Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-05-08

State, but whose real object is the dissemi'
nation of Anti-Slavery publications. In
addition to the civil prosecutions which
beset them in their way. the good people
of Guilford minated to one of them who
appeared in Greensborough, few weeks
since, that a more summary proceeding
would, perhaps, be the consequence of his
stay after that day. In few hours he
was missing.
u Georgia, which has been styled the
empire State of the South, is directing her
energies in different pursuits to those of
her neighbour, South Carolina. The great
and beneficial results which have followed
the improvement she has made in building
railroads and in erecting factories for
the manufacture of woollen and cotton
goods, seems but to have kindled new
desire to extend the means in her power
for the development of every important
interest. In October next, there is to be
great State Agricultural Fair in Macon,
in relation to which the illedgeville Re-
corder holds the following language:
ave would then do our part towards this great
object, by urging it, in due time, upon the attention
of our readers. Let every experiment have u fair
test and let the result be carefully noted and made
known at the Great Georgia Fair. Let our people
see by actual effects, what do for our
old soil. Let every Thought which may have oc-
Cured for improvement in fencing operations
be made known. Let the various cotton seeds have
fair trial and let the people know their different
values by actual and honest experiment-let our
turpentine makers teach people this art and the
value of it to State-our sugar makers-our
moasses or syrup makers-our wine makers, if we
have any-as well as our corn and cotton makers
our hog raisers their various experiments in feed
and aitention-in short let the thousand agricutur-
al interests ofwhich Georgia boasts almost above
any other nation earth, each tell their history
that all may profit by it. and Old Georgia go on
with vet more giant stride in the fhcr great
ness"
After reading this extract, we are re-
minded of the conversational meetings
which the Farmers, who were members
of the General Assembly and Convention,
held in Richmond during the last session
of the Legislature. We We're called upon
at the time their meetings commenced to
give their efforts friendly greeting, which
we did with all our heart. And now gen
tlemen, let us have some of the benefits
which you no doubt have in possession
after this intercommunication of views
and opinions. Ii we are not mistaken, a
Society similar to this, which Georgia is
now forming, was to be the grand result of
yourlabors, the Importance Of which can be
appreciated by some counties in the State,
because of the great advantages they have
derived from their local organizations.
20 The last Abingdon Tlrginian con-
tains long article on the condition, pros
poets, &c, of that place, in which it is
stated that, according to the late census
returns, it has made rctrogade move
ment in population. There can be no
question as to the truth oft, that paper as
serts, and accounts for the unpleasant fact
as being mainly produced by the quantity
of Northern fabrics introduced for the cen
sumption of the inhabitants, which has
driven nearly the whole population inter-
csted in Mechanical pursuits to some other
employment.
70 We extract the following estimates
from a communication in the last Wythe-
vile Republican on the subject of Wool
growing;
agricultural writers estimate Of land
as sufficient to maintain head Of Sheep, summer
and winter-but calculate to three Sheep,
and wool growing is the most profitable Agriculture
al employment, if land can be had at 81 per
The average increase of Lambs is always cstiHla-
ted at eighty per cent Now for the account-n-
terest being ten per cent; price 81 per head
100 Sheep, interest of purchase, $40 90