National Republican., 1877-08-16
SULPHUR SPRINGS.
THE IA PORTE SUMNER RESORT OF
THE SOUTHERN ARISTOCRACY.

some HANDSOME COTTAGES OCCUPIED BY
LEADING wAsHISeToSIASs-A LITTLE
TALK WITH GEN. JOSEPH Il, JOHNSTON
WHAT Is THOUGHT OF PRESIDENT HAYES
AND his Foley.
Correspondents Of the National Republican,
GREEsBRIER WHITE SULPHUR spRINas,
GREENBRIER Co., W. Va, Aug. 15, 1877.
The crowd at the White Sulphur Springs
has increased from nine to twelve hundred
during the past week. The guests arc com
posed principally of the best type Of Southern
society. regret to see so few here from the
North. The North and the South should
mingle more together and know each other
better. There Is degree Of sociability here
that Is not found at many Of our Northern
summer resorts. We have dancing in the
ballroom every evening, and the German
three times week at IL am.
We have had two deaths here during the
past week-one guest from Alexandria in
the maturity Of manhood and tho other an In
FAINT less than q year old. The respect shown
to the afflicted relatives by the proprietors and
guests has been very marked. There was no
dancing In the ball room or music from the
band until they had left the place, bearing
their dead with them to their dcsolate homes.
Religious services were held In the ball room
morning and evening on Sunday. The Rev.
DIR. Porter rector of the Church Of the Holy
Communion at Charleston, s. C., read the
Episcopal service in very impressive manner.
A young Episcopal clergyman from Phila-
delph!a, Mr.. Vibber, delivered q sermon upon
the text, what think you of Christf' The
ballroom was crowded with guests. On Sat-
urday the German was danced in that ball
room with almost an cxubcrancc of life and
animation, and to-day VIC see knceling in
prayer, on the same floor, nearly all those
fairy forms VIC saw yesterday mingling in the
whirl Of the Riddy dance. Thank God there
Is time for the innocent and cultivated
amuscments Of life as we'll as time to offer
the incense Of prayer and Thanksgiving on the
altar of a loving heart to our Father in Heaven
Among the residents of Washington who
are occupying cottages here arc Mrs. e.
Bloomcr and her son George, Mr.. Corcoran, Mr.
Davdgc, Prof. Wcdgwood and Mr.. Phillips and
several others haze rooms at the hotel. Prob
ably tho most distinguished Southern man
here is Gen. Joseph T.. Johnston, Of Virginia.
and next to him Is Gen. Stephen ID. Lee, of
Mississippi. / have formed a very pleasant &C.
quaintance with both these gentlemen. said
to Gen. Johnston, Are you the General who
routed our troops at the first battle of Ma
nassas?' He modestly replied, II was in that
battle" ] then told him was reminded Of q
little incident which occurred soon after that
battle j was in Connecticut, and saw a squad
of soldiers still making their way North, and
said to them, "IIOw docs II happen that you
are up heref and one Of them replied, "We
saw Johnston's troops coming on our flank,
and one said to the other, Are you going to
stay here and be shot DOWN. There was a
panic among us, and soon after we got an
order to retreat, and we have not yet got an
order to halt" He replied by saying that
the troops on both sides were greatly demoral.
| lied toward the close of that battle, and that
he now believed II would have been better for
the South II the North had won that battle
for in that event the war would probably have
ended there.
| Gen. Lee was Of the opinion that our diff.
ferenccs could never have been settled but by
the fearful ordeal through which we have
passed, but that the whole South now cheer.
fully acquiescc in its final result. Gen. But
Ter, of South Carolina, is here, and expresse.
full confidence Of his being admitted to hi
scat in the Senate in October. The Who'll,
South are heartily in sympathy with Presi
dent Hayes, and all regret that they are de
privcd Of q visit from him at this time at tn,
Springs. He would be received here at thi
time with more enthusiasm than any othcl
man has been received since the founding o
this Republic. VIAToR,