The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-01-05
European In,niKrn.lon.

missioner Of Immigration, to- Coy.
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8. @. BUREAU OF IMM1aRAT1oa.
i CHARLESTON, January 1, 1868. /:
To his E,rceuency James L. Orr, Go
rsrno,. Of South Carolina. =
SIR: Conformably to the Act of the
General Assembly, Of 1866, and in
obedience to the request of your Ex-
cellency, I respectfully submit the
following brief report of the opera
tions of this Bureau:
On the 18th of February last,
had the honor to receive the appoint
ment of Commissioner. 1 forth.
with advertised in all the papers OF
the State for registration of lands for
sale, and for notice OF such labor as
should be wanted. At the same time
prepared pamphlet for distribu-
ton in the countries of Europe and
of our Northern States and cities,
containing q sketch of the history
and resources Of anntl, Caroline,
with Other matters Of useful infor-
nation. and such registries of lands
and labor as had been made, to which
was appended map OF the State.
OF this 8. 600 copies have been print.
ed in English, 5000 copies in Ger
man, 2,OOO in Danish and 1900 in
Swedish. -o 3
In April, your Excellency appoint
ed, Mr.. Ferleri the agent for, Soandi-
navia, and in May, Capt. Melchers
for Germany and Maj. Ryan for Ire
land. - Messrs. Ferler and Melchefs,
after having given bonds for the faith
full discharge oil. their duties, sailed
for their. fields of operation in May;
but Maj. Ryan, having since removed
to Texas. has resigned his Office, and
no successor to him has, as yet, been
appointed. In June, I found it me-
oessary to publish circular to the
citizens of the State, urging their CO.
operation with the efforts Of this Bu-
reau. In August, I had obtained so
many additional registries that /
deemed it proper to publish another
pamphlet, Supplement No. I, in
which, at the, same time, endeavor-
ed to reply to some animadversions
OF Tue. European press This has
also been published in English, Ger
man and the Scandinavian languages.
I have, on several occasions, been
strongly advised to publish transla-
ton Of the pamphlets in French, but
not being myself sufficient master
OF that language to perform this task,
l would ask the concurrence of your
Excellency and your permission to
employ translator OF q reasonable
charge. There is no doubt that our
success depends very much on libe-
raj distribution of useful information
of our State and her resources, and
of gaining, in this manner, the atten-
ton of the emigrant. I have en-
countered very bitter opposition in
my endeavors, both at home and
abroad, but have also found hume
rous friends and well-wishers, even
in the North and in Europe, and
their advice has uniformly been to
print in. every language and scatter
our pamphlets broadcast everywhere.
During the year, I have delivered
several addresses in various parts of
our State, for the purpose of awaken
ing aigeneral interest in the measures
of immigfation, which, through the
kindness of the press and DeBoW's
ReoisaD, have been extensively circu-
lated. In October, I published an
other circular, with special reference
to labor, contracts and the advance
OF the passage money for such in
dustrious immigrants as could, in
that manner, be enabled to accept
employment in our State. From
Germany and Scandinavia, many
such could have been obtained; but T
am sorry to say, that our people were
so embarrassed in ready means, that
no result was obtained. Having re-
ceived advices from our agents that it
might be possible to establish line
of steamers to Charleston, if any
encouragement of reasonable success
could be obtained, L took the liberty
to address letters to the Charleston
Chamber of Commerce and Board of
Trade. of which your Excellency
received copies at the time, request
ing OF them such information as they,
above oil, could best furnish regard.
ing the matter; but no reply has
neen received, excepting n note from
the PRESIDENT of the Board of Trade,
that he would forward the matter
with hearty good will. am
grleved Mt this, because our mer-
chants are class of well-informed
people, capable of making reliable
reports, that would exercise power
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