The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-04-18

plowsd ana sssAY ~ plan1ne Nov - ~
/ saw wheas-1sl1 - -
Raleigh has POI y ns
Eane rssiaepces q Ichulsss 4 GO eap)lo'.
pssileui IN. issaSS end ~ end 1pDbssyinns
I'm he To- Of e. cspls1l ! - : nns view Of
a. ci,r an1 sslssoundIes> eo1ttys Capitol
Su6afs issSsaasifulIy sksdsd ttG fns forest
trees. and b otherwise ornemsnte4 and well
cared for. A bronze stzsue Of Warrington, just
IKE that in the capitol at Columbia, b. O., and
the one standing 10 the rotundo Of the capitol
hese, occupies . PLACES 1t the south mont OF the
capilol a. Raleigh. -
/ len Raleigh lsss Saturday morning sor this
CITY. Upon entering the cafs,' the nnt name
heard called was that Of Governor Vance, now
q. 8. Senator He sat only . few seats from
mine, and b ane, portly and genial looking
man. I had heard many anecdotes concerniug
him, and on this occasion heard him relate
number that were quite amusing, he was On
his way to Washington. An old North Carroll.
MAN, in conversation with Senator Vance, said I:
"weil, Governor, 1 recon II you were 70 be elect
cd President Of the United States, you'd still be
called Governor" "Yes," replied Mr.. Vance,
like 10 be called Governor; It natten me in
my weakest point; although have been called
Governor good while, I never really governed
anybody 10 my life, - I have Omen told my wife.
The country north of Raleigh 10 very broken
and much of the land very poor; still moss Of 1t
il cultivated, the farmers using fertilizers very
freely. At noon we had reached Weldon,
where We took the train for Petersburg. Here
we crossed the Roanoke river, and were soon
after in Virginia At about 4P NJ We passed
Petersburg fine looking old city, which has
no small place in the history of the late war; Here
them the wife of Governor Cameron, hand
some little woman. Only % miles more. and We
are at Manchester, on the James river, opposite
the city of Richmond, and In full view of
the burnt district" the scene Of the late disas
trous fire. Here passengers take Omnibuses and
hacks and carriages for the hotels or trains over
in Richmond. This causes 9 delay of an hour
to parties going through, and not fifteen minutes
as recently stated in some Of the Southern news
papers:
Well, like the appearance Of Richmond. 1t
is fine old city, and the locality s full Of his
tory, extending from the time Of Captain John
Smith down TO the election of Riddlebergeri
There are to be seen here many objects Of his
toric interest have spent but two days In the
city and 1t has rained both days, so that have
had but little opportunity for sightseeing How
ever, l have seen something of the city and its
more prominent objects of interest to the visitor.
Today, from the top of the capitol, had beau
tiful view of the city, the valley of the James,
and the surrounding country. Richmond is n
city OF churches, there being more than thirty
visible to the behoder Besides Capital Square,
there are three parks-Monroe, Libby Hill. and
Gamble Hl-ihe latter named for an old family,
some of whose descendants reside in Tallahassee.
The statuaTy on the capital grounds IS grand and
beautiful, The equestrian bronze statue of WASH
ington being colossal in size. Around it stand
Lewis, Marshall and Nelson. Opposite the
north end of the capitol stands the bronze
statue of StOnewall" Jackson, erected in 1875
by some English gentlemen as q testimonial of
their high regard of this hero Of the late civil
war. A marble statue of Henry Clay occupies
a. position TO The west Of the capitol, and seems
TO be a duplicate of that In the courthouse
at Louisville, Kentucky. Among other objects
seen are the Governors Mansion, the JET Davis
Mansion" State Library, Libby Prison, Old
Stone House." occupied by Washington at the
time he planned the attack on Yorktown. Gus
tom House, st. Paul's Church, where Mr. Davis
received the news of General Lees surrender,
General Lees residence, Monument Of COufeder-
ate dead, and Richmond as seen from Libby Hill.
The Legislature is now in session, and have
seen not only both Houses, but the Governor
and Riddlebergerl Among the guests at the ho-
tel are Mrs Tyler and the Misses Tyler, widow
and daughters of the late ex-President John
Tyler; also, daughter of General Winfield
Scott. But must close, this letter being already
too long. Tomorrow, go to Washington.
whence 1 will write you again. 1--WE.