The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-12-31
FOREIGN I1KAIGRATI,ON.

We published, few days ago, the Act IN re-
lation to this subject, just passed by our Gene
raj Assembly, and in commenting upon it, re-
marked that the Importance Of this subject is
not as generally felt among our people US 1t
should be- They have been so long welded to
African labor that, notwithstanding the chang
ed relation of the negro to the planter, they are
slow to perceive the necessity Of providing for
q gradual supply of new labor, in the event of
the growing uselessness or extinction Of the
old Strange as it may seem, there are some
of our citizens still ayerse to the Introduction
Of the foreigner, and, we are told, General
WAcENER's Bill met with considerable opposi-
tion in the Legislature. It WAS for the benefit
of these gentlemen we remarked that climate,
SOIL mineral and other resources, of them
selves do not confer wealth upon State, but
that population was the first and most i'm
portant factor in the pursuit of such result
The Act" as passed, falls very far short of
what it should have bccn,-by its restrictions
nearly defeating its object. Still, as we said
before, it is q beginning, step in the right
direction, and as such to be commended d
AS pertaining to this subject, we copy the
following well-conceived article from the Balti-
more Transcript, of Thursday, on =.=..=
GERMAN IMMIGRANTS,
Every word of which we heartily endorse:
The South, in looking abroad for immigrants,
cannak1 find o more thrifty and industrious people
ata4e!f A the Germans We have only to look OF what
German labor has accomplished in the West to ap-
Of State Of such o population. We have, indeed,
only to look at German character and history. to
impress with the importance Of euch an acquie-
tion There is not on the face OF the earth Q moro
moro steady, pains-tuking, and economical. We
do not refer to the great achievements OF Germany
in the heroica political and literary enterprises Of
life, for these are not to the present purpose.
Every American who has visited Germany is deep
ly impressed with the stability Of character, the
pitable nature Of the German people. no
race of mankind is more plodding, more patient,
and thrift, none is moro devoted to social enjoy
ment and there arc few whose festivities so in
Of German emigrants to the South will be hailed
with satisfaction by those who know how to apprc-
ciate the productive energ gies the sterling quail
ties and the attractive traits Of German character
We can assure the Germans that thoy can find
nowhere in the Western world u moro congenial
home than in the South. Its fertility of soil, it's
richness and variety of resources, its salubrty Of
climate, render it the garden spot of tho American
Continent.. 1t has lofty mountains teeming with
mineral treasures, plains ryalling tho richness of
Lombardy, noble rivers intersocfing q large por-
tion of the territory, and harbors Unsurpassed on
the North American Continent. 1t presents to tho
enigrants especially in this latitude, the adyan-
tage of being within days sail or rido of all the
great centres OF American trade, and of an easy
Communication with his own native country. It
has tho additional inducement Of old society,
with churches, schools, and regular, simple habits
Of life, Like those Of tho German fatherland.. We
trust that actiyo measures will be taken to dir BOT
the tido Of enligrrton from the teeming hives Of
German population to tho fertile and sunny South.