The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-03-07

xdetGAls auaie, and nth isis hopes Of success,
|ARd entespaise Of individuals, whose eAdrtaSmay
Indeed he seconded and encouraged by the !
measuyuso Of ths government, but cannot b dis.
pensad wIth, aimee it would be impossible for the
goyefnmSnt directly to undertake the task n
colieee1MY and introducing such emigvsrta into
the eolo6ies this can only be attempted BY h.
dividuals through the colonial legislatures. and
the government might do much to encourage
and assist their efforts
With this view, it would, in the first place.
be necessary to ascertain that the government of
the United States had no objection to an attempt
being made to promote this description Of emf
grafton from those States, since her Maesty's
government could otherwise give no counter
ance to the adoption Of any measures for that
purpose. Surprising the assent ofo&he govern
ment Of the United States TO han been OBJ
tained, there are three principal poin4S to which
the , attention Of the colonial 'egisla 2 should
Alst That the settlement of Ameg.Ulh plant
ers. having capital and experience, as we'll as Of
colored laborers, should be encouraged by af-
fording them the utmost possible facility in OBJ
tainipg the privileges Of British subjects by nat
uralization.
"2d. With the same object, provision should
be made by law for giving legal vitality to en-
gagements entered into by emigrants previously
to their leaving America, to repay money adj
vanced to enable them to settle in the British
colonies.
I'D. The colonial legislatures should pass
laws similar in principle to those which have
been passed in Mauntius and Trinidad, to allow
of money being granted from the public revenue
to pay for the Introduction OF immigrants, but
providing Mat all immigrants so brought to the
colonies at the public expense, should be re-
quired, for five years after their arrival, either
to enter into yearly contracts to labor, on which
a stamp duty should be charged, or else to pay
a small monthly tax. The object of this regu-
latlon being both to stimulate the industry Of
the immigrants, and to obtain from Them direct
Iy or Indirectly, the repayment of part at least
Of what they had cost the colony.
"Without any further interference on the part
Of the colonial Legislatures than would be af-
forded by the above measures the proposed i'm
migration might, it is conceived, be carried on
to a large extent, and with great advantage, by
individuals, provided this were attempted judic-
iously.
"The following is suggested as the mode of
proceeding which would be most likely to sue
coed
In suitable situations, that is to say, within
easy reach of plantations where demand for
labor might be reckoned upon, villages, from 100
| to $50 cottages, with school and chapel and
proper houses for school-masters and ministers,
should be prepared each cottage having at
tached to it land enough for garden, and
larger quantity of land being reserved, to be nc
quired by emigrants when they should be able
to buy it. This preparation having been made
persons should be employed in America to COL
lcct parties of emigrants, care being taken to
select those used to agricultural labor, and as
far as possible to compose each body of emf
grants of persons known TO each other before
their departure. From what is known Of the
character of the coored race in America, there
is reason to believe that the success Of the meas
ure would, to very great extent, depend upon
the pains taken upon this point, so as to secure
to the emigrants the advantage of having, from
the moment of their arrival in the colony, a So
ciety which would be agreeable to them.
" If scattered singly amongst strangers, they
would become discontinued, as was the case
when this kind Of emigration was attempted in
Trinidad; but if parties of friends and relations
were to 60 and settle together, they would en-
Joy all the pleasures and advantages of society.
1t is believed that by far the best mode Of col
lecting parties of emgrants of this sort, would
be to employ some of the colored preachers,
who are to be found in the Northern slave States,
and who would be glad to collect for themselves
congregations, to be settled together in the Brit
ish colonies.
TOO much stress cannot be laid on the ben
eft which would result from placing bands of
immigrants in this manner under the superin-
tendence of their religious teachers.
1.-THE immigrants should be given lenses of
their cottages at very moderate rent, just sufii-
az In hln int no
of building them, with the option of purchasing
the freehold when they had the means Of dong
so, and also of buying an additional quantity Of
land when they required it,
1t would DO of the greatest Importance that
an arrangement advantageous to the immigrants
should be made in this respect, as otherwise
they could not be expected to remain content
in the settlements assigned to them. The planter,
therefore, ought not to look for remuneration
to the direct payment received from them, so
much rs to the increased command of labor af-
forded by their being placed in the neighborhood
of his plantation.
1t is true that this preparation of villages
would be attended with considerable expense,
and it would probably, therefore, not be advisa-
Bile to look exclusively to this mode of carrying
on immigration; but, on the other hand, it may
reasonably be calculated that if comfortable cot
tages of this kind could be provided, the rent
paid for them would afford moderate return on
the capital invested, while in addition to this,
the increased value given to the adjoining lands
would be source of much advantage to the pro-
prietors. The assurance of finding residences
ready for them, would also afford what probably
would be sufficient inducement to persons able
to defray the cost of their own passage from
America, to settle in the colonies 80 that, with
regard to them, the preparation of the proposed
villages would also be very useful as an encour-
agement to immigrants who might 60 to the
colony with view of being content, at first,
with such accommodation as can at present be
found on the plantations. 1t would reconcile
such persons to their situation, if they could
find in the villages the society of their own
countrymen and could look forward to purchas-
ing land and building cottages for themselves
when they could earn little money.
"Before leaving America, an engagement
should be made with the immigrants who re-
quired it. to give them employment at the
full rate of wages which their labor would