The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-14

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Immasra tisn-The Qaeeu,s Hirfhday
-British sctSlsts. 81
To she Edsbrs oflte DSspdtch
Wfthife recurrence ofsthe second Mon, d,
dasfn each monfh (o,fr count eourt,GayJ
wesare rorcibly reminded OF the senous Dio .,
inflicted upon the people Of the state Dy .ns
hast Legislature in restricting the Jurlsa'cltoh
of these courts. IT. is o lameniable mlsa ..,
mer to call tia measure OF economy; WIN
the inevitable delays occasloned -by inc ucGu,
mutation of business in the CIRCUIT coul y,
1.-THE limited time Of these courts IN eacn
county, and the unavoidable detentlon y!
large number of jurymen during the eo .ae
tern Of the court (at some seasons Wncn TUG!
can least afford to be absent from their Dust
ness. the people will find it the most expens
siye system TO them. The inconvenience, vi
line present system cannot be more torcloly
illustrated than by citing the routine y.
business at the last term of the Circuit
Court in TN adjoining county. inele
were tuo hundred and secenty esyss
cases on the docket, and the enure
| term, of the court ,c1s consumed an inc ntus
| of one cause. necessitating the continuance
NJ or cases to the next term, by when tin nn
in all probability, there will be over ooo
cases. MANY of them of great importance.
In o,1r own county the docket for Inc heAs
term will number probably $50 cases, anu
il is believed that one case VIII consune
most Of the term. Will this Legislature
give no relief! -. az my last
communication you dissent from my .,s .oss
on the subject of immigration, anu , dS will
the belief that "the settlers 10 our m'| 40, he
accomplish more for the State eh ut dnnbt
done by any State plan" Weu9 nbr aJ hv
the value of the influence eXefse Ja, i that
these settlers; but 1t must 1e au w.. = no
the information sent aorohu ~ o,,an hot ia
cessarIy limited in extent, ana etei 'nal ~
cessal ,y,,- non" communicated to the small
s :naIa Of their Dersonal friends. with them
S :. ...,I, M doubt avail as much as lntorna-
~. !: " distributed by the State. we want
u. .tor rooch the masses of Europe and coun-
. W. the pcrnicious influence of Interested
o~ents abroad, who are working to our pre-
;Tdice. So great have been the mlsrepresen- |
}otions of Virginia and the South generally |
abroad that many foreigners of ordinary in |
telIipepce do not know whether Virginia is
on the Atlantic or Pacific, in Boston or Michi. |
gan. The mammoth railroad corporations of
the West, with their thousands of acres of
land grants, employ agents whose interest it is
TO decry Virginia and represent US as aseml-
barbarous people, whose daily pastime is
murder and rapine. Will the slow method OF
private, individual effort counteract the In-
fluence of such agents more rapidly or effec-
tualy than public, organized effort on the
part of the State? Fortune is slow in re-
Warding those who wait for others to DO
their work. If the State hopes speedily to
reap the benefits to accrue from imm!gra-
ton she must make known her advantages,
and extend to these people an invitation and
o welcome to her borders. The merchant
who attempts to conduct business
purely upon his personal merit or the
intrinsic value of his stock in trade without
even advertising his wares or inviting the
public to give him call is on the sure ROAD
to bankruptcy and ruin. 1t IS with COM
as with individuals. The great
West owes her material growth not TO any
great natural advantage, but to her ceaseless
efforts to secure the great tide OF european
population which has been flowing into TINS
country for years. Thousands have oeen
deluded to houseless homes by the cry OF
cheap and productive lands, virgin anu In
exhaustible soil. Once there, they had no
alternative but to remain, and the rapid &C
cession to their numbers, BY whatever means
obtained, soon built up wealthy communl-
ties, far outstripping some OF the older
States III population and material grown.
Now that the great obstacle to an influx OF
white population is removed, and we have
the opportunity to divert this tide, let US not =
lose ii. but put forth every effort to obtain it.
Let the State publish necessary information
of her situation, climate, resources, &C., &c.,
and let as many settlers as will do so ap.
mend their endorsation Of the document
and distribute the same among their
friends. but let the chief effort be made by
the State. -.
AS an auxiliary to immigration, every citi-
zen of the State should heartily endorse the
for celebration of Queen Victo-
ria's birthday By the English or British set
tiers among US. In this county we have
taken measures to secure the attendance OF
from our English settlers,
and will render them all necessary aid. Ap-
pended to this is list Of their names, IN Or
Ter that the Richmond committee may cor
respond with them. Letters directed 10
Suffolk will reach them, or if sent to the
care of the writer, he will deliver them
promptly.
l beg pardon for such lengthy commu'
nication. w.
Suffolk, Ta., February 10, 1874.
The following accompanied the above:
Ltstof Names Of English Settlers Residing
near Suffolk, Tu.--Charles James Hale and
wife and nephew; S. l.. Moorsom, wife, and
five children; G.. Grabham, wife, and four
children; William Williams and two chill
dren - Chalmers (fapily not yet here);
Alfred Davis, wife, and seven children;
Frederick George Atkinson, wife, mother,
and child; William Wilkinson, wife, brother,
and sister; - Wilkinson, wife, and four
children; - Clough. There are two others
(single men) whose names cannot recall.
Doa-TAx.-The Farmers Club Of Fairfax |
county have adopted resolutions asking the |
7 legislature to allow each county to decide |