The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-01-15
SOUTHERN IMMIGRATION.

There are Thousands OF people in the North
who have In contemplation the taking up Of their
residence somewhere In the South. There are
various reasons which conjoin and operate to In
duce this change Of locality on the part of the
Yankee. The climate Ia more congeuial, and not
so detrimental and injurious to certain constitu-
tions as our more vigorous and hArsher climate
Of the North. The land il more fertile As gen.
eral thing, and much easier cultivated. Besides,
As 1t is much more productive, II does not re-
quire anything like the amount Of labor and cost
to obtain crop A. 10 required In the sterile
and frozen regions Of the North. A greater va
riety of crops can be raised and st much less ex
pense and care than is necessary in the higher
ATTITUDES OF the Northern States.
The South cannot only raise cotton, but then
she can and soon will make use OF her unappro-
priated water power, which renders her capable
OF manufacturing her raw material at her own
door. We have recently seen statement Of
real estate agent at Wilmington, Del, In the
Commercial Of that city. He says that he has on
file in his once applications and inquiries from
from no less than three hundred parties In refer
ence to lands for sale. Moreover, he says that he
has letters from parties In all the New England
States, and from New York, Pennsy wanna, and
Ohio. He remarks that what these people want
Is to find less severe climate, with shorter win
tiers. We have seen It stated, on what appears
to be perfectly reliable authority that fourth
Of all the lands In the Southern States IL now in
the market. This being the case, there must be
some excellent chances for bargains. This land
Is said to be generally fertile, and there are
scarcely any crops, with perhaps the exception
Of cotton, that cannot be produced. Every de-
scription Of the cereals can be raised In abund-
ance, and this Is the crop which Is more espe-
cially needed at this time. Good prices can be
obtained, at least for several years to come, for
all the surplus wheat and corn the South may
have to export, to the Northern and Middle
States or to Europe.
We learn, upon what we consider reliable au-
thority, that any movement on the subject Of
immigration, whether from the North or from
Europe, has the appreciation and sympathies of
all classes in the South.
The Richmond Whtg says, truthfully, as we
think, that "the conviction OF every rejecting
man is that the only efficient and permanent
remedy for the political, social and Industrial
evils from which we are now suffering IL to be
found In immigration"
Another of our exchanges says that "the men
who come down from the North to buy lands and
cultivate them are generally Of the better class
OF citizens, and will prove valuable aecessions TO
our population"
We are glad to be able TO chronicle these kind
words, coming as they do from some Of our
brethren of the press in this Southern land. We
trust suIh sentiments will increase and prevail
in that quarter and should they do so 1t will re-
quire no prophets ken to foretell the good re-
suits which will shortly ensue.