The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-10-07
Tennessee Mast BE Aroused


| \ rom the Mem p''I. .tNp'"i'I
Vlrglnie Georgia, Alabama Arkan-
Sac and Ty&a3 arc doing much 10 Sc
cure Immigration, hut Iunnrs5ce IS
making no cIor. save That Of her en-
lcrpri,lng newspapers, which never
weary IN advocating AL tina, concerns
tho material interests Of 'Ag people Il
: rs evident that there are thousands a
people liz tho colder a4i more 5I"riI,
rcgtor3 o. the north and wcoo .JoEna
south lyY .u,urG homes, where they
can enjoy Il miIder climate and pro
duco moro profitable crops. The peo-
pie Of Tennessee should secure much
Of this inhuN Of population. 1lcy
should by every tair means induce men
with capital and skilled labor 10 come
ana establish their manufactures
among us, and others 10 purchase
land, and help to bring out our best
undevrlOpcd resources; and let them
all feel and realize that they shall meet
with q cordial, hearty welcome when
they come among ~ to prospect or
locate. Our vast mineral wealth. needs
CAPITAL und labor To make IL profitable
| TO US and others, whereas II Is o nj
most dead capital. The tide IS now
turning southwark, and we ought to be
OH the lookout to get Il large share OF
the very best cmigrantS to settle III
: Tennessee, who shall bring capital, Ia
Dor and industry that shall aid in ma
king our whole state prosperous II
mining, manufacturing and farming
An immigration society hG5 been cf
y tlblishcd IN Virginia, under the Praal
t dcnCy Of Gen. Fit2hush Lee, and
IpromiscS 10 bG most successful Ten.
ucsscc has all the inducements which
. Virginia eau oder immigrants. HH,
eau show To- The world that her Iaud'
T. are productive, and her climate 5alu
briuus. There is no earthly reason
why the southern States should not,
the facts in the case being property
published, outyic the west AMI north
Ia attracting cmlgranls from abroad,
aud draw to their borders every year
thousands of eastern farmers, who now
30 to- Colorado, Kansas or California.
They possess n fertile soil and Il char.
minV climate, land Is abundant and
cheap; the productions are all staples
and the markets therefor are most &c.
ccgsiblc. The settler finds himself cX
posed TO none OF the pcrlls OF frontier
life, to none OF tie destructive plle.
nomcna of nature, ~ plaques Of IN.
sCCtH, fires OF storms, To none OF the
! discOmiurt5 or Inconvenience that
they must experience who venture be.
yond the bounds Of civilization. With
all these unqucstioned facts it may
seem incredible that the south has been
so slow to attract the tide OF immigra
ton which has rolled over the country
to settle in Dakota and Manitoba.
The people of Tennessee are quiet and
peaccablC. There is no disorder in
tho State. Indeed no southern State
can hold more Inducements tor iumi.
grants than Tennessee. Our railroads
penetrate sections Of country rich in
nil that nature can lavish. For miles
aud miles these roads furnlshc an al
most uninterrupted view Of we'll cult.
waited farm lands. dotted with houses
aud villages. and aGording evidence Of
plenty aud content, OF morality and cd
ucstiOn in It's churches and school
houses, OF Refinement in the thrifty ap-
pearing homes Of the people. On thcI
line OF these roads are thousands of
acres which may be obtained foi al
moderate amount, compared with
what the 5anc sum would command in
the cast Our people must arouse
themselves and do something TO Sc
cure that immigration which will lnd
homes in other southern States, not on
account OF superior advantages, but
by superior industry.