The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-12-18
TfnfufEratfoTt.
Goapossv1LIE, December ~ -.

(fOHUUNSt
To the Editor Of ate Richmond Nsp0.e,' who
Permit me, as one of the Enghs11h ~ Rich
attended the late convention heia ~ TO
mond ,,non the subiect OF lmmie,aa1J ~d
exuress to YOU my qualification hL an III, It
and learned there, and more I salllcunt :La,,
fine very clear and comprehensive views .a,-,I
unon the subject and expressed W osn ,.ho
ImboIen and Colonel Lamb. as ens III, Ut
has travelled oyer many huhareus y, 'n aIs[, Of
tha tor platte and some portions also "
pr,.il with the intention OF settfHfg II,
ono or the other of those countries, #o.iu
Gov. tb,t consider the State OF pnHihh
oJ,nted far beyond all have yet seen LOT Two
classas Of cmigrants from England, Whon !,
,r;I, Tresently allrdc to, many OF WHOM VIII,
fool snre. during the next ten years, es'Ve
that country either for Canada, Austl'1lI'' Va
Now Zealand. unless their Afternoon 'S
snaci,llv called to this portion OF the ohlteu
States !. in which case / believe they nay W
,,nr.,,,ded TO come here. The class aati''e
r. arr gentlemen who contemplate rcssfals
f.on, tho British army, and the younger sois
ns n,,r English nobility and gentry, hunor. asr
n whom would in a short TIME SUI ..
.r,o,,ost vorr people did they know now
"haan the land is here, how kind ana ho s!,N
t,bIe arc its inhabitants, and how entlrely ilhe
Hi Old ENGLAND is everything they VIII see
around them. trove,led in a
s,r,nnc land, as have done, without uiluel,
Standing word the people around f you mon'
saving, can fully appreciate tlliS auo IVA, 's5at
Sn;r me. then, sir, to point OUT 10 YOU " ,'n Of
7 consider would be one OF tbe pc'. .o,,o
inducing elnigrants of TINS c k'ss ~ two
bcre: and having myself been enCrosit;n ,t ~
ycars 400 with the care OF an eApeur': ut,
the river Platte, in which upwards oi e;s$
Gentlemen of the class above auadeu toJohlou'
think can speak with some cohsaence upo,'
thc subject. although, bc 1t rcHarns.1n,a ~
pedtion utterly failed i'll It's opleca, s, rr,,nn
Ill orno,nt OF ccns,lrc has been cast ftF'oii
mo (,s has too often been the case "Hn
ntbcrsl for not bringing it to Il sucecs sn
FIJI issuc Whether that ccnsure was "c'
nr III deserved | am not about 10 aiscuss,
ua;,h.r am about to try to establish aholllei
undertaking of similar kind Ill tiilS co!'n.
w., ,S', Wv, may rest assured. | only nlchtloil
~ subject 70 show YOU that my interco''isc
LII, LII tho class | have alluded TO mas necn
considerable. upwards Of twelve h',nu:...
lottors having been received by me a'iil nas
t tueI f,ur months | spent in England IN l'oo
and 1869 upon the subject OF eiillSralloli,.
The WAY. then. In which you can pcS1 it":li
This class is this: Let every gentleman III
VIRGINIA who can accommodate one VI wv
n,Inils and is willing to do so upon payment
nr = moderate sum Say ten dollars per "teh)
for his trouble, make known SUCH lnle'tioil
to the committee that has been appointed:
LET such list he laid before the British
Consul, and after due inquiry let him, il nc
will do so, signify his approval OF the same,
and kindly undertake to forward pupils 10
thcir respective destinations upon arrival III
this country. Let this be known in England
at the same time YOU send the Government
Rcport there, and you will soon find num-
hers who will gladly embrace such an oppor'
tunty; young men who. upon coming oil age,
will become possessed of from ten lo 1lfty
Thousand dollars each, and who will be al
most certain to purchase lands and settle
amongst you from tho fact that their c'pl-
tal would he of little or no service
TO them in England. Think, sir, what the
effect OF such intercourse would be. would
if not give Englishmcn better idea than
thew have at present of your country and your
ppopIes--an IDEA too often associated, reSrcl
70 say. with that of the sharp Yankee prlctl'
TONER and the land of Eden, Us described by
Dickens twenty wears ago. | will not now
trespass further upon your valuable space
Should these remarks be deemed worthy
your attention, and you express wish that
/ should do so, l will i'll future letter tell
Won how think the great middle class OF
England might also he reached, ana large
numbers be induced 10 come hrre--a class OF
cmigrants, if you can secure tEc'n, tar more
impOrtant to the welfare and prOaLsSs Of yolii
country, from their business habits, Nc, than
any other you could bring here.
l fear, however, have already tahrn W
too much of your time and space, which
beg you will excuse.
And l remain yours very faithfully,
L. l.. HENLY.