The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-10-19
DAILY N JEW S.
CHARLESTON.
THURSDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 10. 1865.

TIE SUBJECT of emigration is attracting much
attention in this State, and there is no ono per-
haps upon which much Of interest dePcnis' io
us it is of very great Importance IL % h",hs
possible that the freedmen can perform INV '''"oi
necessary to the preservation OF oul piah,'ns Ill
tcrcsts Many of them doubtless VIII shrink from
the labor to which thoy will not be mpeiied by tic
stmulants to which they have been accustomed.
Many will seek other moro conScmai efipioSmehtS;
,o,v from, the obligations of contract, will per-
form the service they have heretofore rendered;
there il an indisposiion to risk Investments upon
such uncertainty as there is in reference to that
labor; and at n timo therefore, when our lands
arc ready, and tho most munihcont rewards arc
offered for their cultivation, thero is tho prospect
that many of them will bo waste, and the interests
of the Immediate proprietor, and aI tho depen-
dent interests Of this State and Of the country,
will be greatly injured.
But to aborcrs in other sections Of tho world it is
scarcely of less Importance. For them there arc
opportunities hero TINT never have occurred bo-
fore and never may occur again. In very many
respects our State is singularly attractive. It. has
fine climate; is capable Of almost limited vario-
ty OF product it is on the seaboard; it sweeps
over plain and mountain; the society is good;
our lands arc open and roady for the plough.
They cheap-cheaper than in any other State,
perhaps so long settled and just ut this time they
teem with products which transcend in value any
of which history affords the record
Of rice to the hand, q very moderate yield would
be three hundred bushels. Many planters produced
much more in gangs, including young and old OF
both sexes, and it reasonable to suppose
that the skilled white laborer would do moro than
would be possible to these. Rice now in this mar
ket is worth So per bushcl and Of rico therefore,
the product to tho hand could scarcely bo less than
$780, and that, too in consistence with q provision
crop.
But if there should be apprehension of sickness
=. in such culture, there is the still more profitable
product of cotton. In that culture the yield varies
greatly On the seaboard, where what is known
the Sea Island cotton is cultivated the yield in
connection with grain crop, is from two to three
bales to the hand WORTH at present prices, $40O
each. But in the interior, where is grown what is
known as the short staple cotton, the yield to the
hand is much larger. We know planter in what
is known as the Fork between the Wateree and
Congaree Rivers, who made an average of nine bales
to the hand, Of all ages and in the field.
His lands wero not particularly fine. They were
level-naturally Gght-but highly cultivated; and
we quite assured that, with the same cultiva-
tion, the lands, generally, of the upper districts
would be worth $500 to tho hand, which is more
than they would ever have sold for while they
were slaves.
This yield, largo it is, is not large as that
of many of the richer plantations of the 8Iissis-
sippi; but there many things to balance the
account In the first place, the section where this
upland cotton is grown is healthy. 1t is also
country fine for grain The farmer, there, is at
no charge for medical attendance; raise his
own provisions, and have his cotton almost en-
tirely clcar Of any charge upon it; and whilc tho
West therefore, presents Inducements, it is to be
doubted whether, everything considered this State
is not now the most attractive. But if the labor
ers coming to this State should bo unwilling to
undertake the task of planting for Themselves it
is certain thoy be employed, and at almost any
rate of wages they may have the conscience to de-
mand. The owners of plantations capable of such
production will not permit them to remain uncul-
tivated if labor can be procured; and who
comes- therefore, and willing to work, will come
to certain employment, at high wages, and in a
country equal in advantages to any in the world;
and whether he shall be content swith competence
and tho slower but moro assured approach to for
tune, to be found in wages, shall grasp at the
attractive rewards of independent enter
prise, the way will bo open; and wo say again,
gr cat as eyer have been offered in any country.
California, ut frs! may have presented chances of
moro rapid fortune; may have paid, perhaps, q
higher average to her laborers. But that country
wasa wild; there was no preparation, no culture;
and tho average of accumulations there have never
been as great as they surely must be here, when
the tide of labor rolls upon our fields.
To induce this labor, efforts now being made.
Agencies are being established at the North and
abroad, and We trust the results will be commen.
surate with wants. 1t is not too soon to begin
the work. Emigrants from Europe, now ready to
start, may como among ua in timo to prepare ft'r
tho next crop, but it s to bo feared that the
ment will not be in time for full results before an-
othor season. In tho meantime, however, there
is an opportunity for enterprising laborors from
the North, and wo will bid them welcome. The
war is ended now. The work remains of rcnova-
ton, and to drape naked fields in robes oi
peaceful industry; and who comes to share that
labor with us shall be welcome.
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POSSESSION OF THE SEA I8LASDs.-The following
order respecting tho disputed possession Of the
sea islands Of South Carolins, Georgia and Fiori.
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