The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-06-03
A TRIP TO RICHMOND.

A TRIP TO RICHMOND.
Mr.. EDITOR Your polite announce
mont thatswe would give your readers an
account of our visit to Richmond forces
us.to break silence.
Richmond is indeed grand and glori.
Gus old city-glorious in her history, and
grand in her possibilities. To say that
Eour stay of three weeks in the historic
lTcity was pleasant, would be but feebly to
laexpress the real truth; the hospitality of
the people and the many places of inter-
est about the city completely captivated
us. Besides the attractions of the city,
to ait as member of the Law making
body of one of the leading christian de-
nominations Of TIE Union was both
pleasant asd profitable. That body was
composed of many of the most distin-
guished diyines in the Southern pulpit
and number of the ablest laymen in
Southern Methodism. Such men as
Chief Justice Jackson Of Georgia, Judges
Tucker and Long of Florida, Lieut..Goy.
Stands, of Mississippi, the Hon. Geo
Thornburg, Speaker of the House Of
Arkansas, Judge Ireland, of Kentucky,
figured prominently in the deliberations
and put their impress upon the work Of
the. body. The writer esteemed it q
privilege to be permitted to gather in.
spiration from the counsels of the wise
men of both classes. Bishop Keener
pronounced it the ablest General Confer
fence ever held by the Southern Metho.
dist Church. His age and experience
and ability make him authority.
Your correspondent did not confne
himself strictly to the deliberations of
Conference. His object in going to
|SRichmond was taofold. As was declared
to you two weeks ago. by "Lsy Delegate"
|swho was none other than our colleague,
the accomplished and genial Judge J.
Fuller Lyon, Of Abbeyille, much of. our
time was:giyen to a study of the public
school system of Richmond. We bring
away many pleasant recollections, and,
we trust, many useful lessons from the
primary schools of that city. And, MI.
Editor, let me ask friend Lyon which is
worse, TO spend much time among the
schools that are taught by handsome
ladies, homely ladies and ugly ladies, or
to so far yield to the charms of coquet;,
tish young widow as to vote "yes," when
he meant emphatically, "no." BE was
the Lyon Of our delegation, and thought
to be the handsomest member on the
floor, but he couldn't fool that woman.
helet the old gray-haired Doctor from
Virginia 'swalk his log." However, if
he will keep right quiet we may not re-
port him to Mrs. Lyon; and as for
voting yss for no--well, under the cir
cumstances, heterophamies are excu.
sable.
The want of time and space, sir, would
preclude the possibility of our giving a
detailed description or making q faithful
pen-pictnre of the many objects and
places Of interest it Was our. good for
tune to visit. At the proper time and
under favorable circumstances We pro.
pose to give the children of Anderson
County the benefit. of the impressions
produced upon our mind while ID Rich;
mond.
The regions round about the city had
not the interest for US as for the old
soldiers who figured there in times that
tried mems souls. A number of empty
sleeves we're noticeable at Conference;
they were touching monuments to the
fidelity Of the wearer tothe Lost Cause.
For such as wore them, the old land.
marks Of the bloody days we're full of
tender interest, Our evening visits were
to objects of interest, within the city lin
Its. Prominent among them was the
State House and its surrounding park.
The State House itself, in our judgment,
Sis q very common affair for the great
State of Virginia, the mother of states.
men. Our own is far superior to it.
Our visit to the State library was
purely accidental, butin the highest de.
gree gratifying. We could, of course.
only take 8 glance at the many objects Of
Intense interest to every lover of his
eountry's history. There We saw what
purported to be the. original Declaration
of American Independence, besides a
number of copies of papers written by
sWashington's own hand. In the portrait
gallery are the portraits of many of
Americas and Virginia's distinguished
dead.
I While in the Capitol we failed 10 meet
the State supt. of Education, but had
the pleasure of shaking the hand of Gov
Lee. The Governor is genial gentle
man of pleasing address and purely
Southern in appearance.
The equestrian statue of Washington,
that which first attracts the attention of
a stranger upon entering the park, is
the finest piece of work of the kind it
Ehas ever been my pleasure to behold.
Around it are the statues Of Jefferson,
Henry, Lewis, and Marshall. These
statues themselves are so many textbooks
for the student. The little old stone
house on Main street known as Washing.
tens Headquarters is city relic; it is
jealously preserved by the city author.
tiles and is industriously pointed out as
one of the objects of greatest interest.
OF course, no visitor would think of
leaving Richmond without drive
through the lovely Hollywood Cemetery,
the veritable city Of the dead. Twelve
+La,,anI noroona oro huriad there