The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-12-27

sc tI}efi were men Of no capltai WbAteVer.i
hut be that as 1t may, does 1t not SHOW now
almost impracticable 1t Is for any bus ven
small number of the young men In England
at the present time to find employment OF
any kind. and that they would 90 wen 70
turn their attention to this country as aIoru,
Ing. annie means for obtaining some klna
of opening for their energy and capItai,
small though the latter may pc! why
should not four or five OF such JON W
petber and purchase small tract OF hnd,
SSvnrl,inq il for awhile together? But now for
INV plan for reaching these, and others also
in better circumstances. If your Govern
ment would send an agent to England for
three or four months, with instructions 10
visit few Of the chief market towns IN
each county, and having made the acqualnt-
ance of one Of the leading inhabitants, II ne
would then call meeting on the market
day (which is held weekly Of the trades
neople and farmers who make practlce OF
attending at such places, to near Wnat
hc had to saw upon the subject OF emigra-
tion to Virginia he would, am persuaded,
In every place he went to, meet with d
hearty reception. and find numbers VINO
wo1lld listen attentively to what he had to
saw upon the subject. I know that in my
own county CWiltshirc) there are hundreds
Of well-to-do farmers who, whilst employ
ing from $4,000 to $4,000 upon their
farms, are still unable to find the same
amount with which to start their sons ID
similar undertaking, but who would strain a
point to start them in life out here coula
they see thcirw clearly to do so with tar
prospect of success. The industrious trades
man. too, with his family growing up around
him. finds it equally difficult to lind en-
hi,
hrouebt here, would make equally good
citizens of your State, and try their
hands at farming to q certainty, as
NO other life has such attractions for the great
mass of English people as the outdoor far
mer,s life. There is one way in which such
an agent as propose sending could be as
sisted very materially in his undertaking, and
that is by sending with him some English
gentleman who has resided here long enough
70 enable him to speak with confidence as to
the opportunities afforded to emigTants in
this country, and with this thought in my
mind / applied to my neighbor, Dir. Brlsco,
and asked whether, in case he were selected
for this purpose, he would undertake it. lie
immediately replied, yes, if my passage home
and back were paid / would do so with plea
s,re, and would devote three months or
more if necessary to making il success
full. Now, sir, Mr. Brisco is the son Of
an English baronct of high position, and |
need hardly tell you that we English people
are apt to pay far more attention to any ln-
formation coming from such a source than to
what we may hear from plain Mr.. Brown,
Jones. or Robinson. We may lie foolish lii
doing so, but it is Il fact nevertheless, and as
such must be taken into account. In addl-
ton to this, however, Mr.. Brsco las lately
received visit from one OF our wealthy
English bankers "a friend of his father), who
has been lately travelling through this State.
I had the pleasure of meeting this gentle
man at Mr.. Brisco'S, and before parting from
him I said: Tell me, sir, what you really
think of this country? His reply was. /
like It much and shall recommend many
I know to come out and settle here. Such
advice sir, coming from such Il source, will
ass,redly carry very great weight, as there is
no class of men more trusted by the English
neoplc. or whose opinions arc more attended
70. than those of our English bankers.
Could, then, your agent start under better
auspices, or with greater chance OF beng
listened to by the various classes l have
alluded TO in ny former, us well rs in this,
letter? think not. But there Is one piece
of advice l would give in reference to the
selection Of your agent, and it is this: Don't
let him be land agent, or i'll any way COIL
nected with such firm !; because, much as ]
respect those members Of that profession
with whom | have become acquainted, feel
sure the visit Of such 4 person, no matter how
worthy he may be, would lie looked upon with
suspicion by many over there, and the cause
l have been advocating would be very mate
rally injured in consequence. I fear have
again tresnsscd too much upon your space,
and will briefly conclude by saying that l
shall be happy, in a future letter, If you VIII
afford me the Opportunity of doing so, to lay
before your landed proprietors in Virginia
plan by which they may in one short season
realize in many instances four times the
amount they arc now asking for their lands;
/ mean by the cultivation Of flax. This sub
ject. however, is far too important to lie dealt
with at the end of u letter like this, therefore
reserve it for future period. and remain
yours, very faithfully, 1. l.. HENLT.