New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-30
TO THE SOUTHERN
STATES.

One of the best ways Of giving the South
new life is to force new blood into its veins.
Heretofore a wrong system has made it impossi-
bic for Northern enterprise TO take hold ana de-
velop the great resources Of the Slave States.
When the Yankee got as far as the Potomac, he
found that if he would cross the stream he must
uuman himself Those only lived beyond that
river who did as the Romans did; and it was
impossible for them to advance in their civiliza-
ton. The war has made the Southern States
free of access and occupations; and We find q
very general movement on the part Of large
class of people toward the South. The only
obstacle that can be said TO exist is the I'M
settled condition of the negro question; but
that will speedily settle itself Time is doing
everything well, and the States OF the South
are practically as open to emigration as the
States of the West. The presence of the negro,
even in the nondescrpt condition OF freed
man." will be rather an inducement than an
objection TO Northern emigration. The negro
will welcome every Northerner as friend, and
look TO him for the comfort and support
that his well-whipped masters cannot find 1t IN
their hearts to give. The White immigrant will
have an unrvaled labor market thrown open
to him-and together they can consummate
that work of reconstruction that seems to move
so slowly along. Not only from the North but
from all parts Of the world we shall have a rush
of emigration. The ily-paid German-the OPP
pressed English miner-the badly-ied lrishman
will in good time hurry to these inviting re-
gions. Slavery no longer exists to eat up the
substance OF the land, by keeping thousands
poor and wretched.
As the surest reconstruction will be the re-
population of the South, so the best thing we
can now do is to aid III that repopulation by
assisting in the work of emigration. To the
greater part of our people the South has been a
dark and hidden land. They know as little of
Texas and the Carolinas as they do of the
Crimea. They know that such geographical
distinctions exist, but any practical iniorma-
ton-the cost Of trave-liying-thc price OF
lands-rents-the value of Iabor-the capaci-
ties of the soils beyond their reach.
The general impression has been that
nothing grows in the South but
Sugar Cotton, and Tobacco, and that,
unless a farmer has the capital to control great
estates and unlimited labor he cannot work adj
vantageously. There could be no greater mis-
take. A man with small sum of money may
do better in the South than in the North-ior
intelligent, skilled labor is more scarce land is
cheaper, the demand is greater by reason of the
destruction of the war, and the means of trans
portation and travel better than in any of our
newly opened Western States The war gives
an opportunity for enterprise and pluck that
may never occur again
We have had many suggestions as TO the best
way Of meeting ills want One of the most
popular seems to be the General Southern Land
Agency, whose advertisement in another coll
umn will explain Itself. The idea of this system
il to invite emigration to the Southern States.
What are called land offices are opened in each
of these States, managed by competent
business men, and procuring information
for all who want to purchase or lease
Southern properties. by the aid OF these
Offices, some of which are also advertised III our
columns-or agencies of a similar character
the people Of the North, and those controlling
European emigration, may be brought into
direct business relations with the South'
Planters with large plantations and very little
money may be induced i'll this way to part