The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-09-08
A PLAN TO PROMOTE IMMIGRATION.

A PLAN TO PROMOTE IMMIGRATION.
The Richmond W7sig, of the I'd, publishes the
following interesting letter on the subject Of the
above heading, With these remarks:
The s,bio:ned paper was prepared with refer
eDce to q single State, but the plan proposed
(which We think has valuable features and sigges-
tions) may be applied to any part OF tho south
AS an aid to those who are considering the vitaily
Mr.. Marshall before the public His name will
ensure the perusal Of his communication, and
command respect for his suggestions:
To the Gi;tor Of the Why:
SIR-Thc following ontline contains some Of the
leading features Of plan for the encouragement
OF the immigration Of population into the State IL
Mississippi, and the sale and bestownlcnt Of land
for that object In compliance with my promise
send you the notes, etc.
/. Let the landholders of any county unite and
extent Of good tillablc soil which coiony could
be easily induced to settle. Emigrants always
want to settle in colonies for the sake W language.
religion, schools and social relations. Several
thousand families should be gotten INTO colony.
2. Let commissioners be elected by the compa-
nv to estimate the value Of each separate tract OF
land end let each subscriber receive certificates OF
the number of shares the vauc Of his lands enti-
tie him to. The company, end al similar ones.
be Incorporated, Of COURSE.
e~3. EuiToy The entire body & land. ard lay i of
into lots Of ali desirable sizes, to suit III Sorts Of
coners, with roads and lanes running through
and rendering acceptable the entire propeftS .S so
for villages, lots for churches and eligible ground
for institutions of learning, and farms ranging
from ten to three hundred acres
= f. Lthograph the plats and publish painphioU
describing the advantages Of climate, soil, pro-
ducts. and their market values, together with oil
the necessary information, i'll various languages,
for Europeans who may desire to remove to tins
favored cline. 49,.
charter your steamers, and send forward the peo-
Die. Have agents on this side OF the ocean ready
f. receive them and send them to their new
homes The Legislature ought to advance the
means for the purchase OF TWO or three D. steamers
if fnecessary to facilitate the object of the compa-
6, Houses. cabins, or comfortable quarters
shonld be furnished on the lands for immediate
occupation. Theee the emigrant would pay for at
once or IS might be agreed on with the company:
These would be of very cheap style, to serve TIL
the occupant could build to his taste
7. Sell the alternate lots and farms at o low
figure on condition of remaining on and cultlvat-
inc the grounds for five years, paying the taxes
and the interest on the purchase price, etc, etc.
In many cases it will be the interest," OF the COM
Dapy to give away lots and small farms to settlers
indeed, It were better, and would pay Immensely,
if onc-half Of al the stock-land were donated to
tilers of the SOIL who remained for five years on
it, rather than that the enterprise should fail OF
be long delayed.
Besides, on fair and reasonable terms, the resi-
dent landholders could continue to cultivate their
lands for one two or more years, till required by
IN cmisrant or needed by purchaser.
g. Make the stock transferable. Capitalists
would invest largely, and at once, az soon as a
great body CT scperb plantations and rich lands
Belonged TO the Company, and it could SHOW
solid basis for energetic aud business-nKc opera
tions.
Lands for raising hops in the Mohawk Valley,
New York, are worth $500, $400, $500 and 5000 per
acre. The same quality of land on which the
hops, &c castor bean cotton, sorghum, rice, TO-
bacco, corn, wheat barley, potatoes, peaches, ap-
ples, pears, plums, and numerous other things
grow to perfection, con now be purchased IN Mis-
sissippi at SO and s12 per acre.
But with such emigrant organizations and land
companies those lands, in ten years, ought 10 he
worth hundreds Of dollars per acre, and compen-
safe all the financial losses OF this transition state
Have we the energy, unwavcring purpose, patience
and faith for the performance OF this work? 1t
must be done; and we fail, somebody WILL DO 1t,
and renp the compensation.
few Mississippians ore sollcltous to promote
the public GOOD and deem thiB the great lever
with which to. raise the fallen fortunes OF our
State We believe in few years the population
to several millions. Emigration and cheap homes
will do the work. nm asked do you want
TEE NoRrHMAN?
Why not He fought against you Yes, and so
did many SouthmenN mot in the open 6cld-not in
the manly measurement OF swords-Dut Ill the
cowardly and money-making Offices of spies, in
formers extortioners, croakers, deserters and de-
tractors. T.
Itake the NorthmGn. who fought me as brave
man, a thousand times sooner than the base South
born pretender and parasitsE and yet the 8, latter
class are here, and here they live and die and
rot in Southern soil. No bravcr'men defended the
flag Of the Ccntedcracy than thousands born out
side Of It's boundaries Yes come from the iour
winds Of hcaren-peoplc these beautiful valleys, !
and make the desert blossom as the rose. No true !
man breathes the Southern air. kneels to pray on |
Southern soil, or consents to harmonize With South
soubly welded to the fortunes Of TIE Soath, and |
his hearts daily psalm is, Thy people l shall be my
gates Of Europe and let them come from Over the !
seas-onr :orefathers came over the seas. Yes, |
let the NcrtLman come also.
caS WHITE MEN MAKE COTTON?
They always have made it. What is the reason
that cotton cannot be made by white men now,
after having done it for near hundred years!
In all the less fertile and less afuent districts OF
fine cotton REGIONS. the whites mako nineteen