Year: 1876

EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.


BALTIMORE, Feb. 4th, 1876.


DEAR JOURNAL 1t is pleasant for q
Southern man, and especially for a
North Carolinian, to spend day or
two in the Monumental City" Its
rapid growth, vast improvements and
increasing commerce are matters
eongratulstion and interest to those
who know and appreciate the conduct
of its citizens towards the people OF
our section during the days that "tried
mems souls" And when ws see that
a large proportion of the growth of
this city is due to accessions from
North Carolina. and more than fair
share of the increased trade comes
from our State, North Carolinian
naturally feels sat home" on it's streets
and among its business men.


Go where we will, in every depart
ment of business, in any portion OF
the city, we find


NORTH CAROLINA HOUSES,


in which either one or more of the
partners, or some of the leading
clerks, are from our State. That most
of them are doing well, even in the
midst of these unprecedented ''hard
times" is the best eviden ,e of the
amount and character of trade which
North Carolina is doing here.


Among the North Carolina houses
which appear to be taking the lead
here, is the large wholesale drug
house of


BoYKN, GARNER & CO.,


we'll known not only in our State but
in every section of the South which
does business in Baltimore. 1 have
never visited this city, Sin season or
out Of season" that I don't find this
house busy. It's sreputation is well
established and its business rests upon
a solid foundation. The members OF
the firm are educated and enterprising
business men, and hospitable gentle
men. We trust that their prosperity
will continue and increase.


I did not find our friend, Mr.. Law
renee Wick, of Shipley, Roane & Co.,
in this city. He vas in North Caro-
lima looking after the interests of his
firm. A thorough business man, and
polite and affaPle gentleman, he is
en- acquisition to any house.


I was equally unfortunate in my
visit TO our especial friends,


HOPKINS JANNEY,


both being out when I called. AS L
had no business with them. but merely
called to shake them by the hand, 1
am sure lost more than they did.


I visited several of our North Caro-
lima friends, most of whom I had the
good fortune of meeting. All seem to
BEDDING well, considering the times. -


Among others whom had the pleas
ure of seeing, and of whom many
sold soldiers" in our State will be
glad to hear, was


GEN'L O. NJ. WILCOX,


who is at the head of large and pros
porous Insurance Bureau n this city.
Time has indeed dealt kindly with
him, for he looks fully as young and
in much better health than when he
rode the sold white" at the head oi
the gallant "Light Division" that
under HILL and PENDRR and Wilcox.
contributed its full share to the
glorious history of the Army of North
ern Virginia. General Wilcox finds
time, amidst his many business
engagements, to make invaluable
contributions to Confederate his
tory. He wields fertile and grace
full pen, and has mind natural,
ly strong, richly ornamented with
the trophies of study and travel.
A more agreeable and accomplished
companion one cannot have. During
the most trying campaigns of the late
war I was q member of his military
family, and in the closest and most
confidential relations to him. Our
intercourse was never marred by the
least unpleasantness, and I remember
his gallantry and ability on the field
and his urbanity and his intelligent
comp aniopship on the march and in
the camp as among the most agreeable
recollections of the war. He made
many and anxious inquiries about his
North Carolina friends, and especially
concerning those in his command.


find the


ELECTIONS


in this city and State still subject of
interest among my friends. They
seem to realize what q narrow escape
was made by reason of dissensions in
the ranks of the Democracy, and will,
I trust, profit therefrom before they
are called upon again to vote. It may
be true that there was just cause for
dissatisfaction at some of the nomi-
nations, and that in some instances
men had too much control
of the party organization, but the bal
lot-box and an alliance with negroes
and Radicals were not the proper
remedies for such evils. Good citi-
zens should purify the fountain head,
and not attempt to overwhelm good
and bad together by an inundation
from the sewers of ignorance and corr
ruption. Let them attend the primary
and rectify there the abuses
they complain of, but never disrupt
and overwhelm q party which, at
least. has saved them from evils
thousand fold worse and upon the
success of which their Southern friends
depend for relief from the most odious
and corrupt and hurtful governments
which ever cursed people.


I was indeed surprised to find that
,ome of our Northi Carolina friends
here, from mistaken motives of policy,