Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-02-14
To tbs Editors Of The Enquirer.

1' CnAaLnrrE Cou~=r. FRI Cru. 1854
Nessrs Editors; In lh3 county and may eE IN al
ho Sonih Side counties east OF The buc tne' 'ht" uft
.rrc ,rnc,s of land which have been rcdtGen 10 Io VI
utter exhaustion by nIudirous uhaee. ~ ao n"n;,a
if q . 5as shT54pSGhait J
Isrs and capno, be considered as forming pa'l
n inc productive wealth Of tho State IL Is p2seoy tue
that auano may ennhe the owners OF such anus ~ ous
iSn nf h,n AZ least 10 Of oleraole iertyI put
% va comnstc the large cleared surface with our iimied
anIouo, Of labor Is evident that we cannot nope ~
an in,eest from this dead capital uhes 20. ,' -, ~
| some plan which stall De Cou'pa'A'''~' ~
ulaou and labor ,,,o, % ,,o,oao INV thInp
new but simply 10 call again ine uuG'a b prs
wha, has been before recommended 10 men, olt
introduction Of sheep. II Ia well known, % we ,.se n
an indls Inmate feeder He 'hrves on t po" h &C ,b
Exhausted .oile that utterly rejected U! lle io' ~ vac
Omr naive sheep unimproved BY crosses or better
hIacds a1e sustained for tho most par 10 Aeuo
oraw and mem 3 neat grass and we rarely sven n mum
80 ,oyond tho necesstIra Of plansaiona lhefe arc
many csta.rs in which the number might DC more man ire
nld wIunt TOO severely taxing The Tesda1s0 "' u Po"
Add. which they permitted TO Craze. -.
,para that 1he attention of few gentlemen In the
rssrn nst OF Virginia has been directed toTooi growing
M distinct industrial pursuit. oat my oolcc..S "
n oaneIs In our part The State the OF ass
W henn hn,h az new OF profit an az means
exhaused linda Ills unnecessary 10 detail e
n,ocess bv which The tobacco region, lnsteato
h annea2soce of we'll cultivated country unimpalfeo
bears everywhere eScep, In lis auV ool'om e
evidences Of mpoverlshm1n mat we ond
lace, Nor. man Ave times the popuationthat VIC now
have will be denied by no man who Inc eouh
ties lying The south Side OF 'amea tNet. INN
hive now under eye an estate cohtaioy nea'y IVY
,ea nf csnred land which IL cultivated by bout two eth
hands and this Ia far from being an solad Of
The unemployed unproductive cupi!a ms Know ha'
raj roads may be constructed andowe1er I'm.
nroyrd NAV to our syeem Of culture the pro-
dnc,s Of The States south OF us will continue draw from
a noou Of our slave population VIC as no reason 10
hlnk ,hn bia drain will with the consrcon OF sl-
ruads for +, Is equally ocve 10 counties posesng all inc
facilities of transportation, and IN thoss hal removed
nj nnnter If hcn Is no imnerata 10 our part
ho Stats and we cannot we'll retain The ntra Increase
If our pouualion we reason, ,hnko expect that
our poor lands will advance sane mnesa oI
" Ic or no labor | suy without hesitation u we can 90
l. tho # we will greatly increase our number sheep ana
10 the Legislature wHl ehacth "os 'a"' "''.'' " ''
IT, thn, Ihe burdens Of have been pased may
&c we not ask mat our law-maRei'' WITHOUT le1hce W we
n, nrs NJ those who contribute nothing 10 itreasuy OF
rho mon wealth. will do everything in he!tQWer II In
r. e,.o tho ability OF sx payers 10 pay the Sadeb ond
may add 10 proven, mem rom oSc n v @ agcp
ns TUE /, more profitable and shetS arc sss exang
H. Mr Randoi Of New York. in serie. able Hs TO or
,e Aston Of South Carolina, mas uss" opo .ttJu Wv,
he IMPROVEMENT ind pouce Of wealth. and IT. ae shows
nd aisIn. sheep profitable In New OK ~herpnas arc
ny high and The winters long and severe how Gu m1re
ST. 80 rnuy il he made with who have zelda ynge aud
comparatively mild climate which saves rs The esssy OF
IA feeding our nocks during the winter mohhs} In safely
e annna n every planter sustain In The s,aen that
no expenditure whatever ia necessary 10 susiayhe sheep
ha; we now haze H. however, 1t should beco Jour poll.
III 10 cHIaTgo our WnS i'
anil ~ norton of orr arable lands the ckation Of
nd rye which affords good winter grazing andEerwads
he Yields crop nearly as valuable as any othef.
i'Y To state briefly the most prominent advantage more
general introduction OF sheep: they will gradualfauss an
ev smeIIoation In condition OF our exhausted A and as
aIl experience shows replace Inc poor win tFch and
S srceuent prasses They will enable us TO hrdAnr
raj lands which yield nothing new sourd revenue
mt in the sale WOOL which cheap lands has richly
de repaid Tue t'''.A Gus. , ~ ~, COR aa,s,as 90 g.,
to an expensive food leave uu, of the question fact that
Ing rail road faci,us would enabs many of ga ready
sale for mutton In tide.w water cles. ThOugsbecye.
that the E,a.c general raising OF sheep my btublnet
m with The best agriculture. By those having nond good
land address myself moro particularly 10 the hubs who
I'm have within their boundaries exhausted hslds tcC 10 be
100, cultivated, but rich enough 10 be taxed
With slavo pnpulatou nearly stationary, aRrth no
WY reason TO think that II will be otherwise as long re are
the cation and sugar ands be cleared 10 The Souero
no prospect that lands will be reduced regular
cultivation for generations Gomez and have ned out
The only plan by which they be made yield stercst
on their nominal value If The Legislature will end our
benefit protective law similar 10 ono now In foB New
70, Yos II Is my belief that new Interest will Heated,
which, without Diminishing the value oil any exit inter.
est, will enlarge the basis of taxation, and add lilly &c
-, the wealth of the State
In spapcr article have no space to entp.o do
tails aud my object has been amply 10 lead thds OF
planters end farmers TO the enquiry whether hersy not
be something valuable in the suggestions which smads
10.
go. VIRGINIA SMALL NOTES.-Ws hsvs;,hs action
the to announce tho fact that there Is not single En the
onI Distric, Of Columbia now Issuing small noles are
10 however some Eve or six shlnpastaf shops ocdn w.
ha nahinpton d q IN full