The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-22
Our Virginia Correspondence.

WAYNE COUNTY, Va, June 15 1857.
The Nso Emigration Morsment-Hon. Eli Tnayer's Plan
Ills Prcpes in Western Virginia and Kentucky
Hopes Of ne People-Raoi,tions Endorsng HIM
The Washington Meeting House In this county filed
TO overnowing on Wednesday night May 90 with ladies
and gentlemen including the most wealthy and nauenia
citizens Of this county to listen address organized
emigration, from the Hon. FL Thayer Of Massachusetts,.
Mr. rbayer has been spending several days In Western
Virginia and Eastern Kentucky, and has been cor
daily welcomed TO the hearing Of the most wealthy and
influential citizens OF both States He has addressed large
audiences at Catletsburg and Ashland, Kcntucky with
much satisfaction and much applaus~d ny tire people,
"a will be shown by the resolutions upaucusly endorsing
his arguments and for developing the mighty
resources of this part Of the country. At Caeburg on
the 25th and Ashland the 26th uimo, at night (boh
OF them towns in Kentucky, the audiences were very
deeply interested In the subject OF his address, and unan
mously extended TO Mr.. 1hayer and his neenbors
honest and hearty welcome On the evening Of the 9th
utmo the same thing done with greater enhu.
s,s% S ,se PsoPs Of wsyne county va and an nv
address them at Guyandou Town the night Of the 2sth
Of May.
other places. There Is division Of opinion In this part
Of The country concerning the Importance and desirable
,s,lo, and homes, m.cb.r,cs sna Virginia, an army
this port OF the Old Dominion We the best country
in the world for them, and they the meu in the
is no part Of the United States which ia able 70 make ia
inhabitants perfectly independent Of all other sections
az this pau Of the country The Ohio valley contains
salt iron coal timber, and fertile SOIL healthy climate
and easy communication both and wea and every
poesble advantage by nature, and when the advao
tages OF mechanical arts applied, and intelligent
INDUSTRIOUS laborer affords increase OF population
strength n ado ed to our Union
We want 20 concentrate enterprise, and that
have by Increasing population proposed We know
our vans, and will make every honorable exeron sup
ply them Our In this after may be criticised a,
Richmond and elsewhere; but n " is will ask
friends AT Richmond whether shall remain ~ we nov
are, picket guard for Richmond FRIENDS, without
one encouraging word hope from eastern friends
or shall we avail ourselves OF the that nsture has
given 20 western shore Of the aid that offered
by Northern ne,ehbos and sphere ia life and
and wealth that will do honor 10 the Old Dominion.
We have 5000 white population than Eastern
Virginia but she has received anest entire benefit Of
the proceeds Of the present State iebt Of $40 900 coo
been tie last Of the patriots Of Richmond 10 build
themselves up. But will take the matter into our
own hands snd build ourselves up II Ly ncbburg will not
be the picket guard for Charleston g. c., why should we
be the pick guard for Richmond unless should be 10
our interest 10 ierve 10 puch capacity
Is most Obviously for interest in western Virginia
20 introduce much intelligent labor from the Eastern
stts and from Europe will develope the exhaustess
and hidden wealth. mineral and agricultural Of all hi. re-
eon OF the Old Domnion and In way this be done
30 well 90 upon Mr., Thayers plan. These hborers BY