The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-07-10
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 10, 1867

prehenSlOnS nave Deen expressed as
to the expense of the keeping
Of European employees in view Of
their habits Of living, which I had
then explained. I stated at the
time; that advcrted to that sub
ject merely for information, and |
have not the least fear OF any diff
fculty in that regard. Where
men are disposedewell to one an
other and endeavouring to be mu-
tuaily agreeable, no cause Of com
plaint can arise, which cannot be
very easily arranged; The. great
objection, that the Southern plant
ers urge against the scheme seems
to be the incompatibility Of Euro
perm labor with large plantations,
and their minds are SO biasset in
favour Of that time-henored sys-
tenn, that. the bare suggestion of
1'13 other plan Of industry makes
them feel uncomfortable. But this
is the result Of habit. and yet, l re-
peat again, I want to keep every
freedman in the. State, if I can.
AND I would not object for mo-
ment to let every planter, that
finds it profitable and has The
means: continue his present system
Of agriculture. understand very
well, thas every. reform must be
initiated. softly and that every
chang &c in habits and long cstab-
lished usages is like tearing the
affections and almost like the bear
ing ola beloved one to ,"that ,un-
discovered country, from whose
bourne: no traveller. returns"
AT the same time T would again
urge, that2a system Of small farms
as an auxiliary to the plantation
system is not only Invaluable, but
now a vital necessity, and that
!. every land owncrsho ouldeontTbute
By sale Of such. portions Of his
domains as he can conveniently
spare at Il low price, to that object.
A recent agricultural writer says ::
The mistaken ambition fod, owning
twice, as much, land as ono, can
thoroughly mailure-: or prohtabiy
cultivate; s the great agricultural
| sin of this country. >'Th0se,t who
commit it by beginning wrong, too
frequently continue wrong. Own
ing, many acres is the sole idea.
High cultivation OLA small tract,
is one of which they have little
;knowledge." And yet in our Iown
State, in 1865, one of or. chaneel-
lors has raised, cotton on highly
manfred and cultivated ground at
the rate of oyer $500 pounds to
the acre: The application is plain,
bit T am sorry to think, that there
will hardly be one to make It.:
It is probable, that the tide of
+ emigration to A America, which COM
menced to set in strongly about
1926, was occasiened by the open
ing out ofthe, North western States
in that year and by the prospect
afforded of obtaining land in the
country at exceedingly low: rates,
The opportunity Of settling them
selves III districts, where lands
could be had, which they could
lceuItivate with, profit and where
the reward Of industry is conse-
dacntly certain,- was irresistible:
g! Throughout Europe a passion to
| BECOME the owner ofland is uni
! versal, whilst the difficulty of
gratifying it: is infinitely greater
than With MS. 1t is from this uni
versal passion, that. the vast an
nual Immigration to this country
derives its mighty impulse. APP
f:preciating this and requiring an
increase of population, Why should
YOU not, Having 500 acres; give
away 125 acres at q nominal price,
and thereby serve the State and
| Yourself at the same time: In all
probability such procedure, would
in Q. few. years double you the
value offzyouE remaining lands.
What arc your lands worth now ?
What. Sou can cultivate and
must necessarily use is worth Just
fso much as what your income
therefrom amounts to the balance
!is worth nothing, and it is just
| now positive expense, excepting
for the prospects of the future.
But such a future as now awaits
| You, without the increase and pre-
ponderence of the white popula-
/ tion, will bring no enhancement
/ OF prices, but may possibly totally
Ieneulph everysacre Of your planta-
! tons. General Butler tells: US,
that ':it.is n self-eyident political
! truth; that where the land is held
in large, tracts by the employer
! to be titled by the employed, there
can be no just and true: field for
1.-The exercise Of Republican citizen
ship. And it is one Of the press
ing exigencies of the country, as
| thervery basis Of reconstruction,
that some. plan must be devised,
by which the lands Of the South
may be~divided among these, who
shall OCCUPY and till them" . Will
any sane man in his extremity
hold on -tora straw; when :he can
4. grasp tbe strong and saving limb?