The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-08-23

tf1ctS, society has been established
with O capital of one hundred thou
sand dollars in land and ten thou
sand dollars in cash subscriptions.
am happy to state, at the same
time, that in Europe, and in nearly
every one of our Northern States.
the peculiar advantages of our State
are beginning to be appreciated,
which Judge bv numerous inquiries
which L have to respond to almost
every week; and I am fully convinced
that our day of success will soon
arrive.
I have received advices from
shipping house in Liverpool that AZ
rangements can be made to have i'm
migrants forwarded upon accepted
orders at :e5 each passenger, includ-
ing berth, water, fuel and, food, ac-
cording to the sufficient scale of the
British Navigation Act. The Cunard
steam line has also written, and
seems to enter into fair and liberal
arrangement for the transmission of
immigrants to Charleston. With
Bremen credit order of transmits
sion is already completed, and the
Hamburg and New Orleans steam
line is willing to touch at Charleston
on reasonable conditions, which our
merchants will, perhaps, be able to
comply with whenever their pros
poets of business will warrant the
venture. I am glad to learn that Sa-
vannah has had enterprise enough to
accomplish direct steam communica-
ton with Europe, but I am sorry
that Charleston has not secured the
honor and advantage of having been
first in the patriotic effort. I had
the idea that our city would become
the port of entry for the immigration
to the Southwestern States. The
railroads are willing to facilitate such
G measure, and if our State was in
condition to assist q regular European
steam line, it might be accomplished.
and would be of incalculable benefit
to both city and State. One-half
of the required capital can readily
be had in Europe. If the Blue
Ridge Railroad could soon be carried
through, our route even to Cincin-
natl would be preferable to any
other.
L had another plan besides the
above for advancing the interests of
our State and the cause Of immigra-
tion. South Carolina has no public
lands. The public lands in the West
ern States are very great incentive
to adventurous people and capital.
wished every District in the State to
establish cotton yarn factory in this
manner-that every landowner sub
scribe q certain area of land at very
reasonable stated valuation towards
the capital stock, receiving so many
shares in return; that the State take
those lands at their valuation and
pay for them in bonds; that these
bonds pay for the mill and machine
ry,Iand furnish the working capital.
To insure the success of these facto-
ries, subscription lists might be start
ed, binding each planter for certain
number of years to furnish certain
portion of his crop to the mile to be
farmed on toll. Thus a system of
industry could be initiated to be of
great aid in advancing the value of
our productions, in giving employ
ment to numbers of poor people,
light work for women and children,
and in creating system of public
lands for our State that now has
none. The value Of our staple would
be increased at least thirty-five per
cent, and it would find as ready a
market as now. Russia purchases all
her cotton in yarns. 1 have made
inquiries, and found that such facto-
rles could be established for $50, 600,
and upwards, each.
In the appreciation of the great
enterprise of the people of the North
ern States, 1 have exerted myself TO
disseminate among them, also, such
information as might, perhaps, in
duce them to come among MS and
assist us in the development of our
resources. New riches are sprineing
up for rs; in the coast regions our
phosphates, and the mountains yalu-
able minerals; what blessings are in
stone for us, if we can only obtain
the capital and enterprise to develop
them. Our registers of land now
embrace about 350,000 acres, but I
am satisfied that several millions of
acres more may easily be had on fair
and reasonable terms and conditions.
Besides, our people are more willing
every day to offer fair and liberal
wages, or to give fair and liberal
share Of the crop to the laborer, and
thus our prospects might improve