Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-06-03

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and new impulses will be given to her
spirit Of emigration. The Spanisrd Is die
c0ntsnted, and has no confidence in
the future Of his government. The
dense population of Italy must
be depleted, and discomfort, grow
ing out of the late treatment OF the
Pope, the great head Of the Roman
Church, by the King Of Italy, will lead
many into distant and other countries.
Bot 1t is from the ~euterprising, people of
BE- Northern States 7 look for the largest
Influx Of immigrants Of the description
We need. There the population is dense
and the lsnds are held at a high price;
here the population is sparse and the lands
are low There the productions Of the
soil are not so large or 80 diversified as
here. The man Of moderate means may
convert his land there into active capital
and reinvest q portion of It in land here,
and find that in a few years he has doubled
or quadrupled his estate. These men are
not so blind as not to see it, and in spite
Of all the flanders Of designing
politicians and their attempts to
breed discomfort among us, I am look
ing to see the tide set in from that quar-
ter, and IL will do so as soon as the true
gentleman there is satisfied he will be
taken by the hand by the true gentleman
here.
With increased population, diversified
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course Of our country must be upward
and onward; and may we all live to see
our unfortunate but still beloved country
once more prosperous and happy.
After the delivery OF this address, Leon
| TrOusdale presented the credentials of
several new members that had arrived.
They were submitted to the proper COM
mittee, and the chairman announced that
the Convention was ready to go into BUSH
ness.
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
Leon TrOusdsle moved for q committee
Of five on resolutions, to whom
all resolutions should be submitted,
without debate. Major Seyerson opposed
/ the adoption of the resolution on the
ground that it would tend to cut of de-
bate. he didn't want foreign immigrants.
| Enough laborers and farmers in Our OWL
| country, IL we take means Of getting them
here. He wanted every resolution dis
] cussed and understood. Here land costs
/ too much, and costs fifty to seventy-hve
dollars in the bottom to get 1t into Guilt
walton. Planters have no combinations,
merchants have. II he wants money he
begging into a bank.
Mr.. Trousdale explained that it would
have the contrary effect, 1t would merely
| regulate debate in proper order. He,
however, would modify the resolution so
as to strike out the words without de-
bate"
The resolution was adopted by q vote Of
% to IL.
The chairman appointed the following
on the committee: Hon. r. p. Caldwell,
Colonel W. E TOmlinsOn, Colonel Jos. r.
Mosby, @. S. Sc yersOn, A. A. Barnes.
AGENT IN GERMANY.
Colonel W. R. Moore moved the adop-
ton Of the following resolution:
WHEREAS, This Convention considers
it not only beneficial and ~sxpedient, but
also necessary, for the welfare of our
country, as well as for emigrants who want
to settle among Us, that a German Con
sulate be established for our State and
sister States Of Mississippi and Arkansas,
and,
WHEREAS, We are aware that our Ger
man fellOW-citiZsns have already petit
toned to the Imperial Government of Ger
many for the establishment Of a Consulate
in the city Of Memphis, and recommend
ing our esteemed fellOw-citizan, Z. W.
B~uttinghsus, Esq, for that office, be 1t
ResOlUed, That W. cordially and cheer
fully indOrse said petition and recon-
mendatiOn, and that the Secretary Of this
Convention be instructed to communicate
this preamble and resolution to His Ex-
csllencV, . Ambassador of the I'M
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ingtOnt with the request to forward the
same to his Government at Berlin for
further and fay )rable action.
On motion Of Mr.. DOnoho, ~the'cOnsider- /
alton Of the resolution was entered upon
at once.
Joseph Specht made q few remarks in
of the resolution, showing how
results, in hat way before, and also
indOrsing Mr.. B~uttinghaus as q person
just suited for the proposed mission. The
resolution was then adopted.
Mr.. NoFFATT,
Of the Nashville delegation, was then
oslled on to address the Convention.
Mr.. MOffsJt said that he was a delegate
from the Emigration and Land AssOcia-
ton of Nashville, which was founded un-
q special charter Of the StGte. An eE-
fort was made last year to get
the State to take hold Of the subject
Of immigration. The effort was defeated
by n vote. The speaker went on to tell
how an organization had been effected in
Nashville through the instrumentRlity of
sight men. Its name was the Emigration
Land Association, with headquarters
1t Nashville, and 1t contemplated
branches all over the country. He said
be came to Tennessee a year or so ago, G
stranger, and having travelled over the
country a good deal, be was bound to say
hat there was more natural wealth in
than in any other State or
country he ever visited. He was per-
fectly surprised at IL. What you want is
merely to let the world know it. As there
was no State aid to be hoped for, they were
organization which would be s~elf-sustain-
ing. He wanted a monthly paper printed,
b part OF the machinery of hat OTganiZa-
ion. There wOuld also be country
agencies, snd other items Of Importance.
then read the provisions of the charter
lnder which the association at Nash
vile was got up as being the
explicit exposition Of the intention
IF the cOrporators. He then went on to
,ay that he had purchased 1900 acres of f.,
and on the Cumberland range, and there {
q little colony there. Although but 4.
.ettled there little yer a year, they were
exporting products to the amount /
If $500 per month, which vas an import ]
mt item. He knew that he could 20 I
,sck to the country he came from and {
there i've thousand people with more I
money and brains than he had himself, I
Who would be glad to avail themselves 8
# the marvellous advantages that are {
to the immigrant in almost any
Of this favored State, He said in all &
lis travels in the new and old world he t
ever met anything equal to the vast G
.stural Of this State. You t
ave here, said he, the elements Of q s per- o
prosperity, which are not to be p
In any State in the Northwest to a.
7hich the immigrant is invited by agents
nd to which the home seekers are di-
Getting their attention and thought. 7
Tennessee was eminently calculated to :
3 manufacturing State. We could y
AXE out the ore and manufacture the iron \
ight here, carry it &c Pittsburg, and there y
Ompst5 successfully with the iron mon of y
nat city. There could be no doubt Of that. y
t was true, no matter what they would Y
o in the way OF spreading intelligence, =
ley could hardly get gigantic capital to y
)me and settle in this country, but they =
bring plenty Of energy and brains q
q little capital. He would rather 4.
ave 3 hundred men come into the State =
one Thousand dollars each, than q y
ian with one hundred thousand. The =
ipitsl would be the same, but the results y
Ould be mighty different. Then he said y
so that there appeared as much neces- =
ty for educating our wi people as for 3
llightening the foreigner as to what =,
lght to be done in the case. !.
Nj. GOthiel, OfLouisiana, made q speech p
'sOme length, in which he said he WAS .
D his way 20 Alsace to get people from v
lat section to go to live Ia Louisiana TO -,
grapes. He was sent as the a
gent Of the Louisiana State Agricultural y
ssOcistion, and he said that he saw that y
10 same necessity existed here for immi- =
such as Alsacs could supply, that "
listed in Louisiana. VI
Colonel MOsely moved that q Commit "a
% on Immigration be appointed. Goes to y
10 Committee on Resolutions. %
b. Farris said that what we want Is a "
representation Of the necessities of "
lis part Of the country. What do we u
re about labor in New York; We have ~
IT, Of labor here now, but IL is too lazy u
ygrv gsntIe8an 10 mats biTsaIf on CO
gent, to settle himself down to the con- 10