The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-06-26
NestinS-Saie-Day,

TaIIy VIII pear IL III lnihu tAaI NeH'
| Wagner, the agent of immigration, will
present the claims of this subject before
them on hext Monday, and it's respect
fully recommended that every man in
the District, whether feeling particularly
interested or not, will make it point if
possible to attend. Upon its success
hangs the future destiny we believe of
this State. The following extract from
the address of Gen. W. to the citizens of
Florence, we think quite appropriate as
introduction to the meeting of Monday:
1t is now about twenty years ago, that
I first addressed the public Of South Caro-
lima in favor of encouraging European i'm
migration. 1t was then to prevent the out
6ux of that immense capital, which was
annually spent by the large planters in the
I purchase of meats, provisions, horses, swine
and manufactured goods from other plrts
of the country, and with which our State
was entirely competent to supply herself,
| through an additional Industrious and diver
sized population. But it was then held
dangerous to our then peculiar institution,
and for three successive sessions Of the
/ General Assembly applied in vain for a
charter for the society that had established
| the German settlement and town Of ofWalhalla
Subsequent events have demonstrated, that
was right and the opponents Of the measure
we're wrong for OF the Europeans that had
| found home in our mountains, not one
! has been found obnoxious to the State and
her institutions and measures; their indus
trious and prosperous habits have been &C.
! knowledged, and the bones Of their sons
lie bleaching on almost every field, where
| Carolina valor has exhibited ITSELF Now,
however, every objection must have ceased
and our actual necessities Of the moment
admonish US, that what was left undoue in
seasons Of prosperity and power, must not
be delayed any longer in our day of adversi-
! ty and weakness. An overwhelming pro-
portion Of our population has changed its
| status There is threatening cloud in the
horizon OF South Carolina, from which even
all the other Southern States, excepting one
besides herself, arc exempt.-IItt is the irc-
ponderance Of the co}creG population. 1t
IS true, the wE;te people arc the representa-
| tivGs ofall property as heretofore, and the
! colored people-to their honor be it said
are iaw-abiding and weltdisposed to their
native home and their former masters. But
viii they be let alone? Do We not know
that fanatical and selfish persons are even
now melting them to opinions and acts at
variance with the rights and dignity of the
community? Are they not taught that they
will have the power, and should exercise it,
! to rcpresen. the Safe and make her laws to
suit themselves? How shall We protect our
selves against such contingencies? am not
! opposed to the black man. On the contra
~, l want to encourage and improve him.
1 want to give him schools and every facility
| for his advancement, progress and national
| happiness. I want him to feelthat, although
| of African descent, he is native of Caro-
| lima, that he should love, revere and defend
| her as his mother and the home of his chill
dren, and that he should not allow the
stranger to come between him and his white
brother to stir up hatred and contention.
want him to have the full enjoyment Of
every right, incident to his freedom and the
amplest protection of the Law. But want
to retain a sufficient influence and power in
the old race Of Carolina, to conserve the
rights Of property, of public and private
security, and as safeguard against agra
rianisTn and fanatical despoilers. Besides,
under the altered condition Of things the
operative power of the present laboring
class Of South Carolina is insufficient to
develop her resources, even to the extent of
her former productions. l believe l have
shown this conclusirely on a former occa-
sion moreover, it is an acknowledged fact,
which will not now, therefore, further
enlarge upon. The State wants a greater
laboring force and an increase Of her pro-
ducers. immigration alone can supply this
want. The question then occurs, how shall
we get immigration, and what must the peo-
| pie do to further the measures which the
State has recently enacted? am ready and
willing, andmy official duties require Of me,
! TO apply aiLmY energy and exertion to the
Accomplishment of that object. In doing
this, however, the cooperation Of all good
citizens is necessary, and besides, I must
not look to the particular interest of this
one or that one, but to the necessities and
prosperity Of the people as whole, and
| thus the question should be viewed by the
people themselves. Let US examine then
! together, calmly and reasonably as if we
were entirely disinterested as individuals,
| this important matter; and not as we might
desire it to be, but as it really and practi
cally is, divested Of every private considera-
ton, and then we may also agree upon a
plan by which both the general good and
your own particular interest may be. served.