Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-10-02
MARTINsBURG, VA. THURSDAY, ooToBER 2, 1928.

E.. "N E# HMHH
y-owtSS a'things being equal. The ssheat
ms anu vending countries IN Earope. arc
RI otNNly efeumscnbed too. Feance, Prussia.
- sa~tes, Poland, Sweden. aud Russis,
-rs S~endefs; bat a, no period have they
-, soie 70 supply their own CONT
,i'n' taereio e, is Irresistible. thai in cansr.
q1ehce OF our own increasing sooulstipn and
c~onsnmptinn, and Of The distant markers alluded
., ~ioed by tog;uitous events, such as wars and
Ausetse seasons every where, our aour rarket
nus - iue tong run gain ground.
nes"i u may be observed, without the fear
- 9sHhs cpntroFerted, that an extensive tract Of
,N'u oo'ue'lng on the Potomac, Gin this Valley
=, Pa' tepisr,) North aud South, is Constitution.
aey disposed TO the perfect and pro6Iable growth
y "uea',a part OF which is fully equal, If not
superior, IN point Of fertility, to any other favor.
ca tract, no matter where designated.
10 back this concluding opinion, we will give
me sentiments OF The great Washington in his
cerrssp2ndsnce with Ar. Arthur Young. a dis
unShished English farmer and wfiter. Ina let
,ef addressed by General Washington 10 Mr..
founs, dated 5h Dec. 1871. after making some
fehhlihafy observations. he proceeds thus. al
uiu hot extend my inquiries 10 the NoFthward OF
New iork, nor to the Southwark of Virgins;
because IN neither extremity OF the Union, ia
my OPINION, IS The climate, sol, or other circum.
stances, well adapted TO the pursuits of a mere
lAfnlet' or congenlsl to the growth OF the small
er grams.
:. have no hesitation in giving il as nv OPT.
uion, th-t II | had a new establishment, to m axe
land have visited all parts from New Hsmp.
SURE to Georgia, inclusively) il would be in one
OF the three states Of which you are furnished
win particular accounts. New York and New
Jersey do not differ much in soil or climate, from
ne Northern parts Of PennSy .vania-the coun.
Wy beyond these, to The eastward, (snd the tar.
sher you advance that way It IS stii. more So, J
rs untriendly TO wheat. To the sau,hward OK
Virginia, me climate is not well adapted TO wL.est,
anu less and less SO, as YOU Penetrate The warm.
er iasItudes. In & word, as | have already i0ti-
mated, was Ito commence my career Of life a.
new, | should not seek residence north Of Penn
~syivanis, or south. Of Virginia; nor (but this !
desire may be received with great caution. fof
may be hisssed in favor Of the river, on which
! i,ve,) should | go more than IS miles from the
margin Of the Potomac In less than hall that
distance, IN some places, | might seat myself in
Pennsylvania, s1ary land. or Virginia, as local
circumstances might prompt me. iiaving SAID
tkus much some Of tbe reasons which lead TO
this opinion, may be expected IN Support oft:
IolOnl2G FiNefs lnEf.i - lHe GENRE Gi tns U.
aion. 1t is between the extremes OF heat and
cold. Ii ia not so far ia the South, as to 3e un-
friendly to grass; nor so TAT North as to have the
produce of tine sapnmer consumed in the length
and severity of winter. 1t waters the soft, and
runs IN that climate which is most congenial 10
Epgiish grains, and agreeable to the cultivation
Of them. 1t is the river, more than any other,
which must, IN the natural progress OF things,
connect, BY its inland navigation, (now nearly
completed 100 miles upto Fort Cumberland. a:
the expense of SOL steding, raised by private
slb~scriptinnl the Atlantic States With the vast
region which IS populating beyond si concep.
tion) to the westward OF il Iii designated ny
law for the seat of the empire; and must, from
IS extensive course through, u rich and popu'
lous country, become IN time the Grand Empo.
rum of North America. TO these reasons may
De added. that the lands within the Surrounding
district OF Columbia. are SIS high, as dry, and al
healthy as any in the United Sta,es; and that
those above thesn, in the counties OF Berkeles
in Virginia; Wsshingtoni in Maryisnd; and Frank.
lin. in Pennsyivania, ARE INFERIOR, IN
TIER NATURAL STATE, TO NONE IN
AMERICA" PHiLO FR.ANALLN.