Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-02-13
N. O. WALLACE. ]
Governors Message.
Concluded.
AGRICULTURAL BUREAU.

the attention its importance de-
manas. The Bureau, organized
under the act of the 14th of De-
cember, 1871, has entered upon
its duties with a degree of zeal
and energy that promises the most
valuable results, not only for the
immediate benefit of the agricul-
turist, but in the interest of inn
migration and mining. They
have been for some time, and are
now, compiling statistics of soil,
climate, population, prices of land
and labor, n ineral resources, etc,
together with maps, which, when
completed and published, it is be-
Iieved will attract attention, more
directly to Tennessee, than any
other means yet devised for that
purpose. They are affording ia
ciIities, too, for the analysis OF
soils and commercial fertilizers,
which must result in incalculable
benefit TO the farmer. Their re-
port will be laid before you during
your session. Such appropri 'ti0ns
should be made as will enable the
Bureau to prosecute its labors sue
cessfully.
LABOR AND CAPITAL.
The surest means of securing
a iuhux of labor and capital, is
to adjust our finances, SO II at the
rate of taxation may become
fixed and uniform, and our credit
restored, to provide good schools,
to make the laws and their ad-
ministration effective for the pro-
lection Of life, liberty and proper
ty, and then give this Information
to the world in an impressive and
convincing form. Capital is tim
lid aud wrlI not seek inyes. nent in
a State or Government whose cred
lit is impaired, or whose finances
are unsettled. Labor must be
fostered by capital, and protected
by law. Cheap land is not the
only inducement to immigration.
The tide ofimmigration willalways
dow to localities Offering the great
est advantages of soil. climate,
wages, cheap living and free edu-
cation. We have the great North
west to compete with. And al
though we offer higher induce
ments in climate, and perhaps in
tt the price of labor, yet, in every
thing else, we are under disadVan.
tages, that we must sarmount:-
iIs have no report yet from the
Emigration Bureau, and when it
ID received. may make Of this
subject a special communication.
THE COTTON TAX.
/ The 37th General Assem- bly,
adopted a series Of resolutions in
strncting our Senators and re-
questing our Representatives. in
Congress to Introduce and support
such measures during their next
session as would cause to be re.
funded without deley, to the peo-
pie Of the cotton growing States,
the tax imposed and collected up
lon cation for the years 1865,
1866 and 1867. A bill for that
purpose has passed two readings
/ in the House of Representatives
and is now before the Committee
of Ways and Means. The Sec
ond Section of the bill provides,
4 among other things, "That the
Secretary of the Treasury of the
United States, when said bonds
shall have been authenticated as
Aforesaid, shall be authorized, and
be is hereby required aud directed
to turn over and deliver to the
several Governors, or other auth
orized agents of the several
States and Territories herein hen-
Etioned, bonds equaling in amount
THE amounts claimed by the Uni
ted States from tax on cotton in
| the several States, to wit: sea 8
i - y
To Tennessee, s7,763, ,46A.71gsgs
to be held by said States to be re
funded and distributed to the par,
ties sUho act,tallypaid sad tar, ei;
lhef infulE or ID part pro rata
las ciycnmstances may require, or
otherwise to be disposed OF as the
sereral Legislatures may direct
fbv law, if St shall be found i'm
practicable TO refund or distribute
said several amounts. as aforesaid, |,
among the paties who actually
paid tax, with authority to the
Secretary OF the Treasury to use
currency to pay fractions Of one
hundred dollars ID al settlements
with said Stafes. e
| It is well known that the, far
mer seldom paid the tax dsnecttl