Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-18


Il IL siificaH Ier say one who has soi
had the experience Of personal examinstion
10 comprehend. the nssgnitade snd exnber.
anee Of The resources Of tho South, or b Ia.
selligently understand the immense open.
ings Of cvory Kind which nov oa every sids
invite capital and energy.
Grant IL elected aud pcsre Ii breaking
With u We feel already khe bsacsne iHaa.
ences Of returning condolences and credit
Now In alnost every corner Of tho vast
and ~ yet almost literally untouched, Ter.
riiory of the Soaih lie rich and fruitful
lands waiting fer The settler; waiting fos
the axe and spade and pick waiting bf
roads and canals aud railways waiting fos
every thing Not q mandatory exists
through ail the Land, excepting few of re
done, aei everything is 60 be manufactured
AZ yet, even the simplest ARTICLES II daily
use are brought from the North
Not only the iaborer, The farhscr, the mo
vhsniC, the merchant, the contractor, h
wanted South, but men Of every trade, and
in every business Skilled labor Of almost
any nature, with little capital, will fad 10
self place. Lawyers, clerks, Statesmen
barkeepora, and gentlemen Ia quest o.
light and gvntcel occupations are moi
! wanted yet, All others viii iind the wei
como Of opportunity,
The Shenandoah Valley is rich aud de
Ightlul country, especially attractive foi
many reasons 10 Pennsylyanians, but al
ready the price of land has closed lie door
TO all but very well-oir pcFsons.
Virginia throughout Il an inviting State
Her old and wurn.out land can be recoy
erred, aud new blood will mako 10 bloom
again the cemetery Of Presidents and tbs
tomb Of men. Her western section, now 8
State Of itself, Is rich In mineral oil and
grazing wealth, and never biighted witt
the curse Of slavery, ~ tho othor valleys
will attract largely the sympsthies Of thc
free North.
The Carolinas, Florida, the Gulf counties
of Mississippi, already have drawn TO them
selves millions Of dollars OF Northern capi
tai, invested in humber and various manu-
featuring enterprises.
Tennessee .s perhaps snapprcashabie "
the tempting abundance II ia resources
and the great field which IL fArows open y
activity and enterprise Of every Pc-sibss
kind. II is kingdom, and almost IN
touched. In many portions OF the Stats
the building Of new railroads is already 10
active operation, opening every day mines
of wealth--agricaliural mineral and indus
triAl-and looking 10 future network Of
railway and telegraph whose results nc
man can count on At this moment. The
Cincinnati, Southwestern and Chattanooga
Railroad, for instance, ~ now under con
tract a. far rs Piksyiile, asilby isse wil
pass through Croaeyillc, in Cumberland
county, and Connect with the railroad now
bong made in White county, and both vii
link themselves with the roads in Kentucky
leading 10 Cincinnati and Louisville. A vas
| region Of coal lands on the Cumberland
| mountains will be made accessible by thes,
two roads In East Tennessee, tho road
| which centre at lilo are giving I
powerful impulse to commerce In that city
and aru Justly inviting the attention ofgrca'
| and small capitalists, whether they are in
| toreStcd In manufacturing or IN farming
| In that vast agricultural region there IL NJ
| establishment for the manakssturc Of farm
| ing implements In that region Thousands
of dollars worth of fruit u lost becaus'
there is NO canning establishment Thu
soap which Is uscd there, the brooms, tb'
wood aud the willow war. are brough
| from the North
This Is but solitary instance. There b
literally no industrial enterprise as yct IL
the South, aud to skilled mechanics such
chance was never yut presented. The free
trade doctrine and praotics Of the Southern
leaders gave their land over To King Cot
ton. crushing out manufactures and diver
sitici industry, Whom war came the!
roapcd the ordinary harvest Of prcsumptu
Gus ignorance aud now are only too gla'
10 welcome a labor with which they them
selves cannot compete workingmen Q
the North, you sec your chance. - Phiidde'
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