The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-08-28

ever you may not bo immediately benc.
6tcd yourself, your neighbors may, and
ask OF you fair consideration for the
general good. The western States have
had great advantage in the public
lands, which have been granted them
for their schools, railroads. and other
public purposes. But the results being
obvious, should spur on the Southern
land owners where no public lands re.
main, to form associations by pledges of
certain quantities OF lands for public and
useful purposes Of all kinds, and throw
such lands into the market at low rates
loT immigrants. Besides such associa.
lions can and will exert powerful imnu.
encc IN many other matters af general
utility. In the State OF New York as.
socations have been recently formed for
the making of butter and cheese. In
tins way every member sends his spare
milk, Tor Which he is credited, and re.
ceivcs his share of the profits. In Penn
syIvania and New Jersey the iarmesr
associate for sending tc market their
pcrishablc produce, which can be done
in this manner in bulk, where the sim
gle farmer would Lack the opportunity.
In this manner, too, you can establish
factories Of many kinds, however
small the beginning may have to
be.
Fcllow-citizcns Of Ncwberry, the
day will come when Darlington will
claim with just pride Of having been
the first in this movement. Let New
berry be tho second. Every district
i'll the State shonld have al it.,in; ;gra-
tion society, the object of which should
be not only to facilitate and cncour-
age the immigrant by selling him land
cheap, by furnishing him employment,
but also to converse upon and cncour~
age one another in better system of
agriculture, to advocate diversified
industry, and the great utility of man
ufacturiug your produce on the spot,
and to associate for creating markets,
and for forwarding, combinedly, such
produce as would otherwise remain
on your hands and perish. You know
already what united effort can accom-
plish. Association has built your
churches and established your collie
gcs, and it may now moro than ever
be useful to you and email lc you to re-
covcr your past prosperity, power and
influence. [ can hardly comprehend
that South Carolina should be so
slow to move. Do you find yourself
comfortable and prosperous, or have
you lost and suffered too much, and
cannot now recover your energy? "An
my earnest efforts have only enabled
me to obtain the registry of about
100000 acres of land in our own State
Nearly million of acres Of land have
been offered me fron, North Carolina,
Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas and
other Southern States, which I could
not register OF course, this being Il
State institution for the exclusive
benefit of our own citizens. But r
know we shall succeed at last. I have
received encouraging letters from our
European agents. They encounter
very bitter opposition from Western
periodicals, South Carolina having
been specially selected for slandorous
and scurilous publications. but this
very rancor convinccs me
that we arc obtaining favorable con.
sidcration. [ have received many
encouraging letters from Northern and
Western parties Of the Union also,
and there is fair prospect that en- ter
prise and capital will soon comc to
help us bear our burdens, and to cover
our land with tho sunshine OF plenty.
Let our people do their part. Let it
be the business Of those that have
more public spirit, cnlig ghtenment and
energy, to elucidate this matter to the
comprehension cfthe slower minded,
and to asitate it continually, until
public opinion shall make it the per-
mancnt policy of the State.
When your fathers came hero first
to settle this country they found a
wilderness filled with sayages. And
it is said "thcy were deemed enemies
by the natives because they we're
strangers" Now you have civiliza-
ton everywhere, you have established
customs, safety for person and property
and will soon have again the righ,s Of
making your own laws. Why should
you not succeed whore your fathers
succeeded, whore your opportu-
mites exceed their opportunities
thousand fold And if they could
ma kc State of seven hundred thous,
and you will make State of four mill
lions if you only DO true to your blood
and descent, and emulate their ener.
|gy and perseverance. You havo hon.
ored your manhood by your hcroism,
but now that the sword has turned
into rcaping 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
tue field of goro and carnage. Do not
let nc who am only an adopted son
OF your great and good old State,
excel you, who arc her native children,
i'll the love for her. I have long
admired your many noble qualities,
which to mo seem the germ Of % peo>
pie, destined to excel all others, not
only in public and social virtues, but
in the development of material riches