Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-02-01

the proscriplive policy OF Zen Jackson's nd
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~ Winter has AT length visited Us in good
earnesi-not roughly, but keeny There has
been piercing breeze Tor the last seven or
eight days. All approximations With regard to
Ice for the ensuing summer. thanks TO the
norihwesten } are nj an end.
u The ayowal OF Apocalypse Smythe thai
he WAS not born in ms country seems to give
general pleasure. II is unfortunate tor him
Ihal he made the avowal, more particularly
he docs not UiIt 10 become Governor oil VI.
gInla
NeW Fak Mrror-Ihe last No. of this in
tcres,Ing periodical, Is every way cfeduahIe to
IFS able Editor. Besides being ornamented
with splendid engraved View Of the Bow
ling Green, III New York" the matter winch II
contains Is entirely original. aud of high o, der
Of talent |, is decidedly the best and cheap
est publication of the kind eAtani.
Capt Martha w. Davenport is the agea, OF
he Mirror in this place, TO " HON we refer all
persons no wish to subscribe iur IT,
B,ef ulel0 Of LynchdHrg, by a Stranger
Many Of our town teadrrs will recollect the
very impressive Discourse delivered some weeks
ago. in the Melnodisl Church Of Ihts place, ny
| Elisha Bales. an extensively known and ahle
| inlsler OF The Society of Friends. During
his excursion, through large portion OF on.
country, he kept journal, ,nte spersed mn.
a variety of highly interesting reflection
which he has published in the " RepOsitory,"
| periodical OF which he IS the Editor, pub
,saed at Mount Pleassn, (oh,o,) from winch
WE snhjoin the following extracts. embracing
the period which he sojourneu among US.
Leaving the Convention, with unl,gned
wishes tor thu welfare offs members. both III
their official and II Il sidual capacities, We d.
| fecied our course to Cedar Creek anu Gendo.
| These two meetings ARR much reduced Al the
| former, within my recollection, there Vas a
| arpe body OF Friends. But by emigration
| death, or other CAUSES, there are only INV
tamleS there, AID these nslderably scatter
ed.
From these places, we proceeded TO Lynch-
| bug which W. reached on second day, the
! 23d of the lth month. On our way 10 tn
| place from Ha over, we crossed james ri,'r
on bridge. al Cauefsvllle a handsome VI
lace. on thu south side Of the river TIL" road'
on the north side w,re excessively bHd-o..
an hoy
good Thr tow grounds Of James River, baV
| from the fire. seiti,ment of the country, been
u tied for ferulity But hey are subject to IN
| nndaiions. The lengtp OF the stream aud the
rItent to which its branches are spread, embo-
! DIV prodIg ious floods ~ time Of ram. these
SOMETIMES sweep If, not only the iabors Of
the yeur aud the hopes If the iarmer. bu
| flock of herd fences aud houses, thai happft
| 10 he within the range Of lis overwhelming
fury II was no. long since. that The Brdg
at Cartersvle was carried away by FREsu.
the present Bridge being Just finished
| Inc uDidndS in this section OF 1920 miles from
| Richmond To Lynchhurg. are, ~ might be 81.
pected, of various qualities. bn IN every
eighbornood Il" old Geids' are turned ont rs
not worth cultivation. H. some, the prnes
| nave already cast their dark shadows over thr
| sur face, aud eEtermlua,"d mosi every Other
species Of vegetation. In others, the brtars,
! htoom,traw, and percnmon bushes hold pr
lia and temporary poss"sSlon--and ~ others,
/ the iillage seems to be- but recently abandoned
and the fences quietly settling INTO decay mere
! ly Indicate without the capacity to feslIalu, ihr
! range of a lew miserable cattle. Aud many
other fields, still pougbed AMI hoed-are
rapid, progressing 10 the same sabbath OF
rest. 10 this picture, there are nasy agreeable
exceptnhs-many plantations IN good condt
non. aud (perhap.) productive To their owners.
! In, there Is one striking d,iier ence between
/ this section OF country, aud that descT'bed IN
nas,ing from New Garden 10 RICHMOND. There
are no displays of grandeur hete, equal 10
those few spuis on which me wealth OF III.
4 other section Of country appears To be located.
The dist Tibnton OF wealth seems 10 be NOR
eoual and the two extremes art hoi 30 strongly
marked
/ L.nchburg is situated on the south side Of
lame. River aud extends from the water over.
the steep n cy,iy Of the river hil, &tp con-
de1able d stance on The plain. Bh the business
part of the town is on a narrow strip OF level
! la d. al the foot Of the hill
some wears ago, a specializing mania pre-
vailed IN many parts OF the Unued states And
few places were more under the injection than
Ivnohburg. The prices oil property rose be-
vopd all sort oil calculation. Even gnliies
which the very cattle would shnn, were bough,
and sold for thousands Of dollars. Splendid
buildings sprung up like dreams-every body
WA rich, IN iaci or Imaginntlon. But the
hubble bursied from Boston to Orleans-and
many Individuals who had acquired substantial
wealth, and VINO had embarked II on the com
man current. found that ther fortunes had
vanished with the general illusion. lncsiculs-
,Ia embarrassment and distress ensped-and a
.ad reverse sue ceeded TO the hatering pros
nec,s of Lynchburg. BUTT is still place Of
con,iderabie business, and probably al this
moment, in reality, IS more prosperous
coo,,on ihaa At any former period. b., their
,,auls ar,icje tobacco, must gradually yield
IN some more valuable produc'ion-or the
,r.de of Lynehburg must decline. II is an er
bnl.,t,ng crop. And as ne'o grounds Cannot be
,ssor, ed to, in endles. succession, the attention
NJ the planters mus, he directed to some Other
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