Daily Republican., 1882-07-27
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MACON, GA, July 26, I882,--As hun.
\ dreds OF my people reAA your peper ]
woald be glad to communicate u, few
thoughts to thOh through its Oolumps
Ifrsm the central part Of the Empire
State of the south. left Macon on the
8 a. m. train via Washington, Rich
mond, Danville, Charlotte b Atlanta,
Macon Railroads, supposing l would
make close con lectionB. Ia Richmond
however, I was compelled to lie over
from 3 O'Clock p, N: till 1l,20 p, M !
fonnd' some friends among whom was
Mr.rWm.; T. FOrrester, Grand General
issimo or something else Of all the col
ore1 Odd Felle ws of the country, a real
Virginia gentleman, VITO showed nae
all lkiedness.T Leaving Richmond We
arrived at DEnviIle for breakfast.
| i went into the bre&kfasb house and
seeing only white people there, went
to q table unoccupieG and asked for
something to eat. To my surprise, the
proprietor, and against my express pro.
test privately made TO him, took me
and seated me at tho table occupied by
white ladies and gentlemen ant saw
me waited on. This was not Whining
ton, Dela ware, but Oanvil Virginia.
ssOn arriving In Macon,I was met by
n cab Rad taken to finer residence
than any owned or rented by Gny col.
,,ored man in the State of Delaware.
This residence, with many other teue-
ments, is owned by its occupant, who is
o respectable merchant here.
Il found the weather delightful and
bhe people more charming than ever
ldf there are handSomer people any
where In the United States than many
of those called colored citizens of Ma
con, Ca, / have never found them.
ESeveral are quite wealthy, owning good
stores and other property. zone colored
(Sentleman, merchant, is now putting
up block or row of good stores on Cot
ton Avenue. They are engaged in SELL
ing groceries and provisions, wood, dry
goods and liquor.
Macon has grown wonderfully since
left it in 1871, and is as beautiful as
ever My errand here among other
things is to assist in dedicating the Cot
ton Avenue A. NJ L. Church.
The church is completed and much
handsomer than l expected to find it
and is paid for. The congregations
were very large and the collections
amounted to four hundred dollars.
Macy of the best white citizens of the
place were out and contributed public
~ to the collection. The organist of
the church is letter carrier here and
one of the ushers out from here. OF
cOurse nearly all the mechanics of the
city ara colored and many of them do
fine work. Perhaps about the only
drawbacks worth mentioning against
this place as a home for the poor man,
are the lack of good school facilities
and the almost universal high temper
of the people.
The people, white and colored, are 80
quick 10 get angry and never fight
with their lists, the knife, the pistol or
the ,club generally does murderous
work in short time. You must not
question a gentleman's veracity in
Georgia, without first examining your
voiver and getting your finger on the
trigger, Almost anv uf them, black or
white, saving those tamed by real piety,
will cut or shoot in u personal eIcoun.
ter.
Toe cotton and corn crops are very
promising. Peaches, wagernelons and
cantaloupes are in abundance and the
times here may be fairly called good.
T. Il. s.