The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-05-15
Experience OF a German at the South.

The following bellies many OF n ialse
impressions created by interested par
ties in regard to the South. Whenever
a laboring man South and goesto
work he is pleased, but if he enters the
stormy field OF politics and is defeated,
the South, 10 him, becomes a most out
rageous country that ought to be guard
ed by a police of Federal soldiers.
Read the following from the st. Louis
Illustrated Journal Of agriculture
The subject Of immigration to the
West and South is one that occupies
the minds Of very many persons, and is
one also that nearly every day, either
by personal application OF letters Of in
quirg, Is presented to us with a view Of
eliciting information thereon. Recent
", a Mr.. AyerDeck, an intelligent, OBJ
servant German, called at our office,
and in conversation with him we gather
ed a few facts in connection with his
experience in this country, that may, TO
some extent, prove useful and instruc-
tive 10 others who contemplate a change
Of habitatiOn and look in this direction
10 settle. As will be seen upon further
reading, the gentleman in question has
had quite a varied and protracted ex-
p~erience in America, and, unlike most
Of his nationality who adopt farming as
their profession, has been quite a wan
derer, embracing in his endeayors al
most the extremes Of latitude, and
crossing more than oae-half the degrees
Of longitude Of this country.
1t Is about twenty-five years since he
landed at New York city, from whence
he proceeded Immediately to Wiscon-
sin, where he engaged in farming for a
period Of nine years. At the expiration
of that time, not realizing the return
for his labor that he thought his efforts
entitled him to, he determined to leave
and make a trial of New York city,
which he did for four years. Leaving
there he went to West Virginia, and
again engaged in farming. The war
coming on after a residence there OF
three years, he again determined on a
move, this time selecting Ohio as his
home. Two years spent in farming III
Ohio led to another mOve-furthcr west
ward, into Kansas. Farming and mer-
chandising there occupied him for two
more years, after which he came to this
city and remained for several months.
Finally, leaving here, he located III
Mississippi, near Sidon, a point up the
Yazoo river. At this latter place he ar
rived n little more than a year ago, and
being entirely without money, effected
a rent OF ten acres OF ground from
Judge Southworth, n planter, who for
merly owned a considerable number of
slaves, Upon these ten acres he pro-
duced, uuaided, nine bales Of cotton,
which were recently sold, returning a
clear profit OF 800 for his years labor.
With his present experience, he thinks
the ten acres might readily have been
made to yield IA profit Of 5000, Mr..
Averbeck has this year rented sixty
acres, and is now in the city for the
purpose of employing II number of
Germans to work on the plantation-he,
Judge SouthwOrth Mr.. billiard and
each to take some of them. With this
additional force, increased number of
acres and one years experience in rails
ing cotton, Mr.. Averbeck feels quite
sanguine Of his prospects for the pres
ent year.
In reply to IN interrogatory from us
respecting the climate and state of his
health while living in Mississippi, he
said that his health had never been bet
ter since coming to this country, and
that each day through the season he
had worked in the field at his cotton,
and that, also, there were several others
of his countrymen on the same planta-
ton, each of whom, like himself, were
in perfect health.
Editor-Do you think that section
adapted to your German population?
Mr.. A.-Yes, entirely so. | know no
part of the Union where, with reason
able care of themselves, white men NAV
expect better health, Or by energy and
industry reap a more certain return for
their labor than in hat part of the
South where | am at present living.
Editor-How have the citizens treated
you, and how are they disposed toward
emigrants who come among them to
make homes?
Mr.. A | have uniformly met with
kindness at the hands of those people,
and so will every emigrant who goes
there with the right spilit.
Editor-Do they interfere with YOU
in your political views?
Mr.. A.-No; l vote as l please, attend
to my business, and, indeed, an thor
satisfied with my surroundings,
believing that | have at last alighted
upon the right place for money making.
Editor-Do you cultivate anything
beside cotton?
Mr.. A.-No. | think there is more
in n thnn In nnrn n,l L,l;.-