The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-12-25
TIL PILOT.


kxpe1iencv of establishing ,ssiem for the
Encouragement Of emigration, in the foi-
owing language:
~ ao.ip submit to vour consideration
Ihe e,pediencv 81 e-sab'-hing ar'eIn tor
IbA .nrou,,oameps "f immigration Al
<Lou,h This .ource Of ns,ions' wealth ia
again fawing with greater freedom than
n, .eyeral vesrs before the in.ur'~ciion
occurred. there i. still great deficiency
OF l.horer. in evarv field Of industry. es-
oetfallv in agriculture and in or nire. q.
~s.l of iron and coal A. Of preciou. meals.
While the d-,nanG for labor !. thu- in
creased here, tens Of thousands Of person.
destitute Of ramuns,a'ive occupation. are
,hrongno onr foreign ronau ale. and Of
fegnv 10 &mIgrnts To the United States If
r..en.i-l hn' very chesp assistance can be
affpried them
At the in-roring of 'hi- administration
Secr.,ary SEwAtD >uoreS'ei ,h- import
ancs Of such = n,essrre and the same wss
efervard. racomme ded 20 the considers
lion Of Congress hy ,ha Presi,!an' Moth
ing Vas done bv tha, branch Of the Gov
eminent; hn; ~ke,her because ~ the
under-as,ima,e nf the irain upon the In
boring population nf 'he North. necessary
10 pu, down the rrbailio" or haranaa af An
overpnwerinp spiri, of Know N",hingi-m.
or . don'r a-d,mn irivene,. feeling in
t>I
are no, ADVISED. and do no, propose to
discn,. that question now.
The deveIormAn,s which have been
made in the progress. OF events since last
yssr viii not fail 10 impress unon the mind
OF Congress the necessity OF adopting
some measure 10 re-popnla;e the Northern
and eapari-llv the North Western
State. with l,hnrers 10 prevent the farms
from living IDLE and going 70 waste while
their owners or f"rnrr occupants, ~h"-a
honss are not aIras1v hla>rhing under =
Southern .kv. are f ,h'iny for Their conn
uv's cause Every acra "f ground 'ha,
has been brouyh, under cultivation ought
20 be mad. 10 Weld to i,s u'mos, rapari,v.
and millions OF ar,e. more nf our vast
tract. of wilderness land ,hnn'I W .rh-
dued bv labor 10 ,i-Il an ahu ndani har.
vest in the coming two .sr. in order not
only 10 supply the neres-i'is. Of he pao-
pie. hu, 10 mitigate IN some measure the
ssveriis. which p'o'Tacted war |. impo
sise spon them.
how i. AL ,hia to be accomplished .
Can j. be done bv ,he expenditure Of ore
hundred or more million. Of dollars 10
abo|i.h slavery in the South and anlisting
the slaves into The military service Of the
Government and tharahv relieve the free
white l.horer. ~ the North from aurh ser
vice! This cer,.inlv canno, be done. un-
lesI the million nf men who have been
drawn from the Worth can b. returned 10
their former field. Of operation a, home
bat this Is on, Of the question: Tor more
men are being called for bv N. Govern.
men, and is only .'atel here to show the
sb.nrdi'v Of 'ha pre'4nsion. nf The radicals
--tha, with slavery abolished, the freed
men vii, crush the rebellion.
The Govern en' has -urcealed in rails.
ing So, 600 h'.rk troops. and NAV be abe
IL Il
ye.'. h", with all due d-f-renr- '" the
opinion Of the Secretary Of War tha, The
freed slaves. as soldiers. are equal tn the
whites, We do NOT believe the demand for
white men for the war will he all ,imin
ishsd thereby
The question rerur., How Ia thi. to he
done! Can hi. ,lpm,nh for Isnor a, the |
North b. supplied by the freedmen Of rhe |
Sou'hi No sane man can an,wer this |
question in the affirmative. We see no |
other way Of accomplishing 40 desirable an
o'ject-a result nrr-s.sIv 10 the WE'LL |
being # n Es"?la snd 'he country :han |
for Congr.'. :" follow up hs the uer-..a
~ .ci.laiinn. the 'ernmuends lon nf The
President, aud 10 il so -tfrcruaIy as 10
bring into our country 10 settle upon our /
soil, one million ot euigrsnfs within the |
cex. two vesra Know Mornings and Ab.
oiironi-ta may "l,j-ct; but. for one. We
~op Id ,p. only keen the Surrh free from