New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-31
FREE LABOR MOVEMENT IN VIRGINIA.
ELI THAYER ADDRESSING TIE LAND
OWNERS.
pTRIIC MEETING At CT yANDOTTE.
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OWNERS.
PUBLIC MEETING At GUYANDOTTE.
From TIE G4yoadot'e ia raiOait July D.
At large and resp. ctable meeting OF the citizens Of
GuyaDdo,te and vicinity, held at the Town Hal, ac'
cordpg TO previous notice, Tuesday July u, 1881,
Mr. A. j. Keenan, was appointed President, and Dr. l.
e. BuffDgtOn, Secretary.
The President explained the object Of the meeting,
and introduced the Hon. Eli Thayer Of Massachusetts,
President Of the Homestead Aid Society, who, in
blief and ennenty practical speech, exhibited the
object Of that Society
Wbereupop, on motion, the Chair appointed j. c.
Wheeler NJ. Russell, esq, and DIR. L. &. Burlington
a Committee to draft preamble and resolutions,
pressing the Of the meeting on the subject dis
cussed in Mr. 1hayers speech, who submitted the fol-
lowing:
company that design have been Informed By the Hon
Ell 1bsse the pTssts OF that and am
et.prsing sgrcuuts mechanics aud miners and whereas
eepon Of tie objects of this enterprise have sought array
tie Of the State against Mr. Thayer aud his company
which We as at present advised believe h. Of inu
tcc tow ard ther calculated to initiate against the interest Of
WeteIn Virginia and give to citizens at other sss an moor
pes.ion Of tho opinions Of the people OF this State on
R,,oirsd hs IN favor Of and will encourage every
wtfounded enterprise thst has for il. object the cultivation
wild and uncut .at portions of Western Virginia tho
manufactures or anything else that tends any
make n independent, selfrelant people 49,, -.
ers citizens any all the other State. of the Union
the world who may eh9Ge 10 9,s sh o leo
t,ns the Union and raising the Old Donui'n de mother
OF states and the dgLied aud commanding coa
position which she once occupied among the states oil
rights with ourselves the prsc,abl, a4bding citizens
oheI who may settle in midst and confirm to the
On motion Of L. Sednger, Esq, the above report
Of the Committee was unanimously adopted.
ELI TIIAYERs ADDRESS.
This gentleman addressed the citizens of Guyan-
dotie the subject of settling an organized eIngra
ton in Virginia, Of which We have heard so much of
late As many of our readers are no doubt anxious
10 know for themselves the objects aud designs of this
Company, We attended and prepared imperfect
abstract of his remarks for their perusal, which, how
ever does not do Mr. Ihayer Justice, as he uses
Argument the same length Of time than any speaker
We ever attempted 10 follow.
lie said it was not his purpose TO address them
metaphysics, religion OF politics, but their mutual
warts lie represented tue Homestead Aid Society,
and they could command capital, and Influence the
corceutaion Of sklful operators while IN Cabel and
WAYNE Counties be found country more capable OF
making its population independent Of all oth.r sec
III ns than any Other portion of the country he had
noticed lie found here tine agricultural districts unoc-
cupcd, ich mineral region undevelvped and the
Op!e importing from other States their agricultural
implements al d furniture, when tue wood and the
iron in s crude state and the coal for fuel here
in abundance. In Massachusetts, an immense sum
is produced from the workshops and manu-
factories, bat this is not all clear profit
from il must be deducted the cost OF the raw
the South the West. You then, want skillful men
ard capital TO build up your country and we want
land and the material You can supply our
here it will be divided into small farms which will be
cultivated 20 es TO be made to produce as much per
possible. 1t lie curse to any country to have
bu, ft w Lar dholders England was cursed when che
had but one landhoder-N lillian the Conqueror-less
used When she had more laudhoders under the sris
.oc acy ard .till cursed by having but few We are
fsl-ey charged with design of buying up fictitious
land titles by The hGnarhd IafIey Star and some
other papers the State. As yet, have purchased
no land and shall not, unless we can obtae FOR It
dear ard indspuable title, such as Dir. lady, or
some one competent - decide, VIII say Is uDeX.
bar gains for lsnds which bonded to the company,
and which we purchase or otherwise, as We
choose; but the title to those lands Il indisputabe-
such as Mr.. Jourdon, Mr.. Mccormick or Mr.
Beubripg can make, which ons will pretend 10
dispute 1t is asked why address the people on this
subject, when requested by them to do SO! Why not
proceed otce and do a. we have legal rght 10 do,
purchase all the land desire and commence opera
iitnsl Xewan' something more than our legal rights
we wsrt friendship fratern feeling to secure that,
We desre opportunity to explain 10 our future tel
low-czens aud neigh bors the object Of our enterprise
that they may entertain no false conception thereof
II is Objected also that come as all organized
body and not one at q time. The Company have no
power over the emigration. They control themselves,
and act for themselves and only here upder the
eupces Of the Company for the reason that they hold
ont TO them superior Inducements. There are great
mary who won't come under the auspices OF the Com
Jany, who will come, however in consequence Of this
enterprise. They come because they know they VIII
have the advantages Of being near schools aud meet
iig-houses, which they appreciate quite as highly
as fertile lands. Without certain knowledge
that they would have an opportunity Of educating
their children, they could hot be induced
TO come. Tie reason this section has not been i'm
proved il, because il has been overlooked. The aten-
lion of Eastcrn has been directed to the great
West, and there il more known DOW about Kansas,
Ne 6tka and Utah than Western Virginia, while the
latter possesses many advantages over the former.
Here it is healthy while there they shvering with
chile and fever here the agricultural the mineral and
thu Der regions are in close proximity, while there It
IL not the case. And there is reason way great
cofu ei cia and manufacturing city may not be bait
up somewhere in the magnificent valley between this
and the mouth Of Sandy II is in the great southern
bend of the Ohio-s central point accessible to the
fertile valleys and reh mineral region Of the Kanawha,
Guyandotte Twelyepoe and Sandy; also contiguous
10 Kentucky and Tennessee, where Eastern capitalists
and operatives have been invited and will probabygo.
lsres city at this point is lilely 70 bs built up
only BY lis similar enterprise. Those enhoyed
IN Faster, nprMtops aI5 UaD ia ee-ee Sys Eat he