The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-11-21
Come and settIe Ameng Us.

We JON Win tue IetersDurS Ii press
in its invitation to emigrants, to settle in
the Old Dominion and as every word
he speaks in regard to tie advantages
afforded by his locality is exactly appli-
cable to ours, we cannot do better than
adopt his words Kentucky needs tide
of emigration to her borders, and we
would secure tiff we could. Then we
say with the Express:
This invitation we extend to every
honest, Industrious white man who may
be looking around for place in which
to establish homestead.
We have desiguedly used the four
qualifying adjectives expressive of the
character of the men we invite, and are
free to say that If they are lacking in
either requisite, we should infinitely pre-
fer their remaining away.
We require them to be honest, because
we have no room for rogues or rascals.
We wish them to be industrious be
cause the indolent and idle would afford
US no assistance in our coveted renova-
ti0us
( We ex peet them TO be upright, because
we desire no afntiation with the deprav-
cd aud di,solute
And we want them TO be white, be-
cause we have peculiar preference for
the white over any other race.
To all then, who possess the requisites
we have mentioned. we extend the cor
dial invitation-eome aud settle among
Us
We will not demand of you an express
sion of your political minds.
We will not enquire to which side you
inclined in the late war.
Nor will we make it condition that
you attach yourself to any particular
christian denomination. But wilf ex-
pect you to possess the only additional
qualification OF knowing how to attend
10 your own affairs, and 70 let your
neighbor's alone.
When you come, we will insure you
climate delightful aud alubrous-equal-
ly removed from the extremes OF the
frigid North and the torrid South.
We will offer you lands SO cheap, that
i will be within the compass " very
moderate means to purchase them, aud
so we'll adapted to agricultural purposes
that with a due application of intelligent
industry, you may make them bloom as a
garden of roses.
We will afford you outlets for the pro-
ductions of your labor to all parts of the
world, by railroad, canal and river.
Are you enterprising aud would You I
ike to engage in manufacturing pursuits;
we will furnish you with water power /
sufficient to meet your highest wishes,
and will bring TO your doors the raw ma
terial in quantities to supply your largest
demands.
Would you ike TO spend a portion of
your capital in building, we will supply I
you with timber from our forests, clay
from our soil, or granite of the finest 1
duality from our hills. Have you any 4
concerning water for drinking 4
aud cleansing purposes, we will exhibit
to your enquiring eyes perennial streams
in ample abundaDce-pure and sw~ee-
gushing from fountains that never fail.
Do you delight in the melodies of ma
ture, aud would you be charmed with the
choral mathis of the feathered tribe-at
5arly morn when the spring time comes,
from bower aud tree on every hand, your
ears will be saluted with the cherry songs
of merry little warblers.
Are you fond of the sports of the field,
aud inclined to take occasional recrea-
ton in hunting aud fshing-from the
deer to the hair, from the turkey to the
sparrow, aud from the sturgeon TO the
our woods. fields and waters
will furnish you with that which you
seek.
In short if you desire to find home
in a pleasant land, among quiet law
loving, nnobstrusive, high toned people,
come aud settle among US. We want
your money, your industry, your intelli
gence aud enterprise to aid'us in making
our noble old State the garden spot of
the UnIon.