The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-01

Along your rivers there is abundance OF
good land vet. In the Valley, in the South
Side, and in the mountain region, the emil
grant can see It. He can get ir cheap. It's
cheap land the emigrant wishes. The land
in Virginia is possibly about twenty-five
dollars an acre-good land. That is cheap,
for in my own country land ranges from
S25 to 800 per acre.
In addition to cheap land, the next thing
is market easily reached. How does Vir-
rinia stand in this respect? In this State
the most perishable vegetables can reach
market before they are worthless. And
next build. up your own growing cities.
You have enough cheap land. But, says
some one, they are dreadfully taxed in Fir-
einia. They are now divided over there
about the debt, as they say. Are you
heavily taxed? [ am not here to DISCUSS
before you local questions. l DO not mean
to drop words to tell on which side l may
be. [Laughter.] will say this: You are
not as heavily taxed as where | 1--we, IN
Ohio. / will say this also: That take
your State debt and add to it all the other
popular debts of cities and counties OF the
State, and I think, upon the whole, that
Virginia is not heavily in debt. And here,
again, might point to State in the North
the fair State of New York-or smaller
ones. who have cities to pile their taxes
upon. Cities pay the taxes. Farmers do
not live in the cities, and the wise emigrant
knows that. II the taxes are upon the
cities, who pays for the goods! The
farmer must bear his share? II the
cities are heavily in debt the far
mer feels it. I say that taxation in Fir-
cinia is light. say, then, Virginia is the
State the worthy emigrant is inquiring for.
The climate OF Virginia is excellent. The
large muscular men-men see before nc.
demand its praise; and the ladies, too, for
the ladies I admire. 1t is q good climate.
| II I am not mistaken, muscular men OF
every race will find in Virginia an excel
lent working climate. Neither the severity
OF its winters nor exhaustive heat in
summer are unfavorable to work. Per-
haps nowhere do We find the origi-
nal type-the ruddy face. muscles we'll
covered, nerves well protccted-that
tvpc OF the Englishman, better pre-.
served than in Virginia 1t is, then, good
climate; therefore intelligent, good people
will emigrate here. And besides these adj
yantages, might allude to that which will
give q home market to the farmer. The
Growth OF manufactures make populous
cities, and these consume the products OF
aericulturists. These material advantages
are supplemented by others, which to the
intelligent emigrant are very strong and at
tractiye.
Take the educational advantages. Think
that few States have done so much as Virginia
to improve their educational System-edu-
cation for both races. 1t is very good and
il is increasing. 1t is not yet what Gov
ernor Kcmper and you would be glad to
have it everywhere. But the sentiment OF
popular education is gradually growing.
This gathers from the sources to which L
have referred. l have been in the habit OF
saving that among the attractions to the best
class OF emigrants in other States there are
none greater to them than the advantages TO
be found here in Virginia. Virginia does
| indeed deserve that sort OF praise. Why
| shall not the emigrant come here so near to
marketY The great lines completed con-
meets the interior with the harbors. Does
some one say there is prejudice against
newcomers Descending myself from one
OF the earliest settlers OF Ohio, know how
the old settlers felt towards the new men:
At the same time do not desire to repel
the coming OF good citizens from every
quarter. Is there danger OF that IN flr-
| ginia? I have made some inquiry. l be-
| Iieyc Virginia, upon that question, stands
where she should be. / believe a good cti-
zen, desiring to improve his condition, who
comes TO make his home in Virginia-to be
the home of himself and his children after
him-will find here all the privileges, rights,
benefits, hospitality, and friendship that be-
| long TO good citizenship Of the best-regu-
lated American society. And whenever IN
Maine or Minnesota there are families with
favorte son or daughter threatened with
lung diseases, here your mild climate re-
stores them, and here your hospitality ls
ready to receive them.
| close with the wish: May it be among
the DEGREES OF Providence to bless Virginia
az we'll rs our whole beloved country-bless
her with riches, honors, length OF days
and NAV her ways be ways OF pleasantness
and all her paths be paths OF peace. LGreas
cheering.]
The President then introduced Secretary
Evarts.
Mr., EyARTs's SPEECH.
Governor Kempcr and Fellow Citizens Of
Virginia, a,-Therc has never been any doubt
on two points-first, that the people OF
Virginia thought very we'll OF themselves
rlaughterl: secondly, that the people OF the
rest OF the country thought very we'll OF the
people OF Virginia. One point OF doubt
with the rest OF your countrymen has been
during the past years whether the people OF
Virginia thought as well as they ought OF
the neople Of the rest OF the country.
[Laughtcr.l Judging from the way you ex-
press your feelings and appreciation OF the
small number Of citizens from the other
States. including the President, who are now
making YOU visit, am bound to say that
with this specimen OF your opinion OF the
people OF other parts OF the country you 10
think very we'll OF them. Laughter Ii there
be longer doubt in remote OF near portions
of the country on this point we shall say to
them: ..Come to Virginia and see. Jap
plause.l II upon short stay you don't
find as warm welcome as you wish, stay
longer. [Laughter.] When you have
reached the point that you know the Flr-
cinians and they know you, it is quite as
likely to be your fault as that OF the Vlr-
einians if they don't like you.' When we
are talking OF Virginia to Virginians we
scarcely know where to begin, and never
know where to leave of. Laughter] l
will pass over, suppose, the tim between
the settlement ut Jamestown and -l Ameri-
can Revolution. [Laughter.] Myself ma
tive OF Massachusetts, ! have always felt
that q great historical point was made by
YOU in getting your settlement OF James
town before we had our landing at Plymouth
Rock [laughterl, If you don't hold on to
it quite as well as we do. When Americans
come to contemplate the relations OF Fir'
ginia to our independence, to our Govern
ment, to our Union, to our growth, to our
pride, to our power, to our wealth as ma
tiop. il never ceases to be wonder to ui
that Virginia could ever dream for mo.
ment that she could ever hold to divided
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