Year: 1876

WHO SHOULD COME SOUTH.


THE CLASS OF NORTHERN MFNTHArCAN


DO WELL IN TENNESSEE.


A correspondent Of the New York
Tribune, writing from Elmira, in that
State, says:


Southern emigration is subject
which at present is calling forth con-
siderable comment and controversy.
some encouraging, others discouragine
it. Let us look little int the causes
Of this difference Of opinion. After
the war many men went south, think
ing to make money out Of that already
poverty stricken region. They carried
with them their individual likes and
dislikes. They had been on the vic
torious side-why should they not have
perfect freedom to express their opin-
ions? In the course Of human events
it often happens that communities will
not allow individuals to carry their In
dividualism too far; SO in this case
these men returned to the North, dis
appointed it is true, but through what
cause or whose fault?


Another class we find, once north
ern men, but to-day honored citizens
Of southern states; men who, if oc-
casion demands it, can stand by their
principles, yet are not forcing their
ideas upon their neighbors. These
men will give you fair statement Of
farming in the South. The South Of
today is not the South as it was before
the war. There have been many
changes, yet only one of them is OF
Importance to this article. This is in
respect to the cultivation Of the soil.
When slaves were kept q. large plant
alton could be managed by one man
and furthermore, every man was ed
ucated with reference to this. To-day
the system of individual farming, as in
the North, must be introduced. These
large plantations must be dividedS into
small farms. The people must learn d
new way of farming. Farmers are
scarce and lands are plenty.


Thus it is that the cry is coming to
northern men. Come and help us
till our fertile fields. We need your
northern energy and experience; we
need more capital, and for this reason
we will sell part of our land cheap
that we may cultivate to better advan.
tage the remainder" / wish / could
make my readers feel the force of this
appeal, as felt it when hearing tfrom
anoble rennessean, who spoke with sc
much earnestness and feeling that il
was easy. to see he meant just what he
said. Men Of the North, farmers, i
there not an opening here? Can We
not do something to establish strong
er tie between North and South thar
has existed before? Let this matter
be well investigated. If we have good
earnest, wholesouled men among III
who are thinking Of finding home in
some other section of the country, urgt
them to visit the South and see fol
themselves.


As one who has seen something o1
the South, and being attracted by it
needs and inducements, has learned
still more by corresponding with north
ern men who have settled there, per
NIT me to tell you what saw. First
| found the lands very' cheap, as cheaI
as you can get any lands in the West
The lands Of Virginia, as to fertility
compare very favorably with those O
the state Of New York, but no com
parison can be drawn as to price, I'm
less $l5 can be compared to 500
Most Of the farms are well watered
fertile, and near good markets; thu
climate is very salubrious, the winter
short and mild. As rule, the people
are willing to lay aside the past, ant
join heartily in the work Of recon
struction. in its broadest and trues
sense. To politicians or spectators
would say, do not go south, for tn
places you would want are already full
10 earnest, well-minded farmers


would say, it is my opinion you can
not make you a pleasant home easie
than by going south and buying you
farm and going to work upon it.