Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1875-12-16
WHO SHOULD C0NE SOUTH.
The Class of Northern Men that
Can Do Well in Tennessee.


TiI,me, writes from Elmlra. in that
s'ateS' says; dt95 30 s1.- I.9
Southern emigration is subject which
at present is calling forth considerable
comment and controversy, some encourag.
iue, others d>couraging it. Let us iuol.,
little INTO the causes of tli, difference
OF opinion. After tie war many nen
went South, thinking to make money ont
# that already poyelty.striken region.
They carried with theul their individual
likes and t''ikcs They had been on the
victorious sideTwhy should, they not have
perfect freedom to express their opinions2
La course Of human events it often hap,
pens that commnnities will not permit
individuals to carry their indiyidualism too
far; so in this case these men returned to
the North, disappointed it is true but
through what cause of fault?
Another class we fnl, once Nor;hern
men, but to-day honored citizens of South.
ern States men who, ii occasion demands
it, can stand By their principal, yet are
no; forcing their ideas upon their neigh,
bors. These mon viii give you a fair
statement of farming ia the S uth. Tue
South of to day is no. the Sout'l as it was
tefore the war. There have been many
changes, get only one Of them is OF i'm
portance to this article. This is in re-
spect to the cultivation Of the sjil When
slaves we're kept large plantation could
be managed by one man aud further.
more, every man was educated with re-
ference to this. To,dy the system OF
individual farming as in the North, must
be introduced. These large plantations
must lie divided into small farms. The
p"cpe lust learn new way of farming.
Farmers are scarce and lands are plenty.
Thus it is that the cry is coming to
Northern men. "Come and help us till
our fertile fields. We need your Northern
energy and experience we need 'msre
capital, and for this reason we will sell
part of our land cheap that we may cul
tvate 10 better advantage the remainder
I wish | could make my readers feel TIE
force of this appeal, as felt it when hear
ing il from a noble Tannesseean, who
spoke with SO much ca.ueStness and feel>
ing that it was easy to see he meant just
what he said. Men Of the North, farmers,
is there not an opening here? Can We
not do something to establish stronger
tie between North and South than ba,
ever .ex isted before? Let this matter be
well Investigated. II Se have good, earn
est, whole>souled men among who are
thinking of finding homa in some other
section Of the country, urge them to visit
the South aud see for themselves.
As one who has seen something of the
South. and being attracted by it's needs
and inducements, has learned still more
by sponding with Nlrthern men wh
have settled there, permit me to tell what
I saw. First / found the lands very cheap
as cheap as you can get any lands in the
West. The lani Of Virginia, as to fer
til;ty. compare very favorAbly with those
Of the State of New York, but no compar-
ison can be orawn as to price, unless Slo
eau be compared with 500. Most OF the
farms are well watered. fertile, and near
good markets; the climate is very salu-
brious, the winters short and mild. As
rule, the people are willing to lay aside
the past, aud join heartily in the work oil
reconstruction in its broadcast and truest
sense, To politicians or spectators |
would say. do not 90 South, for the places
YOU would van. are already full. To
earnest, we.l-minded farmers would say
il is my Opionion you sansOt make you a
pleasant home easier than by going South
ard buying You farm and going to work
upon it.