The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-22


that and calculate accordingly.
1000 hounds cotton at 20 cents. .s4O0
T6 bushels corn at ST.. 20 .--
Immigrants wages, at s12 per month. .s1A
Board aad loding. .............. 10
Rent OF 10 acres land 10 10
Seeds. ......................... ~
Mule wear and feed. Observation-Disclosures. go
lJse of implements and manure. .......... 80
would Lave you profit s4f'
and any extra services he may be able to perform.
Every section of the State, however, differs from
the others in some respects, and planters can bet
ter calculate their expenses and profits than am
doing now 1t will be impossible for me to go into
many more details on these subjects to-day, nav
ing time only to give you general outline, M Dus
would recommend you to read and circulate my re-
port to the Legislature in 1866, OF whlch cah
leave YOU a few copies, for many useful statstlcs
You will agree upon q rate OF wages and system
of operations among yourselves, ana Whatever
conclusion you shall como to, you may DO asstueu
that shall do my best to carry out your ihstruc-
tions. 49,, &c
vast Importance, and to which deslre TO CAL
your serious attention, as it VIII nave p0TiteT y w
omen a wider field for tho mechanics OF every
branch, and for the profitable employment OF otn-
er than agricultural people. Besides, 1t Will Do cal
culated to develop the resources OF our state 70
such an extent, as to make ner uuis sn,uIl rauII
factories for the production of such articles as are
in common demand, and for which special tacntles
occur. And how can that be done IL ls true, we
are now laboring under the distressing dlsaoVan-
tae of tho total want OF ready money But suppos,
inc YOU were to form Company, the stock OF
Which should be SO much lands, valued ct so muchf
If Won cannot borrow on the value OF the lands now
YOU might agree by rule OF your constitution, 10
apply every dollar OF the lands soio 70 Se eS'nu o
ishment Of O certain factory. AS soon as one
should be established, your shares Mo9id
have marketable value. I Gun merely now lndl-
cate what may lead to your future consideration.
But then, how can you expect success Where you
do not understand tho businessP Intelligent men
can and will learn, eye if they have to pay price
for it, However, in this my own experience may
he of some use to you. The first powder factory
in the South was established by myself dlu
not then understand the subject, nor was there
man i'm the District that knew anything about it.
[ sent for competent man, who first superlntend,
ed the construction, and Afterwards managed
the factory. I made as good powder as any
Northern mill, and as much as was required, ana
besides, the other workmen speedily acquired 30
Yull knowledge of the process, to subJectm TO no
fnrther Inconvenience Thus all difficulties can
be overcome, and after while Will be dlmculties
no more. There is no limit to the power OF asso-
citation. There is encouragement, appfeeas'on aa o,
ergetic, which they very seldom ma IN the puf-
suit of their Individual affairs.
IieIIow-citizens, doem thus scheme Of emlgra-
ton OF the utmost Importance to the state.
eyon wo do not at once succeed in getting such
labor as YOU require, the influx OF small farmers,
which you certainly can induce to come will draw
after them more laboring power than they
require, and by degrees you will be helped. Such
has bcen the case IN iexas, whore thetG arc no" low
farmer, preferring to work for his countryman
for the reasons stated in the Circular for tho Ger
man Society, but readily accepting employment OF
others when his countrymen were supplied; Two
| of our agents have already departed for Europe.
| They have been instructed 10 distribute my re-
port of the advantages and resources OF our State,
4 to which has becn appended dcscript ion OF such
lands as have been offered. They arc to encourage
emis grants to SOLICIT South Caroina Tor tnclr homc,
and to assist them in their ship contracts and
other matters for their welfare. They arc to en-
page and send OH such laborcrs, for which specific
Contracts have bcen made. and to encourage 9TH
ers also to come. They are TO gather all such in.
formation as may be Of use to us, and to serve the
people of the State in oil such matters as appor-
tain to the objects Of Their mission serious
,a awback of their succe will be tho high price OF
our lands, tho uncertainty OF emp oyment, and
che great expense OF tue TRANSMISSION OF tho I'M
migrant, which exceeds that TO tho west, IN re-
gard to this latter itopl, have applied 10 all o.
our railroad companies for discriminating
schedule in favor Of the fare and baggage of the
Immigrants, which would have been OF very great
importance; but from only two, honorably to bt
mentioned, tho Spartanburg and Union, and tht
|
covcd satisfactory answers. The State has aidot
them all, buS suUh ia their return. The Northern
and Western roads pursue different policy.
II is grand and noble feature in the people o
South Carolina, that they, after having tough
through bloody and protracted war; such as n; tn'
Aces. such as few communities have ever made
after having suffered losses, such as no been sus
tained by hardly nation on earth, eno' ! TO caus
the despair Of the generality Of mai nd; Ina
they should not once loso their courage 10 eneI a1
figent eyes, and with proud will and e. NINA
tion to rebuild their ruined homes aid t. " TIL
foundation Of removed prosperity. And sPe
they must, tor God he is just. Yes, am {, aln
sure that the time is coming, and not far o. 'n
present ] distress viii disappear like q dream, ant
when our good old State shall again smile upon ne
children, clad in the garments Of Joy and haPpl
ness, full Of power ard resources TO protsu. ...s
against ovory OWL. And as firmly as behve Il
this, believe also, that you. felow-citizens, b.
your present movement and it's consequences, ar
laying one OF the principal stones, and yo
will have o right to be proud Of having been tn
first to adopt practical measures for the resusclta
ton Of your native Carolina. God bless her ever
more.
The yiews expressed by General WAGNER, me
with general acceptance and applause. After tn
meeting had been addressed by several gentlemen
whose remarks we have unfortunately failed to oh
tain, on motion the following resolutions wer
unanimously adopted:
Resolred 1st. That tho thanks Of this meeting b
rendered to Gen. Wagener for his address, an
that a copy OF the same be requested for pubhca
ton.
I'd. That this meeting resolve itself into IN asso
citation for encouraging immigration, and that
committee of five be appointed to draft Constitu
ton, and report at the next meeting, to be held
this place the first Saturday in June next
Under the last resolution the Chairman appointc
the following Committee: Gen. VI. ". HAnLEE, i
W. BoyD, ESQ.,, Col. A. b. WARna, W. 3. JAMES
ESQ.,, DR.. RoRERT HARLLEE.
The meeting then adjourned.