Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-10-02
Immigration.
JUDGE GRATrAN's RECENTVIsrT TO THE North
AN ISTEREsTrN0 SKETCH OF EIs OBsERvA-
TONS.

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JUDGE GRATrAN's RFCENTVIsrT TO THE NORTH
AN INTERESTING SKETCH OF his OBsERvA-
TONS.
STAUNToN. Sept. 2S,h, 1852
A-'''f " "s spectator:
REQUESTED. wiz Try 20 give you a sho''
acoooht o. my last trip north and west. NY
o'ec''Ve Point was Geneva In Ashsoouis
couhts' Tue extreme hoftheas'ern coahy v
ONO anu bordering apon Lake Erle rms sec
ZION COMPRISES part OF Ina western reserve
aoout "hieh wa SO ffequsn;iy nesr,tsSlng that
name beiieVe- In THIS way At The time OF the
cessi"h OF ner northwestern territory 10 Ihe
united states o. virginia. There was claim
vi Oohnect'cat u large part OF that territory
ms was adjusted ia the interests OF harmony
" Virginia aboTii z The ciai II o. connecticut,
lbhoueh upon what just grounds Is one OF
'aose 'hinss no feiiow can d 1d QUO TO ooay
II tsnd lying north OF !hs4,ss degree Of latitude
ava running west from the Pennsy wanna line
~ niles including the spien'id cities of Sau-
anssy, and Cleveland now Con'es'icat.
WIN the accustomed sarsw inssa ot the
fah gee mind. reserved this bod nj iaod r
ner school fund. of which the pro'ee's form
Tue oasis now. she sold IT. in f''ge parcels to
1ae founders OF colonies W - gaia sold 1t In
''ia''er n"id'hss 10 coionis's AMI thus IL was
s1'e'eh 60 aparauvely thickly at an early day
VI" ny CoDnScncut, MASSACHUSETTS ana New
'i"uhPs"i'e people.
Ira" ana spoke with a lazy VINO lett New
ire "heh seven years o'd with her
making the Journey In covered
9"s"h' "ni sue now owns the homestead her
"S Sne nis' " se''ie. Inc MANNERS
anu "t'oils Vi ILLS people are peculiarly Inose
Vi we" Engiano-more purely SO IMAM New
Hosiahu itseh' ior 1ney nave hau no inter-
liiA'uie. iney are esuruy' steriihs race
anu car INDUSTRIOUS tiliers OF the SOIL. me
soii i'seii Is hoI very rlca' put Win Careful
usage anu iertihzaIion produces lar crops
lneir crops oi corn, Wneat ana grass are not
equa' u ouls' anu Ihey 40 hob expect much
Vi ei'nel' Inc main money crops Win tnem
are cneese auo pu'ter' whlcn are Inc largest;
napie Sugar ano lnoiasses' me secona; ana
wooi' inc Inifu. II 'sugar-hapie grows very
nneiy ana All 'ne towns ana villages are
oeau1ll"ity or"alnenteu WIN rows OF Inese
oeautiiui ueee' Aneir towns are better lalo
OUT, nave "'oer streets ano pre'tier houses
anu 'e1'ei puoiio cummings Inan ours-Pef
co"tro lheir iarM muses. parns ana FENCES are
very much INFERIOR 10 ours
went 10 th's secllon on the 1nvltatlon OF
the NV W. H. Huriou't' d bapCss minister
iiilei vi virginia h'''he TWO prothe's III VIZ
giniS' anu having spe"1 some Iime mere on
'"o VISITS W wv H. ne ua@ niaue All MS ar
i""s0ineh's " oonio ""'h sno Jake up MS
"o"u7 WIN u.s. NJ ufo "'''Nhseo Io' meetings
~ iour 'o"ns. Alter ny ARRIVAL was joined
~ ". iiiahS' .nS oounty agent
io' iin0o Se ooun'y' VIZ gina, sent ou'
.heie ny 1ue SupeiNisoFs. Aireaoy ~ I@nii-
iies vi 'Norshor an" western pirCh nave
eo''ieo III riihco Neorse anu goIten oeeus-
40" inany more are lhere we WIN not Rho"
uu'ii ooi. -" hi'eneSo se's MS report from tne
vi .h7 'S'enue- oeeihs Inc
au'a'''"ses hAeis W accrue 10 tneir county
i"'' su'h "''ion' tpo p'"r' VI Supervisors
W. "ii'auiS oii tpis mp acu
nihA '''ei "is''hi WIN e'ou 'e iu&nies9 in
'no y. ''i MS nc VII seizure uo Win
~ "''i"S''7' ~ 'heee H0et~
iAss Ho'e III wv ~" NM so'o' any "aee III
onui0"' VIC n"'' ho'"i'"s 'a"oihs ms IaipS
"o"'nol, gnu many poopie W o'hie 10 heai
aoooD al our hiee'ips III tue Town OF
ohaiuon' county sea' ei deaoga county, We
nao 'oo of 4V' peopie' ihcinoins the Judge,
'ninie'eIs' lawyers aud oss' people OF the
p'ao7' ihey we're always very attentive ard
seehe' ih'eres'eu anu oesifouS 10 near ana
50 'ii" III