Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-01-20
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From the Darlington New Era.
Immigration.


old battle. ground of Guilford, it has been ap-
parent to every unprciudiced observer and
correct thinker, and that all those old notions,
which were the offshoot of slavery, were
doomed like the institution itself, to grave
from which there would be no resurrection.
Among the things that we're" which have
been consigned to the tomb of the Capuets,
is that old jealousy of foreigners, which was
fostered and grew and flourished in the times
of the ancients in Southern history. The pol
icy Of the country must be entirely reversed.
/ If we would hereafter prosper and flourish, if
we would save ourselves from utter and hope
less ruin, our country from becoming waste
bowling wilderness, and our habtations the
dwelling places of bats and owls, we must yield
our old prcjudices to the new ideas which the
logic of events has forced upon u.s. We must
offer inducements to the immigrant to settle
within our borders and help us to build up
our exhausted and desolated country. We
must not stop to inquire whether he halls from
Germany or New England, or any other part
of the world. Our inquiry should rather be-
is he intelligent industrious, enterprslng!
| The opinions of the editor of this paper are
we'll known In an address issued to the
voters of Darlington pending the election for
the recent Convention, he took strong ground
IN favor of immigration. In the Convention
he had the honor of introducing resolutions
encouraging immigration from the North and
from Europe, which but for want of time he
believes would have met the appreciation Of
that body, and been endorsed by it's VOTE
Since his connexion with the 9" New Era " he,
has persistently advocated the same policy,
and is happy to find that his views are sup
ported by the leading journals of this and the
neighborng States. There are some among
US however, we regret to say, who are so blind
ed by prejudice we fear, as to be unable to
take proper and statesmaDlike view OF the
subject We regret to find that even our
friend General Easey, gentleman and law
yer of eminent talents and respectabi'ity, has
made remarks in the Legislature discouraging
the immigration of Northern men into the
South On this subject we cannot do better
than adopt the remarks of the Charleston
"News," for they are identically our own:
/" Here in Charleston, we have a number of
Northern capitalists. They have come here,
bringing money and the nccessaries OF life
They bring wealth with them; and a sincere
desire to live with us, to be of us, and to help
us and while they do this we should thank
them instead Of abusing them. Our Southern
merchants visit the North, their old accounts
are arranged satisfactorily to them, and they
buy new stocks on time. 1t has been justly
subject of comment that the Northern i'm
porters and jobbers have extended every fa-
cility and kindness to our merchants since the
breaking up of the war. Therefore tho re-
marks of Gen. Easley does not represent the
feelings of our people. The issues Of the great
struggle are dead and buried, and we now de-
sire, as honorable people, to invite all enter
prise, from whatever source, and to thank
those who come among us with no en'bittered
feelings, to help build up our impoverished
and ruined homes. No matter whether they
come from Germany, Switzerland, England,
France or Yankceland, all that come with ~
desire to help us are welcome; and we cannot
but know that the most active and cntcrpri-
sing people in the world are Yankees, there
fore the Yankees are most welcome"
HERE and there over the country, there
have been holiday riots. Says the New York
News" of December 81:
"Thc negro riot last evening at Alexandria,
was terrible and bloody affair. The negroes
were aggrcssors. Their bad conduct was pa
tiently borne long time, but when they be-
gan to break into houses and insult women
they were fired on. Crowds of negroes then
rushed to the attack, and in the fight five white
men and seven negroes were killed, and many
severely wounded on both sides Shooting
was going on till late hour last night in cv-
or,, d;roo+;on ,nI thn doors re mouv hnusn.