Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-03


The sTesourees~pf their States. shecame too
Afiniied for the popul stiori, and when rich
si1gin polls seIsewhere sere holding ont
hf<sht induoemenss. So sith he Tennessean
Mere Is a cause, but not OF the character
that impstisd taeE New Eaglapdera to
seek othsf scenes and more airaetfse in
ducemspt. Tie Tennessee youth, as with
fearful eye he gazes on tn dear spot he. in
abopt 70 quit, leaEes behind him a noble
.SIand OF hill and vale, stream and mountain
a soil that yields generously, that is varied
-rvthatthere is choice Of cline and choice of
occup patton; here corn, there cotton, elsewhere
.u.-iahaoes wheat, oats; here stock, there sheep;
here marbles, there minerals and yonder
ceaii fine streams give everywhere oppor-
unity TO send products to market, and quick
sales and fair prices are always at command.
.---Wsas, -shen,-z msses=the- Young Tennessean
.leaEs .iatAsx and mother and The; young
anA idensw 10 ding closer. to his heart than
Die lane 81 lie iiseIfg Why ddes he leave
sfriends he regards for strangers who will
treat him with scant, scourtesy2E Whyt
hill and wood and creek where he has
played and teiled and thought and hoped
sadplanned al his'iife togo toa place with
@which heshas associations, whose fat
monotony perhaps will jar every day on the
sssoal fizthsd "a esrIy training amid one Of
the beautiful land scapes So common in
&Rfsnne-seegs The reason he goes Is
not discomfort with his native State
ess xnztnre madesss it,. The fault is
not there, but in social and public def,
.<eieucies within fheState And Why Are
not the people of Tennessee kindly, affec-
tionate, generous, hospitable, warm-hearted,
genial and ready to give help where needed2
They are all that-the courtesy that adorns
life and the amiabilty that makes it estima-
,sssezars NOT wanting but " here is the push,
vigor, enterprise, public spirit. intelligence
frightened by edacation, mind stored by
reading, freedom from prejudice, breadth of
wien, expsHkion Of thought, and all those
qualities that make people homogeneous,
impelling tos'1thesloug pull, the strong pull,
and the pull altogether the spirit opposed
10 East Tennessee being jealous of West Ten
nessee, and West Tennessee despising East
Tennessee, and the former striving to lay
undue share of the public burdens upon the
sanufsctnrers and the merch ants, and both
.clssses Being indifferent about public schools
and public Libraries, and the spread of edu-
cation generally. To ask why all these
things are,so is not . pleasant task; but we
s-iosfug our Young men; We are losing
those who should sustain the honor
and advance the greatness OF the
Stats wien theS present generation has
passed away, and the trouble is profound
enough and important enough to require
elose searehings intos the cause in order that
We may find the remedy. Even, the great
cie 81 Memphis does not sustain public
library, although ii Is the principal COM
mercial city of the State. The public records
chow that Tennessee ranks low down in the
ranks OF illiterscy-illiteracy is but
squeamish sxordx for doxnright ignorance.
When ycsang u1aa 10 Tennessee has some
spirit and lntelBesacs within him; when
every fiber OF his mental mature Is painting
with the craving for knowledge, will Ten
hessee supply hissueedss Has every district
its school, every xlIage OF two hundred resi-
dents its library ; Can he drink and be sat
istied among. sihes dry wells that Tennessee
offers? To lose such souls, such ardent
minds, such longing hearts eager TO know
tbs secrets Of creation, the mysteries OF bis
own being. the histories OF the nations, the
stories of those who have wandered in every
cline and sailed over every sea, the discov-
cries OF science, the outcome OF philosophy,
the enlightenment of art, the ecstasy OF
poetry. the science OF society, and the laws
OF trade-to lose such souls Is to lose the best
gifts heaven from time to time sends US,
yet what has Tennessee provided Tor the
sustenance OF such natures? The young men
who wish to glory in their State, TO boast OF
its iorwardness in the race OF progress, OF
itsq6icEress to recosnize and its ardor to
seize upon and utihzsthe advantages nature
has endowed her with; he who would see
Tennessee among the foremost, proudly
taking her place Al the van, what is there 10
safety his aspirations when be remembers
that ragged dirty tent with which TenneSes