Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-10-27

THE YANKEES IN FAIRFAX.

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And ws weeds without iI"-cswrss. sssf o. ~ &
shall now bring h>ps Dc salsosy esssys close BY
aerinG what has srssdy been The effect Of Nosshssa
- ta'asrs,ion end suggesting vlsws TO tho sss'
deems Of promoting Il. Ia other psr Of the State From
psas shas sAis sw yssn 80. about hundred and
evenly families from ths oh. hays settled In Fairfax
Ctuny. Thee fsmiss have svvrsss Of sbout s1 pe
esch and besidss thess there about 100 young
who hAvs families and Who isboring for land
psoprisoss have land Of thei own generally the
fornsf The quantity ofland purchased By ,hem amount,
sssst $4,000 and hss then chou, lso 600
sass Land hes improved 10 value from Is to 100 per
- cent sverige probably SO per The price now ran
gvs irom 20 $40 acre. depending upoo the quality
leeily and Improvements. Mos, Of the lands .sred By
uese Noftsn people lie eontguous Turnpike roads
s.ding TO the District Of columbis viz. The Ll. River
snd Middle Turnpike roads leading Alexandria and the
- Csossstowa Turnpike. Two Ut thsse neisbborheod. I
have vssd and described their DC
well a. tho eject their xsmplo has had upon others,
@ pleasing to observe that spirit Of Improvement ha.
iled upon other minds In their vicinity and new life end
scvy has been Infused into the community around then
The question naturally will this inning alton CON-
hnue and h likely to extend other parts Of the State,
think msy DO answe,ed that continue in the coup
n-s contiguous TO tho District Of Columbia will proba
by extend slowly 10 other portions Of the State where
land cheap Tins process Of renovation might be great.
B accelerated and the prosperity Of the State propoiou.
by enhanced by measures OF Len ..on having far
usr object In the 6s place, the substitution free for
slave labor and secondly. the promotion Of education By
the establishment, Of common school system.
In relation the fret Of these objs cts will venture TO
say that even the change gradual as not to be
completed till the generation the effect Of il would
b. felt as soon should be given ha will
eventually take place.
The following letter written by an intelligent Pennsyl
vansu. man OF property and standing in society who
- lately visited Fairfax give. view of ,bi. ,uh,,c, h,,
~ worthy u our serious consideration. ...---
~ "NrwTos, Bucks CO.; Pc,
-, Dear Sir: a-,- "a. -- -. sar-1 =. y -
In passing through northern part of III. State of Va
was much surprised end much Of the land Of supe-
nor natural quality in comparison Of the early set
tied parts Of Pennsylvania. whilst the price OF the former
des not exceed Than tenth that Of latter and
Vsna has, for agricultural purposes much the advantage
OF climate. -.
Why is that these lands. containing oil the inorganic
constituents necessary fertility situated con-
venen TO as good markets the county Affords and to
the influx OF all the necsssaes and Injuries which you
aedePenden upon other lands do sinaet the CAPT.
- mi, the enterprise and industry OF the country1
Eingrants are constantly departing for the far west; bid.
ding hna adieu TO scenes associated cherished
rucoiectons OF youthio relations aud fends-in many
@ instances to endure an unhealthy climate; tho abotious
task OF removing the forest, and without prospect Of
remuneahng prices Tor their produce: whilst your beaut
fui and comparatively campaign country Of easy access
IRE atmosphere aud mild almost entirely
looked or if adop,ed penerallv ai,Its "a and 49,
p d,ped Il e,nno, be di,yu;ssd n; H., ,h. ;..,,, -
,t.yerv ~btcb h.. :, .o,.;a.,.hI. -. ,,.
oopooul.od ron, s,,,s ,,n,i,n.s 81 Ill, -,- :.
uepsess your mean. and Won, ,n.,,.. nail v T.. ,
wisdom decree definite plan period for smanci.
u,tioo. ..t-. l--.. .-..
might appear nvidous in accounting disinc-
nation making purchases settling in the South not,
sl.ti xyi,bs,.ndin, Tho h,;.h, ,.,,,;. ,.s.., a, .
d,av eoop.,t b.nv..n nh. .b.,..,.,. .s -, - a..
condition Of things in respective localities Let i,
uneony.o,i "a ,b, h.h,, .od e.,;n.. or 81. -.
NH. x,h.h !, r ,,. J;...I . - Is y r. ~
mad, 4. ,nn,,, ;,d.,,,d.n, of an nn..I go
with four' i.,eliy.nt gen,cms, in E;f,, 60 W g.
Ya,es en- N York whoa, ...,,s;x. oh.., q, vi.;,i,. -
was to ascertain tho condition Of ,bing ;,h ;.
az lands and r.moying IN them md ~, h.i, AZ
cisioo If favourable deo.nded the osoo,on of ,b
ooliev nv many o,b,,. il, IN. s.n. .o,,,,n;, D., =
though they were pleased with IN. quality of the soil tina
W climate and The locality they could no, rooneil. The ..
q making se,lemen, 40 long M there wa. no n,o.n.c,
,l7 Of achanRe in the policy Of the State.
l have not the lea. doubt thu, IL law v,,s .ose,d In
ysioi, proydne for the prsdu. abolition of SI,v.,v
Real Estate would command twice IN. n,...n n,;cs
daiey and within fifteen or twenty wear. the ornsr, vouu
realize from i've 10 ten times tho .oun, for which they
are now anxious, bu, unable TO .e am ,wo,e tb., cb.
yes in habit, Of thought and action m every comrnv
gradual bu, seem, to me thu, III. .l.rn, im,o
hey of containing the ssve sv,tem in vour Stat. mus, Al
~ ready be ano,ien, a, sx,,v r.ec,un ind 49,. ,i
cip.te with confidence the dawn of brrb,., d.v for old
Virginia. -.,- % .....-
-.. aa.l.3s .' .- J-D-r
think there can be no dosbt thar the change Of policy
indicated this et,er would promote the the inere., Of
Virginia in every point Of view il would draw toward,
lands Il crowd Of emigsuts from other States
who would bring with them wealth industry and enter.
Prise, that would this Of tho 6t States in
the Union We should then be enabled establish gene
,al school system that would place good English educa-
ton w1hn the reach of every child in the State high
standard Of morals would ensue and religion the only
sod ioanda"oa OF public prosperity would flourish and