Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-10-24
GENERAL G. TCCIiMAN ON EUROPEAN I'M
MIGRATION To THE SOUTH.
RICTuoSp Va October 10Th, 1868.

J. u. H. he Bo.9, Esq.
My DEAR SIR:-YoLr very able lctte. OF the 18th
Instant addressed 10 Governor Perry, OF South Caro-
lima, in which you advocate encouragement OF the
EuruDean cmiUrautS 10 come south, iell under my
notice Though the Richmond Wing vi yesterday
AS have welded nay future 10 the South, You wl!i
excuse hope, my taxing yOur time v III some siS
gcs;iun5 relating 10 the important SUBJECT you nave
taken up iii that letter. ii is not only the material
interest oil the Southern people To recruit tliclr iOl-
tunes ruined by the loss OF negro labor, that SuS-
gestS and requires the adoption OF some scheme 10
bring South the European cmigIants. The negro
population South is prcpondelinB over the Wlite
that life liberty and purity of the latter ale greatly
endangered 1t is too evident already that the rapid
change OF the condition OF the lOliner, which ne
issue OF the war has effected, will every day make
negroes more and more arrogant, ana IL requires no
wisdom of Deiphic Oracle to iOreSee that this then
nrroonnce i'm conjunction with the effects which
THEN natural lazncss must soon bring upon them,
destution and starvation, Will make them an easy III
stument or tool OF those fanatics whose ioSic y pas
son-aud OF those politicians whose moral ana dlscre-
ton are senterest and gain The natural sequence OF
these elements is wal of races, or at least an attempt
TO cNtcrnnate the present white population ol the
South which can only he aNerted effectively by ihdu-
cling the European eniSants To settle here Moreover,
the south Will resume its legitimate position
in the Councils OF the United States unless adopts
measures of Increasing its white population, by en-
deavOring to tmn South the tide OF Northwestern
immigration. 1t is only by influence vi lis lnmi-
grant population that the South could idcnti! itscil
with the agricultural NOrthN States, which,
would finnish to both sections tue constitutional
lower 10 resist effectively, tie cncroachmcntS oil The
politicians of the manufacturing Stales-and thGs
make this Union happy ana prosperous Ill all us
sections as the STes who created II and framed NJ
Constitution desired and aimed ut. Another bche-
lit not less important, which speedy increase OF
white population, by encouraging the European
emigrants to settle amongst It's would produce,
seems to Inc to be this:-that the competition OF
White labor, 50 introduced, would drive Tie lazy ne
grOes on the coasts extending from Virginia thiOhgh
Hll the Southern States IL the Gull Their labor On
these coasts where white people cannot lNe-and
they grow strong and robust, would lie the must IL,
munerative ana profitable to them, ana II Wouiu
benefit the United States ut large, by them reclaim,
ing the most productive millions vi acres ol llhd
which the white labor will never achieve. But To
ottain nil these advantages in full extent measures
ought to be adopted that would identity the coming
emgrants with OuT Southern people, ana make lieii
inaccessible TO the Northern fanatics wire-puileFd
and politicians. This can only he achieved ny
establishing, in Europe, our own emgfaht asehcieS'
with branches OF agencies i'll our own ports To re-
ceiye the emigrants here and direct them to Their
new homes; Ii you bring them south through tho
Medium Of NuItherl agencies, they Will look upon
rs as II conquered people and identity themselves
with tie Northern mlUrtsis; and this dea once con-
cevsd hy them, will never DO cIaiicaiei from le'r
minds ior from their pOSteIity. Besides, Northern
Societies have M antagoAstic OF adverse interest III
the scheme OF emigration, 70 that OF the Suntii b.!
reason OF their investments oil capital, wrote, on
this subject, short communication, WHICH was pup
listed here in the Commercial DHHtt'a. enclose
IL. Exhibit a go.
You seem to anticipate great deal of officially
in diSabuSng the European people from tile pieju-
does agains, the South. They can be easily removed.
IL is only necessary - put the explosive ngleuents
in a place which, when broken, will sca;t5i 10 the
winds the congIegated mass of these pieJudIceS.
have been consulted ON this subject 10y a number oil
Southern friends Mr. Henry Spdlnick, oi the
Charleston Courier, has opened with Inc colnmun:'
cation and, only 4 few days since {. n, Marshall
H. D. .! Mississippi, called NE, personally to
consult as IL the prIctcability OF the scheme these
inquiries induced Inc 10 prepare suggestive lie
marks" To assist them IN connecting some scheme
enclose a copy OF these Remarks" for your use.
Exhibit b. -,
II the Southemers organize land companies upon
some such plan as | suggest they Will Guido al! me
existing schemes of the Northern associations. Anu
even the donation OF one hundred and SIXTY acres
by Congress TO which YOU refer in the letter 10 "ON
ernor Perry, will not be much III their way. we
would bring South more than one huhdTou 'ilnus-
and eInigrants in the first year OF the opeIH''"h
Much OF course, must depend too, on the manner oil
organizing Southern agencies IN Europe 10 MANI
them effective offer 10 do this, and tEc expenses
of nv organization would be COVERED iIOi:i u'c
twenty-five dollars mentioned IN Tie iifs' seC''o, VI
the enclosed Suggestive Remarks. Kew MI
Marshall urged me TO 90 To New Ork To COMMUNE
cate with the leading Southerners being there; ana
he handed me two letters OF introduction, one 10
Messis Wood X Heck. the ether 70 lion. {. y.
l.ochrane. As my legal business does not allow me
10 leave Richmond, l enclose these letters herewith
and beg you To confer on the subject VAIN these gen
tlemen and their friends. They are, suppose
known to you. Perhaps, from your interview and
consultation with them, some good would arse
Have Won received nv answer to your letter written
TO me nom Washington
am very respectfully
Your Ohedient servant,
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