The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-01-29
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Jan. 18th, 1876.
r. III. HOFFMAN, Esq,

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Jan. 18th, 1876.
r. Ii. HOFFMAN, Esq,
Canton, Miss,
Dear Sir: In futherance of the
object of securing northern and
western emigration to your pleas
ant and productive county, would
you take the trouble to prepare and
have signed by a number of your
prominent citizens, of official and
unofficial character,white and black j,
Il writing, guaranteeing to all who
might choose to settle in your coun
t., protection to life, property and
political independence, an assur-
ance that they can go quietly to
the polls and deposit their votes
without fear or favor.
Something of the kind that / can
publish in our daily papers here
willhave great weight in disproving
the slanderous statements in circu-
lation that northern men to be safe
in the South mu vote az eX-Con
federates dictate.
Thousands of our people without
distinction of political faith wish to
go South to permanently settle;
they arc without word of cncour-
agement and are daily told of per-
sonal dangers and political dicta-
ton. An assurance from a relia-
BILE source, that northern people
would meet in your county pro-
lection to lite and property and a
social reception equal i'll kindness
to that you extend to all other
strangers, would l am sure bring a
very large emigration from the
northwest into Madison county
this year. Yours very truly,
ENos Turner,
80 E. Madison ST. Chicago.
CANTON, Miss, Jan. 21st 1876.
ERos TURNER, ESQ.,,
80 E. Madison ST, Chicago, Ill.
Dear Sir: Your letter Of 18th
inst, on the subject of emigration
to the South is before me. Aiming
to stamp my answer with the APP
probation of the whole community
/ take the novel method of answer
ing your request by publishing in
our local paper over my own and
the signature of other gentlemen
the views on the SUBJECT which are
held in common by the whole peo-
pie Of this county.
Yourself and friends and all hon
est men may take our solemn assur-
ance that no disposition exists
among our people to dictate q po-
litical status to any, and as much
freedom in respe ct 10 voting exists
here as can be found on the face of
the earth.
Life is seldom inperillcd here !;
we might say never, except that OF
the rutfian under prosecution which
would meet the same fate else
where or anywhere. To the peace
able and law-abitling citizens there
is no danger, none whatever. The
properly of strangers is as secure
as that of the oldest citizens. A
vigilance to prevent petty thieving
would be as much the duty of a
new citizen is il is of the old.
As to social status and kindly
feeling with which our people re-
ceive new comcrs, we will not suf-
fer by comparison with any poo
pie in the world. We know 70
distinction between honest and hon.
orablo people; every individual may
have as large circle as his tastes,
his culture and his inclination lead
him to desire.
In the name of our people we
bid you and your friends to come
and cast your fortunes with us, and
We pledge you mutual aid and sup
port. We have room for your
thousands. Your presence will
make our county yield like a gar
den and bloom like the rose.
Very truly yours,
r. II. HOFFMAN.