Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-04-03
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An Important Fact About East Tennessee. ,,

You are aware that am no politician,
| ana that my efforts such as they are, have
| been directed to the one end of encourage
ing immigration, stimulating the educa-
tlonal and agricultural interests, and of
building up and fostering any and all en-
terprlses looking to the welfare of the
country Weak, to be sure, but honest and
| sincere
These remarks are preparatory to some
| that Will follow in reviewing your article
| III yesterdays issue, in which YOU take q
| sensible view of the subjects of immigra-
ton and education in Tennessee. The
| antl-progressive measures of the present
Legislature are not such, would modest
| ly suggest, as will tend to advance and de-
velop the material interests of Tennessee.
/ have no harsh reflections to cast upon
that body. They have been quite honest,
have no doubt, in their legislative capa-
city. The two great questions of the times
immigration and education) have been
ignored. To the school question there has
been stout resistance. 1t has met with
no favor, and thus we are still at sea.
What act alone is sufficient to damage us
seriously in the estimation of intelligent
emlgrants? Neither Northern men, nor
WelI-lnfOrmed Germans, will think of
bringing their children to q section where
there are no scholastic advantages. 1t is
idle to talk otherwise, and it is further idle
to attempt to prosecute the work of immi-
grafton SO long as the leading men of the
State fail to encourage and to foster educa-
tional enterprises. We ought to be shock
ed at our own stupidity on this subject, and
the greatest stupidity of all is, that we still
wonder why Tennessee is not already being
filled up with active and enterprising citi-
zens from abroad! Doing the gerry thing best
calculated to drive them from our borders,
and then complain that our trains are not
crowded with eager emigrants to find
homes in our fertile valleys! What stu
pendOus mockery! 1t is q poor excuse,
indeed, to retort upon our former rulers and
charge them with having gobbled up the
school fund.- and doing all other kinds of
devilment. That don't meet the case. If
they have acted rascally, let the present
rulers set an example of lofty integrity,
Tennessee, to-day stands in the anoma-
lous attitude of being virtually opposed to
education and immigration. To be sure
this is denied, but actions speak louder
than words. She has not, and from pres
ent appearances, will not adopt any Wig
OrOus measures looking to the universal
diffusion of education among the masse S
There are thousands of intelligent men
from the Northern States who would glad
ly cast there lots among us if we would
take higher ground on this question.
Even Europe is giving us the go-by, and
sends her swarms of labOrers and citizens
to the Northwest.
The State, you know, appointed Board
of Commissioners of Immigration, but
took the precaution, at the start, to tie
their hands behind their backs. They can
really do no good. When they COME to
make the first report of their operations,
the authorities will hold up their hands in
holy horror if that report does not show a
heavy importation of immigrants into
Tennessee under their administration.
And yet not one dollar has been appropri-
ated to the carrying forward of this i'm
portant work! G.. w. CHARLTON.