Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-06-18

and the Of Jefferson Sir sll lingering in the dome
Of Monticello, overlooking the mansion of re member from
Aibenlere the gIent spirit of the great sereney con-
templates the epiendt landscape crowning glory is
The University Virgniu-hs last, rich legacy t,
Sir severe trial u bring into comparison with SUCH
n CO uuty the plain and humble county Of Meckenburg.
But would alleviate the anguish the member from Abe
marie observing the returns of the assessor that the
average value other lands was educedhe falls paror-
vsm of grief and the poverty misery
cn5rg like the Prophet mourning over the fall Of Babylon.
IL Suddenly fallen and destroyed Howl for her
Alas alas! for ecklouburg believe the feeling and
IMPRESSIVE exclamation The gentleman "rhe lands
Of Secklenburg fallen from 50 az in S4O sc Is in
1880 even below the vi 1920 which Sc 49,
Here then sad decline of more than s. per acre; and for
the last thirty years. gradual falling oil IN me revenue
based or these assessment While The of Aloemarle
arc augmening with the increase in the value OF her lands
those of Meckenbug decreasing undo! this mttdnchoy
sir Notwithstanding all this, and all the expenditure OF pub
lie money Abemara. should be glad TO learn the reouc
ton in The price OF transportation effected there IN lhe as.
;weny yea,s have tcen informed by OF The mos;
enIGhtcnct citizens Of the comfy that The reduction Is out
small and that the difference in The price Ut wheat al the
Shadve Mills and this CITY, through the last season. was
iust the same AS in 1920 Gy does thi fact eVnce the
beneficial influence OF works .! Improvement on the Inlet
cs: u he farmer? But, turn 10 hecsienaurg nhen
gentleman undertook - describe hef CONDITION. ici' as
s!cd Ter agriculture and capacity for prornclion ana con-
nguent intrinsic value OF her iapds had improved IN inc
at years, and undertook to compare Ter win hefss
ucderops 10 ascertain the product ut hef
sape crns in The years 1910 ana 1850 respectively found
in 1910 proinccd Tobacco 2 l3 pounds In
1850 she produced sGS 5ian increase OF more than seven
hundred thousand pounds. ,
In wea she produced II i4i bushels in ls40 and in 1850
she produced l3 0l6 bnshc!san increase OF '2 bushels
and nearly fifty per cent o-o
IN corr she poau.cd ia lSl0 472345 bushels in 1851
5J2 s6G misunderstanding an increase Of so III bushels
81 oats. she produced in l940 224l07 bushels in lsoe
ISL G95 being a decline Of 49, bushels But the year
particularly uE:avorabe for that crop.
Thus sir by indlsrunhs proof have shown that MecH
en5urg has improved in The last years, and that she has
dac.cG represented by the honorable gentleman
will proceed 10 show that in agricultural proouc
ion and tie property and wealth pf her CITIZENS, SHE vi"
hra advantageous comparison even win lie great coGn.
I: o !ilbsmarc In many oil the essenias d greatness
acknowledge her comparative nfcority: Al5enas bas
white ;;"runlion OF 1875 Mecklcnours no more than
al6 The comparative influence 0 The is truly re-
elected this iur. Great is the prepoEicraEcG oi A?-
,,are-ia weigh; Of character, Of intellect in all
witch cons;ilGss her spiritual icing Re! prrpJnd raace IL
overwhelming Whilst in rsspec. 10 the aa-
ctial mun-who can calculate the difference! Why, SIR,
feel assured shall not tall into greater error, 'idn ms
opposed III OF the estimates ct lie. Caerates
should that her Bacterial delegation fere "0oa
weigh 100 cGarts ave:apcis whilst the influence q!
McGn@aoUr. othG' wise is TIA: through tile Elinote
! I'D nicnug,d being E;D now WeafcS YOU: attention
Sill in gs.cct he wealth aud property her izen9,
over ,"ich the gentleman meurn she will Dear Al aivan&
comparison with his great county. From tables
prepared for the Cdycnn ncttner win our tables OF pop
I,aiu earn that: Ill looJ !s average tasG6!e pro-
perry 81 each c,sl2en was
/, ia :ila:nari., SJau W
| In Mceal@nhurg, 100 G!
Difference IN rayo- oc MecsI.usu-g $40 GO
;sliGa:rg suves average valc OF $500 the ave-
wcah Of The citizens in land aad nsgroes uone IN
N A,smarie, "a very hieh avcrog.D s73! ~
| In Mecslcrtr.c, sos re
Difference in favor Il ;uecklenburp, $3.50 81
RI We eyamne into tho comparative average annual pro
ducts 81 c ct2ens in the four staples we shall reach
corresponding result as will appear from the following Ia