The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-06-13
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A Few Words to Farmers Z!
No. 9.

ln last weeks issue we referred to the p5liti-
cal hostility of the negro towards the white
race, created by Black Republican Emissutics,
as we'll as the consequent necessity forced upon
us to refuse support to an element in our midst
! SO inimcal to all our peoples interests. Wc
take it for granted, that our people arc by shis
time satisfied, that negro labor combined With
negro ncighborhood, will never make their for
tunes, will not ever return to the land what
it takes away, nor raise us from our mpo4cr-
ishcd state. Hc shall not to argue the point
This being admitted, what then is the remedy 2
Plainly, a substitution of white labor:
Politically the African will not long contfol
US, but We shall always be kept downs by him,
as by log around our nccks, so long as wc
arc dependant on him for his labor. Il Bclisv-
ing as we do that he has ceased to be aproita-
bic hircing, we convinced that the inap-
cial salvation Of this country depends upSn
the immigration from Europe of an honest AL 4
industrious pcasantry. This cancer in our lb-
som must be crowded out, and sloughcd dr.
by the introduction of healthy and counta
acting element.
Can the desired cure be obtained? w
think it can. 1t is now knocking at our dooA la
1t reaches our shores at the rate of over 90, ,O(A
people per r onth, and ships cannot be foui8
fast enough to accommodate the thousantA
'srllc drlfl5nu fnassagc across the water. '5Ee
the Great West appreciates the emergency,
and bears the stream away to enrich h r bounh-
less plains. We are too slow and inactive 70
turn the tide this way. 'Thcrc is tide il
the affairs Of men, which, taken at the RooF,
leads on to fortune; omitted, all their lives are
passed in shadows and in miserics" Aor is
the food-tidc, and now is the time to prepare
to turn it. Delay will only postpone indcfn-
itely our dscnthrulment
The first step to take in the great work is
organisation or combination An association
must be formed with officers, who may 80 to
work and collect all the necessary information
on the subject, and who can commence and
CARRY OH negotiations with the proper parties.
Why cannot this be done by next Saeday.
No one man can effect anything of consequence.
1t must be movement Of whole nciyhbor-
hood, SO that number of families of these
people can be together or near each other.
Otherwise the result will be bat temporary
and of no lasting c6;ct.
We shall carry out moro fully the promise,
made last week, Gn the next ssue), and con-
clulc this article with the suggestions Of our
efficient Commissioner of Immigration, in a
circular of October last
He says:
If there are II few men in every District willing
10 spend few hours for the gcncrat4tod, let them
meet at conXnicnt place. let them gather such
information aS they can and then inform this Bu-
rcau "hat is "'h'e" ior 'helr hc'ghporhooa ana
what can be lone; Let them say what lnborcrs,
servants, mechanics, etc, arc wanted could find
employment, and lie, them fix upon currcn, rate
of reasonable wages for THAR District etc,
Our people must however Ito their part; one
should wait for his neighbor, all should appreciate
| the duty Of cultivating o what IL really public
necessity and then there be faH."
Respectfully,
JOHN a. WAGNER,
'ulnn innnr