The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-11-06
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INDUCEMENTS to the Immigrant to the bona HGe settler,
than that embraced in hat IS kaown On the maps as
the Southern States OF America. 1t was Judge Kelly,
a member of Congress from fennsyira if we re-
member correctly who, after his tour through the
Southern States last spring, declared III pubic ad'
dress the North, that the native resources oil the
South unsurpassed by thote OF any known iand
The beauty and saiubry Of its climate, the fertility OF
its soi the wealth of its coal, iron and mineral beda
the variety and psofsien of its vegetable products,
the breadth of its forests the OF its tiabie lands
aud the capacity of s rivers and harbors ali cobIfed
gave to it such advantages possessed nov By no
other country.
Rich in the possession of all this varied and magtid-
cent municeuce from the hands OF nature, yet the
South, in all the clements Of material development hnd
prosperity, is far behind less favored lands.
There is necessity to enter into any discussion
to the reason OF this 1t will avail nothing no" to
argue about involuntary servtude, recently swept
from existence, and the resistance OF sGcE system OF
labor to free aud uninterrupted flow OF immigration
The time for the discussion OF these questions has
passed. In all that an ameiioratlon OF inc
physical condition of the South, we have nothing to
do with the past In the present and tor the future
must think and act
There is no question Or doubt, then, that tue South
is in need of immigration. Her vast and varied re-
sources without labor will remain undeVeloped,
and be of benefit to the wealth and cVllisation OF
the age; aud there is 10 way Of obtaining this labor
than by meas of immg ration. In this day OF pro,
erosion, the advance and expansion OF empire, ana
the growth Of all that pertains to the power ana glory
OF people, it will not do to remain idle Or be content
to drift simply with the current EAertlon-actlVe,
persistent, intelligent and concentrated eSertlon-s
demanded by the necessities Of the South to re-
penish its stock of abor-that is, attract to its FERTILE
yet almost desolate lands, population from European
countries.
How is this to be done? Mr.. J. C. Kathman Chief
OF the Bureau of immigration for the State OF LOUIS
lana, in communication recently addressed TO the
public refers the necessity and manner OF increasing
our laboring population, as follows:
"To know what we have to do in order toseeure
this increase, have on to observe the means used
by those States which have succeeded in obtaining
it for themselves. Those may be summed up
under two heads: Concert of public spirited action
among ourselves and liberal inducements and facilities
towards incoming settlers If an immigrant desires to
settle in the Northwest he finds that large andholders
have concerted together to divide and sell alternate
farms low prices and long of credit, and that
all the information he desire enable him to make
weadvsed selection of piece of land for 8 farm
has been studously and deliberately placed within the
reach of all Corners"
qhisis the chief reason why the tide of immigra-
ton has flown uninterrupedly into vast forests and
prares of the Northwest. There exists there an Or
ganised system to encourage and facilitate immigra-
ton The landholders there have been the principal
builders up of this system. The iandholders of the
South can do the same. Why, then, is it not done
Are the people Of the South unnindtnl of their
duty and destiny TO snpnc hug to their bo3oms
the deusve hope that contentment, wealth. national
power and glory will without e!ior: achieve
them? If so, they will awaken to the realisation OF
the TRUTH that they mistaken and with this will
come the conviction that they not worthy be
called great people.
The following letter to Mr.. 7. W. Scott special
agent of the st. Louis Mutual Insurance Company,
cannot fail to increase confidence III that excellent
Company. The annoyance and Inconvenience to
which parties are subjected in sending forward to the
North proof of the death Of party Insured, aud the
difficulties and embarrassmcns frequently thrown in
the way will induce many persons to- insure with
Captain T. ". Scott i'll this city. While there are
many companies perfectly solvent and which are en-
titled to public confidence there is not one conducted
more liberal principles and is sustained by more
cash capital than the St. Louis Insurance Company:
AGENCY OFFICE, No. IL Madison street
Memphis Tenn, Sept. 2lst, 1867,
Captain Thorn as w. Scott
Special Agent, &c, Shreveport, Louisiana:
Slr-1n answer TO inquiries trom various parties re-
siding in the District of Louisiana and Arkansas for
which you have been appointed Special Agent please
state for US through any public channel you may
select
1s That parties residing in your region VITO insure
themselves in the St Louis Mutual Insurance Company
can transact all their business with the Company Of
every description, through you at the Agency in
Shreveport
Cd, That in the event of the death of any of the
insured, the proofs Of death and all the necessary
vouchers for collecting the policy will be arranged and
the amount be paid through YOU, at Your office p
Shreveport.
sd That the Agency at Shreveport will be pe,1ea-
Tho mig Nn,,, bni, u, y
Company Of TIE Mississippi Fal2sy-having by the
spirit which actuated it BEFORE during and since the
war, entitled itself to be so regarded-you have been
sent to Shreveport its representative stay there
As long there is woman in the territory
under your supervisory who prefers that the provision
made for their families should be entrusted with this
Mississippi Valley Home Company, differed and
managed by they know, instead of Northern and
Eastern companies, whose managers have with them
neither identity of interest nor sympathy Of feeling,
except to get their money, long will your office
and Agency be maintained at Shreveport.
We are, Captain, very respectfully, your obedient
servants, Mem AHoS & OrIs,
State Agents. West Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas.
and North Louisiana.
ARaISG AND DRILLtSG.-The following copied from
the Liberty MISS Herald is matter for grave consid
Grafton:
It is well established fact that in the neghboring
parishes OF LOUISIANA ana the adjoining county OF
Wilkinson there regularly organised companies of
cavalry and infantry among the negroes armed off
cered and equipped, and in all respects placed upon
regular footing. These companies-aud we speak
from information derived from the public prints in the
above mentoned--hod regular meetings
for the purpose Of drilling become accustomed to
the Of firearms and all Of these meetings there
or less speeches made all of which are of an
incendiary and sedtous character. Frequently white
emissaries-of the lowest and most de-
based class utterly devoid Of the least sentiment of
honor or principle, meet with the negroes urge them
TO keep their guns in readiness for any emergency to
hold aoof from Southern white people, not to make |
any further contracts for labor, but wait for the
" happy time" when the rich lands of the South will
be taken away from the rebels and partitioned out
among the loyal blacks
Videttes and pckets always stationed whenever |
these meetings held, to prevent any except
the initiated from gaining admittance and their whole
are marked by Il secrecy and careful !
avoidance Of public scrutiny that is of itself sure
evidence that some scheme of vainy is at the bot |
tom OF it ALL These associations Or perhaps military
companies, is the better word all banded together
Under the name of Loyal Leagucrs and are gradually
extending to every community where there are any 7
numbers Of negroes, and though they
wow themselves to be political organisation only vet
1t can readily be seen that this is merely cloak to
conceal their real purpose and designs.
We trust General Hancock will find it safe and |