Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-06-18
The Spirit of Our People.
Etlttor ofMe Spfrit-

GdatoT OF TIE SptTIt-
The enterprising spirit evinced by the citi-
Gems OF Charlestown, in the circumstances of
political and social depression which unto
ward events have brought upon them, is tru-
~ remarkable. The buoyant spirit of the
south, 1t seems, is not to be repressed by any
auVersity, however sharp or painful, but like
that sturdy pl liant which naturalists say be-
comes more vigorous and elastic from tramp
ing and pressure, our people are showing
themselves to be equal to the emergency
which is upon them. Our merchants, trades.
men and citizens have manifested a most
laudabIe zeal in providing for the various
wants OF the people, and to enable the farms
Ing community especially to repair the waste
places OF our land, made waste by a ruthless
and unscrupulous enemy. There are various
stores in Charlestown which present peculiar
facilities for supplying the demands of the
community at the present juncture. 1t is a
cheering and gratifying fact, and one well
calculated to excite an honest and generous
pride on the part of our citizens, that the
mercantile establishments of our town offer
such large and varied asSortments of goods,
wares and merchandise, for supplying the
multliarious wants Of refined and intelligent
population, and an educated and. industrious
agricultural community. So active and ac-
commodGting are our men of business, and so
great the facilities they enjoy Tor procuring
transportation, not only from Ghe seaboard,
out from all interior points of interest, that
any article OF necessity, taste or desire, how
ever rare, elegant or costly, can be obtained
on application, or If not on hand, procured at
q few hours notice. The establishment to
which the writer of this would, without the
least dsparagement of others, draw the atten-
ton OF the public, but particularly the cult
yators of the soil, is that Of Messrs. Ransom
q Duke. These gentlemen have, with most
admirable sagacity and ability, introduced and
established new, but most important branch
OF business, referring specially to the de-
mands of the agricultural interests of the
country. PeTceiving that the sure and per-
manent prosperity Of the whole country is
mainly dependent on, and connected with,
the cultivation Of the soil, and that our beau.
tliul Valley, from the fertility of its soil and
Its genial climate, is most eminently an aeri.
cultural section, they have most happily adapt
cd their business to the demands Of this great
and important interest.
Their establishment is one of the laroest
and most complete of its kind this side of the
Potomac. and embraces every description of
agricultural and gardening implements. tools.
instruments and machines, of the latest and
most improved patterns. Here the practical
farmer or gardener, or the amateur agricul-
turaLst, may have his every want supplied,
or his taste gratifed to the uttermost 1t is
most pleasant for the intelligent mechanic.
agricuituralist and lover of the rural arts and
aVocatIons, to walk through this interesting
establishment, admire the fno "-r4ngemrnt
VI t'iv al trvrvS, uUtrvr urU great number, va
riety and beauty of the implements, tools,
machines, &c connected with the cultivation
OF the SOIL and tho perfect mechanism of
their various parts. In connection with the
great department of farming and gardening
implements, is that of seeds and Fertilizers.
Their collection of Rcapers, Mowers, Hay
Rakas, Drills, &c. &c, is very large and com
petc, and offers to farmers attractions and
inducements which they only can fully ap-
prcciate.
In short, we have il Charlesto5Sn an cstab-
llshmcnt pertaining to the various depart
ments of husbandry, as complete and full, if
not as large as any which the Atlantic cities
can present. 1t is gratifying to know that
these intelligent and cntcrprising gentlemen
have met with very encouraging success, and
will with an increasing demand enlarge their
stock. They have disposed of considerable
number of Rcapcrs and other important and
now indispensable instrumthts and aids to the
agriculturalst, some of which have been sent
to distant points up the Valley. Their ware
room is in the Coach Factory of Maj. Hawks.
on Liberty street, near the Courthouse
CIvIs.