Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-04-14
Letter from Texas.

RossroN, CoAKE COUNTY, Tex, April 7.
Mr.. EDITOR: One who has never lived
or travelled in the West has but faint idea
of the vast number of people that have left
Tennessee and settled in the new States and
and Territories. Since I left lower East
Tennessee, more than eight years ago,
have been in Missouri, Arkansas, Indiana
and Kansas, and have lived in Texas several
wears. In the south half of Missouri, all
over Arkansas and over Northern Texas will
be found more Tennesseeans than settlers
from any other State. l would perhaps not
make an over-estimate to say that one-ffth
of the inhabitants of the sections mentioned
are from Tennessee. Kansas, Illinois,
Iowa, Nebraska, Oregon and California have
also a large share of Tennessee born and
bred inhabitants
Beyond doubt Texas is the coming great
State of the South. Already ahead in the
production of cotton, hides, cattle and
wool, she but awaits the necessary popula-
ton to develop her vast resources. That
will come-is coming now. The bitter
weather of the past winter North has had
| the effect of turning the attention of North
ern emigrants to the merits of a warmer
| climate. While older States South are bur-
dened with debt and thin soil, Texas bonds
are good as gold Though she has but few
| OUT, and her soil and climate can scarcely
| be surpassed. 1t isn't every country that
| viii grow corn, cotton, grass, small grains,
| fruit vegetables, stock, ETC., to such perfec-
ton as Texas and with as little labor. All
these considerations have weight with those
who wish to seek their fortune in a new coun-
try. The foundation for great State and
! a great people is here and time will develop
Society is badly mixed. People from
| everywhere and of all sorts. There is no.
that unity and fellowship of feeling that ex
lists in older established communities. Mos
every one brings his ways, likes and prejudi
ces along with him. He is a stranger to hi
neighbor and his neighbor to him. No one
cares much for strangers. The country il
full of them. There is no quick fusion o
interest or union of sentiment between maj
| and man. But, on the other hand, we hav
, an energetic, independent, shrewd class o
people, that know how to take care of them
selves, and may be relied upon to do it.
Politics don't amount to much. The Stat
is largely Democratic, but no one lays
l much to heart don't get excited bit owe
1 success. or depressed by defeat. yellin
crowd. hats in the air, carrying thei
champion or idols around on their shoulder
l you never see. Every man votes as b
Il pleases I would not be at all afrai
/ to vote for Fred. Douglas OF Reve
- for President. There is no intimidatio
or ostracsm on account of politics or Nortl
S ern birth. There are ignorant voters herr
both white and black, as there is ever
where, who are cajoled, deceived, bou9l
and voted to a great extent. From what Is
?. be seen here it is evident that if one-haf {
the people North could come down and e
change locations with half of those Sout
and let them intermingle, live togethe
learn each other their hopes, spirit and pu
poses, ten years would etfectually close u
the bloody chasm and we would be one pc
n pie, despite the Southern fre-eater or Mort
ern fanatic. R. FL. LOVE.