Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-28
Eortisorn Neck Of Virginia,

cGrl-Yet GI0 l1ceCSeU, Blu Justly loVios ~ W..
,elts o. 81 Gle eEieh appeared il the ia
z.Ue f the 18Th Ct tbs month, eutltled The
Njchcrn Neck OF Vmgioia." TIE signature
thereto tcus that Of al alien AID northsrn
| b2ra Che al that, as We are iater ued, We would
| Lar, TAX o tu ll;t!e roticc Il /! tut Tor the
lac: thit il .oudd iiact 10 - rispettiOIe
| j3utoa, published 50 Ucar the stc!lcn 10 q1es'
iioo, a. 10 rive c1or ard crsoi to the state men!s
ttcrciD uad. iiaylug waited IN vain Tor some
| reject itipa Q! those gross m!:sta.emep!s lrSm
<er!e ai,tr souIcs, | have myself assumed ID
,a.t Of yi1i;c.i,rS The "North,rn \ :ek' ff, LII
| the charges , Taafooiy and uDT.rtaoieob
brought alaios; il. Yyur c,;resp2rdest &C III
to ii1d ty1 l,!Ie pleasure 10 mlst'lr.S n''ps
a1d malisulGg tee Stolop IL %nlc0. s6u lh'
| pcoIIt I2)ug WhCU he lives aud EI"7es anu
has his hsilg acd III, PED oct tned 10 nSVr oeeu
dipped Ia the very gal vi ul;teic es!. Every
Cuc VITO read, way see at R'aac1 that ne Is
cot "uaivc aad to The nsuccr bo;o, ter be
! WiiteS iIE. a. l,hna lit" In whose heart lhc
mix If Euuar klldges9' &c, rIs 10 De died up,
ana to wnou i Lcu,u aud couo;Iy % utg
remain lgucrsuc: u Ill he o,Esr ssc!!)us ei
the 4 tlanl!c cJas! mpst be The Sr.uod OF his
sweeping ts1crIiou that the Northcro Neck OF
Virriuia i the mr. S; forsakcn country 90 the
Atlaulic border" This, coupled With
strangely perverted appreciation ct The pro
pric!iss' IL the cn'y txcI.e We can MIX, tor
him.
But s;uco he has seen fit 10 express bis wrath
pom Us ard give Widespread publicity to lt,our
s.ll.viodicalion will not allow Us 10 permit him
to shield hin s Ii behind this pea now. lie
ought 10 have Known, living as be does or did,
ar tic spot WHARF James Monroe fist saw
The light OF day, that the ge6ius ot tho Place
itself would rise aud Viodlclte his native sec
lion against alien interference, Ter the Monroe
dcclrirc is yet orthodox Stale policy ADD soasd
republican d0onine.
1t is still moro lnexmsabe 10 one who
brcalies Tho vital air Grst Inhaled by the
immortal Washington. aod who lives
beneath the samo lluo sky, which first
saluted The infant vision Of the peerless Lee,
tina. be should not have caught some OF the IN,
E sp!ratica ut least OF his surroundings, and
> though stranger sud 40 alien born, l.aroed at
least to revere and respect the holy memories
by which bis section is balloWed ADD permitted
, the bitter and unpatlot!c sentiments which
seem to pervadc his heart to be exercised by
the rusrlan spitits Of the Locality which DOW
affords lin an asylum and home
|. is well known t. all who know anything OF
tie geography Of the world We live in that
, the Northern Neck" of Virgra is q par1w
peninsula. ranging from leu to twenty tive
! miles 10 width, aod lies between two OF the
ines: beauuful rivers 90 the W, S:ern c)ollnent
the Potomac ani the Rappshanoock Over
the ques.ion Of lis location at least Dime Ma.
, our did assume q pleasing iu:l:d c:l0p, and
% fully has she do5e her work that she has
superseded 10 7cty large d gre the necessity
= Of rail- Dad, and other arti:laI means OF con-
; | MIR uth tho nu,sila IpTr'1 Wkila II
f. is lruo that we have no telegraph Gcs. yet be
lag strictly an slreultur4l aod not a oommtr-
ci.l people, we naoGgc 10 get along as well as
# F: was stretched aloog every highway.
Railroads. with Us would be certanly q costly
luxury, for tie facilities afforded by water trsus
portalon ar. 50 excellent. ard the cost is so
small when compared with rail transportation,
that | venture TO assert that if We had q rail-
road ,unL leg tho entire leogth Of the Northern
Neck that but iittlo would be transported BY
il, 20. eucush in fact to make it self support.
| icy. We slip gral1 10 AltXG dtla aod George
toTn FIR three gnd four cco;s per bu5bcl, aod
10 B4inlre FIR tiT', apd we couldn't get II 10
ti!ntr piece By railroad il We had ore Tor less
, ben hrCo or t,ur liucS that amouct. We
have sc aiiuos, daily i1c OF steamers to Alex
arGiil ca the Potomac, and apple coumuuI.
calioa with B,ltiuiora by steamers 90 both
iscr. We can 60 10 Washington tT steamer
: s!ucsl any Cay 10 The week tor s:7ery five
ceCts, aLd 10 N0ifJ.k iCr zoe dollar the rtu I'D
tip, aGd lv:Gy facility Indeed for COMMERCE
aud uavsl il # ID Us SO lopg IS navigation
remnius traD, eCG SOMETIMES this is not closed
Guri5g tbs erice WiGt@r. So mu:h lheretJrs
lr transportation bud travelling tsclIites-
While cur lsCd5 ara neither lie best DOR
!, the best cultivated IL tie wcild, yet We
average we'll in both respects with Fir-
liza la1da scueral!y, wh!o We enjoy
macy LEGAL advantages which arc unknown to
the greater pax OF the State. While our lands
lre lot IN The highest s.aIo ct cultivation |
kuuU ut uorc Of these vast a5auGooed tis.d.
spoken OF by y0ur correspondent, but best Sc
, Oh The cintIary that the acreage uoter cullva
lion IS abGu. ~ llrge as q: any previous ims i
oar history. The surplus of Rr.iu prod c.
averages well with tho r,5t OF 'hn s a'c. vii
a large lrcdi is c,rri'd 90 10 FISH, u! 5tel. eGd
, fruit, besides mauY ulo"r efticlt5 OF rrAdr.
Trucks are not much ,b'u ut Of. ind hence
your corr Ooden > ar5. L tuJpu,e. The
, very lsfG.t DprU1 Weri, ~ maDy al De atrl-
cultural i'm plenculo have ogcu lutrOduc d, such
as the corn platter, z ain drills r,apers aDd
morerS aud the latest imp OVID ttres5"Is, even
ircudng those worked by steam.
Your correspondent must live in some "peut
up Utica." which coufaes bis vision as well as
his powers, or he must DO W'ulIy blind 10 bis
Surroundings. or iucxcusab!y ignorant whereof
he writes.
ln conclusion will say that for natural ad.
vautapes the Northern \ Eek is unsurpassed. the
people energetic aud industrious. the lands
com pare fAvorabIy with the average 10 Virginia
aod the state Of cultivation, while not tho bts:
i- lair, while everything raised for market is
chcsply transported, and the society is tuoh
n M those who once visit us arc Iyar ready TO
rc,uro. and ell who hrs worthy ever iod
Eosry and hosptabc welcome.
| know OF ~ section which offers better ad.
vaDtgges for all 10 search Of cheap homes, good
ccie AID 40 easy living.
Not desiring to appear CONSPICUOUS will with
ho.d ny namc and subscribe myself
A CITIZEN OF TIE NORTHERN NECK.
Fem the Northern Mex News.
We observe an article 10 the Alexandra
GsZ!ttr, descriptive of tho Northern Neck Of