The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-28
Another Revolution Necessary.

Another Revolution Necessary.
| Letter from q gentleman who spent t"o ~~A
Raleigh last fall
What are my opinions of the ; u'h .
Perhaps | can best answer the 11es
by a running comment on what hase
81 e q and let the reader draw bis e"h
conclusions as to that "
| will begin where Joe johnson quit
at Greensboro, n. c. This town VIII a.
WAYS hold q place in history, having been
made memorable By the surrender OF
ten. ]. Z johnson to the victorious
teder.ls in the Spring Of 1885. ID you
admire a bright. clean town oi three
thousand inhabitants. situated on u
" updnlattux plateau. The reefs vi re,
and lined in every direction with \ va
rietv of stately forest trees. with ssrihins
evidences of TIN, iit aud i.noement on
every hand, then | commend you To tne
lovely village of Greensboro, IN the o'u
North State.
Z
is a pleasing cd town OF twelve thousand
population. La the main 1t Is well built
and Impresses 4 stranger As lie ng the
seat of refinement and aristocratlc CUT
ture. 1t was made the Capital OF the
State in l7ss-ninety-6ve years ago
Uuion Square is an open area OF ten
acres. occupying a central position III the
.ity. The State House, which Is on this
Square, is an imposing building, Is built
of granite, after the model of the Par
thenon. with massive columns and a
grand dome.
This being the seat of government,
numerous public buildings are located
here and are all creditablc institutions.
No one can visit Raleigh without being
pleasantly impressed with the number
and beauty Of its churches, all bearing
evidences of wealth and refinement.
The educational advantages of the city
are Of the best. St. Mary's school, beau
tifully situated ia the midst Of a splendid
oak forest, on the outskirts of the city,
aud under the management ct the Epls
copal Church, is an attractive lnstltu-
ton.
To pass from Raleigh to
WILMINGTON
adds little or nothing TO u pleasure. al
though the latter Is the larges, town IN
the State. If you wish to ".IOsln yOnr
bow" go to Wilmington, where you will
find larger quantities of that orchestral
convenience than can be found elsewhere.
This is the great market for 'taIs pitch
and %rosin." The trade, however. is fall
ing off somewhat. Still the wharf OF
the Cape Fear river is a busy place, the
river is full of oil kind of vessels that
Ego down to the sea-" A trip from
Wilmington TO Smithville, at the mouth
of the Cape Fear is decidedly pleasant,
when you are aboard that good and fast
steamer. the Minnebaha. Passing W
and down the river you are in full view
of Fort Fisher, where the present Gov
ernor Of Mass. made a great noise during
the late war, and won the distinction OF
''the hero o Fort Fisher not taken
While Wilmington is a place of co .sid-
cradle interest and is growing in a quie.
way,
To those in s,arch of a beautiful and
interesting country through which to
travel, | cannot recomm eul the coast
line and the adjacent country between
Wilmington AMI Charleston, $. c.
This long sire. ca Of c,untry,is almost
entirely devoid of interest Its chief at
traction is in its wide and >trikiue con
tra>t with other and more favored sec
lions. The soil is composed entirely of
sand, trees and vegetation Of every kin.
are scarce and >orubby.
To write Ofthe South without making
some reference to the negro would be
something like painting a picture With
out coloring. Those living IL the border
States, and where the negroes are not SO
numerous, have very limited IDEAS Of tie
race. The negroes of Virginia and Ten-
nessce are as unlike the negroes of South
Carolina, as the people of Vermont are
unlike the lnhablta nts of South Atlica |
he stuIPicst negro on the streets of
is a very Chesterfield for Pc
likeness, and A lord 4 aeon for intelli
gence. compared With his stupid, hideous
Of the extreme South. have
never met with anything SO di gushing a.
the negroes in the lar South. lie can
be educated to the intellectual plain
ii the negro OF the more northern States
In the space of two centuries. WieL
you contemplate HI numerical strength.
hl> politlcal ATTITUDE, the feeling
produced Is ore Of horror and dread.
The dts my at this unfortunate rae,
II people lies hidden in the WQmb OF the
future,
remark, In conclusion, that the S utl
is a country OF great possibilities, but a.
; general thing it is poorly developed
It is what it should be anolhe,
evolution must sweep the land
| hough bloodl, IS it must be grea,er il
Effects than the one that found depoue-
nent on helds of carnage = H. LEE.
NEW BLOOMFIELD Mss, Jan. 5 1880
| wish to say to you HI have been
for the last FIVE years with a
severe itching all over. | have hazard Of
Hop Bitters and have tried It,. | have
lsed up four bottles, and it has dore NJ,
more good than all the DOCTORS aud ned
ines that they could use on or with me