Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-05-25
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VIRGINIA MEHS.
The editor OF The Price Jur!eat states that
Se has perussa I private latter to gentleman
Of Washington, stating that Q party OF Califor-
MA miners, &e>l0g;,;s, AID prominent citizens
tf The District. arc now prospecting the cxten.
size estate c, Mr.. Thornton, in Fairfax county,
il he vicinity oI Washington, On the line of
the Jcudopn aud Hampshire Railroad and
ns?. been rewarded by discovering several
Wins Of the pGeciovs melal. Onc, in particu-
Ia. IS described as running across the whole
2sa<e ;or distance .! four miles
The ase1t c. the Central Z. T., S;aunton,
received dispatch last week. telling him to
c?crge 5e'egat.s 10 the 'Convention at Alex
aa&rip, ha''tE-f.re. IN gi:ing tickets he asked
s;3yeral :ncmhcss - the 'So-calIed Union Con
yaati9n'' ifthey were going TO the Conven-
oa 'ley, ::;ia;>:ag he meant theig Uonvcu-
lion, ,aGswele, yes, and he gave thea, tickets
sth8l& price. As il vas mistake eli around
he hopes il iii sc corrected BY thc delegates to
.hs kaj.si Uoi."an,i3n.
G?'hc c3mm;ttc2 f 1he Virginia Legislature
we're engaged l%>t iccs, without concluding,
it examining t:,c management Of the Williams
errG ..an&,;c -sy UNI Some Of the testimony
il 5cljere,' toiropi:catt Coz fc:rpoint, as being
0:.t, &C = pursuit Of Il political object,
,h.o1g:, ,he ra;ron &c q ti.e asylum.
TGr:2r to0 2tl vicinity seem to possess great
stu?C:;oD* % lor!ldcraic Generals. Living in
CT oear re iowa, are Lieut. Gen. pemberton,
Mai. y Ell. :II;aln Smith, ,4aj Gen. Lomax,
!Lg;g. Cereal Erntoc. Big. Gen. Payne, Brig.
Ge::. !,::lot,ss Cmi.::. Col. i os5y, and Of Capt
ans not 2 lcW.
?tc 2icl lo"G Enquirer says:-':Ihe plant
ilg Q: co:n ais sDr;.,: IS very la.gel Virginia.
:!cny t',c |er!.3l ara Grange Railroads. and
IL ne cory arc~al !T2rrento1, the corn is
ni-eaay .ooNi;g, cr& IS -aiG to hare cone up
,v:y ierSll.',,-. The v,heav crop IS sad fail
Ire.
- oa:o:p;:;ns :sscc;aticn 0! gentlemen
a27o IL II coC,eD .iat;on to open the celebrated
=rcol5:;or .|n;te <;clphrr Springs in elegant
lyle; crG ;1o 10 scoi,;4g % male tie neces-
sriy t5ra-g2t"e8ys Aor tracs soortGtlon, &C.
re co.oo.;tion CT Jar7ie, Las almost unan-
i7c..cIJ lo,et /; suyze: :pticn OF ie.. thousand
;o1I;ls &C lie yrcI burg nc C2n7ilie railroad.
% ::y.l ,npur> cii Latr:raay oue hundred addi-
tjcnal s;;,2'cs & be ,a;pe :oaG we're taI,en.
Ia. /. &c ell I,s eel sole 70 ii. darri-
Sor lot Of ,,rcrtJ ;crcs oC lan& adjoining Lees
bur-, fcl sc no.. lcre. 2,hcrc were 20 I'M
otc. .ene2.c O. &c Io,.
,dGias- q ja 7acplc Of Tirginia, Concerning
TGri-ceticn. ... .-.-
Gihe undersigned, appointed BY the Govern
to constitute ''boar>s OF immigration, under
he act 0; tuc Genera! assembly, entitled" Al
2ct % Promote ard Encourage Immigration into
Tie HTta'c Of 'irgioia,' mcs aud organized at
,he Js2;tcl, CT: Monday. thc 18th instant. ut
lie very ll,r2>noid. the :2o2rG have found them
selYec greatly embarrassed bv the failure OF the
:esis*tnra o make en- opn'oDriotiou to cover
'hc neces, a'y cy9c.seS o even the first stepsln
re t2c,:: HSs; greC ticn'. We act requires the
AeanS c. ca. .i;;rg -, provisions lnto effect to
&c derived solely frcm ccnGIiOns or loans OF
money, I'd ,re Genus 20 tcp pail Dy those who
snail r1ci2G !aiQ:cfs though tne Instrument
ally OF lhc 20ard It vhe same time it Is
92do tie tuty }! the Eoard 30 settle upon and
carry into operation 9 p,2ct;caI plar for the in
,loaHctioa o. so5c. and Industrious immigrants,
iith ,hci- families, r;:o!l EUROPE and especially
ttom :E0g!anu an,l Scotland, inc this State; TO
CAUSE to be publisGci suci, Information as will
fully sh0; TIC natural resources OF tie state,
:t3 soil, c,aae anG mineral T'eSl n GoG p?oduc-
ions end also tne dcm&nG ior lGoor end the
Inducements which Virginia offers ;:s home to
ne cmimaH.; anl. generally to auoDt, estaG-
I!>h and oyEau;Ze such plans ana measures as
vii tend TO secure Or li;ciiltatc the introduction
Of tore!gn labor into the State. vnder these
circumstances. the Board have 20 alternative
cut 10 appeal 10 the tiicnds Of immigration III
ll@ State or G2a slial aid, in the shape OF dona-
!:Ioas or loans Of a.on2y, 70 enable them 70 carry
l3to effect the provisions Of the act under which
they have 6ccn appointed. Ghey' .!so most cor
diay Invite the co-oDcrai;on Of all the societies
Organized in tie State for 4 similar nur pose
The Importance of bringing into Elrglnia
caS2 CT reliable white iaoorers 1850 generally felt
a12 acknowledged ..lat it 5 eedlass to enlarge
on ;le topic. But, for ,he want ot money, the
hands Of The Board ere completely lied; ana
;ihty can do Et,lc 70 >apnly the urgent aeed.-
those who See! disposed to aid in :he '7ork can
send their contributors 10 General ". Il.
At;chard,on. Richmond, who has been APPOINT
ec og the Board Commissioner oi Immigration
and persons desiring to communicate With
he Beard viii address the Commissioner at
Richmond. .....
Ir conclusion, tie Goarl invoke the power
inI aid Of The press Of Virginia drawing the 1T
ent:op Of the people 70 the tject OF !nhileta-
don. The cditnGs ot ylsglnia have ne?ei bee: