Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1854-06-01
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mn RICHEST Man ISIvIRcINIA.
Gentlemen: have shougha ios sometime,
would write Tor your paper sonHfshieg n relation
s ~ in he Union. psfhars ii. The
words unless ihe serls Of kuSsia Soe considered
4 few days ago 10 know wAossis vas so wealthy
ID Virginia. inaaceSme 70 wfits this now.
samuel Haisslon, Of Pis,syfs7alA IS the gentle
man. When ! vas IN his sssssoas ,,.1 year q Two
slaves 10 his own light, having hes little while
hefoEe taken census. he has Slss prospective
fight 10 about 1000 slaves mora .whSch art easned
i5x married her bnIy child. He:nov has HE nan.
egenena qE Them which makes The number q his
slave Teach near 5000. They incIsase Al the rate
Of 100 every year; he has % purchase large
plantation evsrs year 10 selslc tksIA on. A hFee
number 81 his plantations are ia Henry ards Pat
Tirk counties. Nirginia He has sarge estasss in
Norlh Carclina His ian3ed }pfrpefty 10 Slakes
alone, is assess s 5000 ose 4 + wealth isit
ferentlY essimated Al from ~ ZOO 70 s. a91-
COO and should think il was neafrr The lausF--
/ Youahink be has hard lot, Elu assure ron Mr.
4 Haifston manages all his maserS as easy as iaos
/ persons wpuldla1 estate Of SiOO lie has over
/ seers who are compelled 20 give him written
statement of what has been maize and speut en- zach
niau,alion andhis negroes a,e all clothed aud led Il
4 iro;a his dwn manu- faciuFe and raising his own
tobacco crop which is immensely large, ~ 50
i much clear gain every year beside bis increase in
/ ntrtoes which ii fortune ofilselk
Ana row f0f his residence. have travelled
ovef fifteen Slatss Of this Union, aad have nAver
seer ANYTHING 6Enparabls tn his ward and gaEien,
excen, ofEliem ia the mississippi delta,iand
nons Of them ehual TO il. Mrs. Hasgsson has psen
4 btaus:fving ittof years and COED old minNter,
II pFeaehing near the place. sna describing Eara-
"a sad isi was as hsauiifpsas Mt HAirstoE s;n
\ 81. AZ 4 f,iead who had Visited Washingion,ciiy
III lie iirsItfne rvmafked tkas ihs public grounds
4 wefk nearly al handsome as SaIiRel Haifstua's."
4 II lis plain nnassumins gentleman: and has
/ never made any noise ia she world, though he
ceuII Vie withhe nc ), he McLDonoughsand
Asljr's and tits strange that wtsEa their waallh
i cbextensipe With The Utica. hh is not kn,own
i IOCf miles from home T-hsFeva he Is now the
vehih;eslu an Id HE Union, Is WIN B. AstSr il
" 5rsh about 5io0o O0o aud the estates oteity
peopie aFe vaktiv oetrfaed, sehee.Mr. Haieson
canshow the rFqperty that VII sfiAg The cash al
anv'mamans.
II Mr. iIaiesiun was r1sed wAe few miles DC
where he now hives in HeugIi rnna,y lie, has
several hrplherk who IRE pge3ty Well TO DO III ihe
world. One VI them, Marshall Halrston, oi slgh.
~, owns more tHan 700 negroes kbert llairsson,
X who row Hives in Mississippi Rear 1000 .and
X Hatden IIaiIsirp who has slse asaved 10 alasis-
sinhi, abput COP slaves Giaarss Hairsto4. Of
Hsbry. has eiYeh most eaI His: property. II his
ehiElren, Iessryihg only ahea. 80 slaves fos his
own use. This, believe, il; dprrect stateIhent
oftAe crcumk,i4ces 1T the Hairssna family,
Pig1kssnd y aiss.
Ataxtssss CHI pNGkoapf-sr. Manassas Gan
Railroad Eoars have pat unsrf cS<ni art the Aine
II ! =, /. -. Z. - 4 -.
OF tseir rdad lfhn-fAeit qeEef II l1aes Poir3 IN
AeksnsTa a,nesyte, ais,aes & y rf;les
noini IN lSe maih siem ng ~ ii ,ossas Gan Ran.
. rf.1ad ~ mit4J dom Alexandra sand extenis ID
pnrEevilie eIsIancs az 81 nf,ess which Is salv !
IN miles from ltlrpsr's Ferry The Alexandria
C7a,ile ssgs tlIi4 fink WHEN completed will sput
thatftown ID cdahes 'ion with Wheeling. aud son-
n cglt Va lls WAnchsStef @ag Fa,omac raad,
whi{h is 50 miles in 'ngth araasio {; The disISnee
from AlexandrFa 10 Wieelestei by RAILROAD 95S
miieS,
9s, y , i, snmosale1. ~a" sfsa,;
81 NV IT, 81 - ai. 4 .,j,,el .t.'ha
efuN - ~ ~ 90, : e., pa,hs ~
u. !,
n iAsI II lbsbs M III beaaog III licensed Ind
d t}ea e6afv paf,I ~ Ills brfal 4s Mile rs hlIed
i6g IL imfiay ksfagrlidg IL ne asoaics Of dtalh.
TT Lis size !-ERdira Afrerfisdr:
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81 III go bsIe { M ai AZ his bnt
Il ia mahiteSf ldetermlnatflH mat 80 one saal
sabMit y aslar5 ana 1harihf VofpoFa'lon = W
even anticipate lR hnahflas oGSgaHors9
~ f'gedsgie6shtfg ffsfagas}
III rHy-Cnre GT IIydronbalsa discovered 81 M
fsSar French lphvsieiaps. bq'l'asse no spfans.
f. o fresh chloF lie OF lime 5ia f9saef ~ \ Z gIth
half PIN 81 WhFf, ana WIN suns warn Keep 'ue
Woana conSEanl1Y tbashed, ana eqaenFy renewed (
isWasn ,sboq.f .oe appnsd = soon as p1ssieir
aseH'As laals3l45 Tot o. . q olse:
tea,, The sodaern MefbadiEt Conference has
5etefpine1to TRAN Ter the mi SsihHaGy headquarters
ottlhk chnrdh ftom Louisville. sKy, 10 Nashville,
fHnF, Pie lanef Asing Ill piacS which The Book
o9lgslR . ile a + 9ufe0 mas sfee1. Nealei'.
f 5E~il il Statdd That The BaarI ef public works
vi Meet III L j inoFe on ossiag the 9Th Of tune
e elfet Pressdfnt and Hadgl ot Directors e