Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-16

Confederate soldier has made the South
what II is to-day. And now, let me tell
you another thing: Nearly all Of the
northern men and foreigners who come
South soons become southern men, not
only in sentiment and s1filiation. but
most Of them In politics. Some OF the
best friends I have in the world were
born north Of the Potomac. Few men
can live long In any intelligent commu-
nifty without absorbing the prevailing SEN
tlment. and becoming assIm.lated with
its people. There are Some few who de-
prcoate this influx Of northern men, be-
cause OF their reverence for the traditions
OF the past. Let them come and be alb
sorbod, and help the Old South on her
new career TO prosperity"
FEDERAIS IN THE SOUTH.
did you pass through the colony OF
ex-Federal soldiers, OF which 50 much
has been said?'
no; that was not on our line OF travel;
but 1 heard considerable talk about 1t.
AZ the readers Of the Dispatch have
been Informed, some 5000 or 10000 ex-
Federal soldiers. from the West prfnci-
pally. formed an association, came South,
bought about 1000 acres If land near the
Georgia and Alabama railroad. OF which
dent; laid out farms and villages, ana
have erected hundreds of neat and com
Portable dwellings,. The village OF FIJI
gerald so named for one of the promo
tiers OF the colony, Is said to be well
situated, and 10 give promise OF becoming
a large city
There is one thing in connection with
this colony which deserves mention. 1t is
said that there IS provision In every
deed made to n member of the association
that no negro shall live In the colony,
and any subsequent sale to n negro Will
render the deed void. and the land VIII
revert to the association. Why is this
Can you tell? Well. | reckon it is be-
cause they have absorbed n little OF
southern sentiment. and think as we do
that while the negro is good enough in
his place. the society of white men is
more desirable, and the place of the negro
is just outside the colony"
WHITNEY FOR PRESIDENT.
what about politics; especially in South
Carolina?'
Refrain. young man." was the good
natured reply. I'VE viii have enough OF
politics 10 discuss during the next six
or eight months, and | don't want to
force the canvass. But, really, / heard
very little Of politics on the trip. We
went and returned through South Caro-
lima at night, and the dlspenSaries were
not open. But j can tell you this much:
You know. the smoker OF q sleeper is n
good place for meeting men from all
sections, and hearing all sorts of topics
discussed. Well, on Friday night there
were five or six Of us In our smoker. The
subject was national politics, and the
question was asked whom would the
Democrats nominate for President? A
gentleman from New York expressed his
preference for w G. Whitney; member
OF the Georgia Legislature said the gen.
tleman from New York had just taken
the word out Of his mouth; the gentleman
from Kentucky thought he was by all
odds the most available man. and the
gentleman from Ohio offered to bet that
II the Republicans did not nominate Nc
kinney then Whitney and Campbell would
be nominated, and would sweep the coun-
try. A drummer i'm the corner remarked !:
Keep your eye on Whitney while he
passed the bottle and glass to the next,
and charged the damage to his expense
account"