New-York tribune., 1870-12-02
COLONIES IN TIE SOUTH.
v,urpr To co AND WHAT TO DO.

lands OF the states south OF the POtomVo by colonies OF
Northern workers When the war ence" tn'e WIS cal
euatiOn that soldiers who had ca'ied gun o''''S '''
the ohio to tbe savannah would return with aN, and
plow and hoe, and hr shcr TO til th' h''"S '' ""'
hec- srrkled with their blood But tie uncertainty o.
ttles the uuinvtug quality Of the lands an" 'e N'-
settled condition OF society have tstOu' Sc" Su'
pr es For two years past the EfA rfce "I '''oI I'
given confidence 70 planters and they Lave beeh lA"e
ent 70 rarng With their estates. This too mas rc',c"
nm tho Sloc, growing stc and given them good prices
But those circumstances have only wrought oeIal' -
have not changed the Fundamental FACTS "' tue
sltnation u0r altered the iace OF Eer ut!ds' fol "
century nothing but slavc-brcedng held the P'"''-'
OF Virginia aud North Carolina from is''g- 80.
Their s,stcul was false aud rUn0us Tney er'"o go
rule OF sound agriculture. They asked tie IAN" =,
everything for item, and dd nothing Tor 'I' - c
was though they had required tier NoIs 9, ~ 80 1,
them on . fodder Of straw. The crash 'I % ,Ho -,
demolished "a prosperity that had no h"s.S 80 - - =, -
vsl,es of things. thousands Of square Iea-' Va '
tory cannot be used Jy the planters, "Iu az ,
for sale. Now the question comes AC u
OF Northern worl crs tired or our io"a W. - ="
the increasing press OF population oi t""''n " INC
r,5., 80 ,r low Winds Can their prosperity he mate
ol,, - nv mi a:ing 90 the sunny South, and, II
80 b,orf of tlc south IS recommended and in wha;
ne.eol ,roud this migration be coudrctdi IAee
ore.t,or,s we WIN Cisccss Tonight
,,t,yoNs OF IUE SOUTH SUITED TO NCETHERN MIN.
Ft in order Of atractycLcss 90 mc1 Eauos and small
farmers recommend those parts OF the South whore the
hands are uLsIcd TO grass and where valuable tim.
Der S I'm tie ncichhoraood OF waters that have rapid
f-u. FuG UICn tie uap the regions who're the great
streams of the south have their CTisu; look especially
sttlc Ga;ui-r mountain valley Of tie Shenandoah; at
Al tie wide region FROM which. hin and elf, nom
ro,& and gorge and glen, from rugged pas and scQuet
treG mountain valley, tie Tennessee gathers the bread
I'D sLui, foCl which fAe IoUrs into to Father oi
Waters. Soar,y ouC-lalf lie volume q 'hc Tennessee
gained from the drain OF watersheds that are % least
Sfrof fobo flo erdN 4
jrs fa occurs torCrc ne continent streams combine 70
f,:rn the cat swift river that eGcs 40 e-audy through
tho mountain 1oT-e It Clat.nooSa In othef Woiis'
there IS o reason why tuu of TenusylNaula coal OF
si1 yard a. Nasc, AUsct;5 water iA It's SitNi,'u'h
slr.l9 hc vscd 10 make for Southern fa;lS ana Noi
On home, tLcir necessary CutuentS and co"i't''
AsJ .gtrll rule The vato1-w.cc should never bt .@f
from -lc farm tlgt feels Tie uLwrSt True economy
REQUIRES tlat water. which iu rain 0ud in iIs laoSrhs
tlc cultivated hilsid,, s5Cud furnish power ius Hli
~ IN. bottom Of the hill and that tlo workers in t
nul should derive their bread and mta5 ard milk a'.
s9rles and cheese from tho hillside above thom II.
countries have in them The clements ot true and last
iU.r0.Qcrty They arc suited 20 diversified Industry,
sut 70 q harry variety u social elements. Eatrma
broken region ds-oycs plant food ia tl, SOIL gives t
rc.uaI rowor az l,s raIls and soft or noJa music
ec.rrCiuc as 10 TUl's over jlc pchHts OF hr.u.
sru6crs over o. c,iGof ,atagact
WIfout reviewing the causes which mad. 20, 'ou:A
purely agricultural region, i is enough here 10 in--t
"a economy TIE FIcGch Broad aOle could lc iuaie 6"
t-u on the sViuCos necessary TO spin al the textile
Gown u the South Zig Pigeon, Little Pigeon tAuth!
T,c, Uolt'iu, CilEch Uavasce, and Little Tennessee,
~ all roaring mountain streams. aiJrn wat r-puwer-
Uf greater Ices perfection, for every mile ot tAi
courses. Yet tho tanner who makes surplus ot wheat
or c-u the banks OF these streams, or hus few h
e. sell at cents pound, few chickens a. 70 rcn;,
apiece, viii consume tust surplus Ia paying nc-ht- "a"
Solth and South railroads and profits to Northern
ui.l-Owncrs. For Instance, the u5-al tiHHE-r0Diu
chair OF maple birch frame and seat or Wit. oak
bottom that can Doe sold with profit 90 ij dozen co,sn
tle towns on the railroad of East Genuessee about so
dozen. Nearly half is paid freight from Hdli"orr.
common birch maple bedstcad that can he turned
for s. 20 and stained co cents costs fo~ so '>A
good broom is bought for less than co and 60 CENTS
Al fre lYoouifaetury trey Doe sold with 'f profit
at So dozen. very plain black walnut bed>t'sa costs
'.om sls 10 So. plain open buggy 0n steel springs
e., 10 from SIS 10 $780, top huC-y at from $50 40 s
rud a family carriar, costs from 500 10 500 ,ics,
a.. les a.c brought lor 90 ME, over hundred Aii,
tlt .le covered with white oak, hickory, and asst.
lra,. i.IiI cams that tumble for lHiaDr ni';
vel ,r M t.ir course ihcy .e The Jio, iu tt >.N
Tcstaacnt-tlcy toil ne: neither q" they .l.".
4 PRACTICAL sTeei-1io>.
qy.e s.ap which now urcs Oh Won rs rpI,p1 I- .
ttl-ed worker, md an the skilled wnri'~ "i tlr
country who would better their condition 1y ou'i
nearer 10 market, Is that yon 20 into tlc broad and
beautiful comtr, which ces'rte and sci those mount.
ash hickory. birch, aud black walnut into plank and
sraatla. Let The cha.u-aw and the la.Ac follow aud
make the articles OF daily ana 'niN era. N.Le bay"
.e,, forvrd; coston and Nooeu taroi,s, forge,
and roll L-uls ,, foi Ow. As Go tAe pI.c's. r't Hn
,f ~ t,,1 ...nd pitch ,,iI soon speak lo,. H. y
icsptc,iue tar'iu- aud-. hud Great d.i.ruce ln
tie ,ouut.iu -oi-, of tar"i. A. rude. 3D." regular
rl.Ir or .irrrl- consisting OF The tIt-at fH-c. 0a
tp. top of which was the bolniIl btN,cu N.rth
C.r4lina and East Tennessee "nd iIr lIg. Ad-r d'A
Iainilrl distant. are steep and ro.l}. Tile 81 -lrI
,,ks J,. [ fid. m most cases. VAT IHi- ~
our~ some rough aud -p.i.t'Ica, au0 others worn
bv wa;,r, bu: 't'rN".rre lh c''t ''"id.' - Iri
,,eriDg the surface almost Nau,'-~ for Uuag.
But there d, Lunr. OF "iHti i.n1hI""'' h'5''
Tbe crultlug of ta.. 'rl1-y3.r uI- SCI free 2rat
amount o' potash, a| '.' 'rr j. % SO" i'L F t"' io"
OF The mo, valuable pants. .p IN Do" OBJ 7"t' i''''
Mite .cl aud H"i"i ID i..u No1"'al' h. -''- ~
aud liA Aounlai i' are 'Ir ga ''.', m u II ~ ~ ~ I
TIE mountain region. These mountains a." hAu -r"n
OO0 10 tOlg feet above tde and covered W.'" great
Forests some oi t'.'-- @h .n.dl' i'.s.' a.. ' '
fOin The railroad tuat viii pd~, tAfnu$A >'i iNi'' 1'
other paaks aEc rrIn'I"' ard" r"n " mon Won u'
expensive ant lu ~one places Steep bu 'u'-r '>'du
OF their rcie.-. -c, tt thc soil by it, composition
must De- fertile. The timber = large the "r'"' ~ Ia.
for year after ear. without manuie' t"O s per acre
Of timothy, clover. or orchard era-S. . ,,, -
I fu ~ ihD .t''fl' it tidi many
OF the moiuta n land. Uf Caroline are UTTERLY worthless
1pog them and r snail rough timber Them viii not
nav fOr the rr cot eating 10 ir generation 10 CONF
MSb ti. r,gs, c,utr, consist, Of steep mountain
10 ti,a ,,,e dawn IEr the two sides oi the lettr V
Al fnr bottom q ain Siittm IS ~llh@ III "hhN's
a. t f, l,,ri. tr,rh Af.r hard rains there is food
rnnugh toake ru ...V logs and THESE gorS"s are hr"
al heavily tlmr.rr. With hrn.uck, "hic Phr, p"i""i'
White oaE aud ,aui 1irr, Ia uo crd of Tie hem.o' h.
Tnp pine ha. b.c, ru,I 90 some for siug"ruh
ip. aud the hest Hr IPIo the golc' . uut th"
isenOugh Tho, is ruIb bly, @rcr,,loh' tOr3Lc many hh-
lion feel. oT harl Sp.t-. oak abundant everywhere,
and there .'fI nda, lv,'u 1hd mack hh'1 'I''1'
va.rut aU rri. '..tr i, Il good t5 nut * III ordt-
tIIns I.. l1h a"' cucat io roads Oh "h''" oAc"
IIIf. gr-