Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-11-08
Nashville. Nov. 4, 1874.
THE DAWN OF PROSPERITY.
what Immigration Can DO for Tennes-
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what Immigration Can DO for Tennes-
To the Union ard American.
NASHVILLE, Nov. I, 1ST4-I have be
fore me copy of the Illinois Stats lei
ting, the principal German paper published
at Chicago, from which ] see that there are
some seventy-two or seFenty-three papers
published in the German language in that
State. Most of these have, for a number
of years past. supported the Republican
party, but now sixty-thnee are advocating
The principles of either the Democratic OF
the Conservative and Opposition parties.
From another copy of the same
paper, lust received, L see an adj
dress by the Democratic Executive
Committee of Chicago, published in nine
different languages, which shows the pro
gressive and go-ahead Writ of the North
west, a country which, so far as climate and
natural resources are concerned, bears no
comparison with ours. It also shows that,
although the adopted citizens may not be
able to understand the English language,
they are generally as well informed through
their different papers of the wants and
needs of this country as the native citizens,
thus disproving the erroneous view Of some
of the American people who believe that
the majority of the immigrants coming in
TO this country belong to the ignorant
classes.
The Stats Zeitlmg has one Of the finest
newspaper establishments in Chicago, cost
ing with the ground nearly half millisn
Of dollars. In New Y Ork city, the Stats
Zejtu5g has a finer building than any
newspaper there, at the corner Of Centre
a,I (fnaFhor,a CTR Itc rarnrrTltnT a
Ottendorfer, was nominated by the Anti
Tammany Democrats, for the Office of
Mayor, at one of the largest and most in
fiuential meetings, ever held in that city.
From all this we see what immigration
has done for Illinois and other States, and
what a change would be brought about in
our own State if we could induce a cOnsid-
cradle number of industrious people to
come and settle among us. Unfortunately
too many of our people think more about
politics and electing certain men United
States Senator, or TO some other lucrative
Office, than they do about the ways and
means to bring our State back to a prosperous
condition. | believe that the subject of
immigration TO this State, encouraging
manufacturing, and relieving our farmers
and merchants of all burdenSome taxes, is
Va llOlC vial AeJNA en&aANI ~ ~ 49,
citizen who has the welfare Of our State at
heart, than TO know who is to be United
States Senator.
One word as to our Representatives in
Congress. These gentlemen are well paid for
their services, and if they care as much for
the prosperity Of the State. as they profess
they do, let them, after the adjournment of
Congress, visit the manufacturing districts
of several of the Eastern States, make our
resources known. and induce manufactures
90 coma out here and see for themselves;
let them also call upon the Commissioners
of immigration at the different sea-pOrts
and see If they cannot turn portion Of the
immigration in this direction.
And now, after the Democracy has done
such wonders in the late elections, let us
forget all bitter party feeling, take our
Republican friends 10y the hands, urge them
20 invite their friends from all sections of
abe country to come here, and say to them
that the people of Tennessee will receive
with warm hearts and open arms all good,
industrious new corners, without regard to
their political opinions. Yours tIuly,
CARL G. GIERs.