Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-02-05

LETTER FROM RICHMOND.
Correspondence Of the iAIeTa~dr1a GaEs7

. LETTER FROM RICHMOND. -
+ CORRESPONDENTS Of the ,Alera7adria Gazstts.l
4 RICHMOND, misunderstanding thatyour
readers feel a deeptintcreat 10 the Legislation
of Virginia at this time, have thought>a few
lines from the capital would not be unintcrcst-
Ing. Aud first and foremost he great CONSOLE
dalton bill Of the, various railroads Of this Com
4 smpolnwehlth. Droposing to transfer the State
interest to the several companies, upon condl-
ton that they complete the.roads; and to OBJ
yiate the constitutional objection they propose
to pay to the State one mill per mile ton and
and passenger, thereby creating heavy rcve-
enuc to the State Ofcourse, the combination
is very strong I will here say tilat1l have
never known anything like the log-rolhns at
This session.,5 You nre aware OF the tallnrc. OF
the ;bernnb bank railroad, which did not surprise
agylane. !oslhes friends and opponents ofosald
road wcrg ably represented, and 1t was hard TO
Tell Whether the 2Legfslature was holding is
ggeessions at the State HouSe0r at No Ballard
House. Messrrs s. and p, we're very effective
initheir oppositiontoi ctheblll, watch was: sup
ported by Mr. IL and others. % - 81. nj
III have met with Governor Orr. of South
Carolina, on his way home. lie Is not at all
h6peful, and thinks that the Radicals are bent
mn nnnn impeaching the: President. n0iler 70 get
rid OF the Supreme Court. | send you the
proposition which, it is said, meets the appro-
val Of manv of those in Washington from the
Souihern States. He was greatly surprised
IL at it had appeared in the Enquirer, Of tins
city He said that the understanding was that
It should not appear il tue public prlnts until
i had received the sanction Of he Representa-
ives of tie different States but some one
SleE the cat out Of the bag think the
nroposition should receive careful! consideration.
/ cannot close this letter (secing that your del
cgates have been compliLaeate! in q previous
letter from this place. without referring to
ronr faithful and energetic Senator. tie Is
universally liked b. every member Of the AS
>embly, -. EI.5 81. .l..a..l IL
80, Industrial RESOURCES ;o- the South
We live in matter Of fuct days niatcriaiis.n
IS il the asc eutlant.. All real property among
us has deprecated in vaue-property ID slaves
is gone! Having accepted the situation,u let
us sec how our industrial resources may be
made r!ost available to our future prosperity
and lei us resolve 10 the strength OF manhood,
chat what has once been done shall be done
again. j.. .ra......
The Southern States extend from the 24th
10 the 10th degree Of north latitude, ard from
the 10th to the 10th degree OF west longl-
tudc, and embrace great variety o; climate,
and every variety of soil. Their productions
include those OF the temperate and tropical
zones The South produces all the cereals !;
but corn, wheat, oats and rice are usually
Y, n1i,sp ri
exclusively in the South. The crop OF 1859
the last reported in the ceosus, amounted to
S, 3335 354 bales, of 400 lbs. each, clear Of the
seed: or 10 (2,l54,l4l ,GO0,) two billion one
hundred and fifty four million one hundred
and torty-onc thousand ;ix hundred pounds =
This crop would now, at present prices be
worth near S70O 600 600, lone fourth OF the
National debt OF the United States-grown in
one wear upon the soil Of the Southern States
What an amazing fact And this exclusive
Of everything else produced that year BY the
South. ID It is quite apparent tliat we have 20
equal in ability 10 produce cotton, which
is ncompara5lg the greatest item IL the com
merct: OF nations, and destined to confer upon
this country, in connection with the products
Of the precious metals, The command nt the
commerce of the world
Next in importance TO cotton, among South
ern exports, is tobacco This, like cotton,
rice, and sugar cane, is peculiarly Southern
producton-th the light tobacco grown at the
North not being entitled to any consideration.
Every article, however, which grows in any
Northern State, will flourish, under proper
culture IN any Southern Stat. CONNECTICUT
tobacco, therefore, which is assuming some
importance Is the material itr, aud covering OF
cigars, may be grown in even greater excellence
il Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina.
The total tobacco crop OF the Union, III 1850,
was 434, POO 4Gl pounds: 1T which the South
produced seven cghlhs OF the whole.
OF corn, the South can produce more than
the North, and Of far stronger and better DUAL
ity We tird that the aggregate crop OF the
Union, in 1859, was S3S, 1872, 74O bushels Of
which the Southern share was AL $50, GG7
bushels. 2. -.... . #
The car cane crop was all produced at he
South. The hemp crop Of the country was
Il, 4022 tons of which the South is credited for
six-scvenths The pea and bean crops amount
cd to Is, OGl, 995 bushels, foul'-ftths Of which
grew in the South.
Rice is peculiarly Of Southern growth; Ct
course, the whole amount grown IN the country
may be Justly claimed for US. The data before
us do not give the product but We have heard
the rice crop of South CaroIiua, for 1889, est
mated at 5000, 000 lbs. This at 8 cents, which
was then its commercial value, would b., 49,,
O0O,0 600; but atits present price. Or cents,
far moro. -.-.. ~. :.. -.
The authority to which we refer does not
give the.whcat crop Of the South. But it must
be added, in any general estimate 3F tho. value
of Southern products Il. -...- -.
There is something cheerful, we think in
the view we present of the vast resources OF the
South. The large majority of the domestic
exports ct the country have heretofore been
sent out by the Southern States. The unmer-
camille character of our people appears in the
fact, that, with the genius for commerce, on
the basis OF such vast resources we would have
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