The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-10-21
Emigration AGENCY

COL Battaile has an advertisement in
our paper to day. directing The attention
: OF the public to the important subject OF
labor and cotton. This matter should
: elicit the attention Of our present Leg
islature at an early day, as a matter of
such importance viii require mature con-
sideration, in order to give the people o
reliable labor system. 1t is an open
q testion whether it would be policy 10
introduce foreign laborers indiscrim
iaately into the South, and we are not
prepared to recommend the enterprise as
one best calculated TO subserve her in
terests. Col. Battaile has addressed a
lengthy communication to the editor of
the Jackson News on this subject, and
though we are not prepared to endorse,
entire, his views upon this subject, we
nevertheless concur with him that the
agricultural interest of the South demand
radical change in the present loose and
unreliable sy stem. Neither can we agree
with Col. Battaile that the present ex.
igency of the hour juslifies immediate
action regardless of the Injurious effects |
il may produce on society and the coun. |
try hereafter. IL is on this point we hes |
itate. Already we are encu,nbered with
dependent race of people who must
dwell among us till provision is made for
their colonization elsewhere. Humanity
demands that they should not be thrust
aside, as class, to give place to another
race. until our efforts are exhausted in
rendering them both competent and re-
Liable. Were there system of emigra-
ton established to colonize the negroes |
slswhere, and the introduction of either 6
white or mongrel races to supplapt them, j
we would then be left to consider only q
the superiority Of lsborers touching the I
agricultural interests of the South. g
mixture of blacks, coolies and whites. a
With rivaiinterests, and with q priority C
If claim on the part of the blacks, could h
1ot be harmonized. D
The following is an extract from Col W
3attaile's letter to the News: Il
1n compliance with your solicitation Il
0 present through the columns of the b,
'eWs, such views as | may entertain. D
nd any information that may possess
pom tins import aat sabject, I seize he W
ew hurried moments left at nv disposaI ri
D comply with your request promising n
owever, that should willingly trans. .
er the honor to an ADLER pen. The ranid oi
oIiapse OF the late rebellion, and the eq
ldden transition incident thereto, from St
q ola established system to q new one. lie
ave necessarily left the public mind un. =,
repaired for new policy nor is it to be ~
ohoered at that eminent statesmen pc
lould not bs the first to desire new ST
'licy adapted to the times. Fmkar tn
ssed aud trammelled as they are bv m;
'Vernment prescription and transpiring -,
ents, their attention is directed to the Ois
esent ex1gency, and not to the future hu
ospect, however portentious of good or
il to the country. Fro
We will not undertake to preindica AA
is important enterprise by entering
otest against ii, but we believe there ,
other matters naturally connected sid
In this subject that need mature delib pul
alton. We should not precipitate a run
rlety of grades and colors upon the al t,e &c
dy encountered people of the South as
hout considering theimportant results s'yl
It may be occasioned by it. The Mo- afio
Tribune, viewing this subject only in anu ;.au
commercial light and referring to Col me,
tales letter, says: pos
While We cannot vouch for +bo ooo, feet
y OF all its facts, commend il as sno. ~n [
ting inquiry on q subject which is the For
st important one that can be present. case
for public considcration-for on the pied
ply OF labor depends the prosperity of In c
Sc States. 1t is the simplest theoreno is sa
one can invent The lands of these case
es have specific value that no oihrr restI
is under the sun have. Cotton will lmp'
baby be one dollar pound before Carr
close OF next year. There is at least iege'
million of bales of it within our soil imp,
:, the question is, how shall this be altar
out and sent to market, wherein il is Ca
ood as gold? The reply is, by labor. occu
how is 1t possible to get that instru. garrl
t Tor this astonishing wealth That used
3at Col. Battaile discusses. The val to bs
this to every person here and else secui
re- makes IT, IN some measure, a sub the I
OF universal importance-importaut Re
), ana to every part of the civiliz ed out Q
d" been