The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1866-03-09
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he the farmers and artisans Of small cap I
ital and ample energy and industry rath-
er than men of mere capital, who do not
work themselves, or the mere laborer
with no thought for the morrow.
Late events have shown us the policy
of this much earlier than We could have
expected it to be demonstrated in fact, az
it could readily be in theory. German
laborers, of the poorest of the emigrant
class, have been engaged by planters and
bv capitalists who have leased Southern
lands and either brought or started out
here to till large bodies of land for their
employers.
These men have been engaged at very /
low prices as TO wages, not knowing the !
price of labor, and especially white Ia
Dor, in this country; and when they
have been brought to the places they are
to till, have found themselves surround
ed by circumstances not at all equal to
their expectations and fed with food en-
tirely different from that to which they
were accustomed They have conse-
uuently become disheartened and dis
contented.
At Natchez lately number of them
were arrested who had deserted the pla-
ces to which they had been brought and
this desertion has happened IN Louisiana
upon q much larger scale. Elsewhere
the resident Germans, believing their
countrymen to have been imposed upon
in these large engagements, have torc'bly
rescued the immigrants from those con-
ducting them South and have retained
them in the States through which they
were passing.
Now it is very certain that we can de
Ie rive no benefit, of permanent nature II
bringing here men who will be altogethe
dissatisfied and respondent. especial,
when they are to learn an entirely new
style of culture, which requires Willing
intelligence; on the contrary ma,
produce such prejudice against our re
oion of country. its products, its climat
and its people, as may make the Germa
and other foreign seekers for new home
avoid us.
The fact is, our prosperity as a Stat
and as people does not depend so niue
upon enabling wealthy men, either oI
residents or those coming here from I'll
North, to cultivate large tracts OF land
little expense and great profit, as 1t do'
upon filling up the vacant places amor
Nd us with frugal, enterprising, inteillge1
and thrifty working population. Ii
former are the few and are themselv
non producers; the latter are the man
and they constantly increase the veal
IS. of the State.
1t is not, however, with any desi;
to enter into the discussion of this su
ject, upon which there is some diversi
of opinion, upon which We now desire
speak, but to say that our political re
tions require that we should at once
, stow our efforts towards filling up q
State, and all the Southern States, wi
white, voting population, having
nomadic habits, such as mere labor
for hire would possess, but procurl
permanent homes among us.
The evident design of the domin'
majority at the North is to secure
entire control Of our political affairs a
to possess themselves of such a major
in Congress and probably ultimately ly 81
control of the Executive department,
to legislate away all the privileges VIII
the Southern States might otherwise
ioy under the Constitution, which is n
in allegiance, and the laws which e.
under it. We have alread Y seen W
what irrepressible energy and disreg
of all constitutional scruples they pl
to their desired object, and as they ar
power and we have no evidence of
wearing away of any of their inhue
\ at home, we may well beware of
W consequences.
Among the possible events is
they will be able to carry into effect
design to give the right OF sufrag.
the negro, or at least an equlVa
thereto in the deprivation of large
ton of our people of this right, or
:" restriction of our representation in
gress. To neuiralize all this We nee
have larger populat on, larger vo
population, resident, HOMECOMING "
T. population, be they Germans, IriShl
Western men or Eastern men.
e. as There can be no doubt that all t
c-Nc classes of men, when once donnie
among us, especially when they acc
an interest in our soil, will at once
to the support 1T the ballot box of
~ State of their adoption against all
saults upon il; and that none of
will favor any abasement of the
l. man as the means of elevating the nj
The late war has shown that me
e Northern birth, when identified by
ed and other property interest as we
rOsidence with the South, were full
8, true as the native-born TO its cause.
fact that political emissaries and
who live upon their misrepresentation
a those among whom they 60. spies
informers, and men whose trade is
AND have proven our enemies does not
the contrary; we have such men
= among ms. 4s1..-.-.-... IL.
1t strikes US, therefore, that it "