The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-15
GERMAN IMMIGRATION TO TEN
NESSEE.
The Importance Of Securing IL.
Important Circular 20 the Legisla'
furp.
what the state would Gain by it.

The Legislature hiss before it, bill 10 en-
courage foreign immigration TO this State,
aud We presume IL will pass, before the close
ct the session. Members appear 10 be alive
Co the importance Of the measure, and will
do al in their power 10 fll the State with
artizrus, mechanics. labo-erH, and agrieui-
lurists, that its unprecedented resources,
msy be developed, with the least possible
DELAY
While men Of ali nationnlities will be well
coined hIther, ID Is important that q special
effort be made to induce the Germans,
Dutch, and Scandins vians-Teutous ALTO
come among US. The Teuion, wherever
found, Is the personihcation Of energy, in
dusry. and frugality; he is intelligent, or
derby, and ibeFal and we have never seen
settlement of either Germans, Dutch,
Danes. swedes OF Norwegians, that was not
a credit, and a strength to the State in which
tvs located.
Had we two hundred thousand Of these
men In Tennessee, the additions 10 our pro-
ductions would De 80 great, that the losses
aud the deaolntuu Of the late war, would be
forgotten in q single year.
A gentleman who has recently visited
set lement Of about ID, 0o0 Dutch, known as
the "Holland Settlement" in Michigan,
furnishes lengthy account Of the results
Of their industry in that comparatively cold,
barren region; aud from H. Tennesseans
may judge OF the prosperity m their State,
rich ia minerals, and with a fertile soil, and
geuiel climate, If ten, or twenty times that
number Of either Dutch, Germans, or Scandi-
uavians were located among them.
The settlement was commenced in 1876,
and the following is his account OF what has
been accomplished;
MAKING THE WILDERNESS blossom.
The land was 10 q considerable extent
"prcempted." and / am not aware that any
OF il cost the settlers mure than the Govern
meut price-Sl . per acre. Cleariugs were
immediately commenced; but with every
thing 90 learn IN regard 70 the business
most o. the settlers being entirely unaccus-
toned 20 the use Of that important imple-
mcnt 20 the American forest pioneer, the
uNr-it may well be supposed that progress
was st first very slow, and the labor severe.
Bat the steady, unfaltsring patience and
persistence which has made s productive
and prosperous country from the dominion
Of the sea, was evinced in the wilds Of
Michigan, and at length overcome all OBJ
siac,es.
TIE FARus.
The farms Of the Dutch settlers are most
ly small--a large proportion Of them not
even eighty acres in extent, while few, II
any, exceed hundred snd sixty, and many
are only OF forty sores. The limited means
II purchasers confined them 10 these small
holdings. In fact, provision was made for
still smaller ownership in the soil. In the
neighborhood Of the village Of Holland
lots Of six acres each were laid out. and
was informed that by the aid OF certain be-
ueyolent persons, the occupants Of these
lots were enabled 20 secure g full title %
them by such terms Of payment ts they
could make, when they were unable TO paw
IN advances The result Of this system L
that every person NAV become a Il eeholder
made some inquiries in regard 70 the ex-
tent % which thee smell lots were capable
OF supporting their occupants, the answers
70 which are worthy of note. u was stated
shat the women and children performed the
greater part Of the work on the six acre lot,
leaving The men 60 work for wages nesrly
81 the umei that in many cases every 70 I
90 the little iarm was made % yield b0unti
iuiiA oi something that would either aid in
ihe support Of the family or bring money.
Several men lDutchmcnl EXPRESSED the
opinion, confidently, that forty acres Of land
could be made % support s family and WELD
30 annual surplu'. I was pointed % one ex-
ample of O. man who came here with barely
me means Of purchasing leu acres, leaving
%" lamliy IA Ho land tilt he coufd earn
I'1sn u pay their passage. In two yesrs
nc eia TINS, the number Of children being
~ al o. whom have been brought up from
'Ne a'sis OF ten acre the owner Of which. |
a.'e' Zen years labor. considers himself In
,liil'fiaoie circumstances, with means az
--a i'F putting mp new buildings, and in |
'tea'lng the number Of his acres OF
purse these results can only be accom- /
p-'shed by the most rigid economy of livipr |
-''a as few American families wopI5 ~ |
could practice.
IurLEuvNrS.
The cultivation pursued Nv tbos. MI.
ngcneplly equal 70 that OF the A ~,,l.-,llH' |
settlers 10 the neigbborhooJ. though n -.
oe carried On with somewhat Larger ~. /
peDditure Of hand labor instead 6S
slnery. Butthe immigrant is by NJ -. |
oand 10 his interest in this respect al i |
VISITED farms where, though the owners bs5 /
scarcely learned 90 make themselves u76e-- |
aS'd M English, the moving machine
SNeei horse rake, horse pitchfork and Grain
Ni'.l were u-ea-the crops and stock being
=. ven sheltered in the csps .ious aud con
t1ucaTIoS ASp WORSHIP.
ne district school housc-the 90 peculiar
','',ea o. the De free North''-is not for
-.,i,, ~ Whenever thrce or four families
-srs,i;,-,.'. ,1 t yoa End the building
,xhl.b ~. ree sum, snail and rude-in
i,.as .eSs Their most ussoi ~ &c , SSg,'I
a. ,S,'9 ms All public ins,-vc, -.,I ~, orlant
other iadgr,..-s las'- So that with fhis md |
-, .'e,s in constant . .--.' ~
ICED As mp3y American /
,,i,b position appears to B.. u.s.,. a..
N,.l any class, While N, s-. .taae to this
young Of beth sexes sv @Sl.o.l,on Of the
srong'y % he adoption Of H. ,,,1i, -y tends
ssTs and habits q our native u s',. man-
FafAealsriy Noticed this terS,. N.s.1ens. /
ke2Pe assembled TO- relirisg.' =, N the |
n lsd. Il was visible al ~, ''s3aip a. /
1eie services were conducteS ~, church /
Ae Dutch language, aud stritir.I.u m |
cue where The English lanega-s ! = IN
49, 49, although the congrcgstion ~. IJ'.y p
euAFAcrER or THE rEortr.
,,1serytning seen indicated that n. -
80 useful citizens. ana that. Is 49, ~,
~. iA Portaht question Of imnirr.ti.,-ss
sft.,'..-.-y presents an example dcss-vi,-,
h. s-'ln. The value Of such nopti.,i'ys
~. '.s'eaee 70 the settlement 81 cnl,5S.
" oar Var unoceupis5 territory. mp.t