Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-04-10
NUMBER LOO.
For tic E"7utD.S
THE YANKEES IN FAIRFAX


grand scheme hss BEEN recently Sc; rn loot ~.
7 Ky .Ir M me resu.caon and abolition zrg - ng
so,n ~ "lo oa'e The Example of Fairfax is fPf'G'.
Ws,a. ~ oaow VIVA: can be done. Years ago. pGt@au
.n',r.': se nac IN article n which The eu-ILy:G.& :
erptse "i the Northern ret,ers in the pin -
rastaH were highly extu,ed aud the recent :, nrlre
A a'n''! 'orF.h"do~ed. Chambers. iu ne E.f-.
"' AneT.ca, mrt with young officer in :h, cas-
whoto!d MIN ot the way the worn our ,snd in ~
old county were made to blossom md. ,. -,
cultivation anu the ex:ensiv. use of su.rc r. ,,o
model farmers. All 'hrse ihiuys look r,,.,,y So
well, but, like many other statements about -. 80
saYan'ageS OF n'ro''hS 1907 they happen be up-
trle |: is hard TO spoil euch beautiful rsh,i. -,
pecally when lrs builders almost believe ,hal u - =
graud, substantial edice OF iInperei.bl. MAJ.
rials.
II is known to many. that several years since ;sie
was much talk OF Northern men parcha.:u- proptr
~ IN Virginia, and going 10 do wonders On il. he
broom hedge and old toid pnes were 10 d:sapprst
before ths scientific farming of the cora r e"i
Tree Iaooe "as TO rennvne what slave l.bcr hsi -
vastaied: FRINGE George was talked 81. LaHcs
were looked al IN thai county and peraaps g,-
chnsed. S"ne small tracts were also set,led 10 Dr-
wid Tie, l oelieve. However, the South side pec,%
did not receive them kindly, aud no ,x;ersi,e Ic-
chases were made 10 that section
At the same time, there w.rs i.-ee tr.ct, IN Far
fax grown up in old fields old estates, the prqprs-
tors OF which were unwilling 20 cell for q loIs rot
until when they became willing to seithey ysere co.,
adhered almost vaiueless. Thsse were 10 marie. =.
low AHty were OOuRnt up, ana f;f1lgstwNS
all the Northern papers ra0g with praises Of ,h- 49,
tility Of these laDds. Emigration took psco i
body Of old field pines, 60 thick lha. G rabbi could
hardly pass through, was magnificent Tor 81.
Pines hardly large enough 10 make Grem.
bars, were hesvy timber. And 10 .ao-.
time, ell the poor land iu the county was
bought up. The fret purchasers crt of The rm,-.
made fences OF poles b;rui ;,s reet into charcoal,
aud erected little eight.by ten sheds in Hnc' taoy
managed 10 live year or two. Tie accovr's ii
the country were sill! very fl.tteinS Lsie;' VI c
published IN Tbs karai New Yorker ann other Nori'-
cru Journals describing everything IN V,rginla n
style not much uIko the fancy ,x-tc'i draw by
Mr. Ruttin, in hl- excellent treatise OH ca c.c, oU-
manu-es-the tall wnving grsss. tbrosm.s' w.
tue majestic forests, lpney old fields j the lntuIl
Gnors vivid, the ihunde. louder, the rnius heavier.
the iruit more delicious. and The lande cheaper
Such Inducements being offered others cai,e CO.
and the first purchasers sJld OUT 10 them nc.
vanUs. Very lit;!s Improvement ,nade 1t. !'.e
lands. The ssme system @! pulling ~ss SIC i ss'
carried on eaca seiteInea, OF Northern mes r. ing
out in turn to others Same few have improved %.
lano bu', general ihing, very lttle OF any !,
fertilizer is used. n!s pairh Grsr III bunsr II
cultivated. but the major part ct their lard. arc
rurned out into old fields. The writer is a'Ggein;v.
with one Ren'lepan, near whom a best ci NiTE,lr
men are sc;tled who epsnde moi improving 49,
land than any twenty Yankee. within i.- 80 -
ruund-ycs, than all the Yankee. rorrd lcr w"ic!i
he buys guauo by tns rOn aud pus it NM
freely One Or TWO bags is a.! suy OF them wil Gu.
chase.
In The upper part OF the county there Were. - orc
fime, great many. Now they ara dnGGi.iiirg.
FniraI lands really Improving. tui in niue ,st=
out uf ten thu improvements are ny N.rgniaus.
AZ TO intelligence, those people lac IieI ,"r &c
the great mass, even Of tho uie':ura'e,, III our ) -
They display n nc-, cc'paUe ign0fai.ce ihr p,sn.
cipes Of our government; aud, "hI. hey oos>r
their Northern free scliuUs, i!ry will nu; $40 t.r
children 10 school. A gentleman "hu bad r-ihD ..
ed school in village in tho county, c..r a.'.
who had express-d wlsn Iha; 4 eI.n! MS %. e.
him, and informed him Of ,hp fact. Ahou.l b..
had several boys growing up in Ignorance, h. c"u,
not spare his bOy.. they had Ih-ir ct0res Ia IL U.
A host ii similar thcrs could be ad1uc-G bTt 300.
above will trsrr ~ show The character Ui li".r -! o
have already 1eS.ored one county our gp.d un'
Commonwealth. /: IS 10 b. hoped, it lee lad A!
J-ffrrson, of Washington, OF Henry AID .. I",'r,
Of Newton and NJ Rudu Is To b, rc.u.rirh:r, H.:
such quacks ~ III not In-d.ilr with the ia i-uf.
One o!ii-F pn!nt, the Eject on slavrI iN.
s..iIla GOssied yrnf re", witt g.. .iC
New York Ershlig PO.I, riHSe property In - 20 e..
secure among ih-.n. And T. ;!uugh soins n.'u', .
lie underground may be at work III thar s.c'ua. -.
saves Is safe in Fairfax AZ in any eCio -
y in fact than u leu !.'ui. e" l-r" .!c -.
pace =. nd has Ell rtus' brrrei az I9I.s us.
The tsc' l., thy dtr" npt ttm.er "ii. -!aI..-
.- 100 closely wH'chtd.
Or- Other it,; =, illustrate tho .n2s.ios edo ON
nf thr Yanksc. On Ne L-e.bp~g i"!"psv, -, "rts,.
il b.r.d. inscri:,.t III r;.tic. r'us 'J'.iz ~
FOR STALK" No DOUBT soTe Iankee rr",.i.sr W..
xive ;Gis rs All Illustration 81 the wan; ct t,rC
Scnuos in Virginia bur the proprietor aud Pea.r..
OLD vlre,yIA
DEMCCRA1IC MEETING IN pOWDATAE-
A, very large s.a enthusiastic r,s.tag CT 10
Democracy Of PowhafHn held A. tins C"uft 't".S" 81
tho Sin day of April, 1857, Col. Henry l.. iirpit
called ihe rne=tirg order and, ou hs 'ncr"', x,
John g. Hary!s was csllsd 20 the Cnair arG CEt..lS
q Forses appointed sccrets'y.
Col Hopkins explained the object OF the uias';"~.
and offered the following prcambe ana resuiutiuus,
which wers Unanimously adopreG;
Whereas, q vacancy exists III the ni,ce Of = :.
aey General o! .he Stale upon rhGm the who" e%,-
CURVE power Of tho Commonwealth in ceJ.s.a "tr
tiugency may d-voly-i ana, whereas npn.. .ogs .aI.
ddates have BEEN snuoiucc3, sn, e.Ui,iLg e.,,.-
vsss already commenced, calculated 10 produce L'S
sion and dis.onsi0n in our ranks. "hcb, IN the opf
Of this meeting porieud evils OF fearful 'naS,'-
ude, only TO be arrested bv speedy cons.n!o" 81:
lhe delegated Democracy OF tbs State; oe &, itSrL'
fore,
Resolved, That ibis mseiing recommend to tho
Democracy of Virginia 20 bold CoaveaflrU ~
S!sun,on, On the !4'b day OF Mev next 70 uVmi9aja
a candidate 10 ill the vacsncy af,r.eaid.
2. Resolved. Ths. the Chairman Of this mee'nr
appoint thirty delegates 10 represent the Democracy
ot Powhs,an in the said Convention whether u be
held In Stacltop or elsewhere.
= Resolved, Thai if any other Democrats OF ihis
,ouny beside. those eppo;n,ed delegates y The char
man, eau attend, they hereby requested 10 - So
and 10 iba, end, they are appointed delegates br ni.
nsaing, including specially the Chairmso and ss,e.
.ary.
be published in e.! the Democratic papers C: iicn-
mond.
10 obsdisnce IN the second resolution. :he CHai-
appointed tho following delegates, vis:-Coi Henry /
Hopkins. VIM Pope Dsbney, Wm Oh. Jr. D. Ab'.e'
Crump, Hilary Harris, John Spssrs. Ed BnG::, 4.
Jos MofauI, Capt Cosby. Or Powhs'an Ds'c",
w b Murray, G w Milburue. Thomas B-"wn,J |!
S,ratton, P D Porter, w Moasly, john LAy, Gas
Depo, w y Taylor, q II jackson, Spencer, Eeu
4 Goode. J K Gates, .: ) A Hobson. Dan! Hscssr,
Thomas A Spears, Mills c ssiden, DI john u WHEY
.a4 Jacob Michaux.
C.R. FoRsEH, Secy.