The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-05
THE SOUTH.
Prospects of tho Crops and
Trade.
Moro Vacant Lands in Virginia Re-
quiring Labor Than in Any other
State In the Union.
a Large Emigration to the
State Desirable.
Trade with Texas No Longer a
Venture.
Immense Demand in the Lone Star State
for all Articles Of Northern Manu-.
fas.ure and Trade.
NEW ORLEANS OygRSTOCEED WITH oilers.
The Crops in Mississippi Look.
ing Fine,
&c., &c.. &c.
Trade with Texas No Longer 3
Venture.
NEW ORLEANS OyERsTOCKED WITH oilers

| Vacant Lands In Virginia.
| from the Richmond Republic, May SOL
TINS day there is vacant land in Virginia than II
any other State IN the Union The farms four five
The labor command is only sufficient to cultivate in
slopenly way a fractional portion oftte sosl
The capital Of people is too much in the expensive
form OF unproductive and wornout acres One fourth
of the cultivated indinerently if well titled
husbanded would yield as much az the fourfourhs dc
now We need great deal more OF cash capital than we
| have; and this only be procured just now by
| liberal salo Of unused lands The Virginia people
| could sell half to threefourths of their present
landed possessions with double advantage. They
| would put themselves in possession Of cash
capital which would enable them to improve the land
reserved to its highest capacity and to derive large
product, with the aid OF skilled labor they obtained
from their whole possessions before and they would
provide themselves with cash means in addition to aid
in the establishment Of manufactures and In opening
branches Of business which would mpart prosperity to
large landed possessions without sufficient labor TO cult
vate them, and without the cash capital necessaryor
their improvement We continue poor and sratened the
population OF the country remains sparse and indoent
leave opening for enterprise; we prevent the
| growth of manufacturing industry; we make solitude
where we might have every sign Of life and activity.
general sale of half lands would be the wisest
economy could adopt for individual interests.
Nor could we more sgnally Illustrate wise and earnest
patriotism than by throwing open to market and 10 emf
grafton that mOety Of our lands which are now untitled
and unused, and destined to remain while their
present owners continue 10 hold the whole of their pos
sessions intact
In every point Of vew-politically, socially and COM
large emigration into this Commonwealth As first step
in this direction is necessary that considerable quant
ties of land should be put into market and duly adver
tiscd This object would be accomplished at once and
best il farmers would offer their surplus acres Tor sale
by some simultaneous action; each causing pats OF the
tracts proposed to be old To BIO filed with real estate
agents. each tract being divided into small farms of one
two or three hundred acres.
Emigration will not come in small Numbers II II
at ALL II must pour in in great stream. To attract
1t very considerable quantities Of land must be known
to be available, that whole communities Of emgrants
may supply themselves at once, and in contiguous
farms
To this end, societies, society," should be formed,
charged with the business OF buying and selling lands
giving all proper information to emgrants at the ports
In which they land, and generally systematzing and
orpanizing the whole movement.
The business of the society could be made largely
profitable TO its members; and II conducted with integ
ry Of motive and object the enterprise would b. highly
beneficial to the State and TO the emgrans who should
be brought into its borders
If it made known that considerable quantities Of
land could be purchased in virginia many other persons
besides emgrants from abroad would be attracted in this
direction Our climate Is superior to that OF the
Northern States that many farmers of those attitudes
would consent sell their improved lands there at the
high prices they will command and purchase farms in
Virginia, susceptible OF Improvement for the compare
lively low prices or twenty dollars to seventy five
dollars per acre
We take for granted that the great majority of
ccng farmers OF Virginia will conclude IL TO be their
best economy sell or the lands which they cannot c
tivate use; take IL for granted, further, that
many Others, for the want q cash means TO engage in
active business, will sell or portions of their landed
estates TO procure it, Thus very unusual quantities Of
land must soon be brought into market
II this proves TO be The case, il plain hew important
II Is that by some concert OF action should be made
known In the ports and throughout the interior of the
North that very considerable quantities of land held
for sale in Virginia The general dissemination OF this
notice would bring large numbers Of emsrants with i'm
mcnse quantities Of capital for Investment into Virginia,
under the influence Of which Commonwealth would
begin 10 display throughout her borders all the EVIL
dcnccs of enterprise and prosperity which are now
everywhere observable at the North.
Texas an Ample Market for all Northern
Manufactures.
from the New Orleans Picayune1
Much has been said Of late Of the Of the block
adc runners with Galveston and the quantity Of goods
they said to have carried in But we have good rea
TO believe this has been much exaggerated In any
the vast territory Of Texas with population both
black and white double that before the war; ciu afford
smple mark, for all Ae mansactured goods machinery
de- that can, by o,y possibility be sent iTo the STATE dur
ing the neat tcere pos; and the tide set in IL will
10 flow, with increasing vgor and vol
ume. Trade NTH 7ras isI hereafter be rentuy~ II
will have variety and profit commensurate with the vast
territory Of the Trans Mississippi country and rest ON
foundation solid as the old Union restored.
As for the stocks Of goods at Matamoros, We know
they said to be very large, but they will be but drop
in the bucket when the great well is opened.
The few counties bordering on the Rio Grande,
and which have natural opening there,
be sent forward after the door il opened and they Will
in considerable degree lessen interfere with rade
through the Gulf ports In TACT the trade Maa-
meros and the large interior OF Texas ceased
months ago, not only account OF the decline OF gold
and cotton which longer paid the costs of raaspora
expectation OF this very return OF trade TO its old and
natural channels which now anticipating Let our
merchants therefore, be and doing and stand pre-
pared send forward TO Texas whatever destitute
population OF two Millions for four years almost entirely
excluded from the world may stand in need Of; and
they will not only have the satisfaction OF arordfng the
mort speedy relief 10 noble and people but
reap rich reward in the shape Of substantial
ready profits and the establishment OF business
lions and houses never again 10 lie broken up
Rsopenins Trade with Frederichsbars,
From the Richmond Republic, May 20
new and elegant sidewheel steamer called the We
nonah, will hereafter regularly the line between
Baltimore and Fredericksburg She started from Balt-
Friday evening her first Trip and 10 the FIRST
= S 1s as buT Il. N oes @
Of the town and surrounding country will soon authorize
increase Of the number OF vessels plying TO thai port
New Orleans NO Place for Northern Emil
grants.
from the New Orleans True Delta, May 20.
Ar In years before there are hundreds the Northern
States dcsrsus Of coming South TO better their condition
Already are inquiries coming out for situations particu
larry In mercantile pursuits, the coming fall From
formation before us there is great desire 10 come TO
New Orleans. While those who have means resources
and capital TO establish In business will be welcome per-
sons seeking clerkships, lawyers and doctors will do
we'll TO remain where they are As regards commercial
pursuitstradesmens occupasionsthere ID no proba.
biity Of employment There thousands of persons
here 81 this moment sufficient 10 meet ne requirements Of
mercantile community for 0ree yors 10 Az
CARDS professional seekerfor business and employment
we have now lawyers and doctors ample for the
decade We desire 10 impress the medical frster-
nity-young H. ID g with their parchments-that Nec
Oyiedns u ne very scorsf place dey can oometo
Our city Ii becoming so much improved In s hyge-
mic condition. from year 10 year. That many Of old
established disciples Of Galsn think OF emgrating 70
countries where medical science and skill wanted
We have also 70 remind fortune seekers that tho day for
reh matrimonial success and engagements has passed
There fortunes available In Louisiana For
tune seekers In the way Of crnone may ~ wei Keep
away for this generation A regards the requromens
Of labor may DO assumed from crowds Of idlen ana
unemployed persons Oh the vee and l4nAing tnss 49,