Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-08-11
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Matters in Virginia-Trip to the sn,

matters In Slrginla-TrIp to the Sprin..
Correspondence Of the alexandria Gos'a
STANTON, August S.-If you have -,
for such facts as are herein recorded
may publish them in your paper. H.,
were collected in flying trip TO the Snrina
CROPS. From Gordonsville 10 tho ~
Pasture River, have not seen single ~, H
able crop of Corn at all while much !
larger portion | have seen. is 50 entire,S
failure, that it will scarcely pay the tronin
of gathering. Indeed, | saw one feld i.
which the stock Of cattle had been tu,,..
All the fields were withered and dry, ~
are the crops of Tobacco better than -
Corn. | have learned from several farm ~
that the Wheat crops appeared to have wall
ed we'll, until they were found out, whom
was ascertained that they measured but I'M.
over one-half the estimate.
PoLITlcs--I heard one gentleman say D..
! he would bet one hundred dollars that Rrs,t
| inridgp would not be elected, and apo,I',
| hundred that Bell or Douglas would h. J.
next President of the United States Ibss,.
q very distinguished Democrat say, tina, Il.
Democratic party did not have sense epoust
| to manage their own affairs. and he BELIEF
he would return to his first love, and 81,
port Bell and Everett" have heard ssr.
raj old and intelligent men say. that if ,p,,
men as Riyes, Bolts, Summers, aud obs,,
like them, would take the stump for BsI
and Everett, it would rouse an enthusiast
in the State almost equal To the 1910 can.
paign, and carry Virginia for the Wings /,
large majority. The old men should a..
preciate the present crisis, and the YOUNG,
men are sure to do SO.
DEcEprIoNs--lf you arc told you vii
reach certain place by given time. add
one hour for every five miles YOU hare d
travel, and you will ascertain about the COZ,
rect time. If anybody tells you the fare !,
the Hot Springs is not good, just attritu..
the declaration to self interest, and belie,.
it is as good as the best OF the 'mountsia
homes" and you will be adom right II
any one says that the Virginia House" in
this place, is not the best ''in town." and
that Jordan & Peyton, the proprietOrs. are
not the most civil and polite men in III.
land, you will find, if you will try it, thai.
both of the statements are false. Their o.
posite is true.
THE CoNcLrsIoN.-Now, | bad though,
when | commenced, or rather before began
to write, that could give long and inter.
esting, and, may be, profitable letter; bur
human hopes, how vain. | have seen and
heard SO much, and such different things,-I
have met with 80 many people, have
talked with such a variety Of persons, On
every variety of suhjects,-l have travelled
so far, slept so little, aud Am SO fast asleep
now, that can't see the lines over which
am writing. All these things put together
prevent me from telling you about the grea;
rains to-day-how the clouds looked on the
mountain-how loud it Numbered, ard how
it scared the horscs--how water. by some
curious squirting process, Nature alone seems
to know, runs up hill in these mountains,
&c, &c. | must simply add. in conclusion,
that heard man say yesterday, neyer
saw the man before, and never expect to See
him again but he was a mighty g0od-lOOk.
ing, smart man, that "the Wings Of Alex.
andria were the noblest set Of men i'll the
world" This same man said, that Bell was
the best, most admirable, liberal and able
man in the land-and that Alexandraus
could out brag any people in the world about
their town. HANOVER.