Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-05

10 very few years the lands to be superior to those
OF any In the South. Even now land there is extremely
,s sG Snss from $50 to $50 per acre The psop. o.
section OF country many believing II to be much broken
and barren, as hardly susceptible Of any cultivation But
.ns 'hey are vastly deceived is perhaps the most
favored part Of the Old Dominion and when the Tonnes.
see Railroad shall DO completed then win Southwestern
Virginia "bloom and blossom like tho rose" Twenty
years ago, had Virginia encouraged liberal system Of
terna improvements abe would now, doubtless havs been
the most popuous State in the Coufederacy. Had rail-
nteen years ago. extended from Richmond TO Knox.
tennessee this section Of the State would havo
contained population Quadruple the amount at ths
imo numbers Thousands of her most talented who
len her to toll Tor living In other Of whom
nave since become pride and ornament to tho land Of
tneir adopuon-would have remained aud the State Inc
stead OF decreasing both In wealth aud population
y census as has been the Of late years. would have
improved and increased in corresponding ratio. No
state In the Union boast Of many different kinds Of
minerals as our own. Beneath her soil be found
go'd copper. iron, lead coal salt. gypsum, &C., &C.
LOOK thsn also, al her mineral and medicinal waters the
resort oil fashionable thousands every year IT. therefore,
VIC would wish see Virginia take that stand which she
deserves to occupy, build aud tho erection Of
railroads across her mountains in order that her
may be fully developed Once let the Of the iron
horse DC heard smnd the gogcs of the Aeghanies aud
then will the hidden Of centuries be found
rich and wild prousion into her lap have taken pains
collect tho moot interesting statistics Of the counties
through which have passed. aud give below those Of
Wythe aud Smythe combined which may be Of
est ut least to such take interest in agricultural
AFFAIRS The number Of improved acres Of farm
lands amount to l45,7S6 those Of land not
improved but large amount Of which is very suscept-
HE OF Improvement to upwards of e6l 900 The
cash value Of these forms under cultivation IS 100000
or about an average of S25 the Tho of
live stock including horses cows oxen sheep and swine
"a about eighty thousand, valued at S60nO00. In
the new untes there upsards Of 1000 mich
from whose milk 100000 pounds Of butter IA annually
made Wheat, corn, oats, barley. buck-hea rye, clio
vrrscc aud blue grass raised in great abundance
proving almost to certainty that this must In time DO
c'me a. great an agricultural az il is mineral region
Abingdon, is or 20 miles from the Salt Works Is OF
the most 'urishng little towns in South Western Viz
snia AVID 90 tains "A population of from 1000 1901
souls Situated on an eminence it afforis due view OF
the adjoining country covered with d. urshiny
rops, while further back behold the mountains
extending entirely around tue town the distance only
,few miles Unlike wythevle, il has only two Hotels
10Th OF which capit,y kept TIE Washington IIo-
EEL kept by Mr. j. q. Cummings at which place STAYED
while IN Abingdon is equal any of first class Viz
gaia Houses, both as regards fare aud accommodation
while the charges extremely moderate The proprie
tor, Mr. e., sa m,st polite and attentive gentleman
his guests, aud wish him much in his
eavors to sustain his admirable hotel There are also
published here two Newspapers one Of each political par
~. had the pleasure Of making the acquaintance OF
Mr. Brunett, the editor of the .mocra aud found him
to be very intelligent aud obligng gentlemen Abing
contains some very beautiful private residences the
prominent OF which, would mention Of Col Pres
ton and Gov. Floyd.
few words now as to politics. During the last ten
years the Wing party have made rapi strides in Little
counties which constitute the present Congressional DIS
trict Now we number nearly $780, and the cleo
ton for member of Congress will have candidate
who will il all prob, bilty deea, the present
member should he persist in running again. The Demo-
Gratis getting extremely tired ofMcMu en and large
portion OF the party prefer aespecabe Wing rather than
he should be eectetagin To give you idea OF the
Wing strength in tins District would mention the fact
mat in Washington county last year NJ. Beckan the
Wing cinddate!eae Col Baker Dunn the other delegate
'lect, and very popular Democrat $50 votes There
only one Wing candidate out-had We brought out
another. he would have been elected easily. Ia the
Senatorial Districo Lee, Scott aud RUSSELL (the last
county giving in 1886 but IL Wing yotes) COL McEhen
ney Wing, defeated his Locoioco opponent by msjorty
of $780, notwithstanding the fact that the District gave Gen
Pierce 500 votes than it did Gen. Scott Let tn.
Wings of South Western Virginia then select Col Nee
their standard bearer, and the chances that
tn" District viii be redeemed from the Democratic msruc
Of 20 years. Dur strength is increasing every day while
hat OF adversiries is being parazed by internal
chickering's among those who wish be the leaders The
Wings OF the East may therefore expect to hear good
news from Little Tennessee mex spring, and il they will
only do their DUTY all will be we'll West Of the mountains
JE S.