The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-10-04
OUR COUNTRY AND THE FU.
TURE.

Under this head, we find in a
monthly Agricultural magazine, pub
Iishcd in the city OF Buffalo, under the
title Of "The Wool Grower" in the
number for the last month, some OBJ
servations on the condition and the
destiny of our country which have
even more mori. than mere originality
TO recommends them.
The writer sets out with the gen.
cral proposition that there never has
been time 10 our national existence
when the way was so plain for the
future and rapid ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Of
our country as at this very hour; and
he demonstrates his proposition as
fvilo"cth:
"The ove~ruling hand of Providence
is visible in al the events OF the last
half century, and the finger Of the
Almighty points with unerring pre-.
cision to what we are to expect in
the coming years. The handwriting
upon the wall was not more plain,
while the Interpretation can be made
by the most s lmple.
Our country now extends from
ocean to ocean From its eastern
shores it has easy access TO the old
nations of Europe. From its western
it has as easy access to the still older
nations OF Asia. The tide of emigra.
ton first set from the shores of Eu-
rope. and gradually peopled the At.
lantic border. From the over.popu.
lous nations of Europe we have drawn
largely for that population which
now makes much Of our power and
wealth. 1t is safely estimated that,
with the immigration from this dircc.
ton, the annual increase Of population
is full one miIion-a rapid increase,
but far short of what we now require
t. develop the immense resources OF
our country.
"Herctofore all the Southern por.
ton of our country has had but little
benefit directly from European immi-
grafton.
The South requires labor, and that
can only be had from a dense popu.
la'on. Heretofore they have had no
immigrants. The door is now open.
ed through which they can draw them
to an unlimited amount. We refer to
Chiha{ Already the stream begins
to run this way. Even now the
Chinese are focking to our shores
upon the Pacific. China is the hive
reacy to swarm, and she can spare
US millions Of intelligent, in lustrious,
and desirable citizens, wl.o are &C
customed to labor. When they find
there is climate here as good as
their own. where they can cultivate
tea. and cotton, and sugar, and rear
the silkworm-and the South is hap.
PLY all lhis-they will come as rapid.
Iy as means can be furnished to bring
them away. The Asiatic is destined
to supplant the African. because no
bar exists TO a mixture Of the Asiatic
and European blood.
"China, then. will become TO the
South what ireland has been to the
North--a reservoir from whence to
draw for labor, and an active popu.
lation. y \
"lt is the duty of our Government
to take immediate measures to facili-
tate immigration from China, by
causing that Government to remove
all restrictions upon those subjects
who wish TO leave the country. and to
make it an ohjcc. for them to settle
among us.
Irregular steam. packets should be
established between Panama or San
Francisco and Canton, and every
possible excrtion made to induce a
Tree immigration, especially of those
who understand the cultivation Of tea.
"a brief statement of the climate,
the advantages that they could enjoy.
should be prepared and circulated
through the Empire. Ample appro,
priatons should be made by Congress.
and our diplomatic relations should
be placed upon the same footing as
the most powerful European nations.
We must no, only have the trade, but
we must have the surplus population
OF China.
The stream of immigration from
Europe has swollen To a flood. Let
US have a mighty torrent from Asia.
live Us an uninterrupted flow from
thence for a few years. and we shall
indeed become the heart and centre
of the globe. And all this must
transpire, as certain as the future
must become the present.
sand when this does come to pass,
il is easy TO see the result. The
South will become more densely
populated than any portion of our
country, and that millennium Of our
nation-.a freedom from sectional strife
for political power-will dawn upon
u.s."