The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-24
FAIgFAx COURT HORSE Va Jnne 10 IA

| FArHfAx COURT HOUSE, Va. June 10, ISi9
Take Leare sf Harrcnton Springs and the Virginia
| L'gislafurs-- Warrsnton General Obserratt ions
| beauties of an Old Virginia Turnpike Ext<n-
sire God Regton-Ihe Fields and the Crops
| Fautd1 Court House-Brsaking Groutd IN a
| RaitrMd-Od Ttginny Uak,ng up.
We feelit our bounden duty to take leave of the
Wanen'on Springs and the Virginia General As
senbly, this morning The business of the Legis-
a,urc goes on with all the monotony that might be
expected from the monotonous discussions of points
and technicallties OF law. The members necessa-
ry monopolize the accommodations, excepting
few rooms for occasional passengers There are
no pastlmes, as yet-no enloyments, except the
newspapers, the ten pin alley, and fishing line
because there are no women people among the
guests and a watering place without women, Is
Ike Paradise without the angels-the shells with
ont The oysters-or like table well supplied ith
plates and dishes, but no PROVISIONS And there,
ut that hotel you have TO stich-for the village is
seven Mules ofi-and II you don't reach It before
nine IN The evening, you will ud all the inhabitants
gone to bed, and the oose dogs possession of the
street. Your Virginia village consists of two lines
OF little houses, with the high road passing between
them, which, tor The extent OF the village is called
the street. and then II becomes the hgb-road npa,n
There being no stag. coach at the Springs,
coming down to-day, we hired private convey
ance to The village, and thence another another
point ON The Toad, and so on 10 Washington. The
village OF Warienton has the appearance Of being
as 'od as the hills" many Of the houses are little
wooden irani"s, Ut one story with their gables to
me 1'reet painted yellow. and occupied by hard
Make The shoes, saddles, and clothing OF the sur
rounding farmers There are also numerous law
office, for place Of fifteen hundred people, the
practice Of the law being profitable profession IN
Virginia. And whyl Because a large proportion
OF the people are uneducatrd, and when they get
into NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the most trug-they
sppeaI TO The courts, and 'he lawyers pocket the
proceeds of their folly. And a great difficulty TO
the establishment OF common schools is the soarse-
ness OF the whIc population. The large farnrrs
educate their children at the colleges for profess
Sons, or get them mo the army the navy; and
II too olt.B hsppcDs that the few poor people scat
tered III The nelghboIhood are unable to SUPPORT a
school themselves. We hope, however, that the
next GENIUS viii show an Improvement upon the
last, Ia The matter OF common schools.
:, rlsm Warenton, rome thrty Mules down to
failfax Court House, we have u turnpjke road
known TO be such from the frequent tol-pates. and
The heavy tax exacted at them of the passenger
that has horse. The road is mp hill and down.
all the way: and the Matchmaking consists of
bali brick to the bignees VI comm IN sized trunk.
ihiown loosely upon the road to the d-pih of a 1
loot The wagons, In wet weather, however cut |
,hiouen u and tear !, up, casting ~ the rocks Ia
ridges, In which condition they remain during the
summer. by hard driving of u good horse accns- |
toned 10 the work, though The day was exceed |
inlly hot. we accomplished these thirty miles over
ihis mass OF rocks, IN seven hours and half No |
traveller ehouiJ be required TO 20 over this road
without being paid literally for the torture to which
ne OF his horse, Or his carriage, all OF them are
doomed Ia sufisr. From the abundance Of white |
quaiiz along the road, we should suppose That |
here must be good deal Of goli through this sec
tion Of Virginia, the geology upon the surface
beirg apparently the same tnut Of Hess aid |
Sic,k TOMS rich mine, some sixty mixes south.
The farms have the appearance of bad soil, |