Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-16
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Tho late Wal exhausted the wealth and
lestroyed the labor system Of the South I;
I % fully restore the one and reorganizs
he other, there is need only of e judi
| cious Immigration. Not to mention the
| over-croyG cities If the North, the
rural disRiets of New England and New
York contain thousands of intelligent
| ard industrious farmers anxious to ex-
/ change 3 barren and uDgratefuI soil for
he wonderful fertility Of the Southern
country. These are now drifting west
ward TO The prairie lands Of Kansas and
the Territories where everything is in .
rude and wild state, where the IuaiAn
| frequently makes ruinous iRcuTsions and
there is scsre'y any trace Of civilized so
ciety. Whssiaduess them to encounter
so many Tisks aud hardships, when they
! might settle down in the South and
spjay sIl the cOovsniences Of organized
| communities and the luxury Of q mild
and acknowledgements? Well, habit has
something to do with it the bold pio-
neer has for the last half century wended
his way westward in search of = home
AID broad acres. A route which has
been 90 long tod and by such numbers
is not suddenly abandoned. But there
Is a graver reason why emigration still
shuns the south bank Of the Potomac
and the Oaio and continues its undevi-
sting course towards the Pscihe.
The wall that slavery built up
sgSinst white labor has been
knocked down. That is well known T;
bat prejudice, the n Northern people think,
has built up one quite Es effsctuRl. To
persons thoroughly eonverssnt with the
tone Of feeling p%srvadiDg the Southern
people, no assurance is necessary to
satisfy them Of g cordial reception +; with
the masses st the North, it is unfortu-
nAtely far otherwise. They have seen
it so often stated, during n LAST four
years, and especially in the recent Presi-
dental campaign, that the people Of the
SJulh cherished a spirit OF revenge and
active hostility towards them, that they
are deferred from migrating in this
direction, through dread of the annoy
suees and even possible loss Of life which
might follow on such 8 step. This feel
is deep-seated and must be eradiea-
ted before immigration will iOT 10 any
considerable stream towards the South.
To disaDuse the minds OF the Northern
people Of these false impressions, must
be, in 8 great measure, the work OF the
Southern people Themselves. How this
is to be done is ~ easy matter TO decide,
while RzdleaIism remains so bitter.
The q OF it, however, must be
emphstic ana general. It strikes Us that
would so g good way to soften preju-
dice q aIlsy distrust, if the citizsns Of
each county in the several States would
in convention, and pass resolutions
expressive Of Cancellation aud welcome
ard gOod-Sil-sueh IS the people Of Hay
wood, Hsrdemsn, Giles, Madison
and Shelby have pAssed-toward
all who desire to settle with US, with ss-
frances hat they viii be received with
zindnsss and courtesy. With at lesst
ne m0derate-Dinded at the North, such
! proceeding, 10 appears 10 Us, would be
efficient to dfssipate the doubts excited
~ such persons as FoRNEY, and divert
heir eyes from the rugged West to the
ich soil and genial climate OF the South.
That some such plan must be adopted,
the forests Of the South will be in
7sded by the sxs Of the sturdy North
nan, is evident to all familiar with the
IDEAS and opinions current IA Northern
nd European Communities. For it is
conviction with S majority Of these
hat they could not entertain snd ex-
their peculiar beliefs, actions or
reeds among Us without suojeetiag
themselves 70 pstty prosecutions, sOcisl
slIaeism and studied insults, if not to
more seEious evils. VIVA. 2 bsrrier this
eminent rsaIs between the two ssc-
ions ot the country is painfully patent;
lnd il should be Gus desire, as it is IN
.Ouo:ediy 81 our interest, 70 assist in its
peedy and eOnplete removal. That il
4n be done, and in the wsy indicated,
can doubt who reisct that not
outstanding the presence Of the militia
I'D the proPagstIono OF Radical mis-state-
Ct the people OF Giles county,
aeIr simple announcement Of goodwill,
( good Fellowship snd broad, liberal
Jews, had the effect Of inducing more
han three hundred persons from Penn :
to settle permanently among
All are agreed thzt labor Is need :
it can never be brought here but by
ar personal exeFtion, aud that exertion .
snnot be put forth to better advantage !
ia the way indicated.