Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-09-02
From Virginia.
For the Fayetteville Observer.

Editor O6SerUer-I will write
you short letter from this far
up "city in the mountains"
Lynchburg, which was so often
the favored resort of men who
thought that here, they were
safe from the searching eye of
the diligent officer, or the terri
BILE ''draft, which would enfold
them in its dark embrace. Yesl
here all was quiet and repose,
free from the roar of the can
non, or the deafening cry of the
"victor or the vanquished."
This little city is situated on the
James River, 1S1 miles from
Washington, 40 miles from
Richmond, 80 miles from the
great Natural Bridge Of Virgin
la, and 80 miles from the Peaks
of Otter. whose towering points
rise to an extreme height, and
can be seen for Is miles. This
city is connected with Rich
mond by canal and railroad. =
The population is 10000 20
churches one good female
seminary = excellent public
schools, and some fine private
residences. The chief product
at and near this place is tobacco;
and here can be found the choi-
ceSt and best tobacco raised in
the country. Mr.. Editor, have
you ever used the Virginia to-
baccO? if not, l would advise
You to procure some without de-
lay. / neither use tobacco, nor
take SNIFF, yet, 7 speak of its
quality from hearing others who
are good judges. Here may be
found extensive warehouses for
the packing and sale, and facto-
ries for preparing it for chewing
and smoking purposes, and
large rooms for the manu-
facture of cigars. Lynchburg
has the name Of being the best
tobacco market in the world,
and # has become an old say
ing, that "to use this tobacco
once, is to realize a foretaste of
heavenly happiness" Here al
SO may be found a good market
house. cheap vegetables, good
depot and railroad buildings. =
The James river is not naviga-
bic to this point for steamers,
but the iron horse and the slow
and sure canal boats bring pas
sengers and freight, little think
ing or caring whether the wa
tiers Of the James are ever ruff
fled by the paddles of a wheel
Of a steamboat. This place is.
exceedingly hilly = the houses
are built uneven, and each street
being higher rs you go from the
river, presents a strange appear
ance to the eye Of the beholder.
| confess I was not prepossessed
at first, with it's singular situa-
ton; but after a few days So
jourh there, I found it a roman
tic picturesque little city, and
one where | could for days en-
Joy new found beauties, as I am
a great lover OF ratural scenery,
and here the Imagination can
find a wide scope. High bluffs
form the banks Of the James,
and so towering and grand are
they, that they look down with
seeming significance on the quiet
waters below, while here and
there, on the sides of these
bluffs, may be seen a lovely home
surrounded by lovely flowers
and grand old trees, that would
shield them from the summer
heat or winter blast. The soil
is red clay, and no lady is con-
sidered in the "ton," should she
be guilty of wearing train skirt,
for indeed an hours walk upon
the narrow sidewalks, with
their wide fiag-stones,ren the
dress unfit for the drawin9-room,
as the sticky clay adb sres to al
most every thing that it touch
es. The inhabitants are social,
pleasantand kind hearted South
ern people, who do all they can
to make one feel at home in
their midst; and the deep love
of this people for their State,
will long be remembered,as they
stood firm and un1ginch jng,untiI
all hope had persisted during
the late war. Charlottesville is
60 miles from Lynchburg, and
is a place Of considerable inter-
est, as here is situated the Uni
versity of Virginia. This no.
bic institution, having the au-
thor Of the Declaration Of Iu-
for its founder, rem
ders the place very interesting to
a visitor. Monticello, the home
&C ulLnnnr InHnr-n, with i4c