The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-12-02
\ Practical Immigration.

Gated machinery. 1t is a question for our
most wise and practical legislators. 1t is
important for the cause that it be kept out
of the hands of rings" and spectators
While we have no scheme of our own to pre-
sent, it may not be impertinent in us to set
forth few thoughts on the vexed subject
/. No plan of immigration can succeed in
this State so long as the people of the State
continue to treat with contempt all those
who may approach their vicinity. Railways
has been the mannersf the slaveholding COM
munities to treat with suspicion all strangers.
The portals of the South were closed against
all men-and women too-who did not
believe in the divine right of slavery, or who
did not at least forego freedom of speech.
No matter how wise or good, if it was sus-
pected that they were the bearers of new
or hcterodox notion ON this sacred cause, they
were at once branded as abolitionists and
driven from society and the State. The same
spirit uttering itself under new forms still
exists in this State and all portions of the
South. Now it is that loyalty and Repub
licanism are the crime, and to be Radical
or Republican noac is equivalent to - Alb
olitionist before the rebellion. Just So long
as mans place of birth, his religion, or his
politics put him under the ban of society
here, all schemes of immigration will fail.
As long as the millions of fertile acres in the
gift of the general government in the West
and the Pacific coast remain. the wasted lands
of the Southern States will not be sought by
those who are subjected to hatred, hateful
epithets and brutality, and their wives
and daughters treated with contempt and
Stunned as if vile. Let all "emigrant
agents once for all take this to heart and
unite their efforts to get the press and the
home population to extend generous well
come to all men of all lands, races and opin-
ions who may be induced to turn toward our
pleasant cline. Let them begin at home
with the work of expurgating the vocabu-
larry Of the press, and persuading the first
/uWNteS W loIDcitT tucir cAlliuitiOu VI lIupO-
tent hate and bitterness Dissolve oil these
leagues binding the confederating portion
not to buy or sell, hire or rent, speak or labor
with Republicans. Disband all Ku Klux
Klans. Refrain from the general use of
bowie knives, pistols, ETC., upon unoffendiag
people, and then the way viii be prepared
for immigration. s.ss
2. We do not believe there is any need to
introduce common laborcrs into the South
1t will not be wise or profitable The for,ner
slaves of the South will and can labor cheap
er than any foreigners can do it. The old
slave owners of the South will get along but
doubtfally with German or Irish laborefs,
and it will be found impossible to dispAee
the black men, and the Irish and Gernan
Immigrants will be disappointed and disAp-
point their friends.
8. This State should induce capitalists to
remove thither. As long as the neglected
water power runs waste and the material OF
manufactures Is unused, the State suffers
daily loss, Our citizens do not possess tho
means to erect manufactures nor to use. tae
material of the State, and it would be TIE
highest political wisdom to make it thu. IN
forest of such men to remove hither at e,noc,
and to give every guarantee to the safe of
their investment and the quiet of the laeo-
pie
A. This State is in need of many more ar
tizans. 1t should be the determined pw-
pose Of the State that every article that is
the result of mechanical skill should he
made on our own soil and of the material I'm
the State This would be the course that
common sense would dictate. Encourage
homo manufactures" should be the motto of
every citizen. Every skiihuf mechanic who
removes into the State is valuable acquisl-
ton to its population. We do hope that the
foolish and contemplate old fogy idea that
labor is degrading persisted in the rebellion.
and was eternally banned by the acts of
reconstruction
With the introduction Of capital and I'M
telligent and skilled mechanical labor, i'm a.
few years the face of our cid dilapidateil
State would be covered with new; healthfnl
and thriving villages, from which would be,
sent forth manufactured from material every
article needed in our homes for comfort or
ornament. eggs
5. We need Immigrants Of small capifaI-s
intelligent farmers to buy the millions of :
acres now lying waste or only lftilledi.
Our climate is most inviting and we need a
of bur system of farming-tliast
is, if we have any system. The capabilities
of our soil are not Developed. This wii3inDit
be done as general thing by our old farm,-
ers or by the system of Cropping nor By
the overseer system. Any man that en-
expects to make farming profitable without
giving it his daily personal supervisors has
yet to learn. 1t cannet be dbun.
Better sell his land if he cannot give; ih pan
sonal oversight. Invite men, from States
where land is high ip price tocome herasanl
buy our exhausted lands at ~ low price, alm
restore them to more than their virgin fGr
;ility. Better by far give such lands ASA
lonasicn 10 those who will ohigats tfism
selves to make. them FERTILE. In all tiiisstti
wise legislator is Interested. for it will in
,rease the value of property-incrsase,tti
eTenue of the State, and, lightam the ,bnrlb
# taxation. a. az