Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-11-30
Correspondence Of hc " /. Cmnicr s. Enquirer.

Correspondence n thew !. Courier g. Enquirer.
IyNcHluRG. Va, October 10Th, lsiG.
have Just passed through district Of country I'm
surpassed in lis kind, and nov jot down few hints re
latine 10 II and 10 this thriving of L,nchburg
Tie Jamos River Valley has high fame for It's fcrtil
lty and beauty. have always h.kod upon ii with adj
uiratlnn. On leaving Richmond hy the CANAL the on,
agreeable mode oi travelling westward at present. vet,
quickly lose sight of the city with It's stately capitl
nni have As Your constant companion the river which
Gvos 10 the town lis Importance and which both beau
tlis y enrches the whole country Early in the Spring
had followed the James River from lis mouth where
It Is LOST IN the Chesapeake far up towards the mountains
had then seen the fields Just beginning show To-
Aelis oi an abundant harvest. and refreshed and
gad'encd by the vcrna breath that swept over ih,m-
idcr sky like this. what tnshn, of lie is EVER,
where felt at that srasonand rcvelled in the poy Of ma
turc awaking 10 a b'autcous rs,irfrction. But now
the melancholy days. the saddcs Of the year are al
hand. II is Autumn, yet the beauty of summer lin
gers still; rich lcn light is shed over the fields a
deep cporing thai belongs only To the brightest DAYS Of
Autumn.
\ canal one is not apt to think of as p,etjcal oh
Jcci but the banks Of this, which are also the riv
or banks. are ra attrciiyethc eye not slted with
the woods and fields. with the prospect of water and
hills. which are here b, re YOU.
Near Richmond You remark the rapids in the river
which extend f1r miles above the town you observe
the banks oi the canal piles of Just quarricd and
"on Ia be transported 10 the city for the purpose ii hull
ding an elegant church. Above the well wooded banks,
gcnemans residence occasionally is 10 bc seen. with
lis pleasant lawn aud many noble trees but it
katie how few houses in Virginia ot the better class are
erected near the principal thorDughiarts. The prefer
,nrc here Is IN favor OF retired homes approached by
public roads and this is not SIMPLY matter Of taste
Tor the constitution OF srlely established render,
1T IN manner necessary that men should live apart
life on the plantation implies distance and isolation 1t
was, therefore. all the more agreeable when from
gentle eniiCncc an ample mansion CLEANED
the ieis and We were reminded Of The prtscnc Of man
amld those beautiful works ol God. One must be per
mitted however, wish for Communities Of men living
together in pleasant propuquily, for schools thr,nged will
Young men and maidcns oil all classes in sricty, but
these as you have them at the North. do consist with
the social relations now existing in this land
There Is a winning DWELLINGS, in the aspect of that
vary which IN other scenery assumed To my mind
Admiration is not cNtored by bold outlines by grand
mountain heights, by mpcllous rivers or lrenu cliffs
but YOU mus, sympathze with the mild beauties If u
s'cne where every softer charm aorns the landscape
Richly cultivated fields. unusually Jroductivc lie b,
nath your eye for whole day journey: these are d
udcd very comn1ny only by rows or hedges. 'rhc
slightly rolling surface is dotted here aud there with
many turn under banks not vel robbed Of their summer
beauty. and more distant from you range OF hills in
height form harmanaug with the that Is nearest 10
cnyen ii by their cheerful covering of oak
and maple, and chestnut. and elm. Not far from Rich
IN nd We passed the plantation Of celebrated auricul
turIS'j perhaps the most celebrated and fit, miles fur
ther We saw the estate of Gen. Cooke. Fvanna enl
ht IN agricultural pursuits, bui more widely known a.
JEALOUS and influential promoter OF the temperance move
mrnt. Cen e. has done much t'r Virginia by his advo-
cacy 1t icmPranre-he il about empl,vino l,clur
10 O. through The several Counties of Il Stale On,
hundred miles from the capital yuu come u,sm \ more
hukcn country and the eye If enc accusto, In u,,,,
famous region oNes delighted over the bold blum, tina,
IT'S, nPihm the ufer side. and the SUBMITS of the BIr
hlge. 10" beginning To appear in the distance l., hi
quarter Is very s,mhous district. The chilly vinJ
i5'n ihen unams are not felt. and v,n have ~, I'm,
,,'t aud Narahlen1SS of empeIatut experienced i,
Ii rhmoed. which l,.hoVctcr one Of the m, ii bri,f,J
sizes IA NE mi'd Nlo"s. lecr~ etyc prevailed *
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