Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-08-08
Irrnr, thr Charleston S'G,dnrdi
TIE GROWTH AND PROSPERITY OF THE
OLD DOMINION.

Somc If tine Vir.imin papers are i'll high ;cc with
regard 10 The greatly Increased nn"nn; II "n' raised
this wear. In 1850 "ni, sin hundred 40: h'iy,rght
rhnuuuL hn,hrl> ul wheat were produced in the six
COMMITTEES nf Amherst, Appu.natt"X B"diOrd Camp
hell Franklin and Roanoke: while the yivld upon thu
sam, orrr thi, Sn>u observes the tr"rSbUr. Drmu.
crat will be- little ii amy, under one million Of hn>li-
I In iS,u tEr counties OF Floyd, Giles and Mont
,,nI,cry rroluc.i only little over one hundred and
S,ry three ,huusaid bushels and the inhabitants OF
;bui section were under III" necessity "t procuring
thr n,r;,l. from aIrnd-.hi> year. however III" n!ut
prulucoI, nf the three counties VIII be upwards at
thr,r hundred thousand bushels, hnl The people will
L,., ,ri, T., ,,uG f.. market This looks well. |; is
L;.,hly satisfactory TIiucs~ these cvnir"Is NJ re-
u,.wc,! prosperity IN "ur sister state. Fu" icw
wear, ric u!turc had hr'H h' very 10" thD ~ '"'
DiI Dominion Owing /" ni"iIri"ns cu.:i'ati"n, Il
lar"c portion # he soil had. a. was supposed.
hr,n worn or: Tobacco WAS raisc'l year micr year
in the same fields. and rn III "iE"r- untl! N" hur-
mcnt of :i. land hccnmr apparently rNhaii-feG;-
Farmers nIid little attention l" hura!Iig iiirf !ari ny
r,,o.ion oi cruI,>: instead Ui growing Cs "ii SEA
.nn ,nrn ,L, next iohuCc" the year aii"r, followed
hy vbru, ard then hay inr two "r three ycarS they
followed tie old plan q" ra!siiG tobacco tobn"c" TO-
bucco and corn, ror'i nilii thir hcS ran """h'
and would not pr 'Ucc "'ic-thiEd crops hU Il ne"
l;yh, bos iawncd up,I them, and for the ast few
Years. lEcy has been buSily engaged III rriurnlln%
iLc soil bv artificial means lhcy hdihat by Il iihc-
raj r,,. r, manure guann, bone Dust mari. &c. they
can nroducc better crops than they ever did before
They that tlIr !Ihu liS''at ol hclllS "olH
ont uIy needs proper IL enable il 10 produce MI
iIlnrc ;han sufficient iu inubIy crn
u.nsnl. them nr the trouble and expense bestowed
innu l.; Notwithstanding the ravagcs ui th::
drought and w0rm:. wcrvi smut &C.. more cram
win ,rnLn!,v br .n!mcrcd in Virginia. this year, than
WI. ever before produced III that state III one s-;-"n
Hu !; i, not only ihc a.rculiuris!> n Virginia wlI"
bayr been aroused from lrihnrgy the entire l"puln-
tion seem - have been nbUrd with spIlIt at enter
rr;.r. il.v nrr AWAKE "a the progress ui the agc.-
l. -1rfrrl fllI upNy
inc rbnr heavy crops, abundance nt stock &r., arc
of little avail without the means Of speedily convey
iur them 10 market, they are opening rnr"nds III all
directions. They are actively preparing The means "i
trnnsprtiu. the products al !lc utrrir 10 the sci-
bnnrd. and by 81 do;ng are buildiug nr themselves
uustion of independence that they wUud ncvcrothcr-
wi.. attain. As II consequence. their commerce Is
rapidly extending. They m" opening the path I" d:-
rect importation and rNp"rtaion-llistcnd "t beng
dcpculcnt un Il third party, the North, for fabrics
roIu uhroHd and for market for their rommod
i;;r,--,Irv are in fair way hi throwing oil this yoke
uf Icprid.nrc. BY doing they will place them
selves il: drcc: communications with III" Enr"nran
markets and manufactures. ard thus save the CON-
r>siu;s and profits now derived from them hy New
York Boston and Phadcl Ina warehouses
In this Grand movement, Virginia il not aianc-ail
il southern States are with her, and South Carolina
cswcully !. vicng with her for the lead in the great
work. Fortunately for the hitter State slc hhs rather
the advantage Of the Old Dominion ia central lucu-
toll Charleston, being the nearest scnb"Grd city
to the vast WRIST, the spurkinS waters "i The oli1
and the hroud Mi>sjssippi-aud brin= hI">-rd wthai
with fine ha:hur ni hca!ih superior /" iia; q! any
oihcrcity in lie world nnly eleven deaths last week
-Churltsinn is destined t. become the great ccntrnl
emporium through which will flow In: products ana
rp,rs, Ia aud tIu, between the great West anj III"
chi,f CITIES ut EuroI, BIZ; in tbs Il" n" l.; IL Tor
moment BE- s.,l..,I IL Ir:rHc. iv!a from the
M riis "f did Virginia ipviuiiy hail her Efforts 10
rr- tate herself among tn" first ui her Southern ss-
tcrs for ibcray aud enterprise, and sincerely hope
she will not relapse into her by--onc inactivity. On