The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1866-09-27

days and for a change il the spirit Of
our law givers; or what would be still
better, change Of thelaw.givefs them.
selves. -
The foregoing remarks are PREDATORY
to q proposition which weare suthorized
TO make for tho encouragement Of per-
sons who desire TO emigrate 10 Texss..-
But before submitting the special propo
sitions, it may be proper to,speak Of the
general INDUCEMENTS 10 ,emigrats to
Texas. Texsssin her natural resources,
10 climate, soil and predictions, may be,
tdiyitsd sin<o sfser'g grand tlivisiohs. re
- Nrst--Tbat portion Of theState from
the Cofofadoseast to the Gulf is .pecd-
liatlg aud highly adapted to the suiiva.
i"n Of cottdn, sugar and corn and this
is the country for emigrauts seeking to
raise eitberNof these crops.
Second-That portion Of the State
lyinS west Of the Colorado and east OF
the Gaudabupe.sivep " highly adapted
to the raismg Of corn, cotton, .wl1ea,, 20.
tatoes aud in fact aluos, any, crop of
Southern growth may be raised in this
belt OF country between the Gaudaloupe
and the Colorado; bst-it is also highly
adapted to grazing and. the raising OF
stock of all kinds. The peculiar sdvan.
:ages Of this country is the fact that it is
equally suitable. for stock and -agricul,
tural purposes. Here, aboye ali other.
portions Of the State, you are certain of.
both bread and meat, and that, loo, al
an expenditure Of less labor III an in any
country oh-eahh. This conhty~is long
and broad prarie, well watered, has a
rich soil aud .bordered upon either side
by line forests and running streams, and
in our opinion there is not in this. State
ornpoa the contineu1. more heaIti,Y
district of fcouairy-the fact Of lis aJap
!a;iou to stock and agriculture, - makes
It the noS desirable por,ionof The State
tor men of families and of small capital
Hsre too we have, good schools and
churches and, an intelligent population.
Third-'That county. lying West Of,
The GaIdaloupe, and reaching to dte
toFders Of tho State, west, is empha,ical
ly the Stock region ofTexas.. h IS beau,
lifut and healthy, apd 10 one who wish.
tn--es~s~S~ -S--l--:--is- -
herses, catde or sheep, i, Certainly
pr3Rises as mach as any countrysos tue
globe. There are but two ob bjections TO
This country. The. asrseness of the
Population deprives you, 10 a great ex-
tent, Of the advantages Of schools and
churches, and while the;soH Is rich and
fertile, the crops ane very uncertain. oh
account 'ofdrought.
. But rs fpr west as San Antonio there
are many good schools and churches,
and often there are fne corn and wheat
crops grown IL. this region ef the Stale.
Feurih-Tbe fourth and last natural
division ofthe State, which we viii men.
ton, embraces all that rich and rnagni->
ficent country lying mol tn and not,hea,t
of Austin, and which is far .ereelleHce,
the grain region Of Texas. and is healthy,
we'll watered and sufficiently well Tim,
bered for all necessary purposes. Here
wheat and all the cereaIs grow to per-
fectiou. Peaches. apples, and all that
class Of fruitsRdo well. The people are
moral and intelligent, (bat (his latterwe.
can say more truthfuBy Of. the,masses of
the people in Texas than of any people
we lave ever seen) From thisgenerd
aud brief staten ent Stranger may be
guided somewhat in selectius before
coming. to the Stale, that section of it
which may be best suited to tho pecu-
liar branch of business that lie may pro
pose to follow.
-Werepest-Frt: Ifyour oljsot is to
raise spgsr, cotton, &c, settle east Of
Colorado.
End, II you wish 10 be certain Of both
meat aud .bread--that is, If yCu wish to
cultiyate the soil totsome extent and "A,
the sans timeraise stock, settle between
the Colotado and Gaudaloupe.rivers.--
atd, If yonr objec. is to engage chiefly
or exclusively in stock raising, go any
where west Of the Gusdaloupe, and the
farther west the Better, provided you do
mot get among the indians. f,h, IF
you would prefer 10 raise wheat and the
cereals generally.you should cast your
fortune among the people north and
northeas, Of Austin.
sWeare authorized by large Ian d hold
ers in'Texas, 10 make the following pro-
position 70 emigrauts from, any Of the
older State, Of the United States, to- wit.
Hrt: Where persons wish to pur-
chase, we will sell them lands 90 low
and on terms so accommodating that
none shall be dissatisfied. -.
Second: To persons desiring 10 rent
for one year, we will furnish houses,
cleared lands, farping implements aud
teams, for ons-hog Of The CROP II de.
sired we will also sspply them with pro-
visions on O. credit at the customary
prices Of the country, which provisions