The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-10
EMIGRATION.
Tho following lottor has been handed to us fe
publication:

Tho following lettor has been banded to us 70,
publication: 4
t,e, ,o,n tSaAI tGSnARLEsroS, s. g. May 81, 1867.
DEAR SIB.-Your lotter OF tho 9th instant yas
handed mo on my RETURN and am grateful for
your aattorng assurances. It encourages mo to
ton is hnndsomo tribute to the resources Of tho
state and the spiri! Of tho people. Natural ro-
sources, developed by industrious and ingenious
Iinor, must command capital; and tho frat neces-
sitf or our anomalous condition Is tho introduction
OF that labor. Whatever may be said Of tho mino-
best and immediate iftorests arc aericuiturai and
IT'S most fcrtilo and aynilabo sccion prolific in all
,noso great staples which bcnumbcd our enterprise
region IB aa rich as tompts cultivation uDywhero
| and 10 soil surpassos its natiyo atlynntagos'
among tho most fertile and accessible of tho lands
tho low country arc those lying in Borkcley Dis
tl1ct between tho rivers and the aeaboart and OK
,ag t9ahdng up anil along tho Santoe. Tho fact that
| whafoyer Northern enterprise has adyentured in
Tho planting interest since the war, Lns boon
! ehiefly invested there, is confirmation strong OF
Us regulation fol fertility Tho peculiar malaria
!cct during tho important planting season, and
the broad patcrnal acres" those immonso plsnta-
ton gus notin tie way Of it's development I nntiSr si
"peeuar' Il stitnton', wns 'actlimatcd; and pfoSf
that tho larger tho estate in Wow OF tho in
crease OF labor, which was thon capital. the moro
pIosPe,roaS tho planter and tho State Of which ho
WAS ireeholder. There has been no moro funds-
sgrouitara Of this sec aooten @ i The fa,sS aaS
labor systcm disordored and impoverished
y, ~ the hooos.Itide sudden realization Of freedom, and
and Wthoat o eap,a nS nd Sa
sother With tho extensive ownership OF lands,
and our diseased political condition, have exposed
couraged tho cmigrant. EowSvor uncomfortable
Tho fertility q Beriey District proximity to Ris: mari
np1 prno I,,r -
acros invite emigration; while tho rnaaru division
INTO large trasi3 and unsettled political condition
political condition is directed by principles Of hu.
man oRture: interests and government. I" Nula
oesit2,a refrorsup',n may be tho .ywntchword OF
| themselves, like tho sands Of tho ocean, uncon.
IoiSd, untlisturbed and unsatished. Tho mnarin
which Mo do not deny can bc neutralized by tho
District to tho Santoo is skirted by number OF
islands, moro or less healthy. About t25) twenty
sS0on sSO nGs b ron Charleston and noary half 10
land fornis an island to itsof, known as Lavender
Point. Enjoying reputation for remarkable
ordinary fall fovers OF tho island il has long been
I 10 residence Of planters on tho opposite main,
nhg CLUBS and picnic partes-offoring all the ro-
delightful climate i is ShsS on Ti.s ihe wash %0oi 81
breaks and forms beautiful bay in It's tont GsSnS wbo
| magnificent sound stretches away into several
bold creeks, leading to landings tho main about
tide to eraft drawing sir ieot Waer With mats ats
rial on tho spot this Point, containing about iIO)
iorty ao5es res Of high land, wel-wooded, and t75j
soYenty- i've or fno marsh, could be readily in
closed with concrete wall and palmetto supports
with n promenade on its graded height, a spien-
aud other accommodations established. and With
IT'S lots and str: OTIS laid out Aourshing villngo
pc erected in the true interests OF emigration. A
bridge or ferry could connect 1t with tho neigh
ranfn
cross in the morning, attend to his planting inter.
| est during the day, recross at night and w.c
aYolaing all danger OF m tar1a in summer, improve
ms health ind rccuporato his energies BY tho
sPoTfs Of the sea aud every inyigorating influence
In addition, it strikes mo q railroad might be
Tan 70 supply the defcienees Of the Northeastern
lsailrosd, and, perhaps, connecting with Il, from
to1, along the seaboard in tho direction OF tho
6 anG Tr SnS SSnt sSe asSnad ssn
commanding Tho whole tradc Of that most fcrtiis,
Charcston The extent Of the road might be, say sa
with the ferry OF tho Island village, so that Jour
ney to and from tho village anl Charleston or tho
furthess planting interest on santee would be
matter OF couple OF hours, Nor should wo for
ges the fino inlets making out to on both sides
q the Island, floating in process of tme consider
: The enterprise OF this village, ferry, railroad
and emigration might be carrfod out by O Joint
stock company with tho State as o shareholder.
citation or lands, eagerncss to soil and buy m in
ADVANCE, ut o nominal figure, two-thirdB OF tho
lind through which tho road would run, and all
ship might bo enlisted in the exclusive service of
tho company, tho land divided into small farms Of
t5o) fifty to t2Oo) two hundred acros to accommo-
date the means Of tho aettlcr, thoroughly setted
~ substantial population and resold nt reasona-
5le prices yet yielding on cost enormous profit
STORMY admonished by tho agrarian necessitioS
and instincts of the hour, Tho present trade,
freight aud travel, with the onhanoed Yaluo OF til
land would pay at once. while VIC may imagine the.
constant increase in skilled industry and ienter-'
prise and tho consequent trade, freight md T. ayel
when this vast eIuile region, developed to its last
grant, is made to bloom and blossom liko o rose.
Imagine m the offosb upon our "City By the Sea"
enrcoG tSS bare Norb ana which @
Wott, is exercised upon such soil, blessed by
Providence, favored by nature, and nursing in its
ity.i It appears that Should this road bo rnn.,
change of tho present Mount PleaSant Ferry
70 the nearest point on Cooper River oppo-
DO OF much advantage; creating q monopoly OF
immense and increasing intorost, and outside the
pr1ahts fom tho speculation in the real estate It.
soil, placing tho whole country at the foot OF tho
Company and leaving in ita coasrs a. dividend OF
aoSm s own oo ShoSS 1Ra r tdS civil political
miss d ud e Sora, 2, the saaa wa5 a4a aaaeas
there no vital spark but that a Of S onorey yIs
prise and public sphit. Our redemption and psos-
PvSt ~ SoI5tSl IL et[unSp tnruty ingenious pop
ulaIon which emigration alone must supply but
which iS meyer will supply, so far tho richest por-
ton OF tho State ia conoorned long as Il is or
posed without shelter 70 dangerous ulaiaYis and
embarrassed by difaculties Of means, transporta-
ton and settlement. To dovslopo these ideas
fuliy would require company with capital OF at
ieaHt ono million OF dollars, and IL report bo truo
there are capitalists among us '.natiyc and to te
manor born" who, with or without tho assistanco
OF the Stale, could organize and accomplish tie en.
serprise. AND while wo may be astouished at tho
ASSURANCES OF profitable private Investment. we
sannet ts TO observe the honorable public oharac-
q our city the particular section It dayeiones; and
State, NN'Sfe - @ao
,;ona YSa Tin pardon soasthng to thoae eonsidnra-
bic citizen for tho wei Of his State il Ihsye tres
pa seq on your time or occupied your attention in
Saia: M And as tho distinguished representative OF
| Tue energy and enterprise OF tho State in the line
OF emigration bog leayo to plnoe these crude ro-
MARKS and undtgested ideas at your, command for
private communication or open publication, and
\ anh Ycry respectfully, ;, =. 60
Your obedient servant,
IN .f.' L.. C:NOKTHROP.
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