The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-11-02
[From the Charleston bully Ncws:]
Tho Immigrants Coming. -.


Our people generally and especially o,,r
German citizens will read with interest. the t"l.
lowing letter received by General Wugcncr
from Captain AIclclcrs, the Agent of Soutli
Carolina for promoting Immigration from Ger
many 1t will be seen that, in spite Of all
difficulties and discouragcmcnts the good work
Of f5iulmigration is steadily advancing:
OLDESDURa, October 3, 1867.
Gonerqt> John H.. Wagcaer,- Con,missi ionSr. Of
Immigration:
DEAR SIR Since my last report have
been nearly always on the wing. have
travelled principally through the upper part Of
Germany, Saxony, Bavaria, Wurtcmburg, etc.
have distributed your pamphlets through a
great many cities, towns and villages, aud the
people begin to see the importance Of South
Carolina as homo for them. am in hopes
that by next spring. when tho stream of cmi-
grants begin to flow, some will seek South
Carolina us their homc have also sent q
thousand copies of the pamphlet to Leipzig, to
be sent to every bookstore in the country,
where they will be advertised. l sent to five
hundred newspapers, out Of the three thousand
Which arc published in Germany proper,
copies, but from the returns I have seen so far,
the press seems to be hostile to our scheme.
send by to-day's mail some specimens You
will notice the articles in the two Auswandcrcr
ZcitunSs. | called upon tho editor Of the
Auswandcrcr Zcitung in Rudolstadt, i'll coul-
pnny with Mr.. Noglcr, whom I met in Er,,rt.
and asked for an explanation. lie told ,nc,
he had not written the article himself but nne
Of his friends. lie is willing to publish any
answer to that article you may choose to send.
In con; crsation had with him he asked,
among other things, whether Charleston was
not situated somewhere in tho interior Of North
Carolina Such people undertake t" publish
articles against State of which they know
positively nothing; still some lc"rlc will be-
licvc them. During my travels I found Il great
many intelligent gentlemen to whom cx-
planned 'hc state Of things in South Carolina.
and these promised hearty cooperation. Is
pccially found among those who have friends
i'll South Carolina n great desire to assist
i'll getting cmigrants to South Car"na.
My agent in Brcmcrhavcn has already
distributed several hundred pamphlets on
board of vessels going with cmisrantS to
the different parts Of the United States
This may induce some to seek South Carolina
as their home The bark Gauss, Captain
Wcitng, will sail with about one hundred and
fifty cmigrants to Charleston on the 9th Of Oc-
tobcr | Was on board yesterday everything
is ready and the passengers will come down to-
morrow from { cir respective homes. I will
NOT be able to send you list L.; this days
mail, as it will be kept open t" the last mo-
mcnt by next mail will send y complete
list of the passengers AS soon Captain
Wcitn:, has sailed. will again take trip
through the country and see what can be done.
and if possible send another vessel this Winter
direct to Charleston. II wo had steam com
municaton between Bremen and Charleston
more might be induced to come direct. as they
all prefer to 20 be steamer, especially tho.
woalthicr class who arc able to buy their own
farms. think you may expect some this
Winter, who come BY way of New York
Very respectfully,
f. MELCHERS.
Agent Of South Carolina