Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-10-08
RiCHMUND DAILY walG.
THE YANKEES IN FAIRFAX.
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Hsviag described of the improvements made In ,hs
v'ciAiy q Fairfax c. H. aud along the Little River Tsra
pks sssd now settlement of No,hern peo-
- On Tie A'dd's Tsrnpks which loads from Dssnssvls
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i" Pssps'os wss Of tho fret Of that class whe emf
srsssd 10 ths sssaty; bat viih lev yssp pest many
more have come and thsy have purchased considerable
pseportioa q the sad Immediately sdoinag 'h Turnpike
Having fron dsassy peoplsd country. and being
In the habtof attending MARKET hsy prefer being located
on the public oad and enough tho District Of Coum
bic carry their ssspus produce the markets there
We paid delightful Wait family recently settled hero
consisdng Of and his wife two children rvm
tho Interior d tho State Of New York.
This gentleman has been engaged the practice of the
Law, and u few years ago u member Of Congress
ssked him whist could have been his induccu,eut Il,
sbandoa lucrative profession In highly improved and
prosperous community order seiilc here ON an exhaust
Cd sol aud IN neisbohood spascly inhabited that h.
must feel thc Of society. I'd ft F.. fr
His reply was Ia substance rs follows:-"whie I was
Attending Coagress. lipqueniy Wild turkeys aud other
game ssoughio tho Washington market which told
were killed In Fairfax County, Virginia Il struck mo ~
remarkable circumstance that here, within ,ailes
OF the Federal Metropolis. tho land should DO hiny in
habed To allow sach game abound and was led t
inquire into the Of the county aud
northern with whom was acquainted having set
tho county, Twas satisfied examination that the land
might be greatly mprovcd,that proximity to the cities
~ the District oi Columbia would ultimately render va
'uaoe-snd that it's delightful and healthy climate would
make desirable place OF residence. The and hu
mid atmosphere Of Western New York had impaired INV
health and that Of my family concluded to purchase
this tract Of land consisting OF 700 which offer
cd aa low price, aud here settled with determine
ton to maze living from tho soil" Tho cottage in
which this family resided is situated elevated plain
which affords extensive view Vi the surrounding country
enjoys the advantages OF and good water aud
the rosy checks of the children tho saubry OF tho
climate Some OF his heds already clover which
gives the PROMISE OF future bu, his expert
ence hero short enable him Judge of the ca
pabity OF tho soil for permanent Improvement. have
no doubt that perseverance, aud skill will suc.
cess, and already tho influx Of population has within
years doubled the value II the land in this vicinity
appears TO mo that sheep pastursge would DO the
m"s certain mode Of deriving profit from these impover
shed lands and il would the means of preparing
them Tor cultivation by clearing away tho brias aud i'm
proving tho sail What Immense hockn Of sheep might be
kept tho lands Virginia that are now Welding
nothing! And how greatly would this business contribute
TO renovate the prosperity OF the State!
The proprietor OF the farm have lust been d.setibn,
Intends believe, To place sheep that part land
which he has not attempted improve for the tract
80 large that Il will many years bring under
good cultivation.
fear that Of tho northern people who come here
are tempted by the low price OF land purchase much
larger tracts than hoy improve, and them whose
means were limited have invested their whole capital
in land aud perhaps gone in debt for IT, This will almost
deprive them Of the Of improving -o-they will
nave To struggle hard Tor yoars aud some
OF them will bocome discouraged abandon tho attempt
They should remember that the Improvement Of an inpv
crushed soil capital and several years must
elsPse before IL yield much profit In many cases il
be cleared and enclused md
erected or the old repaired. While these ndspen.
Bile Improvements are going forward there will be no sur
plus income To pay for the land and the who
80 mprudent rs to IN debt for may sell out
without deriving any advantage from his labor.
Those Of the settlers here who have capaI 10 en-
poy hands, have in cases, brought their
with them from the NORTH but this plan and
precsous Dependence for such hands paid hug
w'ges and their stay is always uncertain.
Some of them employ free coloured people a. laborers
but unhsppy tho severity OF laws towards this elias.
has driven many OF the best Of ihe aud
who conscientious against the employment Of slave
labor find IL difficult in ncghborhoods obtain
supply Of hands for the successful Of their bu
sness.
The poorer class 1T white population are in some
places, employed operatives and il their preudes could
be removed and their habits improved they ght general
l be employed advantage rejoice believing
that in this respect favorable change place. In
stead Of the idle aud Improbable lives many Of them have
led. while INDUCING false pride TINT useful
labor, how much better will IL DO for them seek employ
ment with those who have capital reward and skill IL
direct them BY this they may secure comfort ,c
their families, and educ children and eyent,-
ally. they enough from their wages purchase
land and improve for themselves. How many men who
arc now independent have commenced hired sborcrs
and after establishing reputation honesty and indus
have with their accumulated earnings SET up for them
selves aud became prosperous and menu
kar. nl Ths.I
the Southern Sates against white persons being
as hired laborers has sprung from the
kind o labor being performed almost exclusively by slaves
IL lie tho free States. There is thought no dis
arrangement 10 the and daughters OF the poor they
should be employed wages by their aucnt neigh
bors that they should enter manuacto and earn
subsistence for themselves.
So far from degrading them, gives n dicnifed indie
Pendencc to their characters. They know and every one
Knows mat hey arc no moro dependent upon their
poyers. than their employers upon them The obga-
ton mutual. and tho that springs from this
relation frequently IT, and always ought to he attended
with mutual respect for the interests and feelings Of each
other Why should the employer who happens To b. DOS
sessed OF wealth. affect to look down upon the
who for wages lsbourng under his direction Do
they live upon his bounty NJ they render full equiv
acn for oil they receive They useful members OF
society they perform their full share promoting the com
forts Of life, and They Just much the objects Of D
vine regard tho-o who arc possessed OF wealth
and power. How few there that justly appre-
cate the true dignity Of human being, which does
not consist IN the rnPpings Of fashion, nor in the
possession Of wealth power, nor even in the
attainment OF learning OF intellectual eminence but i,
depends on those moral qualities by which the soul be-
comes assimisted 10 the nature II tho Deity.
When the great Apostle Of the Genhles addressed him
sef TO tho learned hthonans he quoted passage from
oao Of their own Poets declaring that we are the off
spring Of God. aud surely it III becomes disparsee
our noble lineage, by treating with contuney or assisting
TO degrade any portion the human family When We
reflect upon the Immortality Of the soul aud high
cities iof moral progress with which is endowed all con.
"defabons Of moro temporal nature sink into nsgn-
eanee end all are compelled regard rational beings rs
the noblssi Of tho works Of tIod
"hs' though they be- poor 10 tho possession O,
worldly goods what Trough tho lights ii Science may no,
have dswned upon their mind II their morsl nature Ina,
been improved by the deveopemeni and exercise of IN.
benevolent aheconsf they have attained ,bs, u,,v