Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-09-08
To the Editors Of III. ENQUIRE,
CESTREvILLE, FAIRFAX Cors,, =,
September 3 js,s

CESIRE'lLtE, FAIRFAx Cor. Il
Gentlemea:-Your rank Response 70 49, -"
e 1n rs Subtraction to il lar as have esru
| In order to correct some err,,. III
which have been received in certain u.s.. inprs.
leave to submit for Publication g. uatters,
regard TO the state ofsociely in Fs;rr. ''a,sme II
ern men, with few EXCEPTIONS. wsrs 80 ine& ~
fortune, and emlgra.d TO the Old norni.U mo1.I
der an organized sytem, but sinplv a non lr
upon his own responsibility and for ' 81. earh Is
dual benefit. Theyknew the ins,i,n,; Esn II:
country, ana nad lneNo liked them. i, il rao. "
10 ihfer 'ney ~oula ~ nave chosen for thai
and for the homo other cbdren 'heir
such institutions exist And from 49,, pace "
ton, venture the asrtion wthont f U"n oose
diction, that they enttsin as much 'n'r OF CO..
institutions and laws othe State IA an, ,oyaily
in her borders. Theyame here M, ~. people
luton either pre.sntior remotely IN ,t enec' Fs
institutions OF the coury, but To bn;Id IS ensr:
of their own finances the cul,iyst;nn le .Mes
and other honorable Fsn;fs; aud thew wsra e
corilai!y fece'.e.' an4a'e been mo,r kindIv
hon0rsbly treated byte nativ. citi,.r "'".Iy
together like band o,ro,hsrs. M, a.a,s, A.!
other with IN eye OF jousy, bu. recipracsinns IS,
for each Others inttst. As we'll n. 81 DC
whi!e each party enuhs the other in feat. - "
prise and improvements through III. ar,;o, en':
fraterna feeling, hichis hoped, NAV "no c". oi
the people of the coui have prospered h.r''ih-'
most sanguine e1rectans. a great promo, .nl
the waste lands have N reduced 10 pos rI, no,
cultivation win g""cui!dings and feuc-. ae.
steam power has been orally applied To- While
of various kinds. Fang lands have ad v.nNery
price from three dolao twenty, and from ,.a
sixty dollars per screPublic buiId,p,,s 'ea
shoot houses and churs, have been mr,,;r fn
proportion by the un,sbor sd enterprise G d ~
native and adopted citiz, and while all this lnc.es,
has been going on, lease OF business OF ever!
kind, increase OF wealtsnd lastly, increase OF POI
uafon, litigation or costs in courts OF law. bar
IA rapidly decrcased-act worthy the admlratiG|
of every patriot, philososr and statesman.
a. it would be invidi,, TO poin, out ind'vidu.
cases of merit, while inc aggregate all have dot
their duty So nobly, let suffice 10 cay mat 10 M
humble opinion, the soty of Fairfax, constitute
rs il is composed of citns trom different s's'-
in;er,niug!ri and in;eruried, and united III III
great race Of iinproveme, exhibits rare sp.c,a''
Ia the eye of tue phIan!bpist sad forms s'rIk'e'
instance Of the beneticseif-c;s OF emigration III.
country where land p'cmy am l'op.'a'''H
scarce ..
In. two classes have lcome one people-uuN'
in Interest in feeling andn sentiment, posticai a;
r.iiyious-while many lie myself, though haHi-
r,n.sraicd from Gisau State, their ch'iIren We
born beneath the ky Virginia, ant Sno"
10 ether home than 10 sunny Sou''. -
though for The sake otiistinoiion, We ore ea''
Northern ul-u, We CHAIN be Virginians. W 9 ha
come. not 10 kindle th hame OF tanatic'sh'
cheerluy 10 support thse lave ~nich PIo';eo;.,I
persons and property. lod should au inu,' W.
prove recrcant to this atrio:ic rrsoiut!oh' 10 V
share. alike, the anathems OF all parties, lrrespecI
of extraction, or any uiI-r circumstance whateS
We regard the act OF hiding slaves NJ property
b.. ryht-bo;h lawfully aud morally aud thoa
f-w uf ia mr.. SHAREHOLDERS, II IS from the inct OF
fnanc.. being too lov 10 justify our Indulgence .
Ia ,ury ~ thu, kind We therefore take no more r
:nuic.i plan of airing them o! our trtoW:ctR'
which wr can GO q; rates ranging from u 10 ~ PEI
of th-;r value Thus are supplied with labor
,,;i ,h nrinciphl which ia The other care woUiG n,
ir i,,y.,d in slavess al our ci'posal for purpos-
IN the SOIL which ls.t-r investment o
a much larger per ceutage. by this system We az
The risk incurred in the investment; Tor slaves
ike ia. mort of other personal prop-rty-!isoie TO
charged 10 The account OF "prott and loss q, any
,nsut. And he who has but little. should .!sk little
nd again, the high price Of slaves OF late yeart,
almost entirely suspended mel. sac, III 'u'' ''e'a
TOR agricultural service within the county
The cotton aid sugar planter. OF the South. lr
the nature of their business are enabled To oticr pr
with which the raisers Of grain, grass aud STOCK c
n,, comps,e. But should any gentleman rather do
the assertion that the Northern farmers OF Fair
would embrace An opportunity OF buying servant
. paying price IN order 10 undeoeive himself lei
bring into the county choice lot OF iarm hahds'
pI.r them Al the prices such property sold al trn
five wears ago. and will guarantee that l
not only buy SONS of them myself, but that b" VII
lot, unless il br an unaccouutable large one, shall
purchased by Northern men.
have been thus particular ia setting tue North
men of Fairfax in their true Light before the Sou
srn public. is am aware OF the existence OF an
,asonul character who regardless of truth, hes,a
not ,c misrs present ina. cal.mniGte Whole coill
nrv, in order IL crafty hl- revenge upon single
iiyidua Will, from behind the screen OF q nom
,lumc. h. hurts his sIanderous missiles az pans
% mind lrrilaed by circumstances, too diminutlve
h.ir character, aud too private in their nature,
Justify their being hesrd OF beyond The ire'slde cir'
Respectfully, yours, .
Fairfax County News and Alexandra Virginia 5
incl peass copy.