The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-10-27
The valley Of the Shenandoah.
WINCHESTER, Oct. 10, 1864.


said with regard to the beauty and fer
tility Of this portion Of the old domin.
ion. But after all the glowing descdp.
tons that have been given, we presume
that it would not be saying too much,
when we say that the half has never
been told. I. stretches from the Poto.
mac 10 the head waters of the James
River distance of two hundred miles,
and averages 10 width rs miles, making
an area of 500 square miles, and Slmost
every foot of it is rich, lilliblo SOIL
From the Potomac 10 Srasburg, is its
widest portion. At this latter point, in
descending the Valley the Blue Ridge
bresEs off to the right and the North
mountain 10 the same manner circles of
to the left, forming q most beautiful and
magnificent anpbithealre. In passing
up the Valley on the main pike, you oc-
casionolIy ascend an elevated portion Of
the counlry. From these points you
lock aorlhward oyera wide and beauii-
full plain variesated with alternate
dumps Of woods aud cleared fields
stretching TO the base of The North
Mouutoin, which lifts its lofty summit
well nigh above the pathway Of the
clouds. You turn to the South and the
same grand and diversified scenery pre-
sents itself to view. You cas-! your
eyes 10 the front or rear and its magnifi
cent landscape unfur itself, onward ard
onward, until it is lost in the hazy dis,
lance, or shut out from view by lis com.
ing in contact with the horizon. On
either hand these mighty rompOr's which
only the hand Of Omnipotence could
erect stand as immovable as the thrown
of deity, and apparently designed as
NorlhQrn and Southern protection
against the encroachments Of tie ene'
mics of the Inhabitants who have been
SO fortunate as 10 have their lot cast in
this most delightful spot Of the earth.
From Slrausburg up, tho Valley is
more undaiatog and not SO wide but, is
nevertheless, a most lovely country
The whole Valley is bed Of limestone
the rapid and constant decomposition OF
which is invariably adding to the rich
ness and fertility Of the soil and the in
conceivable quantities Of this rock viii
make its soil absolutely inexhausIible.-
It's springs Of water are the finest in the
world, 10 which every one who has tfay-
eled in the Valley will bear ,estimdE =
But there has always been two great
causes in existence in the Valley which
have ever operated against that rapid
increase Of its population and wealth
that marked the history of intersections
oil the country, refer TO this land mon
o2oly and human slavery. These two
have cursed the Valley and they will
curse any country | care not how propi'
tious every other consideration may be-
But there is career of glory and great
ness awaiting it in the future, Slavery
is gone and with it must perish tho land
monopoly. These extensive and magnlf'
cent farms must and will be divided into
100 and $50 acre lots and given into the
hands of energetic, industrious men who
with their own hardy hands will Till their
own soil, ard, then, sir, will the Valley
"bloom and blossom as tho rose and
the solitary places thereof be glad
God never designed that SO beautiful
spot oil his earth should long remain I'M.
der the dominion oil so black and with
ering curse as that of human slavery
or that its good acres should be in the
possession of the hands of a few to the
exclusion and detriment Of the many.
We are glad to see that the loyal cili'
zens so fast as an opportunity affords
itself, are organizing themselves under
the government Of our own West Viz.
ginia. This Valley properly belongs 10
West Virginia and the loyal people there
OF are determined 10 throw their destiny
in with US. All we have TO say is
"come and go with us and we will do
you good, Tor the Lord hath spoken
good concerning our galantlittlo State I"