The colored Tennessean., 1865-10-07

success.
snow any signs of repentanceI Are they coming
Dack because they love the Union, or their prpt-
h elsyr Are they not coming back because they are
WMpped, and perish with hungerl" All who
r retnrn peaceably to their homes cultiyatinp
9 friendly relations, abstaining from hostile acts,
G ana dlscountenancing every attempt at disorder
: should be met in the same spirit and treated
0 with leniency.
I'll ENCOURAGEMENT OF IMMIGRATION
3 we want population in Tennessee that shall
) 9e thoroughly loyal In order to secure this the
Legislature should adopt q fasterlng policy
. Whlch will encourage immigration and hasten
Ine return OF prosperity The vast Importance
+ northwestern States, and from Germany and
Switzerland, whence the tide has hitherto set the
strongest, to the interests and future prosperity
OF the State, cannot be too strongly insisted upon
, Grover estimated. The inauguration of q poll
cy looking to this end cannot be too vehemently
| urged upon our property holders generally, and
especially upon large land holders at this pecu-
liar and most interesting jnncture in our affairs.
ioas distncton smonF fo eaSynr eny inva
aulres me to say that the Germans have shown
themselves more loyal than any other class of
our foreign population. AS farmers as mechan-
.es, and as loyal voters they are q most desirable
class Of emigrants to bring among US, and
snoulo IKE 10 see our unoccupied and uncult1ya-
TED lands dotted over with thrifty Germans
| We are now at the close of period of uneyam
paeq depression isl and paralysis throughout all de-
the reaction and the rebound will come soon
There is tide In the affairs States as well as of
| men. which, taken at the flood leads on to for
tune Tennessee is now at the ebb of this tide
| and we may look with certainty for its retnrnin1,
! noou. onail we ride upon it into the haven OF a
| magollcent future, OF a splendid agricultural
and commercial prosperity, population, wealth
education, refinement position and power, or
| shan we drift 1nertly to rum, without an effort
| to save ourselves? The proper answer to these
| anxious enquiries will Oe found in the wisdom of
your legislatlon and its adaptation to the present
emergencies. Shall we let the propitious mo.
ment pass away unimproved, and thus miss the
golden opportunity of placing Tennessee upon
| tnc nlgn road TO the magnificent destiny which
| is within her reach L am not speaking at ran
| dom when say that Tennessee is now in the
very crisis of her career, and that as her egisa-
tors shall act with determined and enlgbfened
nperahty In developing her vast resources and
calling TO their aid the means and facilities with
In their control 70 promote her prosperity and en-
large her borders, SO will that career be onward
ana ana upward and Tennessee will become the En-
plre state OF the South-a great mart for MANN
tactures, trade and commerce and the great field
OF agricultural industry and prosperity Skilled
ana educated labor will come here for the asking
lnto Ine J79e State OF Tennessee emigrants-me-
chanics. artisans, tillers of the ground and 9th
ers-from the over crowded States and towns of
the North and from Europe will pour in con
tinuous stream, ii adopt course Of Iepisla-
ton that shall encourage them and afford remu- |
neratlve occupation Our genial climate invites |
them, our naVlgable streams fertile soil and
mountains rich IN their inexhanstless mineral re- \
sources, our numerous railroads, making access |
easy TO all portions of the State and convenient
outlets to all products that seek dist ant markets
all these offer inducements which presented in
proper shape by fitting legislation viii attract ali
the labor we nee !, of every description as fast as
there is demand for it.
The statistics of emigration from Europe dur
ing the present year show very large increase |
compared with the past year and it appears from |
statements made in the foreign journals that there
is not sufficient transportation to be had for those
VINO are waiting to embark for this country Both |
the Liverpool and London journals allege that |
the seaports OF Europe are crowded with emf |
grants, provided with the means of coming and
only detained by want of vessels 1t is estfmat |
ed that before the close of 1865 we will have ra |
celved two hundred thousand emigrants from all |
the ports OF Europe. 1t is moderate calculation |
to say that they bring, on an average $50 each in
gold. This brings to our shores ten millions of
dollars. What vast addition to our specie cir |
culation! What vast addition to our force Of
able-bodied laborers! With proper legislation
majority of these men will be drawn to The Sontb
ern States Not a few will find their wav 10 Ten
nesSee Shall we not have State Commissioner |
ti at tne East to give them the necessary intorma
agencies at New York for this purpose and if we |
would compete successfully with them we must |
resort to similar means. ...fa. = |
In connection with this subject of emigration T |
beg leave to say that it is far more safe and ra
tonal process of regenerating the South than any
sudden and compulsory admission of the blacks
70 the ballot-boX. 1t involves no controyerted
question of State rights 1t occasions no necessity
for arbitrary military rule 1t does not exasnerate
our native-born citizens and make them iife|lonS
enemies of the Government. If carried ont as, !
indicated, It will accomplish the end we all hove
In view; while, on the other hand the indiscrim-
nate grant OF the right of suffrage to the colored
population would increase the evils that keen | !
the south depressed, and eXasperate those who /
nnder other circumstances, would become deyot- |
ed friends of the Government and accent the l
aneIpation Of the slaves as an event not at all
offensive, With proper legislation ON the part of
the Southern States but little time would be ne
cessary to secure flood of immigration to the | =
south and all the beneficial results before refer
red to- nyiew of the immense interests at stake |
affecting the future prosperity of the; State SO |
vitality it is expected this subject win receive !
! SALARIES OF JUDICIAL OFFICERS. q
Actuated by sense of duty. and desiring 70 | y
see justice done to class of patriotic men Who Il
are serving the State as Judges and Attorneys |
General, General again urge upon the Legislature an i
Increase IN the pay of those officers from the | n
highest to the lowest Several Judges have re- | G
signed their offices who were entirely acceptable | Il
% the people and useful to the State on the | Il
ground that the Compensation allowed them hy | ii
aw aw was wholly inadequate Supreme Judges v
nDnld Iaa De paid salary Of four Or i've thousand f
,e allowed at least twenty five hundred or three il
honsand o dollars per annum, and Attorneys-Gen- Il
. their pay, Their salaries can be increased at I'm
ne expense of the parties to the suitwithout max
omething Of this kind Is not done I am assured il
nat many Attorneys for the State viii resign al
indeed it has been with difficulty that many use m
I'll ohcers have been induced to hold to their se
osItlons The people are willing to see compe- tt
ent men in these important positions properly q
ublic officer supporting his family on the salary of
i've years ago The honest people feel that If W
ny one OF the incumbents alluded to is worthy be
MS Office, he Is worthy of support from that re
thce. The State cannot reasonably expect good 10
tWyer to devote his time talents and energies to u
- interests OF lne commonwealth, when the 81
alary of his Office falls below the necessary ey be
enses of his family. Gentlemen capable Of I'LL us
lg such positions are capable of making money III
tne factce OF their profession and it is Obyi- ltI
rs that our Judges and ATTORNEYS viii have TO | to
I'm their attention to the practice of the law IN tn
der to gain livelihood Good LAWYERS cannnt | tn
ford to serve the State without fair compenss- | We
on. The consequence is that Indifferent LAWYERS to
no cannot live by their practice WIN accept our lis
is will suffer | Ike
may i seemto be importunate on this subject. Of
IT If am it is because of the interests involved Al
hen the salaries of these officers were fixed | an
me years since, the amount of business was less tai
an one-fourth what it now is. Ours Judges and sh;
ttorneys are now absent from their homes | ia
of the year During that time they for
Ie at hotels at an expense of from three to five ma
HATS per day to say nothing Of the expense of gu
larry of two thousand dollars for Chancellor | vel
Circuit Judge, after paying his necessary ex- life
has less than eight hundred dollars left for the an,
pport OF his family repeat these inadequate Hi
aries will drive competent men from the Bench to
q the important causes pending in every Court Sta
Il be tried and adjudicated by incompetentmen, Th'
the rights Of citizens viii be sacrificed ono
being secured as the Constitution and laws of OF
, State contemplate. ing
SUFFRAGE QUESTION ann
Who shall vote in Tennessee in future electons ov,
u You authorize emancipated slaves to vote? nno
II you invest them with all the rights incident of 4
citizenship Have you the power to do it un- owe m
the Constitution of the United States These MOI
weghty questions which will be before the ! be~
ntry for an answer and contest win shortly ene
,e in Congress upon the presentation of the ha,-
w s IVY oenstors anu elgnt Represent it OF
res from Tennessee who are asking admission | tnei
seats in Congress while the people sending
m have denied the emancipated slave the -
nt OF suffrage. / am free to admit that, for w
present, we nave done enough for the negro may
) although negro voting cannot suit my natu- latio
preludlces OF CASTE there is class of them | COVE
iould IKE TO see vote at once large class | slav
GRANT, docile easily led by designing men, | legis
not safely trusted with political power, am but
willing to see at the ballot-box but as even refe
e nave Deen 1althful among the faithlcss, if bly,
es are 10 be restored TO the right of the cleo the
francMse. would say let us no longer deny Whe
g political rights TO the slaves. In my judg- Tenn
It loyal negro is more eminently entitled TO ate s
rage tnan q Qlsloyal Wnlte man. 8t-~~-f4-fi | quar-