Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-06-03
Correspondence of our Travelling Partner.
Orange County. North Car lina, .
Nav D5tb 1874

MAY Doth, 1850.
| have the inclination to WRITE but distrusnl Of
my ability to do justice, in taking public nutee of the
many interesting objects, which presented 10 the
jonrner however long may be his stay in Ibis delightful
portion Of the "Old North State"
The county Of Orange is famed for its intelligence,
learning and worth Hillsboro. the county seat Is
town Of Two thousand five hundred inhabitants, hand
somely situated with wide and spacious streets lined
with beautiful clustering trees. The inhabitants have
displayed fine taste in the arrangement Their dwellings
many Of which ofhe cottage order and generally
surrounded with g-oyes Of forest and ornamental rees.
located at that places we'll disciplined aud prosperous
ins'itu ions of learning of which is the caldwell
Institute" the preparatory school for the University
The University is alsn in this county Mt Chapel I'LL,
eleven miles distant from IIsboro and is in nonrisinr
condition. Oiange has its "reminiscences of The revon
lionary Struggle we'll as the adjoining county of Gull
ford Al period Of that war, The head quarters Of
CORVALLIS were at Hi lsblro.
said lh' Oange contained Intelligence learning and
worth; and it can be furthermore said, that many of
these, WIN have figured in The State and National Coun
ellis, reside within her blders II is the home of Man
gum, now in The L. S. Senate aed of Ex-Governor
Grahamonc Senator in Congress, and als Of Judges
Rufin and Nash If the supreme Cour Of the State
capital but the arrangement Of my business did ad-
nit Of visit though very much desired to do so.
North Caroioa like many Of her sister S ates is alive
to the great work ofhe development of her resources by
the means of Rail Roads. \ fresh impetus i. now being
given this means Of improvement, by the generous eff
forts, which her sons making The charter Of
the company that recently granted joint stock
principles oI the construction of The great central line
from Raleigh w,st. The valuable ores. embedded in
her western mountains, win never mild heirIaal worth
until means of transportation are given Whea this is
DONE they will yield their invaluable riches ID stimn
late the dormant energies Of thrifty and sterling p,pua-
ton the real cation of the ineslmable rewards Of
well directed enterprise.
Nor the agricultural interests of the whole country
10 be penetrated by this means of improvement entitled
10 considerations Of less magnitude Than those of the min
era | learn that nearly the amount of money. neces-
sary to the work. has been Subscribed and that
the completion and success of the road looked 10
settled matter.
It's reasonable to suppose, that the Caolinans
naed by the zeal that nanifess itself in our State
as well in many of the other Staes enter the list
competitors and to claim share of the tonnage and travel
from the Mississippi Valley east. Such | learn is the
fact tom many Of those who contributing towards the
first step in The great scheme for This State.
We have heard 1t frequently said, that anxiety fur the
completion Of the Virginia and Tennessee road existed
where no direct or pecunary interest suggested it, and
particularly north and east of Lynchburg The can
be said in relation 10 the people in this direction. Whilst
might be well that praise -four section of country,
for lis enterprise and improvement, should be commnn-
Gated through disinerested source yet it proper to
state, thai those who calmly looking on the move
mcnts Of our people declare that the fine natural oca
ton, and the part borne by The town of Lynehburg in
urging frward great work, the guarantees
of success