Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-03-28

few years ago Il couple OF shrew j
enterpriSlng Yankees, with "a cash cap
tai oil about $4,000, went to Virginia
aud bought several hundred acres ol
land, that had been apparently exhaust
ed by the culture OF tobacco. hey
paid but three or four dollars an acre.
The rest of their capitai was expend
ed IN maturing Ike land with lime SOW
ing II with cloyerseed, and stocking IL
with cattle. The enterprise proved emf
ucntiy successful, an a few seasons SD
lar restored the fertility Of the soil, that
the land was rcsold at S25 an acre. la
an address delivered last TALL By Senator
ltiveS before the Agricultural society OF
virginia, that gentleman stated that Il
number Of farmers, iIutins IL small
colony, from Duchess county in New
York, had purchased farms in Failfux
Co, Virginia, and settled on them,
doubtless ins,igated thereto by the sue
cess oil the experiment above mentioned
we lind tie following from the Troy
wing, the example has been still far
Their followed. The Wing says:
I'VE learn from the EtnuGclpator that
\. Lawrence Foster, NJ. G.. and AIR
Alontanya, late NJ. e. from this State, as
well rs Mr Townsend, Of Buffalo, ser
geant at arms. and other gentlemen
from the North, have also purchased
lands IN Virginia in the Vicinity OF the
District of Columbia. with the intention
oil resId ng there. these land, are pur
chased Tor about 81 per acre, being ex-
hausied by bad culture, but susceptible
OF beng speedilyrcnd@red productive by
Tue application Of calcareous manures
he use OF mari al she'll lime for four
or five years will bring these worn out
lands up TO Their former standard of
producilveness, after which the outlay
Tor manure will be comparatively lighI.
Any quantity Of similar land can now
D. brought in Virginia in tracts fro u
loo 10 1900 acres-wiih good dwell
In2s, and other necessary buildings, at
from 81 10 $40 per acre: and situated
near naVIgabie rivers, and the MAJ kets
OF Alexandria, Georgetown, and Wash
'n8ton. Wood for lencing and firing is
also abundant-the climate exec lent.
and nothing wanting but good free
Schoo and an Intelligent yconanry TO
render il one Of the most delightful re
glons Of the United States. E.nigra
tion from the North would soon pro.
ducc those latter requisites, also leaving
no. hing o be de sired, but the abolition
o: slavery; which evil moreover would
b, meas Of mort ern emigra ion grad
ull be done away.
Far :he climate Of Virginia is suffi.
cienllr temperate TO admit Of the labor
OF white men in the open air even in
the warneSt season. And those labor
erS VIII" emgrate to Virginia from New
lork and New Eng and, being princi-
Pally OF thai class who own d share Of
the land they cultivate. ii will necessa.
rlIy follow that by their superior inteili
gence and Industry they will soon driy @
The slave labor cut of the field In which
case the owners OF slaves will either
emIgrate with them TO the virgin soils
oil The Southwestern else give them their
iller;y on condition Of their leaving the
State.
In this way, every few years would
show a very rapid dimunitinn of The
slave population Of Eastern Virginia.
Md five sIxths of the population Of
Western Virginia being already free
men, 1t IS natural % suppose that The
day is not far distant, when slavery
will be totally abolished within the Dor.
ders Of the odd dominion Such con.
summation ia of course most devoutIy to
be desired: for let slavery once be abol
Ished in Virginia, and you have an en-.
iering wed sc by which its abolition can
be effected in nearly all, if not all the
Southern States.