Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-10-20

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for the public eye) the following extracts
from letter received. we need not say.
from gentleman, who describes, with as
fine polish what he saw, as he evidently
observed with intelligence and discrimina-
ton.
You were so ill-advised as to hint that
YOU wished to hear about my trarels,-
asempcr auditor ianium y Every thing
corcurrcd to make the Journey pleasant
fine weather, agreeable scenery. new in
siitutions, and, lastly. an almost total free
dom from care, after all,thc most important
element Of enjoyment. Perhaps, if any
thing was wanting, it was the company of
ajudicious friend. The route pursued
Though almost casually selected, and yet
with some reAection) was right happily a
dapted to display the most various and at
tractive objects. ofevery class; its interest
being impaired, however. by the haste
with which was obliged to speed from
place to place. l was absent just six
weeks, FIVE Of which were spent north Of
Baltimore My route lay from Baltimore
to Harrisburg, thence to Philadelphia and
New York, thence by the Erie Railroad to
Elmira, (about $50 miles in 10 hours) by
Seneca Lake to Geneva, by the Albany
and Buffalo Railroad to Buffalo and Nj
agra, blythe line of Royal Mail Steamers
by way of Toronto and Kingston, to Mon.
treal ID Quebec; back to Montreal, by
way Of Lake Champlain to Boston, by the
Western Railroad to Albany. West Point
and New York, and thence directly home.
| spent day in Harrisburg, nearly week
in Philadelphia, Boston and New York
Tor rather BROOKLYN respectively, and
smaller portions in the other places which
visited.
The most interesting portions of my
Journey and the most structive,embraced
Canada and New England. To be sure,
what | saw and heard affords no just
ground ofany opinion whatever. 1t was
only a reconnaissance which, | hope. l
shall be able to FIJI up more deliberately
and leisurely hereafter. Yet the novelties
which lie upon the surface, and necessari-
y arrest the attention even of the most
transient passer by, were more numerous
and paipable in these quarters than else
where, and go made them particularly en-
tcrtaining.- 1t is a little remarkable that !
came back to Virginia, better satisfied with
her condition and prospects than when |
left home. / am convinced that Abe
marie farmers have little to learn from
the Agriculture even Of Pennsylvania
and New York. and nothing from that of
n. England. saw no region, whilst | was
away, superior in picturesque beauty, ma
tural productlvenes., culrivaiion,to this,
or to many parts ofthe Valley; but stood
aghast at the difference in the price of
lands. Our S25 lands-l speak of Abe
marle-correspond to the S75 orS 100 lands
of Pennsylvania and New York. | marvel
thet immigration should be so slow from
those regions. ! heard much said about
it in Western New York, in Pennsylvania
and IN Massachusetts, and was chcercd to
find, that whilst Slavery was an obstacle, it
was by no meaus So insurmouniabe as one
might suppose am incEaed to think a
great business might be done in the way
ofland-broking, by sharp, active man.
who would so through these States and
exhibit the advantages Of Piedmont and
Western Virginia. Even Eastern Vir-
9inia, barring It's sickness, would hold
out inducemcnts,to which the people there
The price oflands considcrcd) are strangers.
Sir" said an intelligent man from
Western Massachusetts to me, Il have TO
work hard six months to get the means of
subsistence for the other six, and, at the
years end, I'm where | was at the begin
ming, and I'm tired oft" tits hard, is it
not. That men must be goadcd in that way,in
order 10 get ont Of them the maximum of
productivcness, and that, before Virginia
can become what New England is, she
must have as irowning sky,as memorable
climate, and as sterile soil. Alas for
poor human nature!
But the arts ! the arts-licrally "the
arts of war and pcacc!' How gloriously
they flourish in that stern calm Of ice and
granite. Education, commerce, and man
uiactures-and all the appliances Of each
| feara survey Of New England and Of
New York will take the starch out Of the
most vehement OF our se'i-commenders' so
lar as all these matters are concerned
but 1 have no doubt OF our future pro-
gross For Ten years we have been N
training Inc new political garments we
are about to don are well adapted to the
contest. New clements of growth have
been imbibcd. Idle closet speculation
liiu1' yieiu 10 many ac''oh' ne VINO can
n''AG "cah oia,e StrohSS-a fooro,le r'ch
~ hereafter % pe :, ihoro esteemed '''an nc
VINO can sheer al an 'na' IS resPectpole N
ponies OF VINO can PeIP'eN ana daSh
la'urest conns9iS' or ~ho can ciVl a, d
qa,r ,"iSt oon,l, ana southwest sac! -
| uoh fnean-like 10 run 'i''