.
There is not the faintest doubt OF it but
that almost every man in the State, whether
Radical or Democrat, thought victory for
the latter d foregone conclusion. The more
ssnruipe anticipated trouble only in the
event of too large majority, while those
who calculated the chances of an election
more sbreHdly thought moderate majority
more wiedy and greatly to be preferred.
With such sentiments and feelings on the
part Of the Democrats, the time ware on to
The election, until at length the day arrived
when one.third Of the country people stald
ut home TO tbresh wheat-a commendaole
employment-o or for such like reason. The
negroes were, of course, kept in good and
constant training, and without man absent
the Republican rank filed up 10 The polls and
carried the day. The people OF North Caro-
lima are perfectly well aware that all hope OF
their Commonwealth, both financially and
morally, as well as of their future prosperity,
depends upon the Democratic party, or al
least the party of the white man. Laying
aside all the narrow views Of party observa-
ton, or the low sectional spirit, the motor
which at present directs the pubic mlnd ana
action, consider the history OF nations. ID
its pages are many parallels 10 our own con-
dition, and they teach Us that only oy tne
most strenuous eXertions on the part OF IN
telgence can this country be brought
through its present strait. The intelligence
of The community is, beyond a douot,
centred in the Democratic rank, and
however little the policy of this party ac-
commodities itself 10 the black man, 1t must
eventually, under one name or aHoiher, sue.
coed. Such was the issue brought forward
in the election, such the result the utter
slothfulness and apathy of The Democratic
party was ineXcuSabe.
North Carolina has not entirely escaped
the fever so fashionable now in America OF
going eff for The summer. Many persons
have gone to the springs in the western par
OF your State, and some. forgetting past anl'
mosities, are making tours along The coast
of New England. As to summer resorts,
North Carolina has very few that may be con-
sidcred q success.
Our fashionable watering place Is Beau
ford, which has been pretty generally visited
this summer. Over three hundred visitors
are now enjoying the breeze and the crabs,
and are busy making themselves agreeable
TO each other. Next week [ shall travel
down towards the sen, and, il possible, you
shall hear from me there. Emo.