Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-02
The NATURALIZATION Hniiex.

This Is the title offs new magazine which
is to be published here for the promotion
of all those great interests which are most
dear and need most to be cultivated by the
people of the South. We cannot DO well
express the purroses and Importance Of
this new literary and commercial venture,
as by publishing in full the prospectus of
the proposed editor, Mr.. Jere. Baxter, of
this enterprise. 1t is as follows:
PROSPECTUS OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
propose to edit and publish, at Nash
vile, monthly, eclectic magazine to be
styled the Mississippi VALLEY, and to be
devoted to the advancement of art, COM
merce, manufactures, agriculture, immi-
grafton and such other subjects rs connect
development of the Southern States;
with tho hope of making myself, in
some degree, instrumental in
aiding my countrymen to give such
direction to their energies and capital
as will enable them to realize
from the resources, the greatest amount Of
available wealth; by resources l mean not
merely lands, bales of merchandise and
gold, but mean also that force which is
generated by the action of muscle and brain,
and that species of intellectual culture
which leads moot directly and economical
IL TO practical results in the amelioration OF
the condition of men. More definitely
speaking, my object will be to assist my
countrymen in their struggle to repair the
ravages of the late war; to en-
close the fields that lie waste
and bring luto luxurious cultivation the
heaths that are desolate, and the valleys
overgrown with the wilderness; to assist
them in discovering and developing the hid
den treasures emboweled in our mountains,
and the wealth that lies neglected in our
valleys; to utilize the waste of water, that
meander in idle frolic from the sheds of the
! Aneghsnies and the Rocky mountains to
| the Gulf until no streamles Oh
river shall reach its ocean home
until it shall have turned wheel or foated
a cargo; to send the iron horse with hi:
smoking nostrils, plunging through oul
plains, until every city, town or hamlet
shall be supplied with a motive power sde-
quate to the task of exporting all it has, and
importing all It wants. To send the school
master TO ever cot and castle, and the
sound of the church bell to every habits
ton in the land, to turn the wandering i'm.
migrant from all the nations O
the earth, to come and cast theil
lot among Us; to bring with then
their wives and Their children, their brain
their muscle, their energies, their intelli
gence, and what of gold they may possess;
and TO give them assurance of a cordia
welcome and fraternal embrace, and tina
every encourageT~ ent to grow rich and
happy in our midst will be extended to
them. To aid you in building mills, facto
ries and machine shops until not an ounce
of raw material shall be exported
beyond our borders, and 10th
ing imported, viii b the mos
scientific and industrious tillage can extor
from the unsearchable riches of our varieC
soils and still more varied climate. l. is il
this direction that propose to make my
self useful to my country. The plan b.
which propose to do it is by an industri
Gus examination of all the literature which
food the country; to select those article
only, which for their style and composition
will furnish agreeable and attractive read
ing, or for their sound sense, and NANTES
truth, can neither fail to command nor Il
merit your confidence; and as a still furthe
guarantee, the articles will generally be Sc
lected from the writings of men Of esta5
lished reputation for large intelligence, ant
scrupulous adherence to truth. The gen
eral character of the work will be eclectic
but is columns viii not be closed against
the ,oeU considered contributions of gentle
men who may desire to call the public at
tention to their views upon such subjects a
the work is designed to embrace. Tt
numbers will contain from 10 to so pages On
| I nrnnOsa IN furnish IL In sI1hscribers a
$3.50 per annum in advance. $3.50 is
small sum to risk, and if, after a year
trial, the work should fail to meet the e.
pectations of subscribers, they have on
to discontinue their subscription, and pT
an end to any further loss,
Very respectfully,
JERE. BAXTER.
All communications addressed to me
Porter Block, Nashville, Tenn, will be r
ceived.