Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-07-26
RICHMOND WHIG.

TOURING, POLITICS, BALTIMORE CONFERENCE
CROPS, M0RM0NIsA, H0LLINS INSTITUTE
ROANOKE RED, &c.
To the Editor Of the Wig:
RoASOKE RED July l6, 1860
II has always been matter of surprise to me- that Tx
benefits Of ling, home and abroad, have no
been more highly estimated by the people Of Eastern
Virginia and particularly those who live in towns. Thost
who have plenty Of money satisfied to sit dowr
and watch the growing pile, and those not fully bless
ed tail to realize what be done little There
perhaps hundreds Of young men In Richmond, who
spend every year in dsS which nobody observes
hu. themselves and their taiors the money that with
economy for few years, would enable them to see eve
~ point Of interest 10 the United States.
Having had some experience in the grounds" Of the
Springs, sometimes grand" but oitener gloomy and
peculiar" ust when SICK aud having been tho
roughly disgusted with the game of "puss wants
ner" illustrated by those who rush. drink swell and
gorge from place 10 another without the slightest
gard TO heath pleasure this dePonent determines
10 reform it altogether" as far be concerned. lie
goes his own way-stops when he pleases-hss sense
enough to 60 in when 1t rains, and having idea OF
what is comfortable stays longest where be fares best
No one who has any eye or soul for the beautiful and
grand in nature for the study of hu nauIe would
regre: quiet rambe through the mountains of Vr
ginia.
OF course, the "whig" and all Wings would like to
hear something Of the political aspects Of such regions
As have yet traversed. Here find myself IN the po-
slton Of Count Smartork when Mr.. Pickwiek told him
that the word poltics comprises in itself study of
considerable magnitude" Good, yer good-hne
words begin chapter Chapter forty-seven politics.
The word politics surprises by himself" Verify, the word
politics does surprise By himself" Never a peo-
pie so completely dumb-founded As with nearly all
other peope" they look to the leaders for the cue;
but, alas the leaders themselves at No
give.
You must know that l am and have been in Demo-
cratic regions, but do Lot suppose that have not met
many, very many, good and true TO 1.-THE Union the
Constitution and the enforcement OF the laws" Every
is copfdent-some elate They see in all reasona-
lie probability the glorious Old Dominion redeemed"
"Iegenerated" and "diSenthralled." | pu the words
separate for if the last is accomplished the others will
follow Ask any Locofoco which is the National party
often Wanted TO righten the tinil and the time
serving, and you may proceed to prepare for
breakfast; you can set the table on bis coat-tail.
What friends doing through the State! Surely
every uiau knows the difference between the ebb and
how of tides The hood leads on to fortune" Surely
there cannot be found so big fool or arrant a
knave change his politics from Wing to Democrat
40 save the Union" Bah
Next TO politics, and indeed german, may be men,
toned the position of the Baltimore Conference the
subject Of slavery IL is exercising the people in way
that promises good. In fact the people Of West
Virginia have been, If not misrepresen ed certainly
not fully understood. The organization OF this
ference every body knows anterior the heated ag
taion of the question Of slavery Everybody adm t.
the power OF association and the pride OF organization
Whether civil religious aud the Virginia MethO6ists
are entitled TO allowances for the IN which they
have tolerated the legislation ot the church. But am
glad to ay that from conversation with intelligent
bers movements foot TO set themselves right
and forever. So mote it be-
The subject Of crops is il anything, than poll
tics Hardly any two agree as 10 prospects or actual re-
sll.s. Farmers great crakers but all their crskngs
fail 10 bring rain, just with tree frogs. should say
that there is very fair average everywhere and every
way in portions Of BOtetourt aud Roanoke where
the great hail knocked everything pieces; many
fields OF good wheat have been turned out to cattle No
better "spec" could be desired than TO supply all the
glass wanting in the track Of the storm. Ii makes ones
mouth TO think OF the tomatoes, corn, melons
which you doubtless have in great abundance, but then,
again. think Of breathing air that does not poison and
sleeping uader blanket Think of that, ye sweterers,
aud weep.
In our peregrination took trouble to call at
the IOins Institute the pioneer of female education in
the west. This, know, has always been pot of the
Wig, and that both editors and proPretors
will be glad to know thst notwithstanding the studous
efforts on the part of the friends of rival institutions
create the impression that the place Is not healthy, the
school is nearly full and fourshng finely. They have
over 50 pupils aud saw that for personal pulchri
tude tasty dressing and complete ladvike department.
have never seea their equal 0a being Hved into the
lecture rooms where everything is managed on Univer
sty pan and where real and solid requirement wi Oay
shine found nothing Of the iriyOhty and assumed deli
cacy sometimes put before strangers; but the
trary devotion to the subject befo them aud geL
eral rivalry which cannot iai final examination, TO
please both professor and patrou All honor to Charley
L. Cooke too well known in Richmond 10 need any eulo
gy-proven to be Napoleon in every prZe he has
undertaken for the ntOmite6le energy with which he
has pushed to complete success against drawbacks and
obstacles before which most men would quail and des
pair As to the misrepresentation above alluded to-
nothing could be false and uukind. 1t is place,
and in region Of which might almost predicate per
feet health and always has been exccpt the Of
epidemic which was quite fatal throughout the
tains, including the University Of Virginia.
The place OF which write deserves notice. and do
not make il in the shape of puff situated beautiful
mountain slope, few miles from Salem Depot, directly
on the line the Sweet White Sulphur and all the other
Springs beyond the Aleghanies, where nature has
usual done perfect work and it only wanted taste and
money to make it one Of the most beautiful places Of the
kind These have been oil brought into proper use and
am gla6 to say that the propetors all county men,
reaping the reward of liberal en;erpze. The fare is
good as any in the mounains-the cooking aud serving
far superor-he liquors and cigars equal TO any and at
fair prices do not hesitate TO say that know OF no
place where there is little disposition to eXtort
a greater TO accommodate.
have heard much complaint about the irreguarity Of
the mails One gentleman in this county told that he
has received the Religious Herald via White uphur and
three daily Wings ct once.
Oh! forgot my case Of Mormouism in one OF the
the mountain eoves and coves here plenty
thing but blAckberres two girls one thirty The
other seven years Of age. On enquiry learned that
the old having become tired Of oll wife, deter
mined to run away with young woman. The old one
finding i: out took practical rather than poetic view
of the matter and told him he had better expense
and bring the other home he tool her advice and
far as advised they an harmonious family.
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