The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-12-27
correspondence ofthe Democratic Advocated

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Correspondence ofthe Democratic Advocated
CHARLOTTE, N. c., Dec. %, 1884.
MEssRs. EDITORS AS this country is
great terra iRcognita to the majority OF your
readers, many of whom, no doubt, share the
erroneous opinions so largely entertained by
Northern people regarding the South, a
brief account of the actual condition of affairs
in this section may not prove altogether I'M
interesting; and first let me say that the re-
suit of the recent election has done more to
restore confidence in the perpetuity OF repuD-
lican institutions, and to encourage the people
here to press forward in the grand march OF
progress which they have begun, than any
event since the war. At last they feel that
they are no longer ostracised; that the North
ern people are willing TO trust them, and that
they are really citizens of a common country,
with right to share in its government, and
to have voice in making its laws. Never IN
all my former experience in the South have
known the people so full of hope for the future.
While they exult in no partisan sense at the
ascendancy of Democratic principles, and ex-
press no bitterness towards their opponents,
they feel and believe that the election of
Grover Cleveland marks the beginning of
new era of peace, prosperity and happiness
for the whole country; that under the wise
and Just administration he will give us incom-
potency will give place to ability, corruption
and dishonesty to probity and faithfulness IN
the discharge of duty, partisanship to patriot
ism, radicalism to conservatism, wastefulness
and extravaganza to economy and retrench-
ment that knowing no North, no South, no
East, no West, he will surround himself with
the ablest and most prudent statesmen IN the
country, and make the nation honored at home
and respected abroad, as it was in the halcyon
DAYS of ante bellum times, before the corrupt
and prohigate Republican party came into
power. The negroes have gotten over the
scare caused by Mr.. Blaine's Augusta speech,
and have returned to their usual avocations
in the well -assured belief that the triumph of
the Democracy will rebound to their benefit
as well as that of the whites. Indeed, the
relations of the two races in the South are so
intimate that what affects injuriously the one
must react on the other. If times are hard
with the whites the negroes feel it, as they are
largely dependent on the whites for the means
of livelihood If the whites prosper the ne
groes are bound to prosper also. The sem
sible ones among them know this, and, seeing
the hopefulness of the whites as to the future,
are fain to believe that there is a better time
coming for them too.
On my way thither / stopped two days in
Raleigh. This Aourishing city is about 400
miles south of Baltimore, on the Raleigh and
CASTOR Railroad. 1t is the county seat of
Wake county, and has been the capital of the
state since 1892. 1t is near the centre of the
state, in the former golden leaf tobacco region
of North Carolina, and does large trade
with the surrounding country. Its population
is 10. lO4, of whom 6,2OS are colored. The
Raleigh and CASTOR, North Carolina, Rich
mond and Danville (branch) and Raleigh and
Augusta air line road give it connec-.
ton with all the principal cities and towns OF
this and neighboring states. The products OF
the adjacent country are corn, cotton, toDac-
CO, wheat rye, oats, sweet potatoes and small
fruits. Raleigh is fast becoming a great to-
bacco mart, and has several large tobacco
warehouses. | attended a sale at one the
other day, at which fancy lot Of golden leaf,
raised on the penitentiary farm, was sold to
Mr.. Brand for SOL per hundred. Few towns
of its size in the country excel Raleigh IN ed
ucational advantages. Of the thirteen schools
in the corporate limits, seven are for the col
ored people Among this numbers st. Leon
ards Medical College, of which Rev. Ii. NJ.
Upper, Northern colored man of consld-
cradle intelligence, is principal. A more IN
dustrious, contented- looking lot of colored
people l have never seen. An African Meth
odist and African Baptist paper are among
the newspapers published in the city. The
dailies are the Ncps and Observer, Capt. s.
H. Ashe, editor and proprietor; State enron.
icle, Messrs. Page & Arendell, editors and
publishers, and the Erening Fisitor, Messrs.
Brown & Uttey, proprietors. There are
two large Job printing offices in the city,
Edwards & Broughton and Uzzell X Gattin,
state printers. A number of fine buildings
grace the main thoroughfare, Fayetteville
street, conspicuous among them being the new
postofice, of white marble (cost $3.50, OOO);
the U. S. Court House, and First National
Bank.
Atthe end of the streets the Capitol build
ing a massive structure of native granite,
situated on a slight eminence in the centre OF
a fine park with graveed walks, fountains,
noble oaks and elms and luxuriant shrubbery.
In the rear of the Capitol is the Department
of Agriculture, brick building specially
erected for the officers of the department,
which also embraces bureau of immigration,
ably presided over by Hon. John I. Patrick,
an ex-knight of the stick and rule, and form
erly editor of paper in Arson county. In
the second story of the building is the State
Museum, which contains handsome collec-
ton of minerals, ores, native woods, flsh,
game, cereals fruits and other North Carolina
products. There are no less than III differ
ent varieties of woods in this collection and
some very fine specimens of gold ore, which
is found in twenty light counties of the State.
The best features of the museum, however,
have been packed and sent to the New Or
leans Exposition. 1t is claimed that no State
in the Union excels North Carolina in the
beauty, variety and usefulness of its products,
and certainly no State surpasses it in water
power, climate and healthfulness The death
rate of Raleigh is IA to the 1000.
The house where Andrew johnson was
born is still standing. 1t is plain frame
strueture-No. lis Cabarrus street.
The State penitentiary is about mile from
Raleigh. 1t is built of brick and native
granite, quarry of which is in the grounds.
had the pleasure of thoroughly inspecting the
building. and found everything neat, cleanly
and ia perfect order About 200 convicts are
EMPLOYED in the shops at shoemaking, black
smithing, brick,making and other trades.
The female convicts are kept busy IN the
laundry, kitchen and domestic departments.
Some 900 convicts are EARNED out The
convict labor is very profitable to contractors.
OF the !, 100 convicts, but %! are white.
Socially, Raleigh is a charming place.
Some of the Oldest families in the State live
at the capital, and the city has long been
noted for the refinement, courtesy, gentle
breeding, and whole souled hospitality of its
people From personal experience ] am
satisfied that it has in no way deteriorated in
these respects Probably residence among
the cold and cynical New Workers had rem
dered me more capable of approaching the
kindness everywhere met with in the tar
heel State. Certain it is. that l have never
been treated better. And right here let me
saw that nowhere will Northern people find
more cordial welcome than in North Carolina.
The Legislature meets at Raleigh on the
18th of January. Gov. Jarvis term expires on
the 81st inst, but he will hold over till the
Legislature meets, and Gen. Scales, his sue
cessor, is installed. At the beginning of his
administration, four years ago, Gov. Jarvis
was one of the most unpopular men the State.
He advocated measures of internal improve
ment which did not meet the approval of the
people. Confident that his views were cor
rect, he never swerved from the course he had
marked out, and subsequent events proved
that he was right. He goes out of Office with
the best wishes of the people of the whole
State. Under his wise and skillful manage
ment North Carolina has made rapid advances
in material prosperity, her resources have
been made known to the world, and to-day
she is ahead of all other Southern States
Texas alone excepted) in enterprise and
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