Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-16
LETTER FROM THE SOUTH.
MORE ABOUT GEORGIA AND SOUTH CARO-
LIMA.
John Keats


SPARTANBURGH. :. c.. April .. 1856.
Eduor Register To-day is field of
sunshine here. 1t was. too. Yesterday
and also a field of north wind. There
was frost both last night and the night
before, a chill in the air a. in May with
US: | should think Just about month
difference in climate. | should think.
too, that the spring here was Just about
two weeks later than at Aiken. | left
there nine days ago. The trees We're
then leaving out rapidly. Here there are
no leaves yet and many trees not in bud.
At Augusta things were quite green.
Being in a valley on the Savannah river.
it has a warm exposure. 1t is. too. a very
handsomely laid out city. with the two
principal avenues. ten rods wide and two
miles long. lined the whole distance each
with four rows of trees. All the streets
are parallel and cross streets at right an
giles. The city is old. but well built. and
has about 81, 900 inhabitants. There are
nine cotton factories within its limits.
with its manager. Mr.. Estes. formerly of
New York State, but resident for forty
years of Augusta. 1t is a magnificent
factory, solidly built of brick, and cost
100000. There are 500 looms. 1t has
been running about two years. All the
help employed is white. Mr.. Estes says
the blacks would make good help. but
there are whites enough. One of the fac
tories is larger than this and is said to be
the handsomest, on the outside. in the
world. These factories are run by wa
terpower from canal that has been built
at large expense by the city.
| was at Augusta five days, making a
number of pleasant acquaintance. Mr..
Estes | saw upon the street. or. rather.
saw his horse, "A very perfect specimen OF
Morgan, one of the old kind. bay, not
over 10 hands, blocky. fne-turned neck
and most intelligent head. | was so much
struck with the perfectness of the animal
and its complete Morgan characteristics
that enquired what it was. Its a Blue
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brother to st. Denis, the great trotter.'
1t was bought in Indiana. This is the
first Blue Bull have ever seen neal
enough to Judge of it. a gentleman OF
Augusta, dealer who claimed to have
seen many, said they all showed similar
quality. If this is so, they are Morgan,
to all intents and purposes. if not in fact
but mean TO see many more of them be-
fore | reach home. and can then tel
whether it is 50. BY Chester'S "rrotting
Record" see the dam of st. Denis is by
Tom Hal.
Mr.. Estes, finding me interested in hi,
horse. took me in, drove me to the fac
tory and afterwards about the city.
said something about politics from Au
gusta. My information has been since
and ! have taken pains to get good deal
that the solid South, that is, the solid
men of the South, very generally stand
by Cleveland. The best citizens, | think
are honestly satisfied with his course and
believe in civil service reform. Whilst
the Augusta Chronicle attacks him, the
Savannah Duly Necs, Charleston Ne,r'
and Courier and Atlanta Constitution
three of the principal papers of the South
all support him cordially. | find the
Southerners feeling veiy much better
about politics, and in every way, than
when | was South ten and twelve year,
ago. They begin to take pride in tn,
country again and to speak of the gov
eminent as a good one. The election OF
Cleveland has done more to re-unite the
country than perhaps any other caust
could do. They feel now that they have
hand in the matter, and are evidently dis
posed to take hold and do the best they
can. There is very worthy elemen
here, as the temperance agitation hai