The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-11-13
A Trip to Virginia.
CONCLUDED.

The last night OF our stay IN the Olu
Dominion was at the house of Mr.. Henry
W. Morrow, formerly of Wilmington, Del,
and who was well acquainted with several
of the merchants of Elkton, and many other
persons in Delaware and this State, with
whom we were also familiar. Mr. Nor
row is q graduate of the Pennsylvania
Agricultural College, and consequently a
we'll educated "book farmer He pur-
chased farm in Richmond county, Va,
four miles from Union wharf, and has set
tied hore for the purpose of applying his
theoretic knowledge in agriculture to the
WORKOUT lands of old Virginia. He gave
us most cordial welcome to his house, and
We found him most social, genial and in
telligent gentleman.
Almost every MN you meet has been IN
the Southern army. Numbers of them e1-
press themselves as having been opposed to
secession, but appear to have been so thor
oughly indoctrinated with the dogma of
States Rights, as taught by the slavery
propagandists, that when 4 secret conclave
of traitors n,anaged,-for secession was
managed job, contrary to the wishes of a
large majority Of the people of Virginia
to pass an Ordinance of Secession" the
mass of the population appeared to think
they were under obligations to take up
arms against the Government of the United
States, at the bidding of the very men
whom they knew had plotted in secret to
betray them. 1t did not, however long re-
maiu optional with the population to join
the armies of jeff Davis. Consumption
officers soon visited every house in the
State, and dragooned all who would make
food for powder, and refused to go, into
the ranks. In the course of conversation
with one of the "Johnnies," who had
served three years in the cavalry, and who
was very honest, plain-spoken fellow, we
were led, through some remarks he made
about deserters, to inquire where the de-
serters went, to escape arrest? lie promptly
answered, "Over into Maryland" And
he declared, that before the close of the
war, the rebel conscripts deserted in COM
panies and regiments, and came over to
Maryland, where they found sympathizing
friends and thousands ,>f these deserters
from Lees army remain in Maryland to this
day, who, as we have always believed, swell
the rebel vote of the State to its present
enormous proportions. AS soon as Tom
Swami broke through the Registry
Law, these deserters all came out full
fledged conservative Democrats. The
former rebel element of Virginia, as far as
We we're able TO ascertain, has grown quite
tolerant, and seem to care very little whether
the visitors who come to examine their
country, were in the rebel or Union army.
Col. Hill and Mr.. Alexander, of the firm of
Hill, Harlan & Co., of Elkton, with whom
we were in company, did not hesitate to
tell those we fell in with, that they had
served in the Army of the Potomac, and
what battles they had been through and
the battles and campaigns were often dis
cussed, with entire indifference as to the
side the opposing parties occupied in the
struggle.
The people own that they are broken up
utterly destitute, with judgments against
their estates, which they are without the
means to pay, and strangers from the North
are met with pressing invitations to buy
land and bring capital, and an improved
system Of farming among them. Whatever
OF disdain and ostracism might have been
manifested toward strangers from the North,
or yankees" heretofore, the utter hope
lessness and helplessness of the people, to-
pether with the colored men voting beside
their former masters, have effectually
brought every man of common sense, to
realize the true situation Of affairs, and
the people everywhere we met, were socia-
BILE and hospitable without the slightest re-
.erve. They have had feast of political
and military strife, which is likely to last
them their day. Any man, who wishes to
purchase a farm and settle down in this
State. will be cordially received, and if he
ia q Republican, he need not conceal his
politics. IT'S true that any man can make
himself disagreeable in political alta RS,
whether Republican or Democrat, here,
there, or anywhere but he would be as
likely to receive the same respect 1or MS
political sentiments there that he does mere
which is the measure he meets to others
There are tens of thousands Of acres OF hnf
land in this part of Virginia-e1cept thai
it has been impoverished by slave farming
which can be bought from seven to twenty
4 ollars an acre. 1t is generally fenced will
the best of chestnut rails, but much OF II
is given up to young pines which are spring