Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-24
KNOXVILLE, TENN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE. "a 1868.


and prctection TO secure 10 them such aid e State
can furnish, and By wise liberal and fsr-sghtet
legislation, TO strengthen ard secure the bends o.
friendship and mutual good VIII between The native
and settler.
And It Is pleasing to observe how ready Il,
Soasherner Is 70 receive the emigrant and cheerfuly
70 look after his interest," and 20 assign 20 him eve
~ privilege social and political
W hateveT may bs said OF published bv preia,
diced parties or the pres, that hostile feeling To-
wsrds all comefs still existed among tie peoDie oi
the southeri States TIE writer Of this after travel
ing extensively bas been convinced 20 the contrary
and g ready 70 pronounce this assertion as utterly
unfounded
Inc southern people a-e ready and willing 20 ac-
cept the issue Of the day snd nov that fY,anstely
Tor than and tbe country, slavery no iongr exists
viii make avery Ell Ut 70 develop the rgsoasess and
adVance the position, com nareis esd industrizl of
ne country IL this they be materially assist-
% By Immigration, aye, it can be safely asserted
that, without strong Influx Of immigrants the ef-
Forts Of enlightened citizens 70 Introduce nssnufse-
tnres viii be Of no avail.
L has been stated that the large calorsd popaIa-
ton OF the South woald offer serious impediments
70 emigrants, that they WOULD be hostile to see
whlts labor take the place OF theirs and THIS make
their presence useless BIT upon tbs score the en-
lgFants need not entertain any fears.
| The time Is at hand when the attention Of those
Greeted towards the Southern States Strenuous
sfOrts viii Be made IN New York 70 control the
larget portion of the ernigratioa @roFm abroad and
70 send the people West 70 populsts the territories
and the lines of the Pacific Railroad routes. espe-
eialiy the latter, for the companies owning these
routes and the immense tracts Of land eeded bv
Congress for their construction make every effort
u secure the new conner to their sessions They
tfer free homeEtesds, every facility 70 commences
farming, free tTavel-in short their inducenaen
viii command attention. But why seek the far
West, why select the hunting grounds Of tbs In
dams for homes when near the coast in the midst
OF public highgays and surrounded BY civilization,
the thrifty Industrious enieTant can secure hone4
stead and where the cultivation Of It's acres will in
a short time bring forth fair and compensating
return Why 90 70 the wilds Of The Immense ter
ritores whore the Indian still holds his sway far
| away from protection and the conveBienees of the
mart Of cities, when within twenty-four hours ride
OF ths Capital of this Union he can find fertile
fields and nIineFel wealth second 10 none in fieh-
ness. And when these lands arc offered at pyiees
which enable the enigrants with slender means TO
purchase and By industry and economy 10 realize
in but few years an Independent, happy home, sur
rounded by civilization, near the educational nsti-
tutions both Of State and country the seaport
cities, where the results Of bis toll 6nd ready
market
And the enigrant who has al bis present home,
the means of support healso will fnd a favorable
Mineral wealth and water power exist in Virgins,
North Carolina and Tennessee in great abundance.
Manufactures can be started the grape cultivated,
in short every advantage that bountful nature ca
offer 70 The entsrprising and industrious husband
man. The mechanic and the merchant will then
fnd in these regions, which have for so many years
remained unknown TO Europeans, plenty Of work
Il would seem an important task, not only for the
States in question bat for the enlightened citizens
thereof TO stimulate and advance The interests Of
immigration Every one could do bis part. Tho
wealthy could offer the means TO the immigrant
who has none in marking judeious advances to en-
able him % obtain the land 20 build for bin dwell
ing The landowner could parcel out his acres to
those who ready to cultivate then. The citizen
can contbute BY receiving the stranger from abroad
with kindness and encouragement, and when once
the happy settler, rejoicing tie fortunate
exchanges be has made from over crowded Europe
to country rich and healthy and Of endless re-
sources writes to those he left beyond the Atlantic
70 come and do likewise then viii the fertile fields
Of the Southern States yield their rich crops man
ufactories will be in full operation the artisan and
mechanic will Undue new life Ia cities and towns
and the Southern States so long neglected so long
unknown 20 emigrsnts viii take equal rank among
the proudest and most powerful OF their Northern
sisters.
Let the States render those who are engaged
in tho work Of bringing this immigration to the
S0atb every -hssistsnee lie, liberal ard 5Dlight-
ened policy free from restraint and prejudice, be
inanguFated Let tha commissioners to DO placed
in ehargeof this important movement, and who are
10 regulate and systenatiss Immigration, be well
supported and no distant period the tTuthfnness
of these observations will be realized beyond all
expectations L. n. PLUMAcHEE