The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-01-15

| 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 willbetaken with
out delay to have these misapprehensions re-
moved. HaIo9 Ttp'5s1a' 'on qtr-l,itii SSH
AS for the course to be pursued with ref
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 thatis likely to extend his
usefulness. ro-s.i.eJIl.4, =, mo
| 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
copies of the work on that subject, now in
press. baa 4
| While important results will be obtained
10y an agent, placed in the city of New York,
it is still of vital importance to send, Mt 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. A similar
course pursued by this State is likely to pro-
| duce similar results. ,sit 3Jt - IA
/ Whether with reference to the Northern
4 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. be attractive to
immigrants. InOrder to accomplish this tine
/ oil l..aflipfr
every county of the State, in order to sub
nit to them form of constitution which
NAV guide them in 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, 600 annually at
the disposal of the State Board in 1865. In
two years chat amount, by private contribu-
tions, had been swelled to $4,000 and u
large number of families have been brought
to the State oil Missouri by the agency of
that board. The Legislature of this State,
by placing $1,000 at the disposal of this
Board and by expanding another thousand
for the purpose of purchasing 1000 copies
of the "Tennessc Handbook" has made a
beginning similar to that of Missouri Ad.
ditional funds are required in order 10 at
tain the object for which this board has
been created, and which have been briefly
presented i'll 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 contrihu-
tions as they may he able and willing to
give, and which are to be expended by the
Board for the purpose stated in the act re-
terred to. s!sHt5
HERMANN BOKUM.,
Commissioner of Immigration for the State
of Tennessee.
FORM OF CONSTITUTION.
The following form of constitution is sub
mitted by the Board as a guide In tie Or
sanization of auxiliary Boards:
1. This association shall be known as the
Immigrant Association of the county of
---, for the purpose of encouraging i'm
migration to the State of Tennessee"
2. This association shall lie organized by
the election of President. Secretary and
Treasurer, each of whom shall be reelected
from year to year. gf.t.
The object of this association shall be to
obtain, as far as possible, minute and accu
rate information concerning tue resources of
the country, by the circulation of which the
proper Inducements may be held out to i'm
migrants - .Fs8'l ''
q 4. That this association communicate
from tine to time such information to the
State Board, as will enable that Board to
circulate the information thus communica-
ted in this country and in Europe
o. EsTIoNs TO RE-ADDREssED TO AssoCIA-
TIoNs OR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INTER-
EsTED IN THE SUBJECT OF MMIGRA-
TIoN: - Cd tr'
1 What is surface of the country?
2 WHAT is the formation Lime or stone?
3 What rivers and creeks 2
What grasses sil5s 49,
5 What grains?
How does tobacco succeed2 '1ta'
What about ropts9 4.id
What is the average product of grains
Does fruit succeed well s.r
10 How about the small fruits, such as
the strawberry d
II Is grape culture likely to succced2
10 Is the county we'll adapted to stock
raising2 - =,
10 Are there minerals IN the county9
IA Is wood plenty 2 What species
Is How many acres of land are they O.
IL How much in cultivation ata
II What the price 2 ni
10 Is there much land for sale2
10 Describe the land, the size of tracts,
etc 2i .a s -....
90 What is wages of agricultural labor
ers? 'it'a
81 What number of laborers could find
employment ~.
% What schools are established2
% How many churches-what denomi-
nations represented {?
"A What papers-ayerage circulation?
25 What population of county2
2G What inducements would property
} holders hold out? Eea
A dispatch from London, dated yesterday,
, | says it is expected that the Government party
VIII offer u plan in Parliament for the pa