Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-08-28
Virginia Correspondence.

Hlauc. OH my Hllnu InaL the climate
of Virginia was anything but de-
asrable being subject to excessive heat
during tire Summer, and severe
storms of, rai n and sleet during the
winter; but a'residcnce of o year on
her soil has disahused my mind OF
such an error, and brought me to
believe, that our climate is not SUR
passed any where this side of tic
lofty peaks of the Sierra Nevada. We
are now enjoying real Wisconsin
weather; clear blue skies agreea-
bly, warm days cool refreshing
nights with steady northwestern
breezes, which remind me of what
have Qften enjoyed, on your great
western prairics. In north and west
ern Virginia one can have almost
any climate he pleascs; if tired of the
.monotony Of the wales and lowlands
he has only to strike straight for
some mountain pass, where from his
lofty prominence he can have much
such view, as | have often enjoyed
from the summit of your world re-
nouned and venerable Blue Mounds. .
The line of the Baltimore and Ohio
r. r. passes through some of the
most beautiful and romantic spene-
ry, ever witnessed on earth and il
any OF your readers think of taking
o trip to- Baltimore and Washington,
they ought by all means to come on
this route, as the picturesqueness OF
the Journey will repay them for 10
days sea siclfnesson the great Allan
tic. Nervous gentlemen and ladies' of
course will make so broad their ply
lactcries, as to completely cover
their eyes, else OIL the summit of the
Alleghanies they might conclude
with some show of reason, that the
ears had arrived at the jumping off
place, and like the Prophet cxclaim
in the bitterness Of despair, "There
is but q step between me and death. "
West Virginia is fast filling up
with the bone and sinew Of the north,
which is having more than galvan-
ic influence on her property as ore
Of the youngest sisters of the Amer
lean Union, whilst the Old Domin-
ion in her rulers and laws, resemble
the time worn monasteries of class
ic lands one class Of people only be-
ing welcome to her domain and guar
anteed protection by her laws. If
Paul was set for the defence of the
gospel, Virginia is no less set for
the defence Of her time honored but
lately crippled Institutions and
anything that squints toward north
ern enterprise, and signs for west
ern independence, is set down at
once as t;nctured with Z" radical
MANIA" and more TT for Libby pris-
prison with all its primevar horrors,
than for the aristocratic walks of
southern life. When administer of o
peaceful gospel gets to such @ pass,
that the military of the country are
obliged to keep constant eye upon
him he certainly occupies no enviable
position in public esteem but let
none Of my old friends for a moment
suppose, that because Uncle Sam has
sent soldiers to Virginia to guard
me that | have done anything by
which to forfeit their confidence and
esteem Gen. Grant sends soldiers
here to protect my person and rights,
and to guard me on the christian sab
bath from the. malicious onslGughts
of rec0nStructedm0b. In numerous
instances, /" The Boys in Blue" have
been our door keepers in the house
of the Lord, to overcome with mus
ket and bay0nct, the Infatuated 'reb-
els, outside, while the Ambassador of
the cross has held forth a loyal proc
lamation to few order loving and
law abiding persons within. ! haYe
often wished that the great Master
had c0rked Judge j. T., Mills into a
minister Of the gospelj and sent him
south on a mission Of mercy, backed
of course, by Federal bayonets. if
the rebels didn't hear a 'IIail Colum-
bia gospel to their hearts content
why then I've mistaken tho man,
that all milk and cider lawyers doc
tors and preachers, have no place
here and the fewer such men dis
grace this country the better. And
yet with all their gentlemnly bearing
and true American spunk, no north
ern loyal professional man could stay
here twenty. four hours, if not protect
ed by loyal soldiers and the strong
arm of the hiW. The loyal position
assumed by West Va, is having a
wonderful effect on life and proper
ty in the Old Dominion, and may fl
nally prove the leaven which is to
save her from hopeless ruin. Bust
ness and moneyed men, ooW cro,0d
over the border, and are steadily
making inroads into the interior, and
with the military to preserve order
there seems to be no arm that can
stay their progress. 1.-THE President
withdraws the scldicry, no talented
northern professional citizen can re-
main in the interior of Virginia, with
any safety, and what northern CAPT.
tai has been invested there will be oil
no account until Gen. Grant is elect
cd our next President.
OF late all eyes have been turned
to the pseudo Union Convention now
in session in the city of +" Brotherly
Love" and Rebels affect to believe
that Andrew Johnson, with one mas
terly stroke is going to restore the
disloyal south to her old position Of
mower in the cOuDcilf Of the Renub