Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-06-27

srer is equally he duty 4 TIE Sonta. Al sides cal
Nd on exercise far greater defe uf fnearanee aa
mudsraion IL 10 tran o he nex generatia,
the blessings enjoyed by tbs.
shall do all can 10 VAIN Tie etun'ry against ih'
dangers Of This intestine sttf t. cal th the South an
the Mouth hack IN of their dniies and ,bc
tras Interests. And il cannot ally tho evil, shall
least do nohng to proma,e il. | shall d. nothing Il
slaasy. he hnr,sr and saiulslr. ong those
whose cnty Is one. rhse lneFe 4 are and whsss
destiny whatever any pfthrn NAV fhuk Il a. i, IN nv
opiaiur. ene; one now. and ono heFesitrr.
Gepte1nen # the exiting qfe,ti ~ oi the prs
sn moment Respects the ssisy II rxlajng slavery.
hy law firm he 1errliofits lately acquired fnm N.Ni
CO. Ii / believed in anv snch necessity, shoull. Of
curse support such law. I'D Rui 10 Otherwise.
consistently with opiniurs very many times expressed.
and which epions have no ircinaon t. change, and
shall not charge ru | Do rot believe In any such ne
c s=ity. have studied ,he geography Il New Mexico
diligently having read all thai could f1d in nfin and
inquired II many Intelligent persons who lave been IN
thu -oap'ry, iravcrsej il. and become tsmiiaf whit
New AIrsiru nav he considered rs divided Into two
Parts one lying the ras De Of HI Rio Graadc, fTm
its mouth lie Pasodel Nsite lis is claimfd by fexss
the other extends aong tia nvef, both sides from
PSI di Nerie tn the r'y srcond ierre Of north aii
tude tn. boundary 81 Oregon. o. ibis part, also, ilst
which lies the eastern side If the nyeT, Is caimed hy
Texas The whole extent Of buh paris eau hardly ht
lrss than hunand miles, and ~ he windings the
river much The sathcrn part far less NOM
famous than the northern; il has neyerh. S. mounap
peaks ard mountain RIGGS. From San Antonio de Ben
sr, which is hundred miles north ii the Gull # MeNi
CO.. and the line Of the actual settlements in
Texss. II is five hundred and sevehiy miles Ia aso del
Notc By track road recently e,pred keeping cal
of the Rio dl Nore. aud south Of Ae Guadalupe m,nn
sins the general direct Il which roai is west by moth
This whole country Is Of very lite yaiuc The mountains
are barren, and great PATTON nt The move lnve conn
try is desert of focls std sand. monme,
prares met with. pfolnc'ng grass in more less
bunJsnce; but the decisive and fatal characteristic IL TIE
country. is the want of water. l. ravrrsHg tins egi4u
TRAVELLERS unlrequeny fad hsmsely,s u lout Va.
er far twenty OF ihty miles, and san.tmrs even -
loager distances thHk an eAfoIiog expedition.
which within the lasiyoat pas alahg Ills route found
no water for seventy miles Il NAV be truly said, tat
there is country Of SIX hundred mles loo rNten winch
m lis general character. uuH ho Described rs h7trn
d'seri. ag'ce, thsi IN considerable p5rl uf tins DE-
seri, African slave abr aHa' necessarily excluded Is
the law If climate; the climate IS mild eaau. %; td..
then. all labor ffee aee. al cultivation whatever,
Is excluded for al lime. ~ The siardtg al lh' se1.
through u His vast and AID region Ihre may he tai
ng exceptions here and there oa In Aaus II some al
the streams bfl the general charaeef viGaal d,abl
question. Il such as have pI1e.tsd il, Mail G1n,s,
vcry intelligent 2 nauan. ll.rlr member Of Con-
gress. and Governor OF 0rcgne. taroree1 part 4
this country DUNG the N war, and It's his de-
crpion ofh:
The county. finn the Ncuc 3 Ia ihc Willy II tie
Rio 6 de- is poor. sterile. sandy AID ar IN. with BIT
single tree Of any size tr - tpr whole t0utr.
The only TIE which -aH. WAS ihs musgui tee i
very fw At these The raus3ut Ia -ua i.sr. rr,4l-
bling an Old and decayed peich irce Inc Whec caut
Try may BE- truly call rsflr-t wasi uuinhahid and
There is o5t dnp oil naiaf Vatet he-
iwfen The Two ilvefs cSeep IN Tie f, sm .tfoAms 81
: an Salvador and Santa eafndus and hese only con
tin water ~ The Tany Ntlher at f4tm had fun
nng wafer hen pass thrln. The ohapatal con.
n enoes w'hin forty or fifty mh 81 the la5 Graada
1hs IS poor. rocky. and satdy covered viii puehly /
pear, th,lles and almost cyefy sticking t1n4 cousu-
nns th ek and perfectly imp nefahle uud. rgtpwh.-
worth q sous
50 far as allie 10 ior,n any opiuan of hi. de
SIT upoh the olher rputs which had been Travelled Ia
character, everywhere between the rjyers pretty
much The same. We barn thal the routes pursued by
General Tayler south of outs wa through a county sim
iat 10 hat through whlch we iNsse- also that
travelled by General Wool from San Aulouia. 10 pns
dl,. 90 The RIO Gfaudr. From what We both saw aud
head. The ~h lie command came to The copclusloa Which
have already eNpr' sscdihal IL was worth nothing.
hasn no hesitation III say us htl would hazard lie
HE OF one valuable and useful lot every iol If tnd
between San PSirico aud The valley Of The Flo GranJe
he country is not NOW and be Of the slight
est ral,n"
That most lamenled and Distinguished gentlemen and
oiei the late Cu ilsidi, ot ilitaos edifey coucnfs
VITA nl1m Gaines. Here is his accr.ut
" the Utote country miserable leateroi Large dis
f1ets hare no tcaer al all The streams ac smaI and
al great distances apat. One day we marched on the /
had iIom Alnncova 10 Paua, hirip fire miles, tcthoh
@atg-a pretty severe day : march lot infantry
efass IS very sratce. and indeed here is none at all
III many regions for miles sqnac. lls place Is supplied
win pfcky pc and hofny bss.us. lh,fo /, H1l onr
ace IN Two hundred, mro pfoahly In five hun
dfed, ol all the land We have IN Nj Nicn hc can
,sef De en'aedi Tho greater pat OF # is lie desc
ia'e nslon lcouil ever have ina ued The pure gran
lie bills of New England ar a parade So oli for ih,y
ee without the thorny brias and venenos reptile, which
ihhs me baibed harrenncsS o! Mexico Tn po,d land
snd cultivated sp1s IN MoNuJ are out dot. on The map
N'ie II moi that u takes ao very hte IL support a |
mexican. ard that the land which /, cultivated Yields
us produce miih lutte labor, would he surprising low
us SPARSE Ppolamn is susian,d. \ the towns VT
nave visited, with perhaps the Exception ii Parras are
oepP'iatlng, as Is also The Whole rouhtty.n
ne country higher up,hal sslons the Ri dd Nozzle
nom fasfo del NoEie /, Santa fe and Ia s. is different
~ 'h's respect. Through this par Of New Mexico he
rlyer Iuus between i'm nense nounttn> with s,fln, ~
oands % land along lis banks. always continuous
MI winch are cultivated with grans but only by means
VI h'sa ION Allow me, gen lemen, /, Law before YOU
"e cteollbe, The exact, the authoritative drscrip ION
gwen by Nj Smith, HE Delegate from New Mckee:
New MoNco Is an exceedingly mountainous couG.
n.y. SAME re itself hoing twice high a. the hnhesl
point 81 the A'eghaneS. aud nearly all the land capabe
VI cultivation, Is OF 'qu1l height though some Of the
valleys have lees altitude ahlve Ihe SEA- The countf,
sco'd Its general agricultural products are wheat and
cfn ana such vegetables grow ia the Nauhefn Stairs
OF ms Union. II IS entirely unsuiled ut slave lsh,r.-
i@oi is exceedingly abundant ard cheap Il NAV ho
"ieu lo' ihne ~ four dJllals per month in quantity
auise suhetnT io carrying all the agriculture oil the
IeIfi'ny 1herc is cultivation exccp. ty irritation
and there is not suiiciency Of water 10 fsae all the
land. -
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