New-York tribune., 1880-01-10
NORTHERN SErTLhRS IN TENNESSEE.

NORTHERN SETTLFRS IN TENNESSEE.
The State of Tennessee is fortunate in possessing
in its Commissioner of Agriculture and Immigra-
tion Mr.. j. b. Killebrew, an official who throws
himself with much zeal and enthusiasm into the
work Of presenting the advantages of the state to
the outside world, and of persuadng Northern
people to settle within its borders. He has pub
lished number of pamphlets which describe the
soil, productions climate and mineral resources of
Tennessee with a thOrOughness that shows car Ietnl
investigation, and desire to avoid the fault OF
oyerstatement so common in works designed to
stimulate immigration. In his efforts to show that
there is 10 prejudice against Northern settlers,
however we think he goes a little further than the
facts warrant For instance. in his last pamphlet,
speaking of this matter, he says:
The ques asked through letters and other
wise, how will the people OF Tennessee receive Northern
men ana womenl As kindly as they deserve IL tBey
come 10 stir up between the they will not,
and should not be respected II they come TO live by
their wits and by making false representations 10 ne
Government t) fat Office they will not, as they
should not be respected II they come to preach the
unutterable ilrltude ana hinIulhcss OF the IotDeI
Stakeholder, and 10 set themselves up as examples or
virtue and unstalned purity they will not, and should
not be respected But II they come WIN earnest herls
and willing hands aud cheerful voices, 10 help bud up
the prosperity the State. be their politics what t
may. be their religion what u WILL they VIII DC received
with all the hearilne5s and all tho ciYy hhi IL pos
sibe gallant people to exercise They VIII be well
comed with open hands, and enconragemeht anu - m
pathy VIII be given them by every Intelligent man anu
Ia the state.
Tins is the report the people all over the South
are eager to give of themselves but the trouble IL
that when n Northern man goes among them to live,
if he retains his Republican politics and insists that
freedom of opinion and the right to free ballot
ought TO bo respected, he is Immediately accused OF
stirring up strife between the races, aud is isolated
from IT,. community by IA wall of social aud busi-
ness exclusion. What can be truly SAID OF Icnnes-
see Is not that this sort Of intolerance nowhere
prevails for some portions of the State are as thor
oughly Southern in feeling rs the ncIghbOring States
of Alabama and Mssissippi, but that in very con-
siderable part of its territory there is native white
Republican clement strong enough to insure North
ern settlers against being treated Ike political pa
riahs. The existence of tins element has had, more
over the effect of making the politics Of the state
somewhat liberal aud tolerant
While il would, therefore, be grave mist axe for 2
Northern ,migraut to act upon tine supp)stiou that
he could settle anywhere in Tennessee with the GER
taiuty of finding friendly surroundings, there IS
probably no Southern State where he would be so
likely. after little search, TO discover locality 60
suit him. He would also find in some sections Of
the State u climate unsurpassed IN tho United
states for healhfulness, and lands that can be had
on terms which are remarkably cheap c0"si sido.ing
their ncarnc,s to railroads and markets and that
are we'll adapted for general farming. frut-raisng
and stock-grOwng