Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-06-04


Northern Emigration TO she Slave States.
Responses from Virginia to the Emigration
Scheme of the Neso York Company.
Hon. Eli Thayer of this city has, at our re-
quest, placed in our hands package of letters
received by him, at different times within the past
few months, from gentlemen in the slave States,
approving ofthe general plan of operations of the
Emigration Company of which Mr.. Thayer is
President, and inviting the attention of Mr..
Thayer and his associates to the advantages of
their several localities. The following from East
ern Virginia we commend to the attention of our
readers
HAMPTON, May Is, 1857
Eli Thayer, ESq.,-Ded4 Sir 1t gives me
much pleasure to acknowledge the receipt of
your favor of the 9th inst, At the first mention
of your proposition to send lot of Yankees to
settle in Virginia, It's true that many of our cit
liens looked upon it as an abolition movement,
affecting our slave property, but since your mo-
tive has been more fully explained and under
stood, and upon the second sober thought, our
people are not only satisfied, abut now they are
anxious that your neighbors shall settle
amongst us, and become thereby our % neigh
bors." and we will show ourselves so when OPP.
portuuity offers speak Understandings in this
matter. / have taken frequent opportunities to
talk with my present neighbors upon the subject
have shown your planned to them your
views and intentions, and one and all, without
hesitation, have expressed themselves satisfied
and anxious for your "neighboIs to come
amongst us and, today with your permission,
shall send your letter for publication in the Nor
folk Herald, with letter to !the editor giving in
it the feeling of the people in this section OF Vr
| ginia, and which believe is the same friendly
and desirable kind prevailing now everywhere in
| the Eastern part of my State.
wish you would visit this section, personally,
] for vyD fiSfaptiOn. n nj the
advantages this part of the country has over eve
ry other part OF 1.-THE waters of the beautiful
Chesapeake Bay, and Hampton Roads, affordng
the only bGrbOr in the United States for the
Great Eastern " steamship, and others like her,
| accessible at all seasons and all tides. Dudley
| Mann, ESQ.,, has expressed himself, that this
| place must neces sary be the terminus of that
| line of ships, with long wharyes extending along
| the shore from Hampton Bar to Newport News
Point, our railroads running to these points, and
plenty of warehouses, will soon build up large
city, and invite capital and spectators.
l wish that I could write as feel in this mat.
ter. [ love my native State, Virginia During
the Revolution she was first Of all in the bright
constellation of the thirteen original States-but
luxury, incidence, politics. and what not, have
gradually but surely dimmed her brightness and
retarded her progress, until now she is almost
with the least and youngest OF all the States that
now exist. Still her natural advantages and re.
sources are the same as formerly. With energy,
with a hardy set Of +" neighbors," fresh from
abroad, to locate and revive us, Virginia would
soon be herself again-her people would work,
her lands would be improved, her towns and cit
les builtup, real estate enhanced, manufactures
encouraged, and her people still more prosperous
and happy.
The Norfolk Herald Of the 9th inst, has again
taken up the subject, and writes upon it with
great deal of satisfaction to people in this
ton. Other papers are following its example,
and soon all will join in asking you to come with
your 6 neighbors and revive it. Please find it
enclosed herewIth-have it published in your pa
pers.
We win keep this subject before the people
it must it shrll, prevail. We are determined to
awake from our inertness--we want the sneigh-
bors to unite with us to build up our State, and
for this purpose we will hold public meetings to
invite you to come and join in efforts to re-
yiye our beautiful State. Please let me hear
from you often. 49,