The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1868-01-09
IMMIGRATION.

IMMIGRATION.
ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF TENNESSEE.
The act """To Encourage immigration to
Tennessee creates State Board of Immi-
grafton. OF this Board His Eycellency, the
Governor and the Honorable Secretary OF
State are members er oDici The other three
members as appointed by his. Excelcncy,
the Governor are the Hon. r. b. Cheatham,
DIR. J. NJ. Percival and Gen. John Eaton, Jr.
They have elected me at their first meeting
in December, commissioner OF lmmlgra-
tion and in accordance with a resolution
passed at that meeting now beg leave to
address the people of this State for the p,r-
pose of briefly making known to them the
objects for which this board has been crea-
ted, and of asking their cooperation.
In the second section OF the act referred
to. it is made the duty of the Board in gener-
al terms ito encourage immigration" either
from the Northern or Eastern States OF the
United States or from Europe
In the second section of the same act 1t Is
made the duty of the Board to publish, or
to cause to be published, pamphlets or ar
tices descriptive of the agricultural and
mineral resources of the State. of its water
powers, timber soil climate, of its various
railroad lines its adoption to stock raising,
grape culture, and of whatever feature may
be attractive to the immigrant.
In the forth section power is given them
to appoint an agent or agents either for the
Northern and Eastern States or for Europe.
Tor the purpose of advancing the interests of
immigration.
To accomplish these objects, the sum of
one thousand dollars annually has been APP
propriated, and the Board is authorized to
open books and solicit subscriptions and en-
dowments of money from corporations, man.
,,ro
are directly or Indirectly benefited by the
increase of immigration.
In view of the duties thus imposed on the
Board, the two fields to which its attention
is principally directed are the Eastern and
Northern States of the United States, and
Europe.
AS far as the Eastern and Northern States
are concerned, highly valuable class of i'm
migrants is already settling IN this State
From information received from these immi-
grants themselves and from other sources it
is evident that there is an impression eener-
ally prevailing in the Eastern and Northern
States of the United States and also part of
the Western, that throughout this State
there prevails great want of security of
life and property. Steps will be taken with
out delay to have these misapprehensions re-
moved.
erence to immigration from Europe, the
Board deem it of great Importance that an
agent should be appointed in the city of
New York, and that every arrangement
should be made that is likely to extend hs
usefulness.
The Legislature has come to the aid of
the Board, as far as the duty is concerned,
to publish information concerning the re-
sources of Tennessee, by purchasing 1000
of the work that cuilinot in
press.
While important results will be obtained
by an agent, placed in the city of New York,
it is still of vital Importance to send, ut as
early day as possible an agent to Europe,
and more especially to Germany and to
Switzerland This is the course pursued by
the various companies and associations who
have been eminently successful in transfer
ing immigrants to exactly such localities as
they are especially Interested In. similar
course pursued by this State is likely to pro-
duce similar results.
Whether with reference to the Northern
and Eastern States or to Europe, it is of
great Importance that the agents employed
should be furnished with minute intorma-
ton concerning the various localities in this
State, which are likely to lie attractive to
immigrants. In order to accomplish this the
Board proposes TO address leading men in
every county of the State, in order to sub
nit to them form of constitution which
may guide them III the organization of
auxiliary boards in each county respectively.
The Board has also been authorized to So
licit funds from those who are specially in
terested in the subject of immigration In
Missouri the State placed 81, 900 annually at
the disposal of the State Board in 1865. In
two years that amount, by private contribu-
tions, had been swelled to $4,000 and
large number of families have been brought
to the State OF Missouri by the agency OF
that board. The Legislature of this State,
by placing 81 900" at the disposal of this
Board and by expanding another thousand
for>the purpose of purchasing 1000 copies
of the " Tennessee Handbook" has made
beginning similar to that of Missouri Adj
ditional funds are required in order to at
tain the object for which this board has
been created, and which have been briefly
presented in this address, and in accordance
with the duty imposed on me by the Board,
now respectfully appeal to all corporations,
manufacturing establishments, merchants and
other individuals who may directly or indi-
rectly be interested in the cause of immigra-
ton, and solicit from them such contribu-
tons as they may be able and willing to
give, and which are to be expended by the
Board for the purpose stated in the act re-
ferred to- - -A - e.
of,,sYfz2 ;, HERMANN .BOKUM.
Commissioners of Immigratibn for the State
of Tennessee. s.,-. -'aI.lr....
ia ossFoRM OF CONSTITUTION. ~.
The following form Of constitution is sub
mitted by the Board as a guide In the or
ganizatioD of auxiliary Boards:
1. This association shall be known as the
Immigrant Association of the county of
III, for the purpose of encouraging i'm
migration to the State of Tennessee. .
2. This association shall be organized by
the election of President, Secretarz and