Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1867-10-23
Correspondence of the 6aEette.
CULPEPPER G. H., VA,
October 18th. 1867.

October 18th, 1867.
Ilr. EditOr:-A recent en- grant TO Nir-
ginia, | feel myself SO thoroughly pleased
with the country that | cannot forbear
addressing through your valuable PAPER,
few words to my old friends and acquain-
tances in little Mit1lin, relative to the
inducements now Offered To Pennsylvan-
Ians To emigrate to this State, and more
especially to that particular part living
between the tide water line and the Blue
Ridge, known far and wide as the Pied
mont region; a section of country unsur-
passed tor the variety and pr0ductVcncss
of its SOIL the beauty of its scenery, and
the hospitality of its people. And Just
here let me say that, travel where he NAV.
northern man Will nowhere meet with
u more cordial welcome than is eX. ended
hy the Piedmontese of Virginia. Known
to be Il Republican, and almost ALWAYS i'll
troduced as Yankee lieutenant" j" have
never been more kindly received, or more
Hospitality entertained than by these peo-
pie. And strange as it may seem, those
who fought hardest, suffered most, and
rcapel the least reward are the most
friendly now. | have since coming here
repeatedly met men With whom we have
had many a long and bloody encounter
and to Il man, after a short talk about
matters and things, they will say, "Well,
you whipped rs fairly, sure enough, 50
let US be friends; and thcrcupon we
strike hands, and in future ignore all diff
fcrcnccs. Stretching from the Blue
Ridge eastward, an average distance of
eighty miles, with uumbeFlesS streams on
their way from the mountains to the sea,
irrigating and bcautifying it; possessinga
climate cXcelled by none, and a fertility
of soil almost incredible, Il gradual slope
toward the southeast, giving the est pos
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high and low, rolling and level, cleared
and wooded lands, lies the Piedmont re-
gion of Va, the home of Madison, Mon
roc, and Jefferson, the seat of learning
and refinement, the pride of the ''uld DO
minion."
The large planters, left moneylcss and
disheartenrd by the war, are anxious to
sell their lands, and offer them at prices
merely nominal when all things are fair
ly considered. Farms which are cleared
and in cultivation, yielding average crops
Of from 20 to 80 bushels Of wheat, and
from 40 to 90 bushels of corn per acre:
oats, grass, &c, in proportion; with south
eastern exposure; we'll watercd by run
ming streams; lying in II country adjacent
TO the best markets; with abundant rail
and water transpOi tatIou; where ieVers
and epidcmicS are unknown, churches
and schools plcntifully abound, and the
best society exists, are certainly nominal
in price when offered at from 10 to 10 dol
lars per acre, varying with location and
improvements. For fruit and grapes it is
unsurpassed and finer apples and peach
cs are not to be found than grow here
What do YOU think of apples weighing a
pound and half And one was present
cd to Il brother editor of yours in Char
louisville, weighing twenty-eight ounces.
The climate is 80 mild that stock needs
little or no shelter and requires to be fed
but three months in the year the severcst
winters, while farmers are able to work
their lands an average of ten months in
the year, and can consequently do great
deal more work with the same teams than
i'll Pennsylvania. Why any one should
90 off 10 the far West, when this country
offers all the inducements in the shape OF
cheap lands which are offered there with
out any Of its serious drawbacks, thin
population, ten-mile neighpors, Indians,
lack of wood, schools, churches, and pub
lie improvements, ! can't understand; un-
less it is that they don't know of, or can't
appreciate the advantages offered by the
Piedmont region of Virginia. If they
would but come down here and see for
themselves, know they would be pleas
ed. This whole region is traversed by
the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, so
that it is easily accessible from Washing
ton; and though but little of it is to be
seen from the railroad 10y stopping off at
CulpepLer &. III. or at Charlottesville, any
one can readily be convinced of the truth
of my statements. Already a large num-
Der of Pennsylvanians have purchased
and are settling here and we shall he glad
to see more of them come down here to
keep us company