The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-11-17
The Governor ON Enumeration

The Governor on Immigration
From the Nashville Union and American.
The Message Of Gov. BaowxLow
says: "a
1t was our fond hope that, upon the
restoration ofpeace, the termination Of
slavery, and the establishment Of civil
government, q tide OF immigration
would set in to this State from the
Northern States and from Europe; that
men of capital and enterprise, attracted
by our mild and healthy climate fertile
soil, magnificent scenery, pure and ab.
undant water, would come among Ms
and aid in..tlle Development Of our vast
resources.
Two of the premises on which this
hope ID founded will not hold. In
Tennessee, peace is not restored, and
civil government, after the Republican
form, is not rc-established. The third,
indeed, is doubtful, for though Afri-
can slavery is terminated, it is sought
to impose political slavery uuon an
other class Of the population. These
things being 50, it is not to be wonder
ed that the tide Of immigration is d.
vertcd from Tennessee. When q frac.
ton holds possession Of the States and
abuses the power thus acquired, to
war upon the inhrent rights of, the ma
,jority, the peace OF the community is
insecure. Such n government is not
civil inthc American sense 1t Is as
obnoxious as n military despotism. 1t
is 4 state ofatfairs from which capital
will shrink, and in which business entor-
prise cannot exist, and to which no
man is inclined to come as n permanent
home, 1t is the greas reason that de-
tiers those disposed to settle in this
State and those who are looking and
no ping for immigration need not
eXpe ct it until there is anew order of
things.
The Governors message ascribes
the indisposition of emigrants to look
tavorably on this State, to the pros
criptivc spirit existing among the peo
pie. This is not true, but so lar rs i'm
migration is concerned it might as we'll
be-. The Governor and the Radical
press of the State herald it over the
country, and notify 1.-The Northern
States and Europe that it is unsafe to
live in Tennessee, unless certain opin-
ions are held, and yet pretend that they
have INDUCED "fond hope that men
would come and bring their families,
and invest their capital here. None
know better than those who make the
charge of political intolerance against
the mass Of the people of Tennessee,
that it is untrue. The only proscrip-
ton in this State is that that rankles III
the breast Of the Radicals, and eman-
atcs from the Capital. 1t excrts a par
alyzing influence upon every interest.
1t directly and indirectly retards i'm
migration. No machinery Of legisla-
ton can promote an influx Of popula-
ton while the State continues to be
misrlilcd as at present. We regret to
say that we arc cognizant of the fact
that mcn are deferred from moving to
Tennessee by the unsettled condition
Of things which is understood to pre-
vail, but letthe blame lie at the right
door. The people of Tennessee are
not responsible for it. They are tho
victims of systematic Islander, official
and unofficial. The men who affect to
lament that immigration is not in
creased, would girdle the State with
Il wall of fire if they thought that i'm
migrants would bring Conservative
principles with their capital and enter
prise. 1t is not population or Il gene
raj development of the wealth Of the
wealth of the State that they want. 1t
is political power. The vile means
they use to retain that they have lily
gotten, excludes capital, cxtinguishes
enterprise, and will, if it does not cease,
exile the betterclass of population we
already have. Every act of the State
governments, and every utterance from
the leaers who control and give it tone,
speaks "Grumpct-tongued," not only
against immigration as one of the
means of retrieving our impaired con-
dition, hut against the gencrcl welfare
of the State.