| Title: | R. Campbell, U.S.A. to W. J. C. Allen, Belfast. |
|---|---|
| ID | 484 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Campbell, Robert/13 |
| Year | 1868 |
| Sender | Campbell, Robert |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | merchant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Augusta, Georgia, USA |
| Destination | Belfast, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Campbell Allen, William J. |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | friends, business |
| Source | D 1558/1/1/352: Papers of William John Campbell Allen Deposited by F. D. Campbell Allen. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9801303 |
| Date | 01/07/1868 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 12:01:98. |
| Word Count | 1053 |
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| Transcript | Clarksville, Habersham County, Geo [Georgia?] Jul 1st, 1868 Wm. Jno. [William?] [John?] C. Allen Esq. Ulster Bank, Belfast My Dear Friend I had great pleasure in receiving here on the 17th ult. your favour of the 25th May, forwarded from Augusta - Mrs Campbell and I are gratified at the family [position?] you have given our Photographs. You will see by the public papers our prospects for resuming as a State our former position in the Union - minus Slavery &c. For myself I am not very anxious for this change, as I think the military government we have been under since the peace, was absolutely necessary to protect from violence and murder by the young & violent and disappointed Confederates, who are a large majority of the Whites in the State. It had another good & pacifying effect, by being in hand ready to compel justice to the Freed men, who would in all probability have otherwise taken it into their own hands in places where they had a preponderance of physical strength. In that point of view, the usefulness of Military law is not quite over - But as is by the Congressional Restoration law, the State power is to be in the hands of Unionists, we hope for quietness. Do not look for anything so disgraceful to the U.S. as repudiation. It is a democratic political plank - and that party disgraced itself so conspicuously during the war by encouraging and upholding the Slave power, that it will have less and less influence as time progresses. Men of character will in a few years be ashamed of the name. As we frequently familiarly say in this country - its advocates have run Democracy into the ground - and henceforth this is to be a Republican Government. There will probably be some difference in construing those duties exercised by a Representative of the people here and in Great Britain - It is not yet settled whether it will be according to the principles of Burke, which I think prevails with you - the Representative having the liberty of exercising his own best judgment after examining and hearing discussion - or whether he ought to represent the wishes of his constituents. There is a great difference of opinion here on this practical subject, the vast majority at present I think of the latter opinion - in which I do not concur; though I have heard a good many arguments in its favour. You have seen that the Senate have not by the constitutional number found the President guilty as impeached - This is very creditable in a national point of view. As a party measure there were very mighty reasons putting him out of office. He will be able to wield so much power against property carrying out the laws of Congress; which is the proper power to reconstruct and restore the Rebel States. When I left Augusta on the 21st of May our good friend Mr H. C. Bryson and family were in usual health, though I did not see him to speak for some time before leaving: so also Mrs E. Bryson and the Davisons. Mrs Nichols was keeping a respectable boarding house on Broad St. Her grand children the Savages, all girls (their mother & father both dead) with her - Mr Bones moved to the Hill a few days after we left - a letter of the 20th inst. speaks of his having fallen down in his own house (which has several times occurred lately ) but able to be in the city next day. I grieve to say I consider his situation very precarious - His sister Mrs Jno. Moore enjoys very good health for one of her age - Last summer she visited her daughter Mrs Monica Wilkinson at Brooklyn, N.Y. [New York?] - Her son-in-law Wm. [Wiliam?] A. Walton is in delicate health, the effect labour in business - he & his Father R.W. whom you will recollect, are Assignees of the A.[Augusta?] Ins. [Insurance?] & Bg [Banking?] Co. I think I mentioned before that the Bank House of the B of A [Bank of Augusta?] had been sold for $40,000 to the National Bank of Augusta the tenement E.[East] belonging to it for $10,000, making $50,000 - less than cost by $25,000, but there are three 3 or four 4 other houses on the market - I am told the Geo [Georgia?] R.R. [Railroad?] Co. are about to resume Banking. T. T. Wright & J. S. Mande married the two oldest daughters of our late friend Saml. [Samuel?] Clarke, who did business in Augusta 1866 c. 67 [1866 to 67?] has [dissolved?] Mr. M [Mande?] has moved to St. Louis, doing business in house of martin Collins & Mande. Mr W [Wright?] intends moving to some part of the NW this summer - He was residing on the Hill when we left the two young girls Misses C's living with him - Thos. [Thomas?] & Robt. [Robert?] Clarke are doing a profitable handsome business in Atlanta. Steady business men - Thomas has several children - Robert is still unmarried. In the last year, street rail road horse cars have been established in the city, that run to the Arsenal on the hill, which is found to be a great convenience to the dwellers there - I have requested Mr Bean of Augusta to send you a sight bill for Five 5œ pounds Sterling, which you will oblige me by by handing to Miss Grace McWhinney - It is a donation for the benefit of Miss L. Carroll received from her sisters Mrs Grace Giltman, who writes to Miss McW [McWhinney?] about its disposal. I am happy to say that Mrs Campbell is now enjoying excellent health, and sends much love to Mrs Allen: she is at present mourning the death of her oldest Brother, John; she has only one remaining, Dr. Paul F. I was very much troubled for nearly three months, Jan, Feb & March with a leg irruption, confined much of the time to room and bed, but tho' I have got well of the disease, I feel the bad effects, of the confinement. I hope for some restoration from outdoor exercise in this climate, & think I have already benefited. Mrs Campbell joins me in kindest regards to you and wishes for the happiness of you and your family R. [Robert?] Campbell |
