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Title: The Southern states of North America: a record of journeys in Louisiana, Texas, the Indian territory, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland
Year: 1875 (1870s)
Authors: King, Edward, 1848-1896
Subjects: Southern States -- Description and travel
Publisher: London : Blackie & son
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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r the session of the court had been adjournedover for a day in deference to the discussion of pending issues, was small and des-titute of seats. The farmers and town residents dropped in at intervals duringthe lucid and fluent speech made by General Kemper, and listened for somelittle time with respectful attention, although they did not seem to take thatthrilling interest in the irrepressible conflict which I had been led to expect. The speeches of the candidate (since elected Governor) and his friends weresomewhat condemnatory of the Administrations course with regard to certainSouthern States. It was evident that the hearers present, with the exceptionof the negroes, were all of one mind, and would vote the Conservative ticketwithout fail. But as soon as the farmers had seen the candidate of their partyfor Governor, and heard him make a few remarks, many of them strolled backupon the lawn, and began discussing crops and comparing notes on horses. They WAYSIDE TYPES IN VIRGINIA. 573
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Wayside Types—A Sketch from the Artists Virginia Sketch-Book. 574 ■ H K N K C; R O E S 1 H I N K SCHOOLS. regarded the election of the Conservative ticket in the State as a foregone con-clusion, and were apparently tired of all political talk, preferring to attend totheir home matters, and the bettering of their agricultural prospects, rather thanto a revival of past memories. By noon many of them had completed theirerrands, and were riding out of town on their smart horses, as grimly andsilently as they had entered. The negroes seemed to consider the Conservative triumph as certain ; andthose who were intelligent were basing all hope of an improvement in their con-dition on the influences of time rather than on anything else. They hope tomake education general among their race ; and, during the four years that theConservatives will remain in power, they think that a more intelligent ground-work of politics may be formed. In the back counties it will be found difficult

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