Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-08-20

ton. or for that Of the Douglas party called to
| meet at Stanton likewise to-day. jolly set of
fellows all these disagreeing Democrats evidently
| are; though the Douglasites, being well aware
that their Convention 10 destined to embrace quite
half Of their party in the whole State very shy
Of the gbes and eers Of their late political breth
| rem who know well how we'll they know that the
purpose Of endeavoring to get up Douglas organ
ization In Virginia is simply, IL possible, thus to
give the States vote in November to Bell and
Everett. -..... ..
Out from Gordonsville on the way to Charlottes-
vile, we traverse beautiful portion Of Abe
marle-Mr Jefferson's county. II undulates gen.
thy, and embraces neither hill nor dale that is
| uncul.iyabe. AS seen from the rear seat of the
back car Of the train, its grass fields, standing
corn and tobacco patches, will compare with any
| saw anywhere in the course of my recent West
ern and Northern tour; though after progressing
| six or eight miles, too, much Of this land imme-
diafeiy adjoining the railroad is left foul The
difference in the matter of the universal habit of
North and South with reference to shade trees is
striking upon the Line of this railroad Not a
farmhouse is to be here that fails to stand in
grove Of apparently original timber-not one.
Much following for wheat has already been
done here; the first that l had seen this season
The farms Of Albemarle are large; from two to
| ten thousand bushels being the crops of wheat
its land owners generally essay each to raise
| Hence their necessity for pushing the labor of
following so soon after harvest AS far as L have
| seen this regions corn and tobacco crops, they
are better than any / have seen In Ohio, New
York, Massachusetts, Maryland. New Jersey,
pennsylvania, or Delaware this year, the corn
crop Of the county Of Culpeper, Va, being alone
equal in promise to that bordering this Virginia
Central Railroad.
As we near the Blue Ridge the soil improves ;
though all the way from Gordonsville ii has been
Of very fine quality, as the tobacco, corn and
grass Standing on it proves. We are now winding
upon the bank of the Rivanna river considerable
stream that empties into the James river perhaps
| hundred miles above Richmond 1t was for.
merly locked and damned from the James River
canal up to Charlottesville and that work lis now
Being put In boatable order by the James River
Canal Company, to secure for their canal the
benefit Of the trade Of the fine valley through
which the Rivanna courses. Though the banks
OF this river are high here they not only cult.
vable, but highly productive. Through depres-
sions in them we catch views Of the rolling
plateau, surrounded by spurs Of the Blue Ridge.
In which the University Of Virginia and Char
louisville stand; lovely basin Of some
in all respects and thrifty and profitably Guilt
waited as any other estates of their comparatively
large size on this continent. The Virginia agri.
culturists proverbial passion for fine shade trees
about his residence is conspicuously effective here
Turn as the observer will he sees capitalIy built
mansions surrounded with the various out-build-
ings OF the Virginia estate; all canoped as 1t were
with roof and curtain or dark green with lust
sufficient openings to give the whole scene an air
Of quiet and Of refined taste, and of GOODNESS
Virtual, most grateful even to behold, on such
sweltering day as the present
OFF to the left but few miles distant / Der
ceive Monticello, the home and tomb of Jefferson,
upon the very top of a spur Of the Blue Ridge
Now and then j catch glimpse through the TO-
lia9e surrounding II Of the main building or some
other building Of the premises The hill ON
which it stands is perhaps The precip itous OF
all within view. Nevertheless, from base to apex
1t is evident that its foliage has long been the oh
Jeet Of mans solicitous care. To look at the man.
sion's position from the cars, is to become aware
instantly, that it posse the advantage of one
OF the finest views in the world-of the kjnd-of
mountain, valley plain, river town, village. and
ofcultivated and uncultivated land Ere entering
Charlottesville, we follow the Rivanna rivers
windings Immediately around the base of the
honuCcuO nountdln-spur, ana thus are able to
realize that its hight is very considerable and that
access to the premises from Charlottesville direct
must be by single very steep or very winding
roadway. Here the railroad crosses the river
twice upon trtssel wo ks, principally constructed
OF iron higher than any even of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad except the Cheat river tire ssel work
described In the Sta, about fortnight since
which is quite two hundred feet On another one
OF these mountain spurs, but distant some miles
from the nearest point Of this Virginia Central
railroad, is the lovely residence Of the Hon. WIN
C. Rives. gentleman at my elbow essayed to
point out something Of his improvements visible
from the car windows but was una BILE to Der
ceive them, though much Of the hill or mountain
spur upon which they stand is evideRtly highly
cultivated Besides being a statesman Of great
erudition and reputation, he is admitted by all to
be one Of the first agricuturists In the land; Gull
tivating his large possessions with as profitable
judgment as good taste.
Theimmediate approach to Charlottesville from
the east upon the Central railroad does not strike
the traveller favorably far as the town itself is
concerned; for he is able to Of it there little
more than measurably dilapidated suburb; the
fairly built upper portion of the town being hidden
above him In dense foliage. w. d. WI.
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