Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-08-25
Piedmont and the valley.
LuKAY, PAek County. VIRGINIA.
August Sth, ls46.
To The Editor. Of the whis:

| or. we found several persons swimming and diving II
the river for him. We all addressed and plunged IN
help in very unfit In the OF three quarter
of hour found him and applied ali the remedies in
power restore him to life sgansut to purpose Pro
violence had otherwise ordered. He the only stay
his aged parents One hour before he drowned, h
deridng ChristiaHity, and claimed be ready d
time; that God was too good To punish him in snohe
world for what little badness he had DONE He reprov
cd the time by old gentleman for uttcrng such
ments, who farther said him. 'you know not Robert
how you may be cut down and numbered with th'
dead-perhaps hour" He repulsed the advice,
in hour the old gentleman cent for and s@s
Rss'.. O.... drowned. This is cAss OF severe
waning wfsn invert the laws OF God to
suit themselves Let him who "hinketh he standeth take
heed lest he fall" Ii offers all solemn admontion
le with the living God. IL has made deep impress
Sion my mind, and uust will upon Others The
gentleman who found him nearly drowned him
self and restored. lie the moment he found himself
drowning every his lie up in review before
him, after the third draft OF water the effort dying
Ike falling into sleep. Bringing him life again
q n Isand times worse than drowning.
Lew - here made move dowr the Rapid Ann the
house my friend, jeremiah Morton, Esq. On the road
fell ia company with gentleman who seemed disposed
hang to us-out OF whom, though, could get
4 word. Giving horse n cut, left him only 20 get
lest. After good deal Of bo,heraton right
by pretty little rosy faced girl on whom lavshed a
thousand thanks. Crossing the river and climbing the hill
10 WIN. Bulls farm the house OF friend,
mounted high and dry beautiful mound facing the
stopped my horse inyoluntary catch a from
the hill OF valley lovely and beautiful stretching almost
far my eyes could behold. The enchanting
and enrspturing beyond thing had East
ern Virginia Just below the hill what's called the Horse
Shoe formed by the confluence Of the Robinson and the
RPpd Ann. On the banks OF these MYERS for some
two miles wide and ten twelve hnc
lltng country, which cultivated OF the 6nos
farms of the State Were all the farms and vir
gna like those OF this Valley the agricultural produce OF the
State would be than half greater per year
now produced, aud there would be propnery the
loud cishmaelatter over agriculture.
We spent some four days friend Morton's, and
rode with HIM over his farm lie Is one at the best
the best, farmers in Virginia. His farm and clean
fences up and in good orderthe land properly
ed, and every thing looks like of sense lives here
and he IS OF lie the Resolutions OF 'gS
and 99 make no mention of MOrelsRd. THE Of
his Farm and he does not therefore, take them along
like Muss1lman his Koran his guide and instructor
when he makes tour IT, the farm OF the two Mr.
Taaferro's, Moncures Bulls Thorntons and others are
likewise most capiiay managed. The energy and good
practical exhibited by Mr. Morton in the manage
ment Ct his farm has had sau,ay influence on his
neehbors and this region Of country rapidly ad
vancing from folly aziness and poverty energy indus
Try, competency and independence. IL ever you see
farm with weeds brers and bushes with rotten
and dapdated fences you may the law
mean, takes newspaper whips his wife, his chill
dren TO ideness drunk every and muster day.
abuses Henry Clay, and when the Sheriff him with
seUa JseiSs and seIes him and his goods for debts
useed perhaps while drunk doing nothing, nc charges
his inability TO make crops enough from his farm
his expenses on the Wings. How many are there
OF this kind in Virginia
This valley OF which have been speaking is partly in
ter county. MIR. c. {. Taiisiero showed me a kind OF
clover brought from South America does not produce
well until the second year. The seed aud stem are
very much like clover lie showed me also kind Of
grass from the country which heads very much like
wheat and would make doubt very good breadsus as
well hay. Both OF these articles would be very great
accession TO the produce OF the farmers OF Virginia.
know OF place this region Oi Virginia where Wooden
and Shoe factory could be established better advantage
than At Willis mil. IL Is Immediately in a wool country;
and although the vampires who administer this govern
hE he ~ ImstfN
i've suck the blood and empty the st0machs OF
millions OF counuyHen for The beneht OF the odd world
yet It's effects may not be Injurious Just here.
make clothing Tor yourselves WOOL and
brogsns and coarse shoes of your native hides and
my word Tor II Just will be the only market you
will have where you can yourselves from with
these articles. Il IS fine place for building up
thriving village These factories alone will III and
should the riVer be made navgabe for boats will offer
hne depot for shipping 10 fredericksburg hundred and
articles which markets found for. Farmers
You have got to do sometning-you making
anything, and from present appearances likely do So
You put these factories remarkably cheap
scie-hve times as cheap as they in Fredericksburg
Richmond, Petersburg, or other cities and IL will
raise the pce OF your property and employ your surplus
labor. Have meeting aud what be DONE
Times 10 get for you and all Others four
year,, and you should prepare for IT, Should the British
Tariff passed BY the democrats Of Congress continue
there will not be specie-payIng Bank in the Union in
eighteen months from this in three years one-lhrd
the farms in the State wall be sold by the SherT. will
stake my right arm this statement. So prepare foI
breakers
After spending very pleasant time at Mr. Morton's we
kindly supplied by Mr.. Willis with a buggy and
by Mr.. Morton with a morse and servant with which we
started TO Mr.. w. p. Elissons agan-here we remsined
all night and next morning. at o'clock Charles our oalef
de ehaHsbre. nouhed that all ready. We jumped
into buggy aud started Tor this place. On the road
there nothing OF importance interest and VIC is
work putting questions Charles, until we pumped
oct OF hIm ell the information he had. When we arrived
al what 70 called Bottoms Tan ard, we heard abu
s0g parcel OF husbands for staying away from their yye.
day and night spending their gambling They have
gambied away large estates, which they received from then
wives. Many Of their wives from broken hearts have
sunk into the grave and their husbands with those whose
wives arc still living, preparing their children for the
psnenuary and the gailOws / the wife Of one Of
these men when made former Madison county,
The sight Of this pure aud noble lady, after hearing all the
circumstances Of her case enough to make the hard
est heart bleed. They oil married men, and have a
secluded spot in the county where they meet eat drnk
sleep and gamble and rarely go wives and
only 10 sell negro horse something else The people
OF Madison ought the dogs these men, and horse
whip them out Of the county.
Not far from here got lost again. The roads were
shocking bod and the heat Of the sun oppressive beyond
measure. We were compelled lay by three hours at
Woiitown, on account oft The farther went the more
Troublesome the roads became Al ivo o'clock we
up the foot VI the Blue Ridge There being no b,us of
entertainment, solicited lodging aud supper al far
mefs house. We found them pleasant and hospitable
AZ soon as our names made known to each other
the lady Of the house instantly claimed a relation
and commenced stating the pedigees and the marriages
e prove IT, Before she got half through insstsd tSSi
81. 0r wanted my superb and pfOfessed 70
be happy joy bird on spring morning We got q
glorious supper and clean bed. All the sweet meats and
| the extras command. ours. Let no man re.
fuse owning relations when travelling. These relations
| respect very much.
Bright and early Charles brought up the buggy, end
took baggage bu We, ourselves, did gel ~, TOT
had 10 cross the mountain eighteen miles foot Ne
yer there such a seufie among rocks, and climbing
slonR prec pcss IL tho abominable road evs
heard Of or In my life. Col. Banks and Col McPhrr
son, why do you not Try and have this road fixed
/ You call out Texan volunteers aud do thi
A. warning 10 oil others who may wish 10 cross no,
ridge this place. Will tell Them the name IL is Gallo,
Mlam's Gap. No state people having proper prid,
ought suffer this road 10 omain ssi s No one ss
travelling on iL
Ny temper was out Of SORTS coming the hdgo bu
arriving 81 the bottom this side, forgave the ar
and forgot the fatigue gave me, for view Of tho Vale,
Of the Huwksbi. Ny eyes lighted on such a visg
before There s valley like this IN Oh the world Tn,
romance and the fiction Of The ancient poets present us n,
where valley 20 lovely, beautiful and poetic. 1fisulI
land flowing with milk and honey. II stretches alonr
surface of fifteen miles in end about tire,
miles wide. The Hswksbil through the centre o
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