Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-02
INN GRAFTON.
Sou heTn Lands iul the Northern
Mark eIs.
Objections to the South An
sWereti.
Farms and a Welcome fOrsfalF
Good Men.

By permission of q good friend, WhC
feels warm interest in everything tina
affects the welfare Of Memphis, we are
enabled to publish the following CORES.
pOndenee. The first letter is nom ar
intelligent lawyer and former officer IL
the United States army; sTgentleman o.
some experience in life, and who has
the credit in his section OF. being very
conservative. The ideas Of the people Oi
the South to which he gives expression,
are those which, unfortunately for US,
are prevalent among classes whom we
think we should take special pains to
disabuse of the faIse impressions that
give rise to them. This is done to some
extent by the rejoindeF Of the gentle
man A" TO whom we owe it that we
are able to publish q correspondence that
Ve hope will be productive of good re-
suits to our people and section. We
unite with ga" in urging the settle
ment Of our vacant lands by industrious
and thrifty farmers frona the North and
the West, as well as by immigrants
from the more crowded countries OF
Europe. "There is room Ior all of US, F"
and fortunes for ell. Climate, soil and
people, +" the beet ia the w0rid,n invite.
Here is the correspondence. .;.s...T.t
MAcoEB ,StL.. March "A. 1859.
Dear Sir: Your favsf of the p inst,
came to hand 10 due 7fimes WeywiH do
all We can to assist ia the. seie of any
lands you msysbsys IN yair Eands, zzbut
the prospect IL aoeFer.y dsttetiBg at
present, as there fsssio iDqulry for land
IN the S1uths AL Lhe anigration from
here is westw std 0hApn the line OF some
of the established or proposed railroads
across the p3sinssss Like you, think
that ia many plaeesSouth there are good
chances for the Investment Of either
small or large amounts OF capital in
in lands that will in short time be
greatly increased in value; aud this
idea was entertained by q great many of
the citizens OF the North at the close Of
the war; and great many Of our best
citizens, those who would be valuable
acquisitions to any country or society,
would in Rli probability have sought.
homes in many of the Southern States
but that very soon reports began to come
back from there Of. the unsettled condi-
ton of society, the insecurity of life and
the strong prejudice against Northerners
settling there, existing throughout the
Southern States, which greatly discour-
eyed emigration in that direction, and
their attention has been turned to the
lands OF the great West which the new
railroads are opening to civilization and
Improvement.
To what extent these reports are or
have been true I am unable to ssy, but
am certain that enough conf lenee has
been placed in them to deter many from
going that other wise would have located
there, and who Eould have been Of inf
niteiy more vA4 to that country than
ths-shsrks sd zESa hunters who rushE.
make their fortunes out Of the misf0r-
tunes of those who sua5Ted by the war.
Farmers and mechanics, and all that
elsss Of steady working men that have
made our own Prairie State what it is,
are, In my judgment, the men whom the
South should encourage to come in and
settle, and who by thSs coed working
bsbits Woaid soon bring great degrees Of
to any State or country. Let
the people, both North and South, once
each other rightly, and know
that they sSe. free and secure Ia any part
IF the Uni0SftO follow their own desires
10 RDy legitimate business, aud all will
be beneftted, and the unpleasant feel
logs engsndsred by the war will soon
vanish, except from the minds of those
y gho have been sOTsly tried, and in their
cases will be greatly modified.
| dOuOt not but that these reports have
oeen greatly exaggerated, and little
sFort on the part Of SlutheFn men and
ournals would DO much to clear up this
misunderstanding, aud bring about
better state of fes ling, the best way to
get rid OF inefficient anu lazy help is to
induce 3 better class to come IN, and the
ones must get out and make
way for them.
! shall be very glad If, when you have
esure, you weuid employ little time
giving me Gny inform alton you may
.hink vsiusbls or interesting concerning
my part Of the South, and if can iD Ssy
way return the favor 1 will be only too
,lsd to do so.
| would like come information as TO the
price Of farming land, either improved
n unimprOved, in the neighborhood OF
Memphis, or of other places you are fa
niliar with, and anything you may
,hOOse to say about crops, culture; etc.
3y farming land We here always mean
nat without timber on. 1t would be al
most an impossiOility to get a farmer
iere to entertain for q moment the idea
4 clearing a farm. Also, plssss give
ne the price of vacant lots and blocks
o Memphis, reasonably convenient to
BUSINESS localities.
I ranafn ypnra fru1u