Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-05-10
Letter from WarrentOn.

WARRENTON, VA, May ~. UP o'el
the Orange, Alexandria and Manassas Railroad
to this village reveals many points OF interest,
some of which may not be unacceptable TO Tie
readers of the Gazette, al Of whom !; ! pre-
sumed take an interest 10 The weiIrc OF 'his
section of cur State, and look with satisfaction
on any steps leading to the Improvement "'
the country.
The most noticeable Improvements Oh me
line first attracting attention are those ut Cht,
ton, new station located between Fairfax a"u
Union Mills, which latter has been discontinued
as stopping place. Clifton is new, the nfs.
house was erected there, it is understood last
summer. There arc now several dwellings,
hotel, steam saw mill, &c. The proprietor has
made extensive purchases OF land IN that local
inv. and is rapidly developing its resources,
Ar the stone auarries beyond Bull Kun and
near Manassas beautiful red free stone is bc'ng
rottep out, suitable for building Manassas
has been often previously noticed in your paper.
The wheat along the line OF the railroad Is
looking well, and hear from travellers on the
lines beyond my ramblings the Orange and
Manassas routes that it is promising vel.
But little corn is planted as yet, though the
ground is prepared for it. and only the season
binders. A large crop is in prospect. :.
The accommodation line from Alexandra
TO Warreuton is, as its name imports, u great
convenience, allowing citizens OF the latter
place time sufficient to mako purchases IN Al,
exsndria. without being compelled to stay all
night 1t is also great convenience to those
living on the line between the two points, as
they 60 and return the same day.
The grazing is becoming superb, anu the
price of butter surely ought to decline DO
not see much difference betweenits selling rates
here and in Alexandria =,
Spring brings other eDjoyments besides
flowers and warmth, gentle breezes and oalmy
days. As | sat in the cars waiting Tor inc
train to start from Warrenton junction to the
town some ladies' were discussing the season
with the usual loquacity of the sex, and one OF
them. in reply to remark OF another, eycaim'
ed. ''Oh, yes | do think it is SO pleasant,
after q long drearv winter, To see the ne"
spring goods 7
Warrenton is most beautifully l5cated VII
lape. The view from the hills on which It
stands of the adjacent country is one OF more
than ordinary magnifcence, reaching away to
the tall peaks CT thepicturesque Blue Ridge, on
the one hand, and on the other sloping down
to the plains of Manassas.
The country is az fertile too as it Is lovely,
and must shortly become one of the most hi bly,
improved regions of Virginia. Land in this
section is in much demand, and many OF the
purchasers are from the South-South Carroll
ma and Georgia A large number Of buildings
have been erected within the past two years
and the business Of The place Is steadily IN
creasing.
DR.. Bispham, an old resident OF this place,
died here last night.
THE PASTORAL LETTER o! Archbishop
Spaldlug and Sufftaean frclates Of the Ro
man Catholic Province u Baltimore, at the
close Of the tenth Provincial Council, recently
held has Just been made public. From this
letter we make the following extract
AS the Fathers OF the late l'lcnary Council
thought 1t expedent that all measures 10 be
adopted for the religious improvement OF the
coIorcd race should be referred to the Provln-
cial Councils, we deem it our duty, in the pres
ent instance, 10 invite your attention to tins
important subject.
Our c,lored brethren should have q large
share in the exercise OF our zeal, particularly
in those sections of the province where they
are more numerously congrepatcd
Our Heavenly Father, whose benign Provl-
dence watches over the humblest OF His crea-
angels in heaven. enj0lns on the pastors OF His
Church the duty OF ministering with equal
care to the lowly and the great. God forbid
that we should exercise less vigilance in labor
ing for the salvation Of those immortal souls,
whom God ''created in His own image and
likeness" AMI for whom His only begotten
Son did not disdain to die.
The Church, while careful never rudcly to
disturb me established relations existing be-
tween the different classes of society, makes no
distinction of persons in tho distribution OF her
heavenly gifts
And She honors alike her devoted missiona
ries, whether they evangcliza the white race,
like ST. Francis dc Sales, or the Japanese, like
St. Francis Xavier, or the negro slave Of
Carthagena, like blessed Peter CIaver.
y, let US then, like our glorious model st.
Paul, "becomc weak to the weak, that We may
gain the weak. Let Us become all things
TO all men, that VIC may save alr' Il Cor.
tx, 22;) remembering that like HIM We
are debtors TO all. to Greek and barbarian, to
Jew and Gentle, to bond and free.
The colorcd people are tractable and general
~ grateful for our ministrations Their unsettled
aud abnormal condition, necessarily arising
from their sudden emancipation, should the
more actively excite our sympathy. We
that are stronger ought to bear the lniirmltles
of the weak from. XIV, ~
We therefore desire that separate schools
and churches be established for the blacks
wherever, in the judgment of the Ordinary,
they may be deemed practicable and expedient.
Where special schools and churches are not
erected for them every facility should be al
forded for their religious and moral training,
as far as circumstances will permit
THE Crops IN THE South. We may pour
such political balm into our wounds as we may
gee fit, We may mend our torn coat with politl-
cal patches our wounds will not heal, nor our
coat hold together, unless We do something
more; ne cannot lie Ly politics. It is not an
all healing balm. So at this time, when at
tention is being paid to the settlement of the
political questions at stake, it is well to keep
ever before the people the impor lance OF their
material interests, and to persuade the people
of the truth that in the development of that
interest is to be found the true way TO obtain,
not only the satisfactory and complete recon
struction OF the South, but also that position
of Southern independence, which in the sight
Of the Southern people is so precious. From
all parts of the South we arc glad to hear the
crops are giving signs of an abundant harvest.