The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-14

makes better meal, anu pTihBs hioie >" u
market, This same principal applies to ).
other grains. We have only to read the s
market reports of New York, to under
stand that this is no exaggeration. SOFT
il evident that if the Illinois Central
Railroad can induce people to buy their
lands at prices varying from one 10
twenty-five dollars per acre, we can enter
the immigration market and make better
offers. We can offer better climate, as
rich a soil, earlier markets for fruits anu
vegetables, and fifty cents for corn, when
they could not realise more than twenty
five in Illinois. Again, edo not invite
immigrants to q territory hitherto UNI
settled, destitute of comforts as well ~
luxuries. with limited communications
with the outer world. We can offer
them houses to live in, lands If they are
able and wish to buy, and labor inabun-
dance il they are poor, churches in which
to worship, schools to educate their
children, all ready to receive them.
And we can offer them better health
and greater longevity than any other
section in the United States, and show
them the proof by official statistics. We
can offer them q soil which can grow
everything that is raised Mt the North,
and many things which cannot be raised |
in colder ATTITUDES. These superior IN
ducements will bring us any amount OF
labor, ii they are put In practical work
ing order. Notwithstanding the unset
tied state of affairs, DIR, James Il. Bell,
by his own individual enterprise has
succeeded in getting about two hundred
g emigrants to settle in eastern Virginia.
This he has done since July last. Des-
titute as he has been of means to make
them comfortable, when they arrive
among us, his undertaking has been
- q success. There are many things
ng wanting to insure the success IN this I'M
q migration scheme, which this organiza,
of ton promises to supply. 3ii 500.
ur We want home for them as soon al
of they arrive a place for them to eat ane
sleep and be OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES iol
be tile sick, and general depot wher'
ir- they will feel that they have earnes
IN working friends 10 help them on thei
eet way to their respective destinations
us where hope tells them they are to bull
clip themselves up as industrious freemel
the and where facts tell us that they WI
lers build up the financial a. we'll as polite
res, power of the State. Our merchan
IT a should give freely to this enterprise, I
lied they are bringing to themselves cust0I
ers. Our farmers should open the
lua- purses, for it will give them intellige
'ffer and reliable labor, and increase u
up value of their lands beyond calculatio
h Our railroad companies should pour o
the their thousands to induce labor to con
nds among us to raise products for tran
$50 portation. Our politicians should g
s of ter this arena, and, with argumen
In as we'll as money, try to build up an
nth, dustrious and reliable constituenc
With Our Legislature should look to our
vim lapidated finances, and open the purs
ner, strings of the people, to help bring abo
ere a sound financial as well Us political
mus sis of prosperity. n4af1
ONE Labor Is the only real wealth of Stat
hey We are destitute of needful supp
cling How are we to get it? There Is no OIL
ring way than to organise an Aid Socie'
mil and support il with our money and
reat huence. We want "Castle Garder
up like New York, and when we get tn
now things, we shall see the cOmmencemt
~. of prosperity.
'bor, So we say, go on, gentlemen. for W
four enterprise promises success, as well
hout f,t,ra greatness to Virginia. We !
and in 1t the magic power which VIII u
can the wounds of the past, and SEND pr
lder- perity and happiness where now
Emf doubt and gloom. 1t will bring alb
'tical brighter prospect-nn era OF soc
w OF moral and political strength, ofwh
state. our people can well be proud: ~
II eli open up our vast resources OF wea'
y, a. and give to the breeze the busy hun
:" ~ Industry = manufacturing wealth
ths power TOR our people-state and nati
makes .-..-.a-s.--.---.5 udf
natu- THE LAUGH OF WoMAN.--A Won
that has no natural gift move bewiteh
orion than sweet laugh. 1t Is liketh SO
erica Of fnfes on the water. It1eaps from
have in a clear. sparkling rill and the Ia
nized that hears it feels as Ii bathed in the
ressed |exhilarating spring. Have you
:, o,,r nursued an unseen fugitive thrC
|" o"' trees. i'd on by fairy laugh-now
Dc III now there, now lost. now found?
those have; an / we are pursuing that w
nably ering voice to this day. Sometim
llossal comes 10 us III .ne nius.oi val ~. ~
politi- row. row, nav and listen and hear II
Iftv to tl,a rnnt,. lilo ailyap hall