New-York tribune., 1867-09-30
pUBLJC FEELING AT THE SOUTH.

Some weeks since, having received pam
nblet issued by Messrs. Cabell q Watkins, land
agents at Richmond Va, giving catalogue OF
farms and plantations offered for sale through
their house, we spent some time III making
tabular exhibit of all the farming lands offered
for sale therein at specific prices, In order that
orr readers might see the actual rates at which
VIRGINIA lands are offered for sale. We did this
with sincere intent to draw attention to Vir-
pinia and impel emigration thither In her cli-
mate, soil, timber, minerals, inland navigauon'
mill-streams, &c, the Old Dominion is among
the foremost of our States, and she ought at
least to quadrupe her present population De-
fore the close of this century. We intended
only good to her by our article, and we wished
also to do good-natured turn to the Hon. E'
Darlington Cabcll, senior in the firm aioresald'
whom we had known and liked i'll Congress,
years ago.
Messrs. Cabell & Watkins respond in letter
herewith published which fastens upon few
lines ONLY in our article, in a fashion which
gives a wrong impression of its tenor. We
certainly did (and do) advise Northern men
migrating to Virginia to buy large tract and
settle together and one reason we gave Tor IL
is that "The race which inherited dominion
"thcre is not yet rcconciled to the new order
Z" of things" If we wished further proof OF
this, we might find it i'll Messrs. Cabel ~
Watkinss letter. But this is not half our rea-
son for recommending such compact settlement
Northerners want good roads, schools, bridges,
blacksmths, carpenters, stores Nc, when
Virginians have somehow contrived to do with
out; they do not want TO be separately sur
rounded by vast areas of wild, useless land ;
so they may better settle in communities than
in isolated families
Let us restatc the matter to which Messrs. {.
& w. take exception:
The Southern land-holders and slayc-owncrs
were n proud, spirited, martial people They
had no doubt of their ability To whip the Yam
KEGS nj any odds; they went into Secession on
that presumption; fought gallantly to the END
of their resources; long held the scales OF con-
fict in doubtful posc; but at last were thor
oughly beaten. They staked everything on the
War; and came ont of it very poor-relatives
killed or crippled. houses and fences burned,
stock eaten up. negroes freed, &c, Ne. OF
course, they feel sore-wc neither marvel NJ this
nor blame them for tive simply recognize the
fact. And when Mcssrs. e. a w. tell us that
if Northencrs settling in Virginia will carry
themselves inoflensively, and not talk thus
and so. they virtually admit what we have
asserted. For all know that the victors in n
recent and deadly struggle will not feel bound
to say just what would be most pleasing to
the yanquished. but are quite likely to say
many things that the latter will deem uncivil,
perhaps insulting. The two parties do not see
through like spectacles, rs Mcssrs. {. Il WIS
letter will suffice to establish. Time will soften
asperitics and eilace bitter memories; but, for
the present, let Northerners who migrate
South CAS- many do. and we trust many more
soon wild try To form neighborhoods of their
own. We could give names and facts in
support of this position but they cannot bc
necessary. We accept Mr. Cabclrs letter as in
spirit and purpose just, and are willing To
rest our case on il.