Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-06-13

| COMMITTEE on Business, oferedb an lnnuenllal
and wealthy gentleman, to introduce, INTO IT.
sinia SclvoDic population, who have means,
and do not want to &c, West. lhe scheme mao
baen tbouphtgworthy of consideration, and it
paa deemed thaf1an organization was necessary
| TO hold out Inducements to attractsthem to the
State. Mr.. 3. then referred to the immense
| tracts of waste lands lying between the Poto-
mac and the Rappahannock, which should be
brought under cultivation, thereby adding to
the wealth of the State as we'll as increasing
Individual prosperity. OF the FIVE hundred
thousand acres of land now almost wilderness
it was most desirable to sell of or dispose OF
alternate sections, in order that villages and
manufactures may spring up, the lands Dc
properly titled, and new life Infused. tie
was anxious that the tide should set in here,
and flow thence West and South.
Major Lee, of Orange, next took the floor,
and proceeded to give, atlength, his views upon
emigration, the class Of emigrants that were
wanted in the State, and the method Of obtain
ing them. He considered Alexandra one of
the great outlets and inlets of Virginia, and
was glad that this movement had begun here.
1t had been proved that the Legislature would
do nothing to foster emigration and it de-
yolved upon the people to-, take hold and
push the important measure with vigor.
He thought, like Mr.. Noand that it was use
less to snbdivide the lands until the population
IL 40 ham, nd HoI Of
the State needed law, order and quiet, just
now, more than anything else to make her
prosperous He emphatically denied that
there was any spirit of lawlesness in the State,
but that to create such an impression outside
seemed to be the main object of Congress, and
until this idea is dispelled we need not expect
an influx Of emigration or capital-it was folly
to expect people to come to Stale where 1t
vas reported that their lives and property We're
not safe The object of all should be to dissi
pate this false impression SO assiduou3y pro-
muigated in the North, and as soon as this OBJ
stacle is removed, plenty of people will be
drawn hitler by the superior inducements
held out by Virginia. The speaker contended
that it was absolutely necessary to have an or
ganization, so that agents with proper creden
tials could go abroad and satisfy emigrants
that they would not be fooled and cheated as
was too often done by Northern and Western
societies. The Legislature had refused to APP
propriatc one dollar or even make Z loan for
this great object, and to ensure success now,
IL, ,a iaI
ly authenticated agents appointed in this coun
try and Europe He desired that all the facts
set forth in the resolutions should be made
known far and wide, and when the population
be quickly subdiVided He eulogized Virginia,
and said that he had met q brother Of Lord
Napier, who had purchased 4 large tract OF
land in East Tennessee, but who, upon coming
through this State, had signifed his regret
that he had not purchased in Virginia
this gentleman had further signifed to him
his willingness to aid this enterprise all in his
power and wanted to send to the State, as
emgrants, mechanics and laborers; but in
order to get them our agents abroad must be
clothed with full authority. Col. l.. continued
his remarks, referring to the class of people
that should be invited to come, and at the
conclusion of his speech the report of the
Committee was submitted to the meeting, and
unanimously adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Brewis Commission of
ten was appointed by the Chair, to carry
out the objects of the resolutions, and then the
meeting adjourned, sine die.
The following are the Commissioners ap-
pointed under Mr. Brewis resolution: Fran
els L. Smith, L. A. Brewis, j. II. Barker,
Geo H. Robinson H. B. Sweeney, Geo. G.
Wedderburn, G. f. Suite, Jno. W. Burke,
Edgar Snowden, Jr., NJ. D. Corse, ". II.
Marbury