Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-05-11
n, the E1;tor of the Alexandria Gazette :

To the Editor Of the Alexandria Gazette
In late number Of the Gazette, CORES
nondept communicated the following extract OF
q letter written by his friend in the State OF
Wisconsin -
"The Northwest, my dear fellow, is not the
country. Stay on the East side Of the Allcga-
nies They raise tall corn here (which frequent
10 does not ripen Tor want OF heat and grow
biz hogs 1.-TWO thirds Of which die from cholera
or disgust Of the country:) and corn and hogs
furnish the staple provisions. EE cib'S d'Sc'
DoDuL,S. And hence, take my adVicc-hug
the Atlantic close -
The writer of that article claims 10 tel! o! the
merits of the great northwest-a very broad
land fear he has seen L very limited por
ton of it. Whatever may be true respecting
anv exceptionally Inhospitabe locality OF WIS.
consjn in which he may have CHANGED to lind
himself, one half his statements and the whole
spirit of his article arc incorrect as respects the
section he presumes to write about. We not
onlv raise tall corD,' but ripcn it, As ircIuc
| ~ as VIRGINIA makes a tobacco crop. We not
onIv grow big hogs" but regularly and pro
| narlv slaughter them, with 20 greater loss, pro
| nortiosatelv, from cholera than your own STOCK
Growers suffer. LAS to disgust for the cnun
trv," that is luxury INDUCED in ONLY By some
who occasionally stray into this busy region 10
| find themselves stripped OF all adventurous SUI
roundings, and only one OF the people hat
indeed is a sore blow 10 such parties. and they
manifest their discontinue By railing at what
| they cannot appreciate. II any Young IT.
oinians who entertain the idea OF cmigratios TO
| the West" will for few minutes CONSIDER the
market reports and the oft published statistics.
they will need nothing more 10 convince 'hem
| that we not only produce abundance OF these
staples for home consumption, but supply many
others, both 10 America and Eurorc, win
food. Nor yet OF these staples only, 0ut Oi all
the finer articles of food, and Of such Tuality
that in our National Emporiums western pro
duets Command higher pres than tL9sc .!
the vaunted regions East OF the Ahcsanle>.
Let bis own words condemn him by 'ilIh'
change of meaning. The anna$ OF our coun-
Try for The past thirty years ar" i'1 rer!e'9
with the names OF men great III intellect aad
learning, every whit Western, OF men who have
yanouished in mental strife even lrSln!a corn
and bred, to need naming by ne. bE thr l'o'
pie know their food.
sneak that whereof. | nno%. Myself by!t
in YOUR GOOD old town. OF parents also NATIVE
to the soil and numbered with the taullii"s o
your most honorcd citiZanS, | calh H." hHii
right, and in various winIrrlngf | have e'&i
telt proud Of the Old Dominion. Nay n0r',
have made greater number Of trips over
the A!!eganies than the Wisconsin writer pro
badly ever will judging By his words, and
know Virginia people to love ;hcn. ct
love the Wc,;, anl especially th'7 hardci
State, even more.
Let NE say, then, t. al youns 'rs:"!,is "|
energy, brains, iru-a!ity, %ood temper and com
men sense enough to expect no homage !riA":t
ui birth, wealth or good look. ready IL >'2hC
ar fall urnn ineif asa manhood, i YOU seek i
field ia which those qualities NAY have 10,
greatest exercise. i y"u have rrason /" Wi
to forget associations OF the past, II E"il ""n Il
find home amid the most bu,y, active "c"pIi
nm this continent, in resion where nalur" mH~
generously rewards the husban!Man Az
through him all o,i!cr classic, Ly a mean
come and see this great Northwest for your
self. But to the c!ianlinatr, lndo'cn:, rEoii'
teal. or to those who will cAvl( Il m"t h""1Tr'
because Of the mcril, however great. 81 t;'ri
lorciathcrs, too say, 'tak@ my acFitf' ''u'
the Atlantic close - ILLINOIS.
Du }uoin, lions.