The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-11-24
COLUMBIA.
Friday Morning, Nov. "a, 1865.
Come On.

mon prevails at the North, III certain quar-
ters, and among certain class Of indivi-
duals, that immigration to, and residence
in, the South-unless in numbers large
enough for protcction-wou be very ha-
zardous to the lives and limbs OF Northern
men. A correspondent Of one of the New
York papers invites immigration to the
Valley Of Virginia; but very amusingly
cautions his people s'to come in sufficient
strength for their safety" Now, all this is
simply bosh and nonsense. Neither the
people of the Valley of Virginia, nor Of any
other portion OF the South are such fools
and savages as these idle and vicious rep
resentations would imply. There was
time when it was the interest and wish Of
the Southern people to exclude Northern
ers. This was when slavery existed, and
when every Northerncr was regarded as
an Abolitionist, and many Of them as John
Browns in disguise. But slavery no longer
exists, and with it has departed that ne
eessity, which, as an instinct Of self H-preser-
vation, imposed q jealousy and distrust Of
Northern men.
The South now needs aud desires nothing
more than immigration to supply her with
capital and labor, and to develop her re-
sources. It would be both foolish and
suicidal, in any portion Of her people, to
pursue course that would deter immigra-
tion, or make it unsafe. Whatever may
have been the former prcjudices Of our
people, they must and will yield to consi-
dezations of personal interest and general
welfare. Whoever brings labor and capi-
tai to the South now-no matter where
from-wlll be welcome, if he is honest and
behaves himself Nobody from the North
need be afraid Of being tomahawked,
scarpsd and roasted. We have no canni-
balls amongst US who hunger and thirst
after the flesh and blood OF Northern men.
The thirst is now for greenba cks.
So, in spite OF all the correspondents to
whom we alluded, or any one else may say,
ne taRe; pleasure in assuring all persons at
the North, who may contemplate immi-
grating to the South, that it will be equally
safe for them to do so, whether they come
singly or in companies, provided they are
well armed-with currency. We warrant
them against being burnt, broiled, hashed
or fricaseed by the savages OF the coun-
try, who have recently acquired civilized
taste for beef, hog meat and greenbacks,
which will be the salvation Of all Northern
immigrants and travellers through the
South. Missionaries have been sent among
these heathens, who have labored so sue
cessfully that all these barbarous prac-
tices have been discontinued. When the
war ended, all desire 70 kill Yankees visit
ing the South disappeared.
During the late unhappy struggle be-
Gore We were all RECONSTRUCTED" there
was general hon,icidal propensity which
was INDUCED in upon several memorable
occasions which it is now unnecessary to
particularizc.
1t will be not only to the interest OF the
Southern man, but of the Northern man
also, that the latter should immigrate to
the wasted but still fertile fields of the
South. Those who come first and soonest
will do best, and will secure those desirable
lands which will soon be passing into the
hands of the Swedes, Danes and Scotch,
now coming to the South. The farmers
are anxious to dispose of their surplus
lands. and in every community there will
be profitable openings for the man who
brings Northern capital, labor and the en-
terprise and energy which characterizes
the people OF the North. That system of
small farms and skilful labor which is so
remunerative in New England, will be
equally so in Virginia and other Southern
States within the same degrees Of latitude.
To all the interests and purposes Of free
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whore the settler will not have to battle
with the wilderness, nor undergo the labor
Of telling forests to prepare the soil for the
reception of his seed.
AFTRR YALLANDIGHAM AGAIS.-We find the
following in the Cincinnati Commercial, of