Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-12-14
FIoridn Corrrsponiience Of the Enquirer

FIoridn Corrrsponicncc OF the Enquirer
TALLAHASSEE, Nov. 20, l5'''
villa. n glorious little Stale il Florida! Situated
th, Southern extremity OF our broad Gio'' De'"st'
the Atlantic and the Gulf slie possesses olT VI Wv
finest elements in the world. II 'e i tuG =, h..t hu
inin the mother %: Statesmen, !" haFh y. ~ cI; ~
! FEEL Einr;Jn I'm. .ume advantages TINT INC ru no
| minion can never have. The shiuor'! tr.t H.
| ,he cuntiuunl vr.niIy and beauty oi he, ,n,IoJr
| iuc.s.nu, warLlns uf birds OF 'i1 s"'. sc;aIi !;
''esSa'' ,,s Iii. uluv of blossoms, especiElS u
I 49," time hu given her the hli'eia.". -, Wv
land IF towers." Her lemon trees "n" no, +, il. ri
har cane patches and placid lahcS n.' mIi Virmiuin
noi VIM hv even tho mountain scenery ol o' MI, No.
va ,r..re tu indulge our imagination i't'e,
w. w., ,,ictnre Virginia the venerable OH i'o'i'
,a7,I with wears aud honor, proud OF hef jew ,, ;
i,r;nus in her old age-whIle luriua ~ s,.p,.r
~ ~ Lrit black eyes, queeny form, III h'nte'''en
g,'' ,II.s. md Us aniable AMI sweet IL Tue ui
,"mcheJ mother Eneas. with her brow cro"nei. W..
inSs oud halfway strewed with fo"eiS pu. y"
wii forbpar, rs utilitnrian'sm Is thI "n'e"" -
times. and fancy sketches are huinouS'. ,,;,r,t.
=, :; r,nnrl able that all EirginIans wh" emS'a !e
n nb.r states, always speak o their native s,nr WIZ"
nride and delight to think over I'D 'hc 'nhu' 'rI
nct;ons connected with their hVes, "Ilf , -, ,,
in, ,,,d Ola Commonwealth. Many naue |" 'lic
.!"' sIu tLey dissolved their political ai.Sahce To-
t"r md urnuired new being IN distant "'ate: ~
Vir,iniaus wherever they roa.i sun "'s ~ ad th
.n rivers the scenery the poitcnl history "nu w
i If that noble old State Stlll the rii'2'a'i"i''
PeoP1 hrJar. of her native population. /" r"lsiu'-
from her ,' okn the best settlers in tho world
III; !. rho destiny aud mission vi nnt%'ni"' ~ " -.
s,tsrs fnr the South aud West: Inc poPa,;:, VI
this State is made up OF u rs ara uot Greatly
E :n, ~ rim, populunn, are native "ih?'ahs
ms ,ha.. Two States. Why, the other dh{ WIZ
,ratIy Interested in long c"''eTsn'inn VIII q" "'o
servant of 'rhos Jefferson ;, "'' ',,.u ia I'D
seI ', Mn,,;r.lI, for number ct Year,. lie spshs
ur E o. Tarltn," ..Nas-er Mon:ue, "Mnssrr a"-
VI "a 1 other great men of the stale ~ II thcy
rora orr Twin. companions. lie Often '.''No ''"''
.'Uassrr Jefferson wa. best anu Srra'tS! li'" e'e'
livei"-he has great vsntt"? ; 10, - lnricJ
nrd .sv. In. wants 70 go where his nt'rr Is buried
and .ee bs grave Little docs tAls n!d servant ih'hH
hs, rho n.opl, of this country look upon the to!no
NJ his "NIu,-er" rs sacred Alrcr"' destined 10 De VIZ
eitel hy thousands .::, ,h; c.. J
~, 4, this civ are disappointed. They expect
+, find level country, but il is very hlly and rolling
r,int,sse, j. on n hill, surrounded by very ia'g"
r,vin. entirely encirclinS the clty-H iochtion very
.vnr.bl Tor pur,. mir, health and delightful scene
70 With the exception OF The inaEn"ilH I've o"k
md orange trees, the hppearanr" of The woods vrTr
n.s.Iy resembles thusr OF the Eastern States. !c
,,,;. tree does not grow wild, except in South Flo
;Jn down towards Key West, where, in III" ini, The
,rnuud is covered with yellow fruit, though i:.usiaI'
v bitter aud unpleasant to tile TASTE In h Neigh
I,rh,rpd iii. country is exposed 10 cod on &C.
cunt of its opearss, ani the urdse ire" Is cuitiva
=. in order to tain the fruit. Oe tr5c about twcn-
~ fee. hrh usually bears :ro.I one To Two Thousand
oranges The President Of the Senate H. '. Smell.
from Tampa furnishes the whole ot fhs place. liey
mr.. cultivated with trouble on account OF very
,u,I u.rrt that in one season, will Hlll many lhnu
md trees SO tender and delicate 10 The growth. Tn"
MAGNOLIA tree grows 10 about the heSIt Ot Your tail.
est pines, and presents bcautitc. appearance All
these trees flourish most un anu n+nr Inc ihkS al
wEci, there are suE. tweuty or thirty III the State,
beautiful and placid in appearance, and covering
many square miles OF land. ihe deer wild turkey,
wild ducks, birds aud hsn, We hsve IN uouncance-
the latter caught mostly from the Gaii.
Th. State is rather back ward In her system OF In
ternal Improve,neu and, consequently her immense
resources are undcveoped. Great quantities vi COT.
ton urc raised, and witua great difficulty getting
IN market either on the Gull az Atlantic side. Inc
,,alitcrs are generally wealthy, SOME aakiGS lDJ,
some 300 sore 800 bales of cotton, worth snout SOU
o,r bule Several rhrnad scheIncs arc Oh tot; nn"
starts mt Tallahassee and ends ~ Ihomasviie, Ga;
another from this place 10 FelnhndnS, on the Allan
tic; another from here to 81. Mark, on the Gait ano.
cher from Juc,sunvic 10 Cedar heys-tnus connect
ing The, Atlantic will: the Gulf. When they Nll be
finished is wholly uncertain. In our hu;nb! DC 'lin'on
the last is decidedly tAe most important, becasS II
reaches entirely acros, the pennsu1r aud vii! 3e the
means of conveying all the Gulf TRADE north iGsea
of doubling Cape Sable. l p~ards OF S32i,DiV'uoc
worth of produce passes Florida Reefs every year.
Ia consequence OF breakers and lran!s hnd "A'Iet7
around hc coust the insurance il greatly INCREASED,
and II REQUIRES six or seven days longer to pa, by
water than to 20 directly tt" State from Gun I"
Ocean; and tie eXf,e-e OF overland irnspurtH"a III
this case i, much iess besides, IN case o: var ID Inc
Vest Iudea, what would become OF Our Southern
c,mms.ce-oaf Gulf trulc An aIj"urncd .ei'"'.
of the Legislature met on Monday, una 1t Is h'pfd
they will do something towards heuitny siS'em oi
Internal improvements. Bythe way, there !: very
important suit M present prntirg IN the f+,'r'"'
I,our, at Wn.huytcn, between this State and G"o:'
ria, involving a,d, in extent equal to TWO States ID
the Uuou-sud If decided against Florida VIII tnke
from her most o! her northern section :" the STATE
the line coming near Tallahassee. c2nipr"n1:c Is
wished. 'ihOi-iS''