Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-08-21
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being so obvi,us, should spur on the Southern
land owners where no public lands remain, tt
form associations by pledges of certain quan
! titles of lands for public and useful purposes
! of all kinds, and throw such lands into tht
market at low rates for Immigrants. Besides
such associations can and will exert power
full influence in many other matters OF genera
utility. In the ate of New York associa.
tions have recently been formed for the max
ing of butter and cheese. In this way every
member sends his spare milk, for which he is
credited, and receives his share of the profits
In Pennsylvania and New Jersey the farmers
associate for sending to market their perisha-
BILE produce, which can be done in this manner
in bulk; where the single farmer would lack
the opportunity. In this manner, too, you
can establish factories of many kinds, how
ever small the beginning may have to be.
Fellow-citlzens of Newberry, the day will
surely come when Darlington will claim with
Just pride of having been the first in this
movement. Let Newberry be the second.
Every district IN the State should have an i'm
migration society, the object Of which should
be not only to facilitate and encourage the
immigrant by selling him lands cheap, by fur
nishing him employment, and by assisting
the mechanic, but also to converse upon and
encourage one another in batter system of
agriculture, to advocate diversified industry,
and the great utility of manufacturing your
produce on the spot, and to associate for Gre
ating markets, and for forwarding, combined
ly, such produce as would otherwise remain
on your hands and perish. You know already
what united effort can accomplish. Associa-
ton has built your churches and established
your colleges, and it may now more than ever
be useful to you and enable you to recover
your past prosperity, power and influence. 1
can hardly comprehend that South Carolina
should be SO slow to move. Do you find
yourselves comfortable and prosperous, or
have yru lost and suffered too much, and
cannot now recover your energy? ",All my
earnest efforts have only enabled me 10 obtain
the registry Of about 10000 acres of land
in our own State. Nearly q million of acres
of land have been offered me from North Ca
rolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas and
other Southern States, which could not reg.
lister of course, this being Q State institution
for the exclusive benefit Of our own citizens.
But know we shall succeed at last. I have
received encouraging letters from our Euro
peau agents. They encounter very bitter op.
position from Western periodicals, South Ca
rolina having been specially selected 70" slam
derous and scurrilous publications. But this
very rancor couvinces me that we are obtain
ing favorable consideration. have received
manv encouraging letters from Northern and
Western parties of the Union also, and there
is fair prospect that enterprise and capital
will come soon to help US bear our burdens,
and to cover our land with the sunshine of
plenty. Let our own people do their part
Let be the business of those that have more
public spirit, enlightenment and energy, to
elucidate this matter to the comprehension Of
the slower minded, and to agitate it continu-
ally, until public opinion shall make it the
permanent policy of the State.
When your fathers came here first to settle
this country they found wilderness filled
with savages. And it is said "they were
deemed enemies by the natives because they
were strangers" Now you have civilization
everywhere, you have established Customs,
safety for person and property, and will soon
have again the rights of making your own
laws. Why should you not succeed where
your fathers succeeded, where your opportu-
niios exceed their opportunities thousand
fold? And if they could make a State of
seven hundred thousand you will make
State of four millions if you only be true to
your blood and descent, and emulate their en-.
ergy ard perseverance, You have honored
your manhood by your heroism, but now that
the sword has been turned into reaping
hook you may do as much honor to yourselves
and the land of your birth, by your courage
and conduct, in the field of agriculture and
industry, as you formerly did on the field of
gore and carnage. Do Tot let me who am
only an adopted son Of your great and good
old State excel you, who are her native chill
dren, in the love for her. have long ad
mired your many noble qualities, which to
me seem the germ of d people, destined to
excel all others, rot only in public and social
virtues, but n the development Of material
riches and greatness. Can be mistaken? ?
trust not; and our Father in Heaven, ia
his Infinite goodness and inscrutable wisdom
may have permitted your present great dis
tress as transition to future more perfect
happiness and more glorious destiny.
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