Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-07-11

Having btiehy SPOKEN OF the country r.,,or,,
~, come TOW 10 write of this nai OF our S,se ,,
uculatiy. Alter having lett Tie Ten Miles S.,,,,,.
We passed through the counties Of F,,,r,s ,i
fnnee J" 'iani' INTO this county, tFHuquer) The
woiofmer counties afforded Us hui ltte ,n,s,es, 49,
eept that derived hon The improving stale nf tb.
farms we passed on tie road. Those counties ~.
among the oldest IN The State, and under The oll
system OF forming, ITO exlfaet every thing from, tho
sou ana return nothing 10 H. they became verv much
dIIdpidated but now, under the modern sy,t,,, If
palsteHng, einfeitns Nc. the lands are tl,l tu,p,oy
ing and Will ma short time he carried bach nsa,ly
10 then rtlnlulse liehness But oil old Fauouiet ui,
cradle oil the Maf.halls. the Ghanmans The Io,nr,s
ana host oi otsr great men, eminent for thet attain
ments III science, What shall say ca out wa, 10
W anenlon, The seal OF justice, passed, within her
limits sesera delightful villages hayins more lhe an.
penance Of considerable objection OF farm housr>
thdn town wltie merchants ard ueo hanics div ell
aud either SIDE OF he road were 10 he seen brau
utol extensive itrns clad with then golden ca,pcts
nearly n'atured inr the reaper.
/ II WAS nearl, The close OF day. shen Weaf.d h,
the fatigue al Stase travelling, we atll,ed at the
lovely village oil Nmtenton IL IS situated 4 miles
hoflI oi the Spngs, and Is ofthe most command
ing hhd beautiful sites o' an inland town n'his pat OF
Virginia. It's built upon space oi table land If
may So call H. ON the tldse dividing the waters OF the
kaPpahannock ION those # the Potomac and AT.
iodhs scenery al the richest aud most yaIIed char
acter. have viewed the boosted scenery of the
Delaware, the Hudson and the Mohawk, aud here
from tins village "e have each, as itMele IN lnnia.
ture In one direction Nc have the low aud uniform
sc nety ot tie Delaware, IN another the rolling aud
uudulaiing country ol the Mohawk. occasionally IN
tcrsperscd with mounds; and IN i lind drrotlon,
looking updn extensive valley. YOU cat, gimme .ns
lkentsSts 10 the views on the hudson, from the
domes aud spiies OF tie Blue Ridge. according well
IN the distance wuhthe he CUTS OF Catskill Peths-
Kill aud other points ON thai noble flyer.
Having rapidly aud mpeIleclly skechrd The beau.
ties OF Nafenton aud the surrounding county,
will now make You acquainted with us inhabitants
Here we had the utmost kindness aud cuIlily shown
us. he evening titt We anScd, we found Court
III session, which gave us IN opportunity OF witness
ns The forensic power aud display OF HE bar IN tins
country, which has always sto Il ptr-emincnt IN the
Courts oil NuguIa The n.Ntddy wcw we've solicited
10y some ot the Trustees of + enlae SEMINARY to at
tend an examination OF lis pupils, which we dad. rms
restitution has only been operation one session,
aud numbers irom 90 10 90 scholars. II is under
the tullon OF a gent'eman from North Carolina and
hs lady, aldedh, assistant female teacher, all OF
whom aic considered amply qualified 10 carry out
What they have uhdetlaken. The musical depart
ment is filed b, Il Lady from London, who, Judging
iom the exquisite tones Of her voice, and the soil
notes played on the Piano, lu, competent 10 con.
duct tins branch file seminary.
This examination WAS hy far the most interesting
incident IN my journey. 'lhe classes, all, from the
most Juvenile 10 he eldest, acquitted themselves IN
handsome sly We Me1e particularly attracted on
entering the ruotn by Il large class, perhaps the
senior, co nposed principally OF Young ladies' lust on
The verge oil womanhood Their supple, neat aud
we'll arranged attire gave token 10 me that their
minds were well Instructed and disciplined. The
performance oil tins class, in solving some of the
must intricate piobeHs III mdlhematie and HAT with
out sug before them the Of rules or the STATE,
and afterwards niying 10 The spectators audbly the
process by which they came 10 the result, truly
astonishing. We elllhe room not knowing which
TO adule .nost in ls class The hugh tone aud stcngth
III theIr II ttIlells, or the health ho.ty af,i re- :
their psrsois-llefe had ronu | NH, oy n,,,,,o
upop ll,,s subject Ile cnlf,,,c nj ia, t,,,,l,,
n,iobt Law dn m . ~, ,c,, Soc llz' fl. l.,,i,
Of tins 3feai lfeIsi,c arc IN - L,Js C ,,s a.,
counlryWolncp md YET VIA has L,,, Tho svs,eu, ,r
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,up 10 lie sfrouo aes,e or ,l,,,t So. { IA bSrouc
La,,,el, and Dortos b,y, soI,.n1c,d IIf moi, e<
iatcs IN sr,,,l.,,a soIIe.s and LAW Mod
zeal Schg. and all n the x'rns4 al the d.upLter,
How few oI lile p,adl1aI,s -, "a, and Mcdr,ne m
our rol,;,tty ,ner..lIn ,6,,, nrol,s,,oo, And tll
ine tl.at tcy fail IN almost cy,,, othe, pursuit
,Irv ,ue,.n,
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sunno,t tbA,, .n,liyi.,,l ,,,,,n,oe urhcn IL.
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