The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-01
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department vi hbTiCuiluIc va wv" 49,
lima. appears the following reference 10
North Cardinals resources, as exhibited at
Atlanta:
NORTH CAROLINA IN Irs True LIEUT.
II cannot but afford ground for congratu-
I lation TO the people Of our State that Norm
Carolina is at length placed in her true
aspect before the world. Hitherto she has
been known TO the world at large only i'll
that aspect in which she was placed ny
the one book which is put into the hands
OF all--the school geography. In TINS
book she has been exhibited in print ana
picture as producing little else than TAR,
/ pitch, and turpentinc. Now she !. scen
/ 10 have made rapid strides in developing
the advantages with which she Is so SIG
nally favored. In all the great elements
OF modern civilization, In agriculture,
manufacture, and mining, she eNhiDlten
evidence Of marked advancement aiready
made which none could mistake; ana The
resources OF future progress when, Whcn
fairly deyelopcd, give the widest scope to
patriotic anticipation as to her iutnre pros.
peritv and greatness. In the exhibits oil
/ her wealth and resources she STOOD con-
/ fessedly. first among the states when
appeared at the Exposition. she VIII
I henceiorth he regarded by standard
altogether different from that OF tne
mast. Instead of being regarded as the
/ home Of humble and primitive industries,
I II is demonstrated that she possesses every
thing necessary for the highest career IN
agriculture, commerce, and the arts; nay,
that she has already entered successfully
,ipon IL. But the Exposition will not
] 10 nf l1
nj large: il will eXalt in like manner the
estimate of the State 10y her own people.
( IL will give them due appreciation OF
the advantages which, upon full COMPARE
son with her sister states, she las been
demonstrated to possess, thus adding to
the strong affection which subsiSts towards
her i'm the hearts OF her people the power
ful and rational tic Of interest. 1t Will i'm
part confidence in her destinicS, and iniuSe
Il new hope aud spirit in all her industrial
enterprises. IL will elevate the general
tone Of thought among our people in all
that regards our State, and inspire them
with loftier sentiment Of state pride. be-
cause it will show that the sentiment rests
upon a solid basis. If these objects have
been attained, as there appears to be just
ground to affirm. il is a cOnSummation long
devouty wished. This triumph we owe
TO the wise and patriotic action OF the
Board Of Agriculture. aided by the cnlight-
ened policy OF the Richmond and Danyillc
railroad.
We read this glowing language with the
most sincere pleasure; and while we re-
grct that old Virginia did not appear there
too, with her wealth of materials, we are
not envious that olr neighbor came off
with such flying colors. In fact, the inter-
ests OF the two States being really so nearly
identical in all respects, there should be no
jealousy between us; and if the truth were
known, there isn't.
1t is not less gratifying to us that our
Richmond and Danyile railroad should
have been able TO lcnG such efficient aid
to the authorities of North Carolina in the
collection and arrangement OF her m9gnifi-
cent exhibit. The result has been bene-
icial in more yays than one. The capt.
tali,tS from the North who went 70 Atlanta
and they went there by the thousand had
heard before Of these things; they now
SQlC and handled them, and asked many
questions about them. This direct inspec-
ton Convinced them Of two things-lirsi,
that their development could employ
TO advantage some OF their means;
and second, that the securities OF q
railway that drained a country as pro-
life in freiSht-yicldinc material as the
Richmond and Danyillc was certainly
a solid investment. No portion OF the
visitors TO The Exposition took more in
tense interest in this exhibit than the mo-
neyed men Of New England; and we
imagine that the wonderful advance inthe
Richmond and Danyille securities, and the
maintenance Of ,his advance While other
securities esteemed as solid rs rock have
declined, is TO be found in the enlightened
Judgment OF these Nev-England investors.
Up to this time. at any rate. they hold their
own despite the French panic and the adj
vance Of the Bank Of England rate.