The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-07-31

lraclsm, Intolerance, prluc, prcJudlce'
scorn Of Industry, and II n~iggardlincss
toward educational progress, On the
contrary, they are invited in Il way
that brings them. Tennesseeans and
Louisianians must do like Texans
they must organize, and spend money,
and work zcaluusly in the cause, if
they wish TO succeed. Providence
does not help those who refuse, or
neglect 10 help themselves. If the
landAoldcrs would unlock their lands,
and give men who are willing TO toll
with plow and hoe q chance to pay for
their lands out Of the proceeds oftheir
labor, our State would become pros.
porous in a few years, and these mil
lions Of acres Of idle lands would soon
be occupied, Even the State Of Maine,
ONE years ago, had q law to cncour'
age Swedish farmers to come to the
poverty stricken and frozen lands Of
the Pcnobscot, in latitude 40 degrees.
Colonel bennett says Gone million
dollars, spent in bringing families Of
Industrious farmers to the idle lands Of
Louisiana, would increase the value Of
the lands Of the State more than
twenty times the cost Of bringing them
here" Cannot the same be said Of
Tennesscc--ayG, Of all the South ?
There is no way in which the property
holders orthis State, in city and coun
try, can 50 well protect their fortunes
and increase thGm-no way in which
they Il with moro certainty add to
the value oCrcal estate in the city, and
in the rural districts, than by judi
ciously aiding the friends Of immigra-
ton in strongly reinforcing the skilled
and substantial agricultural lsbor OF
the State.
According to political economists,
every able-bodied male immigrant is
worth 81 800 to the State in which he
settles. Consider, then, what Texas
has gained since 1860 in her addition
Of over 100000 TO her population. II
but 100000 of these are male, indus
triou3 immigrants, she has added
10000 900 to her wealth.
We hear less whining from Texas
than from all the other States, She is
too busy getting in people to whine,
and the howl Of the croakcrs is drown
ed ont by the hum Of industry.
The Louisiana immigration and
Homestead Company has commenced
u movement quietly, firmly, under.
standingly, which ought to result in
the regeneration Of Louisiana. We
should like to sec it copied in Tcnnes.
see. We may now look for y change
for the better in Louisiana, just so
soon as her people begin to act, and
to do their individual duty to them
selves, and their duty to the State.
That she appreciates her necessities
the following ringing sentences from
MI. Dcnnctt's address. as representing
the spirit of his Association, eloquent
Iy attests. 1t is as good reading for
Tennessee as for her sister State at the
mouth Of the great river:
We have no use for that class Of men
who are prompt TO predict the failure,
and proclaim the folly Of every new
enterprise that aims to relieve the PEG
pie, and to ~rcgencratc and build up
the State.
The State now needs guides, cnge.
neers, and builders men who have
eyes to sec, and minds to understand
the situation, and the remedy,
We must remove the debris, the
mass of broken bricks, worthless NOR
tar, and charred timbers, and lay u
foundation for a superstructure, high
cr, broader, more enduring and @lo-
rious than the one that has been dcs-
trOyed.
The State needs men who can show
the people what can and should be
done to make them prosperous and
contentcd VIC have multitulcs all over
the State who daily strain their wits to
show wha. can't be done, and to fathom
the lowest depths Of our misery and
ruin.
The can't do philosophy never built
Il house, saved n city or redeemed a
State il never made a hill of potatoes
or Il ear Of corn, and never made 1.-TWO
blades of grass grow where one grew
before"
We want the potent and untiring in
nucncc of the women Of Louisiana in
carrying forward this grand and glori-
Gus reform. The women, if possible,
have a deeper interest than the men in
redeeming the State
We want, and have a rightto expect,
the influence of every preacher Of the
gospel, every Christian, every good
man and good woman in the State in
support Of the enterprise which has
been organized by the friends Of i'm.
migration and Of Louisiana.