New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-12
VIRGINIA RAMPANT. -
To The Editor of The ". Y. Tribune.

To TIE EdifoT o. Inc ~ L. IffShhe
SIR IwGnt to correct some errors Of fact into which
YOU have fallen in an editorial under the above head,
published in The DAILY TRIBUNE of the 4th inst.
You say in substance, that the County of Loudoun,
"opce highly fertile" hes been "lons since worn out
"by slave CIVILIZATIONS" that the immigration into that
ana neiChboIiDg counties from the North has given
a great share of "the encouragement to undertake
"Ialroad projects, of which Alexandra is the terIn
"nus;" and that such immigration has produced an
anti slavery meeting in Virginia, which has been for
"many yeurs unpre cedeDtec."
was born and "raised" in Virginia, in county
near Loudoun and il happens that have pretty
intimate knowledge Of the place where the meeting
mentioned was held. and of the people, history ana
condition Of that county and its neighborhood From
that knowledge am able to say that Loudoun County
is az fertile and udicOusly cultyated-despte the
existence of Say ryas this County of Orang, or Ms
neighbor, Duchess and either of the two may well
be r. ckoned among the best in the State of Newly OK
Northwest of Dranesvie lin Fairfax County, there is
a narrow stretch of fiat, unproductVe clay land but
all of the County of LoudOun possessing soil nat
uray good and nineteen twenteths of 1t Is of that
Qualty-is well cultivated, and sells readily, when
offered az from $40 TO 500 an acre. think speSk
within the truth when say that around Goose Creek
Meeting House mot Church. as The TRIBUNE he's IT.
an average farm would be considered cheap at 500
per acre. yet ii is distant from market and much OF II
too rolling for easy cultivation.
There Las been but very little immigration into Lou
doun County from the North Most of the lands pur-
chased in that vicinity by northern gentlemen he in
Fairfax and Prince William counties. Stafford has a
view few and SpOttSylvania quite good many. The
railroads Of which you speak get but little aid from
northern settlers. Their encouragement would be
willingly given, ne doubt, were their circumstances
better but it happens that with onlya few exceptions,
they are poor men, very many of them rather poor
farmers and they have an abundance OF nothing but
poor land lot exhausted by slave labor but naturally
poor and destined to remain poor until an increase OF
tQI
warrant heavy outlay for special manures. could
give the history of farm which would satisfy the most
incredulous that something beside slave labor causes
poverty in the white clay lands OF Eastern lrglna
am sure It's owIer-a near relative of mnewas forced
10 that conclusion. Those railroads have been pro
jected in order to bring the harvets of Loudoun Eau
ouier CupeppeT, MauiSon Orange and other counties
Of the Piedmont region, TO Alexandria and should
Won 20 in June or July to that lovely land, you would
never again doubt that Plenty has there one OF her
chosen seats although Slave Labor sows the seed and
gathers the harvest
An Ani.Savery meeting in Virginia is not "unpre-
cedeuted." The meeting upon which you comment
was held at Meeting house belonging TO the Society
OF Friends, who are relgiOusly opposed to slavery
Mr. Hogue and think Others named by you, belong
10 the Society and nfer-altheugh have no laior.
nation Gs to the fact-that many, II not majority OF
those who were present Friends or are connected
ia some way with them; for in that beghborhood the
Friends compose large part of the population The
occurrence related IA not therefore, very remarkable
There have been similar meetings 10 tunes no' ions
gone BY. Mr. Samuel NJ. Janney, speaker" Of the
Society, man of fine talents and great excellence of
character, made public speeches sgahs; Slavery only
few years ago. Mr.. JSnney is Nrginian by birth
and education; and know, from his own hps that he
is devoted son OF the Old Dominion; but he regards
Slavery as great evil He contributed TO IAe Rich-
ra0nd Hhg, years ago, series of ingenious and
able papers against Slavery question OF pohlcal
economy. l well reccNttt that, about twelve years
ago. in mixed company Of Friends and shareholders,
he answered my objection that il was too soon for
abolition, by declaring that "never too soon 20
DO nghtl" You will see from the foregoing, that even
o. late year, ols luton, 70 Savesy has been neither
deed that il IS less common now than formerly; and
anticiIate tie almost enre extinction in the Sate OF
an AnliSlsyeY sentiment Whether that EXTINCTION