Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-11-09
IMMIGRATION TO CENTRAL VIRGINIA

We have recently remarked in some of the
New y ork papers, that plan is afoat which has
for It's object the more thorough colonization of
Central Virginia. The plan is good ono, and
the arguments presented in its favor Just. Thou
sands upon thousands throw themselves irrecove-
rably beyond the Alleghanies, into the west, and
there suffer from the attacks of disease, the loss
OF means and disappointed hopes, 10 such an eX-
tent that 1t there were any thing like possibility
anorded them OF returning to their old homes,
they would embrace it with avidity and gratitude
Health, the first of earth's blessings, is always
more or less affected by emigration TO the alluval
soils OF the Mississippi Valley.
These facts are well known 10 many, and thew
constitute no inconsiderabe bar to western emf
grafton. In times of dull trade in the large ci-
Ties, the eyes OF the traders and mechanics are
naturally turned towards the country; the rich
frequently investing considerable sums in estates
al no great distance from home, whilst the poorer
nave gone TO seek lands in the new and cheap
lands OF the unrecaimed wilderness, to the dam
ger OF health and life itself But as we said at
first, SO tnany have suffered by the chance of life
In an eastern city for a western cabin that emf
grafton has got itself a bad name, and the indus
trious classes have thereby been induced 10 lin
ger, and press tie means of subsistence so hard
That want Is getting to be not much less rife in
American than European cities.
Hence we glad TO perceive that in some few
quarters at least the interesting fact is acknow-
iedged mat there is a large and most desirable
portion OF the United States which offers to emf
grants all the advantages of country life, with +.
out the undoubted drawbacks which attend emf
glation TO the valley of the Mississippi The
o'a'e OF Virginia alone could easily absorb some
hunofeds OF thousands Of emgrants both east
ana west OF The mountains. West of the AIle-
ghanIes there are bordering upon twenty Thousand
square miles Of rich and well watered territory
capable OF afiording homes to a million of ibry'
Ing people. East of the mounta,ns---we sneak
now OF the Blue Ridge-the counties nj Fa;ff,x
rauqu'er, faPpahannock, Culpeper, Orange, &C.,
oneI idnus INFERIOR to none in the world in bealtbi
ness, ana excellence of water, whilst their soil
can ny Juuicious management and moderate labor
be made equally productive with the hos, anv
where. " '"0 oee' any
The vast improvement which little moro ,b,n
Two years has suiliced to make i'm the for,,ori
desplsed Fairfax county, plainly shows what nay
De done with the less abused soils of the o,hn :
counties OF The tier at the foot of the Blue RIDGE
here, instead OF losing health, the residents If
Giles might lind II in higher perfection than thew
ever Knew it, and by industry, place themselves
lar beyond the vieisstudes Of commerce. THE
ianGs Ut which we speak are cheaper every wav
than IN the west. Wood in the greatest abun-
lance and best quality can be had for almost no.
ming, and nothing is wanted but good roads
S"oIcn always follow population) to open most
oesliaOle country to excellent markets
Inc testimony OF Washington to the numerous
and great advantages of central yiroini. - no,
wanting, as ii is well known he uniformly recon.
fnended II as the most desirable country he knew
OF Tor emigrants.-Georget o,cn .advocaie.