The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-06

An excellent symptom, in the new
movement Of population and industry
now so rapidly tending Southwark. is.
that bodies of settlers, of both native
and foreign birth, arc starting out
upon the cooperative principle, com.
Dining their own means, and their
, experience in various practical pur-
SUITS, with moderate capital offered to
them by responsible parties. We
have heard of several enterprises OF
This kind within two or three weeks
and are inclined to augur well fol-
their success.
Only a few days ago an expedition
OF about l0O persons sailed i'm small
vessel from this port, for a certain
point in Florida, taking with them
implements, cottages i'm detached
pieces tina. may be run up i'm few
hours, seeds, and live stock. Another
set out last week for Georgia, and
there arc several more about to leave
New York, Boston, Philadelphia and
Baltimore, for Southern destinations.
Among these small colonies which
have lately been, or are just about to
be established, the Swiss and German
community at Grutli. in Grundy CO.,
Tennessee, already in operation, may
serve as very fair specimen. One
Ofour valued German exchanges, the
Baltimore Wccker, gives long and
interesting detailed account of il, in a
series of letters from the spot, and The
encouragement they afford may be
useful to other intending co!onists
and settlers. In October, 1863, there
were Il lots, of 100 acres each, left FOR
sale to private parties, of the original
purchase. I'm less thai. two weeks
after the fact was made publicly
known, all of them were taken up.
The result was that the Swiss Consul
from Knoxville visited the spot, and
made two additional purchases tor the
colony, not far from Tracy City, and
lying along the Chattanooga road.
Together, the quantity of land thus
added was $500 acres, which have
been readily sold at 500 TO SID for
the hunred acre lot. Ninety-five fam
lilies are already established at the
colony with homes of their own, and
more arc rapidly coming. They are
clearing away the forest, and extend
ing their grain and vegetable culture
with marvellous speed; they have a
saw mill and flour mill; several
stores, of different kinds blacksmith,
wagon-making, and butcher shops;
and, among the handi-crafts, carpen-
tiers. turner's, shocmakcrs, tailors, ETC.,
all fully employed and they are now
building a handsome school-house.
This Is the true way TO go to work,
and we are happy to know that these
spots Of light are swiftly breaking out
over the surface of those portions of
the South which have hitherto been
reposing in the silence and darkness
of the primitive wilderness. These
are the ''armies of peace" which are
destined TO achieve the truly grand
tIiumphs of our time, and we take all
the more pride in their steady and
victorious march that, from first to
last, in spite Of all Encouragement
the forebodings of the timid, and the
sneers of the skcptical-wc have urg-
cd and favored this emigration of the
sturdy European stock to the Canaan
of the South. Already the bug-bear
stories of deadly climate and hostile
population have been scattered to the
winds and the margin of Northern
culture, industry and thrift, bgins to
fringe the Gulf.-N. y. Mercantile
Journal.