Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-06-29
THE CITY.
lnssEGRArEos MEETING LAST
"a ~ NIGHT. -e
speccIscs and Resolutions.


Speeches and Rcselasiors.
In response to the call published in the
papers yesterday quite crowd gathered
| at the Msrkethonse last night in the inter-
ests Of Immigration. The meeting vas
organized by the appointment Of William
Stocked 70 the chair and the members OF
| the press 0s Secretaries Though the
crowd was not as Ia-ge Is it might have
been, it was composed Of many Of the best
citizens Of Nashville. A number of Repre-
sentadves and Senators were present,
among whom was the Honorable Bale
Peytor. The first speaker was Rev. Eu-
gene Strobe, Of Edgsfeld, who spoke st
length, and with teloqusnce, force and
huency N favor Of immigration he met
all the fallaeious objections urged by those
opposed to immigration in an able lueid
and mastery manner. The speaker said
that If We were true patriots and philan-
thropists, We would look 70 the future, 70
the teeming millions, the chiIdrsn's chill
sren, who were jet to occupy this great
country. Is was our duty to have home
geneous population, one that affiliated
with as IN religion IN literature and IN
customs. he referred to the rapid growth
OF the Northwest as tbs result Of the
brains and muscles Of the immigrants. If
IN that country, bleak, cheerIess
and sterile, so much had been
done, how much more could be accom-
plished IN this where the hand Of nature
had supplied all the wants of man in such
bounteous profession We regret that the
want OF space neeessitates the abbreviation
Of the Gsntlenan's remarks as well as those
OF the succeeding speakers. He spoke
warmly in favor of the immigration bill
nov pending before the Legislature.
MIR. Strobe was followed by Col. A. s.
Colyar, n one of his able, earnest and
CHARACTERISTIC speeches. Col @. showed
that with our boundless resources all we
lacked was population to make Tennessee
the most prosperous Of ali the States. He
referred to the fact that Missouri had ex-
pended $40, 900 in procuring statistics and
IN efforts for immigration. AS a result she
had received an accession Of 80, 900 her
population. He said that the State debt
Of Tennessee was $40, 000, COO, or $50 to
every man, woman and child in the State,
or equal to one-seventh of the entire value
Of the State. Immigration opened the
only way Of relief to lhis financial embar-
rassment. The speech Of Mr. G. was filed
with statistical information and valuable
facts which we're highly appreciated by his
hearers. at the close Of his speech the
following resolutions were read and unan-
imously adopted: 4
Resolved, That in the opinion Of this
meeting it is the wish of an overwhelming
majority of the citizens of Davidson
county, that the Senator ard Representa-
ives from said county in the General
Assembly should support the measure now
pending before the General Assembly to
encourage immigration
Resolved, That as citizens of Tennessee,
without distinction Of party we would be
glad to see, and cordially invite to this
State, persons from other States and
from Europe who Eish to come and settle.
Resolved, That we recommend to all
our fellOw-eit,Zsns of this State. that they,
in every fair and honest way possible, en-
courage immigration to Tennessee as the
best and surest means of financial relief,
as well as the most certain ,road to great
prosperity as State,
Resolved, That a committee Of five
citizens, composed of Col Oolyar, @. c.
Giers, Judge Shackelford, Chris. KreIg
and Z. H. French, be and they are hereby
appointed to deliver TO the Hon Henry
Cooper, our esteemed Senator. q copy Of
these resolutions, and to earnestly and re-
specially invite his attention to their con-
sideratiOn, and 70 assure him Of our great
anxiety on this subject.
After the adoption OF the resolutions,
Judge Shackleford spoke briefly in favor Of
the object CT the meeting, and strongly
urging the adoption of the bill to encourage
immigration now before the Legislature.
Amid loud cheers, Col Bale Peyton stated
that the bill was receiving his hearty sup
port, and he felt sure that ii would pass the |
Senate. The meeting then adjourned,
with the understanding that the committee /
was to meet at Col. Colyars Office at 8 /
O'clock this unorniuo H... .-.