Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-10-04
GagefeD aabertiser,
Emigration to the South.-Free White
- Labor.


- Labor.
What the South mest needs at present Is
free white laborers, and If within the ns1'
three or four years she could receive i've
millions, of hardy, honest, unperVer'ea,
nntainted sors Of. toll from Europe, she would
le Immensely tie gamer by such vast aadl-
t;on' 10 berlaboring population. 1t Is Clearly
the .nol;cv of the Southern people, and all
who are friendly to The development OF the
araat agricultural and mineral resources oil
fbe;r States. to invite this class of emigrants,
10 I'M their lands, and to dig out and bring
to the light Of day those metals winch give
life and yigor to the manufacturing industry
of every country -,
I'm TO the present moment the North has
been receiving aud sppvopristing to its own
uss.the labor capital which flows IN upon II
from Year 10 year, aud the result ct this ac-
cession to its.wealth is seen in the prodigioaS
:, development Of its material resources. ny
should not the South receive Its portion OF
this capital9 a., 81, =
It has valleys more fertile than those OF
the North, to be titled it has towns to ou!ld
nm railroads.&c. be constructed, canals TO be
dna lis climate is unsurpassed in salubrity I;
and. above all, its people generous, hospita'-
bile. brave and free from ali those Feluaices
which render Yankee land so oonoAlops 10
European emigrants. The honest mechanic
and laborcr IS sure to receive cordiai Wei
come from people whose .galiantry, whose
true ccuiase is the best index 10 taea ona.
ac;er. Tleir Industrial system has oeeh over
thrown BIZ conyulsion which has .snahtp 'ae
copntry to its very fouuc=tioii, ana threatened
the tc:sl destruction OF every baa%ark erected
around The citadel of freedom. IhiS ehey ac
lr,owledse, and they also know that the labor,
On wlici they formerly depended has become
Amos, yalueiess. They urgently need and
de;i7p. therefore, white industry, and tce'ning
labor markets of Enrcpc are ready, on sum
Giant management. to pour OFT upon tneir,
}arf;le iar;s. a.a into their half ruined cities,
lcrious u agricultural labore.s aud mechanics,
Rrsora ,he- onward march OF these rien oi
tho suneyicr race, the inferior must give @a's.
ond talc its place IN the swnmpS, ana whsr,
eyer else oniy IL can BE-, safely and prvf'ao!N
employed. +t;. oroat
movement there is no time 10 W ,oss' ~
cpiurstion societies and, agencies Ge e,taO-
lished throughout The S"uih, anu iss mem
co.oner.te l.,u WITH ti.oseia the North, which we
In ~ ~. aoubtis ready aud willing to d" bu
s;ness @ on * res so1.aJle terms" Every able
boiled cn;grant is WORTH "a THOUSAND coifars
IN the labor capital ef thsnountry; and There
Is no reason why, uudar proper reSnsGons
and throu gh tay1rable Inducements .wo mii-
lions should not DC added to the population
of thesSuuth from this sor:ce wlthin next
Zen wears. This would be equal 10 Two lh>u
sand uillioa dollars added 10 its weaita' In
,cnendcnt of the great. natural increase to
tba .nnniber Of inhabitants. lLis emigration
that M be-, built up the North, that has made It
wbat il i. and wili DO more for the South
fur tie circumstances IN thai section VIII DE
more favorable to It's Introduction.
We hone to ses ere elonga general system
odon,ed Which will secure {. large share pt
e,n;,, ,s,;on to the Southern States, great
nor,io, os the lands Of which is elpinent'y
i;ttsd for white labor liere in the SortG
there are Thousands wlIo w"nid suggest
,rbetl,er il wsuld not be q good thing to senc
agents to New England where there are tens
of thousands OF laborers AMI mechanics wit
have beer proof against its disorganlz'ng, 1
demoral;z;ng princi Pics, and invite them toa
Ind where labor will be better requted, and
where it will, in the good tune tbat IS surely
com;pr. have more political rights aEd PRIV
leocs.EN. Y. Met. Record.
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