Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-21


100, and in 1870 $1,512, ABS, 886lt!
The New Englang States have 80, 172 me-
chanical and manufacturing establishments
employing $500 operatives and $500, 000,
600 capital, returning annual products of
nearly $600,000,000. A taxable wealth in
1860 of 81, 400, 900, 900, and in 1870, 81, no.
0O0!ll
The Southern States with a territory from
ten to twenty times larger than New Eng
land, with a soil and climate of ineompara-
BILE superiority for agricultural purposes, and
unsurpassed advantages for manufacturing
purposes, with a perfectly monopoly Of
American cotton production and the other
varied and valuable resources of iron, coal,
timber, hides, wool, ETC., ETC., have only
1880 mechanical and manufacturing es-
adjustments, and these comparatively di-
minutive, employing only $4,000 operatives
and sos, 000, 900 capital, returning, however,
much larger per centage for the invest
ment than any others, say $150,4500O0.
Tennessee, has a territory of 2S,000,000
acres and larger than either Pennsylvania,
Ohio or Massachusetts; a population of
100000; or one to every rs acres; 125,000
farmers and farm laborers; 1000 mechani-
cal and manufacturing establishments, EN-
q
100000 and returning annual products of
So, 100000; only 100000 of acres and
these most miserably cultivated. No won
der the cry of poverty and that every man
trembles at sight of the tax gatherer and
groans at his memorable demands. Think
of 125. 900 farmers ''cultivating an average
of o. acres 10 the hand, and paying taxes
on pa acres to the hand :! J! without i'm
al NIL rrrift Il
methods; without intelligent and prodlic-
tire labor and therefore, without capital,
and without income TO meet increasing
taxes.
Suppose that even the present
open land was by the influences of
intelligent, progressive and productive labor,
simply doubled in results, would there not
be an ease in the monetary and taxation
interests all over the State? And this is no
outside expectation, If these were cultivated
as done in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois and
other Northern States. Suppose the area of
cultivation be increased to 100000, or one
half our territory and this after the most
scientific and improved manner, in imple-
naenlS, teams, labor, seed, subsoiling, drainage
and fertilising, who can not conceive the pros
perity which would reign throughout our
State, and would not this extended area ofoc-
cupancy and its development lend a substau-
tial and wholesome value to these immedi-
ately and refectively to all, the lands of the
State; and therefore Increase Of tGrGbIe
l-1Cedlth; as tcell as supply from HeirO6er pro-
ductionS, that abundant and ready income
with which TO HQuiddte tdIeSf
Suppose too our mining and MANUFACTURE
ing interests were developed in like man
ner and extent and still further increase
would be impaired to the value of lands and
not only would our State soon be able TO
blot out the last dollar of
debt, but would have an abund-
ance of money or par credit, for the erection
and sustenance of high schools all over the
borders, and to introduce and perfect
system Of internal improvements, such as
to further enhance our lands, mines, timber
privileges, quarries, ETC., etc, and soon
would she become what her natural re-
sources and advantages so highly and just
" entitle her to-both the Ohio, PennSyl-
rama and Massachusetts, to the Southern
States.
This state of things, however, implies
that of additional population and that of
the highest order of progressive and pre-
ductiUe industry, the quantity being sec
ondary to the quality thereof Labor
enough and the right sort is imperatively
required, or we shall soon have reached
that hopeless bankruptcy, to which we
are rapidly and Inevitably tendingi We
must cease longer TO cry fire! fire!
and each with a manliness and courage
worthy Of Tennesseeans and brave South
erners, gather your buckets and make the
water flow until the fire is extinguished
Cease to repine and fret over the troubles
which you make no commensurate effort to
remove or curei
This increase of wealth and prosperity
inplies increased population; increased
population implies that of immigration;
immigration implies that of intelligent, pa
tie7at and persistent efforts in its acquisition;
and this latter implies and neceSSitdteS the
cost of time and money; and this again i'm
plies that of a clear and proper appreciation
of the importance and Ualue of immigra
ton, and of the magnitude Of the under
taking, requiring as well the ap-
proval CT public sentiment, and
the hearty and cordial cooperation and
financial aid of the government. bRRi-
qrdtiOn will never come voluntarily and
unlimited. Tennessee will never enjoy its
lluUtllCtS NlllOub CCcbtHD IL anu bLCRi
even, stirling for her share with others who
know from happy experience, the true value
of it. The cost, as great as it may seem at
first glance, bears no comparison to its
value, if the rule be sound, of estimating
the cost of an article by the benefits and
advantages it confers. If so, then answer
the VALUE, if possible, to Tennessee,
upon her aqriculturdl, Industrial, educG-
c.,uaafTr aoTpjUJ and last
though not the least, political interests with
the introduction ola population ofintelligent
and progressive people-PRoDUCERs-
vELOPERs-and practical ldilizerS, of all
the magnificent and accumulated resources
of the State-thOse who will plow, and SOW
and reap intelligeRtly; those who will
mine, and spin and weave intelligently;
those who will devise and execute the most
skillful methods and instrumentalties for
Iessening the burdens and increasing the
value of labor; those who will give the air
of Astounding prosperity, throng and thrift,
to our towns, cities, rivers, railroads and
rnraI districts-which, however desirable
and not at all impossible, will neUer be the
lot Of Tennessee, so long as her people fail
n avail themselves of the influences of
abundant frst-cldSs LABoB-nOt measured
hy tbe standard alone of muscular de-
rslopment and polcers of physical
endlpdnce, but by that also of 'brain
canacity.n and moral responsibility,
snch as possess those natural endowments
of capacitv and fitness which assault their
meritericious claims to citizenship,independ-
emily of the edict and enforcement of des-
potic power.
Who. WHO, il he be not knave or fool,
is nr would be afraid of the ballot-box in the
hand of the rirtuous and Intelligent of all
states. ATTITUDES, countries or nationalities;
and pho, WHO does not fear, and who in
the Southern States is not no1o suffering
tbe consequences of humiliation and degra-
dation, politically, and the financial poverty,
distress and threatening bankruptcy OF the
0balance power" of suffrage, being in the
clutches of the ignorant masses, and these
controlled and manipulated by corruption
and knavery? Tennesseeans, arouseto aIuA
sense of your danger and duty; to yourselves
to your posterity, your State and your colln-
try. and acquit yourselves like men who
dare do whatsoever in their power to pro-
mote the welfare and accelerate the great
destiny which awaits our State and the
South, if they but wisely economist and
WELD the powerful Influences of their lavish
abundance of wealth-yieldlng resources,
though now dormant, yet impregnatng