Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1868-06-25
a r,.ia 10 fht ord Dominion.

Gently, "went prospecting" 10 Ol'
Virginia, furnishes us the following
as the substance of what he saw
heard and felt, whilst among the de
scendants of Washington, Jefferson
Madison, &C., &c.
He entered the State at Alexan
dria, taking the Orange and Alexan
dria railroad to Lynchburg, stopping
at different points along the route
examining the soil, products, prices
&c, &c., and making the acquuintancC
of the inhabitants of that old Com
monwealth He speaks in the high
est terms of the people wherever he
met with them-found them quite
communicative, and anxious to i'm.
part information. IL is only necessa
ry for strangers to convince them
that their visit is for AUDIBLE pur
pose when these Virginia farmers will
give them welcome such is seldom
met with They talked freely of theil
former condition Of prosperity, and
compared it with the dilapidation thai
is now witnessed on every hand
-bW, ,,anor.I ~, ~. W. I III H.,
university with degree Of cheerful
q ness that can scarcely be credited
They have their broad acres and are
aharo ,ha ,r..,.as aad ~ - 49,. I' S1i
that hnman nature can do to he,te,
,bcr condition--some actually worl,
;ng as II tbev we're beg;nning I;G
anew and with n zeal aud c5ergy
tbat at least deseryes success o
Wnrrenton the county seat of Fan
onier countv ia n nlaasant vilInga s;,
nated ON rising yrannd surrounded Inv
a verv nrodnc1iSe country Thc ~
brnted sulnhur Snr;ngs are loc.tod
near tbis mini Tho soil ,sof a rodd;sl
GOOD oualitv and Il certainlv color n,
we'll calculated for GRAZING nnrnoscs
Charlottesville. The county Seal ol
Albemarle countv. Is also n nleosont
town mn,h nryer than Worronton
with fine buildings. wide streets and
like most of the towns visited with
church edidces of nearly all denomina,
lions rearing their splres beavenward
Thi, plnce II the seat of the colebra.
ted University of Virginia-an insti.
tuition of learning that has always
hold a bi0h rnn, in our country and
whsre mos, of tho statesmen oi Viz
,,inia assIso of otber Stars rccoiyed
,ha,r oJnc,,;o, Tho la. ,,as ,rhan
:, conns,ed well Win ei,har Iarya'rd
nr Ca,nbriJge Hero the soil ia ran,
,ascn,ad as h;oblv nrodno,iro oodn
av,enJing ,o ,6e drn,h Of ,en tset
onr cr;an1 ,y,s horo shown a., ~,
orn,nd nnon Which ,vore ,,rown i1zi
Sn.hols ~ shellod corn % ,ho aaro
Tho Iand IN Tov creo. corno, ~, sn,
rassod ,o, Gown oa,s and ,ohaooo nd
ppa,.,;cniorly tor ,be cni,ira,ion ~ M ,he
l,,,,re ~ oisn nrodnoas ,rhoa, uaiI ali
ME- o.a;ly rorLod
Ueov,onIsd liz ri, "a e,run tbo
roilar az SaIen, IN ppono,o ooapn,,, p 10
Uerc Ina soil H. nnre Iimes,one w;,h
oto,. s,hao;l and' e,r ,,,haot ,,ro,,;n,,
80 80, ~ .""osoi ~, a,J,?
va'aG 80 so~a M 80, iGnos,,na T.
asnnaao, IL nas hero shanna soid
81 a.Lan, oan,o;n;n', ahnn, 49, ~
al nonas ,.ht''h .a,od [ 80 ,,;ald
-, o;,,h,aaa ,hominnd % hnshoIs
This farm adioins the town of salem
which IA n very pi,asnnt place. and
bo,sts of n University belonginr to
tho Lutheran Church md which (eon.
sidering the ,imesN Il very lib,rallv
nntroni1ed and nblv conducted
Ivnebbprg is iLe most imnortant
tcwn in this section of the State If
lics on fhe lanes rivor and for wnteI
mower has hw rivals HAVING The
advnntag, ofa canal and several rnil.
roads upon the revival of business
(which wond im,,cIiatelv fnllnw tbe
settlement of their domestic troubles
cansed Inv ,be war md nrolonged by
Radical ferisln{ion at Wnshins,onl
thrre is no reason whv IL should moi
become m Virginia what Pit,sburo
Il 10 pennsvlyania
ue sneaks in the bigbost farms Of
the condition of society," Wbercver
ha ,,on, hs MO, Win n cord,al rocen
lion and was entertained with an hos.
n;,,ii,v ,eror mo, Win hnfore S.
rordai wers tbese rree,;nrs and -
carnos,lv was he solicited t6 como and
se,,lo in ,beir m;dst tbat instead oI
GeIina ss oremios in nm enemies
country he efeltasan American amono
Amrricans-as II thev were still n
the nnd of their ht6ers-unitod by
the bonds of the Union. and as broth,
crs WILLING In contribute aII their en-.