New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-08
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AN APPEAL FROM ALABAMA TO LOfALISIS
PROPOSED MEETING IN NEw-Y0RK.

MoRuE. Dec. 1.-The Nationalist publishes
an appeal 10 the loyal of the North to come down
and help us. The appeal says:
Every day demonstrates more clearly the lact tna ,e
LOYAL men who natives OF the South are not hpe W
perform the task imposed upon them IL Us true tnat
they the majority so far as mere numbers are con d
cerned but being generally poor aud nneduchteu, anu
without political organization or discipline, they VIII IN
evtablY be defeated unless strengthened ron
Our enemies are thoroughly organized ana dsclplinea
they nearly all the land, and contro nearly IN 'o
business and, being Inscriptions ana aHg,gs Notelx
succeed unless element is brought into the heio
Here are few of the reasons why Northern men VINO
came the South at the close OF the war SO generally
failed
in colonies SO as TO he able aid each other and 10 con
stitute their own society and thus each individual be
ofevery Rebel and ruflHn in the community
2 They bought property when was from three 10 zen
times as high as now, and generally only pald
part in cash. securing the balance by mortgages ana on
failing to make their pay nents lost all ,,o, and
calculation foT possible heaYy decline III pIoe.
A. Although cotton planting was business they ha 10
learn they almost inv araby beyond their means,
and in debt for supplies as wen as and. 90
s. Two bad seasons in succession made Impossible 10
If now however with the light OF three years expe
enee TO guide them Yankees cannot make money where
Southern men often succeed they should stop Their brag
cling about superior energy, etc 1t Is unquestOnaDy
true that Northern make money IN the south
faster than they can in the North they viii but settle
in colonies and not attempt TO do larger business imam
The old planters Disguised with the political situation,
arr T<o To leave the country, and land can be pur-
chased from them any desired quantities Tor dollar or
two an acre which wond have sold for $50 before he
war (apd will bring that price again In few years. ln'
nroyed places can be bought for Onehah what the I'M
provements Would cost. Besides, there Is an immense
aONnt 81 land in the South open 70 entry under the
Homestead law. In Alabama alone, there are o,VVW
acres Of Government land, much OF which a1lolns rail-
roads lies within few miles OF payigable watets
Immigrants can, at their figures, get all the lana
they want easily accessible TO market, in GENIAL cl
mate and with abundance Of cheap labor III they VIII
the planting counties ana settle IN COLONIES OF from
10 10 80 families they Will furnigh their own society, es
tabsh their schools and churches, and be compafh
lively safe from molestaOD Those who persecute peace
able people down here elsewhere belong TO the cow
ardy class aud only assaI the isolated and unprotected
Moreover purchase Of few plantations viii general
" rd neghbOrhoOd OF its quarrclsome clement All
that needed to make the South truly American us
the North is for Northern men 20 come down and oTga
discipline tho party. and II they VIII do this NO
pledge them abundant prosperity FOR themselves in-
dividually and collectively
Three thousand Northern men judiciously divided
among the different counties Of Florida would rout the
annihilate Wade HamptOn's last hope; 5000 each IN
Alabama, Mississippi. Arkansas, and Louisiana, would
secure those forever to the Republican party,
and 10000 each would do the same In virginia,
sand voters wonld entirely reyOlutoniLo the
whole SOuth-making treason odious aud loyalty
honorabe they would render the presence Of the MILL
tary no longer necessary they would dsp6l from tho
minds of all the last shadow OF fear OF another rebel
lion; aud they would double the production. and quad
ripple the paid 10 the General Government by tho
south.
That there may be concert OF action, is suggested
that all those interested who sha meet III New
York on say Thursday the last day OF December To de-
eide upon plan OF operations and that the Union League
OF NewYOrk make the necessary arrangements for the