Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1859-12-20
Homes For All.

| FVNIiE AMERICAN ESIIGRANT AND UON ESrE N
\ ,CONf3Sf; having its headquarters in the City
OF new ork has been OratZcd for the sole and ,lef-
mite purpose of collecting information from nil rts of
the country wherein desirable lands may he had at
low prices anu commencing those lands to tho attcn-
tiOn and favor Of all who may be inuce4l TO Irclaso
or improve Them 1t has been silently uerfecting ts
and correspondence for more than year
past until 1t IL now ready too offer to settlers range
or selection embracing than One Million Acres
OF ehe2P Wild lands with some improved farms mainly
the states OF Virginia Pennsylvania Tennessee anI
Mis- sour and it will soon extend its operations into
other States.
TO emigrnnts from Europe to the energetic Young
men OF our c0mpactly settled States and sections to
tho hives OF mechanics and lalorcrs who tronE our
cities and live In constant AMI reasonable dread that
panic or pestience war, rcvulsiVn some alteration
IN the channelS Of trnde may, any moment deprive
them OF employment and their families Of bread We
such pcrils are unknown.
We mean to sell lands well ns negotiate for pur-
sn;'Fs wlth those who have large tracts for sale. in
every part oil the Union; but attention is
especially directed To the ncighb bring SRtes-Ergina
hcntucty, Tennessee, and Missouri. VIRGINIA cspe-
cniiy prOfcrsI ut this time remarkable Inducements Ia
Immigrants Her climate is temperate nnL genial
the Pe:ciI the Apple, tho Pear the Grape alike thrive
lt-it Is far better and desirAbly TinIbcrcl
tIIn almost any new Stntc; its naVgable rivers and
lnllumerable available streams watcrpOwcr and pro-
fusion Of the most valuable minerals-CO Iron Salt.
copper &c-are unsurpassed; the State has expended
iGe sums IN constructing Canals and Railroads
ITS entire breadth, which place almost every county
"lh low hours ride. either its SeapOrtI of the
great inland cities of Cincinnati Pittsburgh Wheeling
Louisville &c yet fertile. inviting land. whether i'm
proved or new. is far cheaper this day in the Mother Of
states than 1t is in Minnesota or Oregon No where
else on earth can lands filled with accessible Coal or
Iron Ore covered with choice Timber and excellent
alike for Grain AMI tir5rs= Fruit and Roots Iu obtained
50 cheaply as in Old Virginia; while II mon Of con-
siderable means sell good fIrms almost within
sight Of Washington City for less than the fair cost of
the improvements.
The IA BILE LANDS of EAST TENNESSEE present
some oil the most inviting fields for industry and enter
PRISE on this Continent. Tho climates salubriOus AMI
healthful The soil is adapted to all agricultural pur
suits Its unimPrOvGd Lands covered with useful
timber, or present natural openings, and Meadows
producing nutritious Grass. The farmer can have his
products on shipboard i'll so hours and can buy his
Groceries, Dry Goods, etc. ut home, as cheap rs any
one in New England. Yet can sell lin good Lands
with perfect titles at from three dollars DER acre
A word as to the single objection Which las kept
these lands long uncultivnteil and which nav kns
them in the markets bare fraction their riIIc
Enlne-ThRt of Slavery. This Company has only tn
deal with any Institution substituting fact over
whose existence or character it has no control Bnt
we say III all confidence to intending settlers slavery
in Virginia need not and should not serve longer rs
hindrance to settlement Your part That .r7lp,l
discovery Of our nge. CONCENTRATED iMHonA1IoS prc
tIcty dislOscs of it so far You concerned Let
he;.ds OF families including farmers mcdaniel mil
cF &C. take counsel together nnd resolve tn seek new
ana more eligible homes in company. Let them Climb
bling their means send two nf their number To lok at
SiCh Janus as We are prepared to sell them. Let these
delegates after sufficient scrutiny, buy from Yc To
twenty thousand acres in body, embracing all tho
good points they require then let them survey the
whole into farms and lots of convenient size and rnt
These up mt auction to the highest bidder whether
member OF tue company or not. Each member will
",
lile sum previously contributed by him to the c"a-
nys funds and To his proportion of any profit realized
from the transaction Thus the Company will form a
SORT oil spontaneous township with ills rG;s bridges
stores schools, church. &C. substantially the New
England Pattern. Such location may easily he made
-Sncll already In fact, exists in every county of Vi
gina above Underwater; and into such one Slavery
VIII nave neither preteNt desire enter The city
81 wheeling, the Quaker portion of London COUNTY
mol 70 speak of new experiments, fairly cxcmplify
the law we here Indicate. Thus before a steady and
coninns influx Of FrCc-LRhor immigration Slavery
quietly and gradually disappears without cuvunin ar
cht-burnin and tho settlers will find their pruDcrty
quadruplcd by the single act of settlement
Young men of the Free States! a glorious career
opens before You. We prufrr you cheap land annie
timber, healthul climate, absolute immunity from
even the dread Of savage incnrsun and depreciation
aptatton to all tile grns grasses anil fruits Of the
temperate zone, with ready access to ample and remIl
ncTatLve markets at all seasons This day. more than
hali the arabic land in Virginia has never been turned
by plow willie much Of the EoDl lands once. ccner
Ousy productive, is but mcagerly So Good treat
ment will readily and chcaply restore them To their
pristine fertility No stronger inducements TO indus
Try no hobler theatre for exertOn is proered any
where on earth. '
Call and see our maps, descriptions, sllrvcvs etc
or write I" us enclosing postage stamps of course
ana Your Inquiries shall he answered as far az t;,cti
Please address FRANCIS W. TAPPAN, PrcS;IOp,
or JOHN c. UNDERWOOD, General Agent Am. Emf
grant Al! and Homestead Company, No. 46 broadway
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