The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-07-14
COLUMBIA,
Tuesday Morning. July "a, 1868.
Northern Settlers An ,hel soata.

from the Potomac TO the hlo
Grande, remains uncultiyated, and
yett nn9oaarishes within its bosom
wealth ample enough to absorb the
energies of a. million of hardy labor
ers. Our uncultivated acres are the
only source of wealth remaining to
this,prostrate and helpless section.
Property Of every other description
has shared the fate Of the conquered.
With mines of nnexplored wealth
concealed at our very feet, and need
ing only the vigorous pick and axe
of muscular power to ntilize their
fabulous treasure, our people-the
very owners Of these vast acres-are
the most helpless upon which the
sun of day ever scattered its glad
some beams. Left to ourselves
with no aid from the outside world,
ana NO oaccessions to our spopula-
tion from foreign = climes-,pe Fare
se&erly.lt,nd ,5orepe,.. baanfppt We
have lnot, Within ourselves, the es-'
se1tiai means wherewithr to recupe-
rate 1oiHis / mat terial strength, and rem
-deriayailablel the only prosperity
leftoto us by the .ravages of war. I'VE
have land; THAT is all we can furnish
to the resuscitation Of our. helpless
section. The labor is in our midst,
andocan be rendered tributary to our
purposes Sjust SO soon as the novel
ties of the Ehour. have subsided, and
it. can be organized and reduced to
system. si Our great '1esiaeratssn is
snean farmers. Men,selpes aUtlling to
,uor1;, possessed Of a small capital, This
need implies the necessity of small
farms. Land owners may as wellrecog-
nize this necessity; and act upon it at
once, With the division Of our e,x4T
tensiye possessions into small farms,
ranging from 100 to 500 acres each,
one of the greatest impediments to a
return Of prosperity will be removed.
We have, Us the Petersburg Express
foreibly says, plenty Of labor in our
midst to successfully work these small
farms. But that labor cannot be
used to advantage, unless under the
guide of laborious husbandman,
who, while he directs in person his
underlings, himself leads the way and
rivals the most active in the energy
with which he handles the plough
and scythe. Nor is this all the emil
grant-farmer requires to conquer
success. He must have capital with
which to commence and carry for
ward his operations for Mt least
twelve months. Houses must be
observation-disclosures, stock and uten-
sils purchased-laboring help en-
ployed-and means adequate to the
procuring the necessaries of life until
the growing crop is gathered into
the garner. To such man, SO
situated, willing to work, the South
throws wide open her doors and offers
n sure and certain road to wealth.
But we are frequently asked: "What
kind of reception will you South
ern people give settlers from the
North who may desire. to locate
amongst you" We will answer the
question with the utmost frankness
and candor. It is an important
matter to the South, and we desire
that the world should fully under
stand our position. We have no
word of welcome for ignorant, I'M
principled, broken-down political
harlots, who, living to no end at
home, save in Infamous obscurity,
como amongst us, contributing
nothing to our strength, but de-
voting their low cunning to the fer
mentation of strife, and having no
object beyond the emoluments of
Office. For such cumbrous, unpro-
ductivc, fostering creatures, we have
neither place nor patience. Towards
such, we can scarce exercise single
element of Christian liberation. But
tOwar1s fbo honest stur1y yeOmonry