The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-11-25

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IDENTIFY and easily. The southern retail
Ynerchans lad them all 20 CHI from ;sbue
nave not 4 doubt that he ands himself
often badly retailed. S.,
The trunnmers are power I'D the sana.
They are said by a rntfef sangnine memper
al their association to number 690. 090. IL
as true they are only agents and hold tnelr
npsitions at the Will 0f others but they
have cut ont profession and set on 1901 q
b,lsiness, and the question is. Can the COM
muaity that employs them STOP thaL DUST
ness and dispense with the lively, shreWa.
and eyer-moyitg "commerciat traVeler
We shall see.
~ G BUScoMBE.
A word about Bunconbe. Since the
Revolutionary war OF ,76 BuRcompe = couh1y,
Nortf, Carolina, has been famous. A dele
cate from that county happily, sin those
iays.,, let fall a remark that gave II INDY
ing rnown. During o. speech ne was
making he observed that ttie members OF
the House were impatient, there was noise,
and inahy were going out. A little sensi-
tive, with some energy be assured the
Snaak,es, that he was not addressing himself
to the members OF the House; he did not
covet their atteution-he was "speaking
TO. Bsaconnbe.n That remark has become
one OF the most famous. satirists and hui
mor;sts have made great use OF it. Dema-
eoe,,es are accused of doing many
things for "BuRcombe," excited ana at
lsitudinizing orators are fhaffed WIZ
exploiting themselves for "Buncomoe.
Alps for BuacombeI Fortunately; Dy
dipt OF CONSTANT reference TO BUT
combe.' it has been transposed 1ato
the representative OF powerful mo
tive. Satire 2ksHdled loyalty, and Bun-
eonbe,, now has been lifted up to rep
resent something higher than mere efec-
pioneering strategy. 1t has grown to be ex-
pressiye, indeed, OF that proper love IN
snired by native land and the sanctasied
memories that gather about IT. The terra is,
therefore, to be respected and cherished.
Every man should have his "Buncozabe.
Goldsmith had his, and he spoke OF 1t thus !:
.t Where 'er Il roam, whatever realms 10 see,
| MY heart untrayelled. fondly tnrns 10 thee-
Still to my country turns, with ccaseless pain,
And Grags at each remove Z lengthenng caaln-n
This phrase OF Buncombe is worthy OF
the noble county whose natural beauty and
fertility and whose remarkable people en-
| title it to association with elevated ideas
and manly anu patriotic sentiment.
will not undertake to 60 into the history
of the celebrities OF Buncombe origin. At
| this time there are three prominent men IN
North Carolina who are candidates Tor the
Senate OF the. United States-Governor
Vance, the present honored Chief Magis-
trate OF the State: BIZ. Merrimon, the pres
cnt United States senator from North Caro-
lima, who has taken position in the high
est legislative body in the Union amongst
the highest constitutional lawyers in 1t;
and General Clingman, long representa-
tive in one or the other body OF Congress,
and man OF distinction. 1heSe three men
vere all born in Bunc0nabe! The contest
| is, therefore, interesting. Considering their
nativity and force, and giving to their con-
f1ict vigorous comparison, 1t will be Ike
the meeting OF "strong bulls OF Bashan."
There is certainly work ahead.
We'll, I leave "Guncombe," gratified
that mine eyes have beheld it. D. Y. Tin
all piety) shall see it again.
T leave for the tunnel at "Ilenry's," there
to take the Western North Carolina railway
for Salisbury. But | leave nv companion
on the road near the foot of Mitchell noun
tain, which he has determined to scale. l
wish him all speed.
I spend night at g Henry's," where l
meet Major Wilson, the president of the
railway, who is striving hard with his force
of convicts to put the road through the tun-
mel and permit the passenger to reach Ash
Vile possibly next summer by rail. The
day following I arrived at Salisbury and
found the kindest welcome and the most
obiiging attentions from Mr.. Schloss, the
proprietor of that excellent house the Ma
tional Hotel. ....... ......
. .s-'.. SALISBURY.
Oh, Salisbury! how changed in fifty
years! When saw her that /" long ago"
how sweet and serene she appeared! She
was like a bride. Tt was the season OF flow
ers. Roses bloomed on every hand, and
roses decked the heads and the checks OF
the fair. Beautiful and modest lasses and
gallant men promenaded the streets and
graced the homes. All was comfort and
peace. Gentle and refined simplicity
reigned. There was no sign OF disSatisfac-
ton. All was content. And there pre-
vailed that scene OF serenity that is insep-
arabic from refinement aud virtue. Now,
what shall we say OF Salisbury?
SALISBURY THE TYPE.
The former serenity and beauty is sue
ceeded by 0isquiet, and an appearance OF
neglect ana decay. The public counte-
nance, so to speak, is uneasy. Disturbance
is making it anxious, and fretting the gen
eral surface of things. Salisbury is not
what Salisbury was. 1t is type OF North
Carolina villages. The rugged sea-coaSt of
that State deprived her of any great city
having access to the sea, but she had town
and village life OF remarkable sweetness and
purity. but Justly cite Salisbury as type
OF it before the war, as it is now, a fair
representative Of the disorder, anxiety, and
disquiet which has come from that fell
genius of destructiveness which came upon
the land under the name OF "Reconstruc-
.rion." All have tasted the bitteFest cup that
was ever commended to the lips OF civiliza-
ton.
Hillsborougb, Greensborough, Chapel Hill
(alas, once the honored Alma Maier OF
Cardinals noblest men), Raleigh, Fayette-
vile, Warrenton, Charlotte, Morgantown,
Ashyille, Milton. and others-all have sadly
changed. All have suffered that blight
which makes them companions in suffering
with the towns OF Virginia.
But still they show signs OF the energy
and unconquerable hope Of people whose
endurance and fOrtitude prove their capacity
to bear atliction as we'll as to retrieve their
fortunes and restore the peace and dignity
of their Commonwealth.
CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA.
Western North Carolina is a land OF. rich
ness and plenty. Its resources are tine, and
its people are resolute and brave. North
Carolinians have their peculiarities, but not
such as detract. from their public merit
They and the Tirginians are as near to-